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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
The Transcontinental Rates.

It is always we'll to have PROPOSE
tons clearly understood before the
conflict over them begins. In The
Constitution Of yesterday we have it
stated by authority that the transcon-
tinental railway rates that are strang-
ling southern industries and sucking
our commercial blood are to be con-
tinued.
No reductions are TO be made in
order to foster southern trade
with Pacific ports and the Orient. Ii
any change is to occur it is to be
more strongly against us than for US.
All our enterprise, employment OF cap
ltal and increase Of products are to
be piled upon the altar of the greed
of the transcontinental lines.
What is the excuse? There is no
excused Simply declaration that
our cheapness of manufacture must
he loaded with extra freight tolls in
order to make our prices at the Pa
cific ports equal TO the prices demand
ed by our New England and northern
councillors That is the whole story
in a nutshell It admits that we can
produce cheaper. but it announces
that we snail not ship on equal terms
with our competitors 1t is hold-up,
pure and simple.
The south has to deal principally
with the connections made with the
Southern and the Union Pacific rail-
WAYS. These are the roads whose
representatives say that they have
been carrying southern goods at a
loss. But In the American Almanac
for 1903, in which the summary OF all
the important lines in the country IS
made. what do we find? Here are the
figures:
Name of Road Operat'g Ex Net Earn.
southern Pacific. .S48. o99 ,O27 S29. 1867
Union Pacific 23,73e,6o4 10 $50, 23o
What do you think of that? Does
that showing from official figures
prove TO you that our two main lines
for the shipment of southern goods to
the Pacific have been doing losing
business? imagine their chief spirits
sweating across the plains and the
Rockies carrying our goods at dead
loss,
But the end Of this nonsense IS at
hand. The Panama canal treaty Will
be ratified and the canal built and
hen these sharks of the transconti-
mental roads viii be found In every
Of the south, down on their mar
row bones, begging for freight at less
than canal prices.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

large share OF this Cuban trade? Our
southern cotton mills make just the
sort of cotton goods that are needed
Dy almost every man, woman and half
grown child in Cuba. The goods made
mere in Atlanta the finer grades of
Macon, Griffin, Augusta and Columbus
are lust the stuff the Cubans will buy
enormously. Our mill men will lose
The chance OF their lives II they do
not at once extend their markets into
Cuba
Take our great Touring mill here
in Atlanta and ask any man why It
should not ship all its possible output
to Cuba? Why should Minneapolis,
shipping through New Orleans and Mo
bile. monopolize the flour trade In
Cuba?
We have leather, furniture. candy,
cracker and score Of other fixed in
dustries of our city that could easily
show advantages to Cuban buyers that
cannot be excelled by any other Amer
lean center OF trade.
Here is a magnificent chance for the
Atlanta chamber of commerce to take
up an opportunity of the richest value
TO the export trade of Greater Georgia.
The Cubans are a tenacious people arid
IL we can once gain their confidence
and patronage we can hold both in
definitely.
The value Of Cuban reciprocity is
surely thing that should not be over
looked in Atlanta.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

suppressed by making the law strenuous
enough.
I am sure that g great number OF
young men kill these birds without q
thought of the Importance Of keeping
them here. Another great number think
that this effort to save the birds Is only
within OF few old 'fogies." am
sure that old people do look upon the
matter with more seriousness than young
people would be expected to do, but 1t
IS a knowledge among tho old Of now
| the birds used to be as compared with
today. Any old person can tell You that
birds used TO come through Georgia In
| November in such numbers as made them
seem like a great cloud in ths distance.
and they roared Ike a storm. In those
| days droves OF pigeons and Of black
! birds ana swarms Of ducks and geese
came till they broke the trees In light
ing. These fed in every field and IN the
woods till there We're precious few OF
vegetable destroying insects left An old
man that has seen The day when he could
step out any morning before breakfast
and return in an hour loaded down with
ducks, turkeys. pigeons or birds, just as
he choose to hunt, would be expected to
feel the determination OF birds more than
the young people who never saw such
Things, out these young people shOuld
profit by the knowledge Of the old and
give their every effort to stop this ex-
termina tion.
Just a little while longer and there Will
be no birds. If ! was a candidate my
platform would be to stop all hunting OF
BIRDS. The little game that Is secured
by these hunters is a matter Of no profit.
and it strikes me as very sorry sport"
to Kill as the town hunters do kill. A
young fellow went by yesterday and It
pleased him to show his partridges and
brag on the fact that he killed every
one OF the drove These pointer dogs
are nearly too much for the rabbits, much
less tho birds The negroes had much
rather have one Of these pointers than
a hound. The old hound gave varrnints
a chance, but these pointers set" en-
in their beds and tho negro gets in his
work. The other trouble Is that with
these pointers trained the hunter may
hunt rabbits. but you may be sure that
they will XIII birds also. If any come in
the way. So, think. it would be a good
notion to entirely stop all hunting with
firearms. BARGE PLUNKETT.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

