Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-06-22

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Substantially he said We want
to say that we are satisfied with the
Armour car line people, and we feel
like we could not get along and
exist 10 the fruit business without
them, or something else equally as
good. The peach is something that
has to be gathered to-day. not to-
morrow. It. is something that has
tohave ice and prompt service. The
private car line companies have Civ
en- us very prompt service. | will
state further that few years ago
we begaL there with only few cars
in North Georgia, yet we ran up
last year to $500, cars, and they
took care o. us all the way through.
Last year we had an unprecedented
crop, one beyond our expectations,
and for few days we we're hamper
ed little bit for cars. But we did
not blame the refrigerator people
because they seemed TO be doing all
they could. We got out OF the hole
without any great loss because OF
the refrigerator cars and the SER
vice, because when fruit Is kept on
ice il brings good prices. We are
very well pleased with the charges.
or course we would like to get less
charges II we could, but that is a
matter we have not figured on.
But what we do want, however. is
the service, and we can not afford
to grow peaches in northern Geor-
gia without the refrigerator people
or some other company will give us
the same or better service. We
have no kick whatever on our SER
vice, from our standpoint. II Is Inn
possible to send peaches 10 market
to Boston or New York without re-
frigeration. The interest seems TO
me to be rather q mutual one be-
tween the refrigerator car company
and the fruit grower. III they do
not furnish the service, Of course
we go out OF the business and II
we 90 out Of business there will be
much less tariff for them. AS long
as they will give us the service, that
is what we want. We want service
rather than low rates. OF the two,
give us the service" That is the
kind OF talk that should give law
makers pause before they monkey
with something the people out 10
the country want.
Since the Senate hearings OH rail.
way rate regulation have stopped
the question uppermost here Ia the
minds Of the people who discuss II,
is, what will IL all amount to? A
prominent Democratic member OF
the House OF Representatives, who
does not want his name used here
for obvious reasons, IN discussing
this matter with me few days ago,
said, in substance. think we
will get mighty little ia the way OF
railway rate regulation in the direc-
tion that President Roosevelt wants
IL. There may be little extension
OF the powers Of the Interstate Com.
MERGE Commission as TO the control
OF terminal and switching charges
perhaps, but they will be given no
absolute control over freight rates
no power 10 fix them for the benefit
OF Republican communities and sec.
tlons at the expense Of Democratic
sections 10 any bill that The commit.
tee may report. Good Republican
as Senator Elkins is, he wont stand
for that, even 10 help along Score
tary Taft's boom for the Presidency
that President Roosevelt Is manag.
Ing. Many have come to tho belief
that the Presidents position on this
railroad rate question. is largely
due to his desire TO build up and
strengthen the Republican machine,
so as 10 make IL invulnerable In the
coming presidential campaign. II
would take an army Of clerks 10 do
the work Of rate making II that pow
er were granted commission. And
II would not be Democratic army
that would be pressed toto the SER
| vice OF collating the %. 900 or more
changes in rate schedules that are
made monthly, and that this clerical
force would have TO take care OF.
Civil service rules would not pre-
vent the Republican managers from
filling this department. with work
ers from tho Republican ranks. II
this rate making power we're gran
ted commission, IL is expected that
sub-offices would have to be estab-
| lished In various cities throughout
the country, for convenience of both
| the public and the railroads. In
these good Republican workers
would be planted. The case with
which an enormous machine could
then be built up is apparent, and
with the establishment Of such a
bureaucracy, employing more peo-
| pie than any other department Ia the
country now has, it Is very easy TO
see that the opportunity for ousting
the Roosevelt wing OF the Rcpubli-
can party from power, would be re-
duced to little less than an impos-
sibility. Think OF what a machine
II would be to help along Taft's am
billions. And the President would
like to see the thing In operation be-
fore the delegates TO the next nation
al convention are selected. II is all
right to talk about the President
love for "a square deal and for the
rights of the people, but It Is also
| well enough to remember inciden-