The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-12
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
NOT ALL ROADS ANXIOUS
To ENGAGE IN THAT CONFER
ENCE OVER RATES.

Three of the Lines Have Refused TO
Enter Into the Discussion With
the Atlanta Committee Regarding
Complains Of-On Nov. Is the First
Meeting of the Conference Com
mittees VIII BE Held.
Atlanta, Nov. 1.-THE Atlantic Coast
Line, the Louisville and Nashville and
the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
Railroads have all refused to join the
conference with the Atlanta committee
with reference to better freight rates
for this city. They put their declina-
ton on the ground that they do not
enter Atlanta direct, and on that ac-
count should have no part in the con-
ference.
1t is understood also that the Sea-
board Air Line will refuse to confer,
but that the Southern will send rep
resentative to meet with the city COM
mittee and that all of the roads will
agree to whatever is agreed upon by
the conference in the event it is posi-
BILE to reach an agreement.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and ST.
Louis has agreed to send a representa-
tive.
The conference between the Atlanta
committee and the railroad representa-
tives win hold its first meeting in At
lanta on Nov. Is.
The Atlanta freight rate committee of
seven, appointed to confer with the rail-
roads with a view to getting lower
freight rates for Atlanta, is going to do
its work in silence, so to speak The To-
cal papers have all agreed to let the
subject alone until the conference has
been concluded and the committees
report has been prepared. 1t is not
thought publicity will help the cause.
The conference will not likely be con-
cluded before the first of the year, and
in the meantime the litigation will go
merrily on for the Railroad Commits
sion has asserted its position as one
of determination to apply throughout
the state the principles laid down in
circulars 301 and 302. 1t makes no
difference what sort of a compromise
Atlanta reaches with the railroads,
two of the commissioners have said.
the fight for the enforcement of the
and 1902 will be carried on to a finish,
so Atlanta cannot hope to make the
withdrawal of her complaint to the
commission the basis of any compro-
mise.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Gov. Terrell will issue his Thanks
giving day proclamation tomorrow.
The Governor says Thanksgiving proc
lamations are not political documents,
and he will not therefore, deal with the
result of the recent election.
Wynne Ont ON Bond.
w. l.. Wynne, one of the gang of
counterfeiters recently up before the
United States court, who admitted that
he had a hand In making and dispos-
ing of the plates from which the coun-
terfeit bills were printed, was to-day
released from custody upon bond of
$1,000 His case cannot come up for
trial before next spring. Wynne turn
ed states evidence. and the indica-
tions are that he is being let down
LIGHT.
boys Narrow Escape.
T. f. Cathcart, Jr.. 4-year-old boy,
narrowly escaped death yesterday aft
ernoon. He fell from a second-story
window, distance of thirty-five feet,
to the stone pavement OF Whitehall
SlIeets Dul MS Idll was broken Dy land
ing on the shoulder of a passing pc
destrain. His injuries were only
slight bruises. 1t was with greatest
difficulty that his mother, who was in
the room with him, could be restrained
from jumping out of the window after
her son when she saw him fall.
Received Report Of Escapes.
The Prison Commission has received
report OF the escape of six convicts
from the camp Of DR.. j. 3. S. Holmes
near Lake Park. I'm Lowndes county.
All Of the convicts in this camp are
from the state prison farm. and are
not considered fully able-bodied. Ono
of the escapes was caught with the
dogs and two surrendered at the camp,
while three are still at large. II is
thought they will soon be captured.
Didn't Pick IL Clean.
The Lowry cotton picking machine
invented by George A. Lowry OF Bos-
ton, was given a trial test near here
to-day in the presence of Commission
er Of Agriculture Stevens and large
party. The test was made on rather
rough. stumpy ground, and to this Is
attributed the fact that while Il did
successful work, Il did not get all OF
the cotton II Is said its work is com
plete on ground where these difficult
ties are not presented.
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Beaufort News.