Secretary Hesters crop statement LOT
the current week shows the port receipts
for the present season have to date ex-
ceeded the port receipts for q similar
period last year and for the three years
preceding 1t.
The November receipts Of cotton this
year for the first twenty days show a
gain over last November's total receipts
of $4,000, a gain over year before last OF
247. 900 and over 1900 Of $4,000. A great
deal Of this gain has been made during
the past week, the receipts for the week
showing a gam over last year Of $4,000,
over the year before OF $4,000 and over
900 Of 10000.
For convenience the subtractions are
made as follows:
Total port receipts for 1908 snow
gain Of 50, l6 bales over the same period
last year, q gain over year before last or
2e7,o76 bales, and over 1900 q gain OF
ale225 bales.
In spite of the enormous gains In the
receipts both total and port receipts, the
total movement of cotton for the eighty
one days that have elapsed of the present
season shows a loss of 24o, 900 bales from
last year, q gain of 74,oco bales year be-
fore last and gain of $4,000 bales over
1900.
The indications are that the present crop
Is not being taken by American spin
ners. 1t Is believed that American mills
have less than sixty days supply II cot
ton and tho reports from the New Eng
land manufacturing districts say that
business IS bad because Of high-prlced
cotton, that they are unwilling to pay the
current price for cotton because they
think they ought to buy 1t cheaper. In
the face OF this the European price for
cotton Is very strong, prices rule high
and the cotton naturally seeks the rorts
for shipment DAD. This fact Is clearly
established by the enormous increase In
the rArt receipts over previous years. A.
greater number Of bales reach the parts
than in the years when the total move
ment was larger than the present season.
Now the receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports will be OF vital interest TO
Constitution subscribers on account Of tho
great $4,000 Port receipts contest that
Is now In its greatest interest. Estimates
were sent early IN the season with ap-
parent reason, showing the total port re-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

sort of settlement is now out of the
question. Colombia is no longer TO be
trusted in any detail of the Panama
canal question.
But there may be question OF Fan
ama's responsibility for her pro rata
share of the Colombian public debt OF
$4,000, GOO. English and Holland BONO
holders would like to take Panama
bonds for S5000.000 and cancel that
amount of Colombian bonds. But Fan
ANA does not owe that much OF the
debt-probably does not owe morally d
cent of it--but the United States Is
willing to act as the friend OF both IN
reaching an adjustment OF their mu-
tual claims and interests.
THAT is more than this government
would do in the case OF the two VIZ
cinias. 1t helped West Virginia 10 Sc
cede from old Virginia and old VIZ
einia is still carrying the whole dept'
West Virginia refusing TO pay cent
of It or allow il to go to arbitration.
And the United states Is making 'his
offer in the face of the fact that III
February. 1902. in the conference OF
tho Pan-American republics III the clty
az Mexico Colombia refused TO agree
10 and be bound by an act establishing
orhitration as a rule of American IN
ternational law.
Under the circumstances we think
Colombia is being given more IMAM
fair deal in the present circumstances
of the Panama affair
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
Cur Interest in Cuban Trade.

