The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
RATE OFF ON MUNGER BALE.
REDUCTION GRANTED BY THE
RAILROAD COMMISSION.

1t Is Said This Recognition of the
New Bale May Prove the Death
KneH of the Big Cotton Compress
es-Vice President Winburn of the
Central Assented to the Ruling,
Saying He Thought the Rate Fair.
Atlanta, Dec. 15-The Railroad Com
mission to-day granted an order reduc-
ing the rate on cotton compressed by
the Munger system from Arlington to
Savannah and Brunswick to 6 cents
per 100 or 30 cents a bale. The Num-
ger bale will, therefore, be transported
practically as a compressed bale, the
present charge for COMPRISING made
by the railroads being S715 cents bale.
There is only one of these new COM
presses in the state, that of j. S. Cow
art, at Arlington. This rate, therefore,
is only temporary expedient, and the
question will be gone into more fully
before a system of rates for the new
style bale is promulgated.
AS the new system costs to install
about one-tenth of the price of the big
steel congresses, and practically the
same results are obtained, it looks as
though there is only the scrap heap
ahead for the latter. In fact. the rail-
roads say they are making no money
out of the congresses and use them
only for the purpose of getting a con-
venient package.
Vice President Winburn, of the Cen
frql Of (xpnrOia nSGpnfpH the rI1linpr
of the commission, saying he thought
the rate granted was fair and just.
1t was shown during the hearing that
the density of the Munger bale is con-
siderably greater than that compress
ed by the old system.
Warrant for $267 .S0S.S2 for Schools.
Gov. Terrell to-day drew his war
rant on the treasury for $267 1893 49, in
favor of State School Commissioner
Merritt, who will on Friday and Satur-
day send out the money for the school
teachers all over the state. OF this
amount, $s,75S.7S goes TO Chatham
county.
Freight Rates Effective Feb. 1.
1t has been definitely decided that
the new freight rates granted to At
lanta as the result of the recent con-
ferences with the railroads will go in
~ NllCNN Il GU. L, AVVos OIdlilll4li It &.
PARROT of the Southeastern Freight
Association says the freight men are
low gathered here for the purpose of
working out the new rate system
which the reductions will entail. There
is a large mass of detail work neces-
sary in this connection, and it will re-
quire almost two months to COM
plete it.
$4,000 for the state Fair.
The hotel men of Atlanta have
agreed without solicitation to contrib
ute $4,000 to bring the next State Fair
to Atlanta. The committee has gone
to work to raise the necessary fund,
and its members say they will be pre-
pared to make big offer for the
State Fair when the time comes.
~, Snow storm in Atlanta.
Atlanta had it's first snow storm of
any consequence to-day, following Sc
we're sleet of last night. There are
two or three broken arms and several
sprained ankles as a result. and one
or two valuable horses and mules
have been lost through breaking their
legs.
Company for Madison.
Inspector Geenral w. G. Obear will
go TO Madison tomorrow for the pur-
pose of mastering in the Madison Ri
flies, a new military company, which
will be attached to the Third Infantry
Regiment Madison has had no COM
l5any for several years