The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-11
AGAINST HIGH RATES
LUMBERMEN CARRY THEIR FIGHT
TO THE COURTS.
AN INJUNCTION IS SOUGHT
AGAINST THE RAILROADS TO PRE-
VENT AN INCREASE.

Ierre0 WIN Omc1als, VINO said
the Advance Would he Made-The
Lumbermdn Then Determined
Upon the InjunctiOn-WiH Ask 1t
of the United States COurt-AtIan-
ta's Budget of News.
Atlanta, April 10.-Hon. w. S. West
of ValdOsta and a party of lumber
manufacturers from South Georgia and
Florida were in the city to-day to con-
fer with the railroads with reference
to the proposed increased rate on lum-
Der, which has been set to go into
effect April Is. The increase amounts
to about cents per 100 pounds on lum-
Der to all points West, and in some
cases is as high as cents per hun
dred. 1t is stated the increase amounts
| to about IA per cent.
The general freight agents with
whom they had the conference inform
ed the lumber men that it would be
impossible to retain the old rate, and
that the advance would have to go into
effect on April Is, as scheduled.
Thereupon the lumbermen employed
attorneys and will file a bill for in
| junction in the United States Circuit
Court here to prevent the roads from
making the advance. The attorneys
have been employed for this purpose by
the Georgia Saw Mill Association,
which is said to comprise $50 lumber
manufacturers in Georgia, South Caro-
| lima and Florida. The bill will be filed
| just as soon as it can be prepared.
| Gilbert Seeks Communication.
George F. Gilbert of Waycross, ac-
| companied by his attorneys, w. M.
| Toomer and l.. A Wilson of that city,
| appeared before the Prison Commits
sion Committee to urge his application
| for communication of sentence from FIVE
years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary to misdemeanor and fine of ST.
900.
Gilbert was convicted in Waycross of
robbing freight cars of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway. He is said to
have considerable money, and is anx-
ious to avoid the penitentiary sentence.
The case is said to have created con-
| siderable interest in WaycrOss at the
| time
Solicitor General John w. Bennett,
W. f. Kay of Brunswick and Hon. It.
| G.. duBignon of Atlanta appeared be-
fore the commission to oppose a re-
| mission or a communication of sentence.
| The commission will pass on the case
| within the next day or two.
For Long Distance Lines.
| w. A. Bisbee of Savannah is in the
| city for the purpose of looking into
the matter of making some long dis
| lance connections with his telephone
| system in Savannah and the southern
| part of the state. Mr.. Bisbee expects
| to make his arrangements with the
| Standard Telephone Company of this
| city, which is just now undergoing a
reorganization, having passed through
| the courts. 1t is said a large amount
J will be spent by the company for i'm
| provements, and that a first-class sys-
| tenn will be put in.
Question About Passes.
There was conference in Gov. Ter
rell's office to-day over eleven life
passes on the Northeastern Railroad,
which were issued by Gov. Atkinson,
! in 1895. 1t appears that when the state
took charge of the Northeastern there
was a strip of right of way in Mays
vile, about half mile long, to which
| it could not secure clear title. The
owners of this property, eleven in num-
Der, principally of the Sims family,
agreed to give the state full title If
they were given passes on the road,
good for life. Gov. Atkinson made
the trade and issued the passes.
When the Southern secured the
Northeastern 1t refused to honor the
passes, and suits were instituted. Gov.
Terrell told the attorneys for the own
ers of the passes to put in claim
for the value of the right of way, and
he would present the matter to the
Legislature.
To n 10-Year-OId Groom.
News was received here to-day of
the marriage in Birmingham Of Miss
Bessie Pansy Ellis of this city to
Frank c. Grogan, who is only 10 years
old. Miss Ellis is the daughter of
James r. Ellis, of ESQ Spring street.
Last Friday she ran away from home
and went to Louisville to join the
Telephone Girl" the manager of the
company having become very much
impressed with her when here. She
remained with the company only three
days, when her youthful sweetheart
teIegraphed her to come at once to
Birmingham and be married. This she
did and the first news her parents had
from her came to-day, announcing her
wedding.
Charters Are Issued.
Secretary of State Phil Cook to-day
granted charters to the Bank of Carl
ton, in Madison county, with $685. o0
capital. and to the Industrial Life
Insurance Association of Georgia, with
headquarters at Elberton, this COM
pany to do a cooperative life insurance
business.
Commission For Carter.
A commission was issued to-day from
the office of the Adjutant General to
Augustus C. Carter as lieutenant, junior
grade Third Division, Naval Battalion,
Savannah.
No Congressional Bee.
In response to an inquiry to-day from
Solicitor General J. w. Bennett, who
is a warm personal friend of Congress-
man Brantley, Hon. w. S. West, of
Lowndes. said at the Capitol: II have
no idea now. and never have had, OF
entering the race for Congress in the
Eleventh. 1t would take too much of
my time from my business, even should
l be elected. l can manage to spare
a couple of months for the Legisia-
ture, but could not go to Washington,
and l shall not. therefore, become a
candidate"