The Cuban reciprocity treaty having
passed the lover house of congress on
Thursday is now before the senate
There il will have TO run the gauntlet
Of some dilat0ry tactics, but it will be
ratified and probably the new rates
will not be delayed longer than the
new year.
The effect Of the treaty will be TO
establish many profitable, and perhaps
permanent, lines Of trade between
Cuba ana this country. with few eX-
ceptions we make or produce here all
that Cuba needs as staple articles Of
commerce. Nearly the entire value Of
her sugar, tobacco. hardwods and
other native specialties will be ex-
changed here for our goods.
For some strange reason, our south
ern people have nor seemed TO realize
the value OF Cuban reciprocity to our
own section We have been consumed
with a fear that our florida fruits,
seaboard vegetables, sugar mills and
tobacco fields would witner and perish
under the baieful competition With
Cuban products OF the same sort.
Such fears are utterly grOundless.
So far as sugar and tobacco are con
cerned, We certainly viii not get the
domino brand for our coffee or pana-
tellas for helping down our cafe noir,
any cheaper than we are getting them
now AS for the other articles, they
will not count heavily against our bet
ter cultivation. packing and refriger-
ator shipping. The real point is to get
the $50 100000 to 500, 900, 100 OF Cuban
trade done n the American mar
kets.
Why should not the south get very
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
PORT RECEIPTS EXCESSIVE
F;o,~as n Date Exceed Last Three Years and
indicate Heavy European Den'ano
For the Great Staple.

oo,,.s aeureS less than 5000 600 bales
The presen, condition indicates that ehe
or. ,ereints this year to January IL VIII
o,.oood the mast years, which have been
respectively, 900, 5,3i5,879; iso'' S'zfs'-
so7: 1900. 4,s4o,74I bales.
This Is tho time to file your esumato'
n should reach us during November we
/ have a special prize of $500 up TOT ina
hest estimate received during Novem-
ber This prize will be awarded with
out any reference to the nearest priZe
estimate for the contest, but appleA
only to estimates received during Noveni-
her. 1t will be given in addition 10 any
other prize such estimate may take OF II
the best November estimate should noe
take any other prize the 5000 VIII be
awarded alone to that estimate.
The price of cotton in all the markets
is approximately lc. This is kept up IN
the face Of tho heavy receipts for No
yenber. It appears that estimates rnads
earlier In tho season the total crop
must be excessive to warrant the state OF
affairs
stitution's contest. and In its subscrip-
ton list. Should a circulation of 100000
be reached before the close of this con-
test. not only the offer takes up the
entire $1,000. but the offer will ba
doubled The zoe. 900 mark could be
reached IN one week by concerted action.
| If every Constitution agent should send
a club OF FIVE. the line will be crossed
and the prizes will be doubled.
Should one-half The Constitution agents
send ton subscribers the same efssss
would be produced. Should every sub
scri3er to The Constitution send new
subscriber the 200 600 mark would be
greatly exceeded. 1t is the opportunity
for all 10 profit largely by persistent.
concerted action. The streets of Jeru-
salem were kept clean by every man
sweeping before his own door. The
prizes can be doubled by every man
doing his own part.
Let US have your subscription ordera
estimates and remittances all gent IN the
Same envelope TO reach Us before next
Monday We will t. care OF evary or
der and estimate that may come and
give instant attention thereto.
Address all orders plainly to Ths AT
lanta Constitution. Atlanta, Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
4 Diagnosis Of Kentnokr-

F'rom The Chicago Tribune.)
Kentucky's hills are full Of rills.
And al the rils are lined with stills
And ali the stills are full of gills.
And all the gills are fun Of thrills.
And ali the thrills are full of kills.
You see, the feudists dot the hills,
And camp along the little ;tus,
Convenient to the busy stills,
And thirsdng for the trimming gills.
And when the juice his system fills.
Each feudist whoops around. and kills
Now, If :hey'd only stop the stills.
They'd cure Kentuckys many ills;
Men would be spared to climb the hills
and operate the busy stills.
However. this would mean more gilIs.
And that. Of course, would mean mors
thrills.
Resulting in the same old kills
SO all the hills and rills and stills.
And all the gills and thrills and kills
Arc splendid for the coffin mills,
And make more undertakers' bills.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
AN ISSUE OF DO. DIG OR DEFEAT.


