The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-21

justice that is being done, by equaliz- ing the unequal burdens that are forced upon Georgia shippers; therefore, we cordially and heartily endorse the work
 of the Atlanta Freight Bureau, in its efforts to obtain just and fair treat
 ment at the hands of the railroads en- tering this city:
 Resolved. further. That as long as the railroads continue in an attitude of defiance towards the constituted au-
 thorities of the State, and openly re-
 fuse to give any consideration whatever to the Just and reasonable demands or
 the shippers of Atlanta, the efforts now being made by the Freight Bureau to prevent the granting of further fran chises except where based upon agree
 ments not to discriminate against this city, is. in the opinion of this body. a legitimate and proper method of resist ing their further encroachment, ana we endorse the same. as we do all other proper efforts to force such railroads to reasonable adjustment of the wrongs daily being visited upon the shippers of this city;
 Resolved further, That we call upon
 the City Council of Atlanta and the
 mayor. as the executive and official
 head of this great municipality, to grant to said railroad corporations no
 concessions, franchises or priveleges whatsoever, until they manifest dis position to grant to the commercial in- terests of this city as cheap freight | rates as are given to other cities similarly situated:
 Resolved, further. That we demand
 that Atlanta be placed upon an equal | footing as to freight rates, from the Ohio River and points basing thereon, | with Birmingham. Chattanooga, and | other interior cities similarly situated. | and that rates from the East have the same relative reductions;
 Resolved, further, That we demand | rates to the ports as low as are volun- | tarily given by the railroads from | Lynchburg. Va. to Wilmington, N. C.. | the mileage and situation of those cit | ies being almost exactly similar to
 that of Atlanta and the Georgia ports. | The rates between such cities, on first
 class. Is 50 cents per hundred. and pro-
 portionate rates on other classes. We | consider the demands herein made as reasonable, Just and fair to the rail- roads. as well as to this city; and we | urge the hearty cooperation of the | city government. and of every mer-
 chant, manufacturer and citizen of Att
 lanta, in the work of securing these
 rates;
 Resolved. further, That if the rail-
 road corporations will manifest dis | position to accord to this city fair
 freight rates, and to that end will ap-
 point representative or a committed | to take up and consider this question
 with representative or committee
 from the freight bureau, upon the as- | suranca that this citv shall have as | good rates as other cities similarly sit-
 uated, the Chamber of Commerce. | pledges itself to use its good offices in l every way to the procurement of all | franchises. privileges and concessions
 that are necessary to carry out the
 plans contemplated by the several rail-
 road corporations in this city"
 During the progress of the fight for | just freight rates in Atlanta the state
 ment has several times been made that
 many wholesale grocery firms of At lanta have been driven out of business 1 by the determinations of the railroads
 against the Atlanta merchants. Du-
 ring the speech of II. Y. McCord, oi
 the McCord-stewart Company, before Councils Committee yesterday after
 noon. he referred to this.
 Twenty years ago when first came | to Atlanta" said he. "there were thirty wholesale grocery firms in Atlanta
 Where are they now7 I think there are not more than thirteen wholesale | grocery firms here now"
 Upon the conclusion of his speech | Mir. McCord was asked for a list of the
 wholesale grocery firms that had gone
 out of business because of the dlscrim- nations of the railroads against the business. He gave the following list and stated: These have gone out of business without successors"
 wyly & Green. A. c. wyly x Co. H. A. Fuller & Son. Tolbert. Hoyt & | Co.,. P. & G. T. Dodd Langston 6 | woodson. Tidwell & Pope, Tanner, Cur
 rier & Heath, Kenney & Mcdonald
 Bowie x Gholstin. John N. Dunn & | Co.,. Adair Bros. J. R. Wyley & Co :. John R. Merchant. John Carey & Sor and the H. Lewis. flour mill.