The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-13

there till Il or 12. Well, I had an en- gagement in a certain town one night, and was at another station, about twenty miles away There was train which would land me at the objective point at o'clock in the evening, 1t It happened to be on time. but I thought it would be well to make inquiries. In reply to my questions, the station agent said:
 T reckon there ain't no use expect in' the train to get here much before 10 o'clock. It's been on time once this year but it ain't no ways safe depend" in on It.
 Not being in 9 position to take any chances, I hired man with a buggy to take me across country. After the lecture l found number of travelling men at the hotel, and they were all anxious to get away. There was q train scheduled for 7:15 in the morning, but the landlord said he reekoned II wouldn't be along much before noon' as it had never arrived on schedule time, or if 1t had nobody remembered it.
 "stiu. we all got up bright and early the next morning, none of us being disposed to miss the train it it hap pened to be on time, and we were thrown into a state of great excite ment when at 7:10 there was long toot, heralding the trains approach Everybody hurried down to the sta tion, and there, right on the dot at 1;lo' the train pulled In. We were so happy at the prospect of getting away ana so filled with enthusiasm over the ehel- neer's achievement in bringing the train through Rn time that we ueG.aeo
 to make up a purse for him. when everybody had clipped in, spokesman was appointed. and he went to the can
 to present the money After he had made a feucitous little speech, the cash was offered, but the engineer pushed it away, saying:
 v Gentlemen, I fully appreciate your good will and the generous spirit whieh has prompted you to make up thls
 nurse. but I can't accept the money. My conscience will not permit mo to do It.
 This is yesterdays train.
 Tho Savannah News referring to the
 suit in Georgia against the Georgla la Railroad and the Central of Georgia TOT tax on 15.0O0 shares of stock or the Western Railway Company of Alabama which is owned by tho Georgia Com
 panies says: .o,,,o
 The city of Savannah may receive No something like $150,0o0 or $2O0'OOO' from the Central of Georgia Railway
 in back taxes on Western of Alabama
 Railway stock. under the decision oi the Supreme Court of Georgia Tnesday which was reported in yesterday Morning News.
 "The whole question now so Tar as Savannah and Chatham county are con cerned is whether the entire amount of Western of Alabama stock owned bv the Central, or rather its halt, TOT | tbe stock is owned jointly by the Cen | trol and the Georgia Railroad anc Banking Company is to be taxed IT | this city and this county, or IS 10 b' pro rated among the |ounties ana cllle' l through~.which the Central runs. ny | Mayor will of course, claim as soor as he looks into the case, that all thu stock owned by the Central should b' taxed here, as the home office is here .sThe nosition that all the stock own | aa by, the Central should be taxed fol | county and municipal taxes in Chat | ham county and Savannah ana that al owned by the Georgia Rallroao corpor' | ation should be similarly taxed picbn,ond county and Augusta, thu
 horoe offIce of that corporation, is talk | e,, h., the chairman of the city boar i of tax assessors He is, however, un | ,9e,. Inc innression that the controlle ,eneraI holds otherwise, ruling tha inc stock will have to be prorated 10 | taxation. ,.,. ,- ooo .,..o
 in tbe Western Railway of Alabam
 owned % @ by the central Is s1,5OO, 900. A 4;
 tha Y.osuIar city tax rate this wil
 bri,r trf ahout Se0OOO and for ten year hack to 1895. it will amount to S2OO,0 0O(
 If was ruled in the decision that bac
 taxes could be collected for only seVel
 wears. from the time the proceeding
 y,,ora started. and this carries 1t bac
 to 1Se5 making ten years in all"