partisan affair
Any will
of patriotism 0 parties.
committed trade
taat o ~ ,ah ~ h luh 80 h '' t parry
can3mt charge of unAmericanism and pokerpang politics
its value commercial expansion want the canal
, at , ~, $500 ith ,t ~,
effort Of this in mad rush for blood money
which the United
ownership of the
has repudaed al
legianc grating recaciant government and proclaimed herself
an Independent
having
due recognition by administration and the chncelee of nearly
nations plain
ahead using the that be for the and making good the
and
gulf coasts the canal now of paramount Importance The nscon
southern
the rangn cord Of
thugs to the necs Of our growing industries most Of which being
operated with the ultimate end OF supplying South Pacific and Oriental
nmlca policy.
heceplaying
the speedily neoeanic canal will not be SUI
tered the with patience and supne subser
This and Godsent southern saemanshp
seership
and
to partisan
all parties will be
confouded than crisis forced the country and
living Will
to sees
republicans, all in their
the canal Of the
They senb OF the and
obstruction OF
legsl with
themg great n
The follow old commanders
find do
technical and insist
the the viii result
putting the attitude demanding canal for
fiyfive years when getting of is made
international principles
invited ana nations
not detate-to do
sentimental qudate
the o derelcion hereafter
right when he says: III Panama
legal way republic then treat with her
build a canal"
that she is free and Independent that
authority that she has government
PROVISIONAL constitutional organization and
against rebels this government
through its executive Of what
president and SENATE to Tay
and enforc any acceptable made
else the digging will begin in the
cemetery of and fractional politics!
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
Free Trade with Our Colonies.

The business men Of the Philippine
islands are putting up a strong de-
mand to be given the same tariff
treatment that Porto Rico has receiy-
ed. They ought to make q case, as
the Porto Ricans did, and get from
the supreme court OF the United States
a declaration Of the unfairness and
trade rascallty OF the Philippines tar
If. And they had better get that de-
cision quick There is no telling when
some one OF the present court will adj
venture into the eternal shades and
somebody else viii set upon the SUI
preme bench with imperialistic notions
OF how to deal with colonists
1t is one of the most inexplicable
things 10 the ordinary American mind
why there should be any tariff be-
tween countries belonging to US and
our home continent with it's great need
for the trade of those islands Nearly
half the time allowed the Spaniards
for equal trade advantages with us in
the Philippines is past and there are
10 signs that they could beat us off
the archipelago on free trade basis.
We think the Manila board OF trade
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
Statehood For Oklahoma

Single or double statehood IS always
a burning issue III the territories of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory The
Washington politicians of both parties
have from the beginning favored single
statehood for both while in the terri
tories themselves the prepondent SEN
timent in each has been for double
statehood. The best interests of both
seems to lie logically and strongly in
that direction.
Oklahoma has over 100000 people,
ten times more than Nevada, while
the Indian Territory has nearly 600,-
000. or fifteen times the Nevada popu-
lation. 1t seems, at first blush, that the
people OF the two territories ought to
be homogeneous and contented as
citizens OF the same state, but they
are not themselves OF that mind. The
OklahOmans are Independent pioneers
who invaded their land under Captain
PAYNE and forced the government to
divide the territory and give them a
territorial autonomy, and delegate in
congress. Indian Territory is owned
by the Five Nations of Indians, white
men are there by sufferance and such
as own land are squaW men. the hus-
bands of Indian women They know
nothing BY study and experience of
any other than t~ibal governments and
Indian customs, but there are plenty
of white men there who would run a
state government all right enough
Oklahoma would have been a state
ten years ago had it not been for Gro
yer Cleveland who swore with a great
big D that he would never put his fish
line autograph to bill that would put
two more silver lunatics in the United
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
All for the Nominee.

(From The Columbia STATED
Apropos of the prophecies that this or
that candidate cannot carry the SOUTH
one is reminded of the answer once made
by old David 4. Atkinson, the wheel
horse of Missouri democracy, when ask
ed whom Missouri wished for a candidate
Gentlemen said he, "the state OF Mis-
souri will give 10000 majority to any
goldarned democrat you put up.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
Uncle Marks RIOTERS.

tFTom The Chattanooga TimesD
Is the largest office in the gift Of the
people OF the United States really chas-
ing tnce Mark tanna?-St Louis Post
Dispatch.
NO. II IS not; hut that is the impres-
lousy trying TO spread abroad The oniy
people who are boosting Mr. Hanna are
the so-ealled lilly whites" in The south
Who have been turned down by the pres
iQcnt
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
ei-;ng Colombia a Square Deal.

