The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBBIES
Crisp Cuttings of General Interest
Caught at the Capital City.
MERIDIAN WANTS A FLAT RATE
And the A. & v. Railroad viii Have to
Figure to Answer Questions PROFOUND
ed by the Commission in Regard to
Fairness or Unfairness of Present Rate.

Jacksonville Meridian board of
trade fled a petition some time in
March asking the railroad commits
ST on to fix a fiat rate on grain and
grain products over the Alabama
and Vicksburg road at 1.2 cents
per 100 pounds. The matter was
continued until the first Monday IN
June, when the railroad answered,
that the present rate was reason
able. and that the rate asked by
the board of trade would be un-
reasonable and Improbable. The
matter was continued until July
next. Now, General MoClurg, rep
resentlng the Meridian beard OF
trade has filed a petition with the
commission to the effect that the
matter pleaded by the road indi-
Gated that all OF the evidence as to
whether the rates were reasonable
or unreasonable was in the knowI-
edge and possession of the railroad
company, and asked the commission
to grant rule upon the railroad
company to furnish evidence at the
hearing showing the cost OF con-
struction OF the railroad, or cost Of
the railroad TO the present owners,
cost of equipment OF the road, and
all investments made in construct
ing, buying or equipplng and main
tanning the road, and also showing
the receipts of the road from freight
and passenger transportation, and
the expenses OF operating the road
generally. IN order that the com
mission might arrive at it's own con-
cIusion and judgment as to the rea.
sonableness CIR unreasonableness OF
the present freight rates on grain
and grain products, upon which
rates the petition expressly asked
information. The railroad company
has been cited to show cause why
the prayer of this petition should
not be granted, and the whole mat
ter will come up on July Z.
The governor has appointed the
following delegates to the conven-
ton of State bank supervisors to be
held at Buffalo. N. Y. July and s:
r. w. Millsaps. jackson; W. @. Cole,
Jackson; I. B. Franklin, Colum bus;
D. Reinach, Rosedale; j. t. Thomas,
Grenada; Ii. c. Fort, Holy Springs;
A. B. Gardner, Greenw God; B. W.
Griffith, Vlcksburg; A. C. Jones,
Jackson; A. u. Campbell, Natchez;
l. Marks. Meridian; Edward Nc
Morries, Meridian; E. ]. EzaIl, Oko-
Iona; John Bernheimer, Port Glib
son; g. A. Wilson, Lexington; W.
w. Scales, Ssarkvliie; Lewis Cohn,
Brookhaven; A. B. Thomson, Hat
tiesburg; P. g. Gardiner, Laurel;
S. L. Dodd. Kosciusko; John Clark,
Tupelo; J. +. Ames. Macon; Will
Weiner, Canton; L. M. Dantzier,
Moss Point.
A negro convict OF the State peni.
Tertiary named George Washing ton,
who was sent up for murder to
serve the State the rem aiming DAYS
of his life, has returned to the prison
after being at liberty for several
months. Washington was sent to
Oakley hospital, where it was sup
posed the constant care of sne ply
stefan would cure his illness. But
while the doctor was supposing that
George was nearing deaths door
he was evolving schemes to make
for the woods, and ona dark night
he carried his plans into execution
and gained his liberty. He soon b.
came tired OF lodging the officers of
the law, and returned to the prison
walls at Oakley.
A meeting OF the stock holders of
Jackson's new 500, 600 hotel 1T was
decided that the building commit
tee arrange within the next few
days to select the plans and SD eciti-
cations, and the promoters expect
to have the structure in course OF
erection within the next sixty or
ninety days. They want to have it
finished before the January meeting
of the legislature.
A petition has been placed in cir
culatioE asking the board Of super