The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-27
MASS MEETING
OF DEMOCRATS.
Maury County Democracy Called 10
Meet Next Monday TO Take Ac-
ton on Baxter Railroad Bill.

| The fight ON the Baxter Railroad
bill, which is now pending IN the
State Senate at Nashville, was trans
ferred to Columbia Monday. The ques-
| tiOn came up before the Democratic
Executive Committee of Maury County,
which had been called together for the
purpose of instructing Senator Erwin
how to vote ON the measure.
Somehow, the L. q N. officials at
Nashville got wind of the purpose of
the meeting had its lawyers and
officials here in force to defeat action
unfavoraDle to the L. d n.
The Baxter bill is as follows:
''Sec. /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral ASSEMBLY of the State of Ten
ne; see, That every railroad corpora
tion which now is, or may hereafter
be, engaged in the transportation of
passengers or porperty in this State.
shall, at all crossings aud intersec-
tions of other railroads, where the
public interest and convenience require
it and character of the land will admit
of the same. erect, build and main
tain. either jointly with the railroad
company whose road is so crossed, or
separately by each railroad company, a
suitable connecting track or tracks and
other facilities adequate for the trans
fer of cars, freight passengers and
baggage from one road to the other.
"Sec. 2. Be ii further enacted,
That all connecting railroads which
now are, or may hereafter be. engaged
In the tranportations of passengers and
property in this State snail MAKE and
esta bllsh reasonable joint through
rates for the transportation of passsen-
gers and property between points on
their respective lines within this State
and shall, provide for the issuance OF
through passenger tickets and bills OF
lading between such points, which
rates, and the facilities afforded for
through travel and shipments. shall be
extended to all persons, firms and
corporations without undue preference
or favor tism and no railroad corpora
ton shall unduly or unreasOnaDly dis
criminate In favor of the passengers
or freights coming to it from any con-
Meeting road or roads as against those
coming from any otner connecting road
or roads, but all through passengers
and freights destined over, or to
points on, my connecting railroad. in
this State, shall be received and for
warded by each and everv such con-
Meeting road equally, aud without
undue discrimination or preference. in
the rates charged facilities afforded,
promptness of service, or otherwise.
"Sec. 3-Be it further enacted,
That where there are two or more
through routes over connecting lines
Of railroad between the same points,
within this State, and over which
through rates have been establ shed
by the respective connecting compan-
les, AMI the initial company cannot
tranpsort freight from the one point to
the other wholly on its own line, the
initial carrier shall route all through
freight between such points IN accord
ance with directions given by theship-
per at the time of shipment.i if any, and
such directions If given, shall be
stated in the bill of lading; Provided,
the initial carrier, where freight is
routed by the shipper in accordance
with this section, shall not be liable
for any injury Or delay which may &C.
cur to such freight beyond Its own line.
"Sec. 4. Be 1t further enacted.
That every railroad corporation
which sHall wilfully fail. neglect or
refuse to comply with any provision
of this Act, shall, for each day such
corporation so fails neglects or refuses
to comply herewith, forfeit and pay
the SUM of Five Hundred Dollars,
which may be recovered In the name
of the State of Tennessee to the use OF
the common school fund of the State
and it shall be the duty of the Attor-
ney General for the County or District
where such offending corporation may
have It's principal Office In this State,
to prosecute for and recover the same.
Sec. Be 1t further enacted. That
this Act take effect from and after it's
passage, the public welfare requiring
it,
The following members of the Execu-
tive committee were present when the
committee was called to order by Act
inC Chairman Smiser:
X. S. Mcknight
J. D. Stanfill by proxy.
j. II. Gillespie.
J. T.. Thomas.
J. S. Hickman.
J. E. Henderson.
N. E. Due.
j. A. Smiser.
W. B. GIeenlaw.
Il. N. Pickard.
Lee Harris.
J. J. Pogue, represented by Jas. A.
Smiser.
E. A. Pogue, represented by N. b.
Chealrs.
AID Forgey.
}. P. Johnson, represented by Briggs
McLemore.
Claude Goodwin.
J. A. Baker
w. H. Brown.
John Brown, represented by Ben
Cheairs.
Il. W. Ferguson.
John M. Grove.
Jim Goodloe.
After the purpose of the meeting
had been stated ESQ. Jno. M. Grove
took the floor. Mr.. Grove said accord
ing to his ideas anything that might
be- done would not be binding on the
because the object OF
The meeting haa not been stated in the
,all. He was not posted on the mat
ter, but he thought the time had
elapsed when the executive committee
had right to instruct the Representa- =