Our government has gone very far in
svmDatby with Colombia to offer It's
rood offices in amicably adjusting the
rolations between Colombia and the
new nation of Panama.
Colombia. of course, would like to
retain Panama and make now the bar
gain she refused with contempt ut
re more than month ago. But that
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

DO NOT FORGET to make your renewals IN
tine. Watch your direction 'aS and see
when your subscription expires. The next
siy month will be full OF interest. and you
should not miss single copy Of The Con
kutution .,end your orders at least week
IN advance make II may not axe
Z week in every instance. as we use the
greatest diligence 10 get them on our mali
sR7 Est.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

States senate" That objection being
no longer valid Oklahoma, At least,
deserves speedy statehood
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
The Canal First = Criticism Later.

The Canal First - Criticism Later!
The exact situation of the Panama
question as it now stands cannot be
put more tersely and truthiully than
it is by Congressman William NJ. How
ard, the brilliant eighth district con-
gresham Of this state. in an inter
view sent by our Washington CORE
spOndent as follows:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

Nj. IloWard. OF Ihc elgh5h dIstrIct, VINO
is a member OF the foreign affairs COM
mittee OF the house took the position thac
The recognition OF the new republic estab-
fishes Il upon a plane where il is perfect
IS proper Tor this government 10 negotiate
q canal treaty With IT, lie is strongly OF
The opinion mat the Panama route - me
better route and that however much
cause there may be Tor criticism of the
precipitate action Of President Roosevelt
toward the revoluuonists the democrats
Will assume no snare OF responsibility Tor
chat action i they vote to ratify the canal
treaty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-21
W. G. Z. u. Column

Oar W. @. I. U. and Mothers and
sisters meeting will be- held at the
home of Clark NJ. and Esther Terrell
on Friday afternoon the 22d, at 80
A cordial invitation is extended to
all
We announce wish sincere regret
tho death OF one Of our beloved and
venerable members, Aunt Agnes Saw
yer, Of Kerby, who has been like n
mother in Israel to our Union, OF
which her husband was devoted
honorary member and the W. @. T. U.
was for some time held in their hos
pitable home and always welcomed
during their residence here In Grants
Pass.
Mrs. Mary Kuhl Of Chicago, Ill. +,
who is national superintendent OF
work among the miners and also
eyangelistio superintendent of the
state Of Ill. visited our town ON the
Sd and 4th OF this month and on the
evening OF the 4th delivered nm excel
lent address. "Our Boys" was the
topic. While thankful for the
audience present and for the interest
and appreciation manifested yet ther,
was cause for regret that every lover Of
temperance does not show themselves
i as being upon Gods side upon suci
occasions.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-21
.0REGON-PAClFlC SURVEY
Progress of the Parties at Work
Near Crescent City.

Both crews of the Oregon & Pacific
railroad suryev were in town Sunday
receiving the first payment for work
done. The line southwark up to
Saturday last, had been run seven
miles, reaching the summit between
the headwaters of the south branch of
Mill creek and a small stream flowing
westerly. The survey in several
places crosses the long inland curves
of the down coast wagon road. 1t
was the intention to drop back this
week and set grade stakes over that por-
tion where preliminary work has been
done, The grade is fair, as shown by
the leyeling instruments. Work has
been somewhat retarded on account Of
the great difficulty of getting through
the dense growth of redwood trees, and
over the numerous large fallen trees.
The crew running northward has
also been in heavy timber, and not
until the south end of Smith River
Valley is reached will they have open
country. Through the Valley and OF
northward, the difficulty of heavy
timber will be avoided TO great ex-
tent Both crews started in about
2 miles eastward of this city. The
line southward will pass through the
heart Of the redwood belt, extending
to Trinidad, Humboldt county, and
the work of course will be slow.
About 10 years ago party represent
ing Willard, one of the best known
railroad promoters of the time, passed
over almost tho identical route now
being run by the Oregon & Pacific
southward. Del Norte Record.