The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16

House of Representatives in the morn- ing and the Senate Chamber in the afternoon, spoke not alone for their in- dividuaI roads but on behalf of all lines generally.
 Development by l.. and N. President Conner called the morning
 session to order at 11:45 o'clock. George w. Jones' assistant district attorney of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. wast the first on the floor.
 He said that Ne would not attempt to
 make any statement of the law appli- cable to the rate matters under con f stderation. He said he would file with l the Commission a short exhibit of the
 work accomplished by the Immigration and Industrial department of the road he represents. This was given to refute the imputation that the railroads at-
 tempt to work an injury to the State of Alabama.
 This exhibit will, I think" said MT. Jones. demonstrate to the Commission
 that the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
 road Company Is exerting all the brain ducinS immigration to Alabama and developing our State. The results as l shown by this report. will be most
 gratifying to every citizen who takes
 that Alabama is less prosperous than other States. or that other States are
 making more rapid strides towards commercial and industrial supremacy
 is absolutely refuted by the facts and
 figures set forth in the report of G. A.
 Park. General Immigration and Indus
 trial Agent"
 MT. Jones also asked permission to file again the argument submitted to the Commission In 1903 by Hon. Walk CT D. Hines, former general counsel of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 May we not indulge the hope" said MT. Jones. that the members of this Commission will exert their influence in inducing all citizens of Alabama to n nA tn hn -at Ad in their efforts to develop and vitalize our waste places"
 He added that the railroad corpora tions are earnestly striving to do their part in that direction and they are entitled to the hearty. intelligent and patriotic cooperation of all, "to the end that our glorious State may be- come more glorious--that peace and happiness and abundant prosperity may be the common lot of all"
 Settlers in Alabama,
 From the report of MT. Park which was filed with the Commission and consisted of communication made to Traffic Manager c. B Compton dur ing the present month. MT. Jones read been gathered since 1903. It showed that since 1903 in Alabama alone there have been settled along the lines of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1,731 families composing 5.7S6 persons, who purchased 130, ,933 acres of land.
 These settlers in Alabama" the re- port continued: represent more than settlers along the Louisville and Nash vile system in the Southern States for the period named, while the land sales to them aggregate over 52 per cent of the entire sales of land for agricul- tural opposes. In addition to the sales of lands to settlers, as above, there have been oyer 500,O00 acres of timber during the same time. the development of which adds millions of dollars to the resources of the State.
 The report further called the atten- ton of the Commission to the extensive advertisements that are held out to home-seekers. Besides carrying stand ing advertisements in about 2,OOO week. ly newspapers published in States north of the Ohio river. the Louisville and Nashville Company publishes, at great expense. magazine called the North and South" monthly. which is distributed through mails to 10000 readers. each issue of which Is devoted to exploiting a different section along the lines of the road. The numerous issued which have been devoted to Ala bama agriculture and horticulture were enumerated.
 MT. TiIIman Points Out Law.
 Hon. John P. Tillman of Birmingham the Louisville and Nashville Railroad He went into the depths of all law bearing on the powers of the CommIs- sion, it's duties and the rules that should govern its consideration of all questions. He emphasized the import ance of the general revision of tariffs in Alabama as was being contemplated, saying that millions of dollars faith. fully invested were at stake.
 MT. Tfllman told the Commission tha1 not one of the number could alone have | arrived at any just and intelligent con- clusions in the investigation, but theyy | have needed the aid which has becu given by the railroad men He rx- l pressed belief in the fairness and jus- l tice of all the testimony that was sup- mltted by the tariff experts a few days | ago.
 AllusiOn was made here to the recent | race of the President of the Commits | sion for the office, and Mir. Tillman in- slnuated that he (the President) had | mistaken his election for a verdict of the people that a sweeping reduction in rates should be made. The speaker, said he would try to disillusionize the Presidents mind of this idea. Mr Tillman told of how several years ago there was an agitation of the railroad rate problem which resulted in a can vass of members of the Legislature on the question of whether they were m favor of giving more power to the Ala bama Railroad Commission. The Com 1t was claimed. had only the power of recommendation and could not enforce the recommendations A Legislature was elected which favor ed extending greater powers to the Cont- mission and the powers were. delegated