The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-09
WILL NOT DIP
INTO POLITICS
Business Men Turn Down
Resolution.
NATTER OF FREIGHTRATEs
Mitchell Of Cadsden Makes
Hard Fight.
burnett Vigorous oppsneat q Cs1en
wiley's scAeme Tor he IA1ssane-
tion d ceslis Labor Lite
The South.
MATTER OF FREICHTRATES

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| Decatur, Nov. s.--(Special.) The
Alabama Commercial and Industrial
Association. In the closing hours ot
its eleventh annual convention. today
protest indirectly against President
Roosevelt's policy Of federal regulation
or railways. characterized railways -
the greatest developers Of our country.
and defeated by decisive majority
the passage OF resolution that cons
demned alleged Determinations In Ala
bama freight rates S
Discussion OF railway regulations ana
railway freight rates came UP In the
last hour OF tho convention when the
report Of the committee on resolutions
was submitted.
Sensational developments HAD beeu
expected, however. throughout yester-
day, and today the hal was filled with
atmospheric action
The committee reported number Of
| resolutions. which were adopted a.
read. Among them was one. which,
| referring to railway regulation BY Fed
eral authority. expressed appreciation
OF .'the patriotic stand taken by the
| vast majority of the delegates at the
| recent Interstate Commerce Law con-
vention held In Chicago In declining to
become parties to such means as were
contemplated to lessen the possibility
of the natural growth of the country
1
greatest of developments the railroads
of our country
| Mitchell ana Forbes.
The moment this resolution was
adopted r. A. Mitchell of Alabama City.
manager of the Dwight ManufacturinE
Company, was on his foot asking what
had become OF the resolution intro
duced by. him yesterday regarding al
lleged DETERMINATIONS in railway
freight rates in Alabama.
A. @. Forbes of Montgomery, chair-
man OF the committee. said that the
committee had decided to postpone In
definitely action on Mr.. Mitchelis
| that the resolution be taken from the
committee and placed before tho con-
vention for adoption.
The Mitchell resolutions was as fci-
lows:
Il .swhereas This Association. In dis
cussions and resolutions. has given
| prominent place to the consideration Of
cotton and cotton manufacturing and
| to the desirability Of extending our
markets for textiles.
And whereas cotton brings to the
people of Alabama more money than
any other one of the States products
of field. forest or mine, and Is one
Of the products In Alabama in which
there Is not one OF the sixty-seven
counties OK the State but which has
citizens Interested In II.
And whereas II is Of great inns
portance to the farmers and other cit-
liens of the State that cotton manu-
featuring In Alabama be encouraged.
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved, that
this Association wishes to request OF
the railroads of Alabama that they
Discontinue their Determinations ON
raw material. cotton. fuel, etc, as
against the cotton mills. IL any such
determinations exist, In order that this
great industry may have fair ana
equal chance with other industries and
may grow and develop"
Entitled 10 Equal Chamce.
Resolved, further. That the farming
and cotton manufacturing interests OF
Alabama are entitled to an equal cnance
for development with any other NOUS
try of Alabama, however meritoriouss
and this association would consider
greater charge for similar haul on
coal for cotton manufacturing as an
Injustice and tax which must uiti-
mateIy be borne by the agricuiturists
OF Alabama.
s'Reselved, further, That this Assoc
citation requests the earnest co-opera-
ton OF our railroads along these lines
in order that we may all work together
for tine upbuiiding of our farms ana our
manufactures of all kinds and or rail-
roads"
Charles p Lane OF Huntsville, Pres
ident of the Association. TOOK tne posi-
ton that the Mitchell resolution did NOT
come properly within the scope OF the
conventions business. Mr.. mitchell re-
minded Mr. Lane that Mr.. Lane had yes
terday. in his opening address, dweit
al length upon the subject OF railways
presenting IL sduarely and prominently
10 the consideration OF the Association.
Mr.. Mitchell also pointed out that
the resolution already adopted by the
Association regarding the tntersfate
commerce law convention at Chicago
had to do with the same subjeNt.
Mr. Lane resisted Mr.. Mitchelss at
tempt to speak to the resolution. but
Mr.. Mitchell persisted. and at length /,
got the floor He read the resolution
sentence by sentence, and asked as he
went along whether there was anything
in It to which any patriotic man In Ala
Sorry Day for Alabama.
"It is a sorry day when Alabama cit
liens" said he, cannot attempt to do
Justice to an industry that covers every
county in the State. There Is not
county in Alabama that Is not interest,"
ed ia the production or manufacture OF
cotton. The railways OF Alabama In
their freight rates discriminate against
this great industry.
For eight years 1 have been COM
PEELED to buy my coal in Georgia and
/ have been compelled to do so because
the railways oi lulS STATE Suet 30 f"S
on coal shipped from Birmingham
rate of 400 per cent higher than the
rate they charge other industries in my
vicinity.
"The rate from Birmingham to Ala
bama City for me is so cents; for am
other industry right across the street
from me the rate Is only IL IL cents.
Do YOU mean to tell me that this Is a
free country when an American dollar
in the hands of one citizen Of the State
cannot buy as much from common
carrier as an American dollar in the
hands Of another citizen?
a,This discrimination in freight rates
against the cotton industry, the great
est industry in the State, IL throttIing
the development OF textile industries In
Alabama. do not wish to be egotiE-
ticai. but challenge the men who has
brought more money In Alabama for
Investment than have.