The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-11-02
WHY M'MANUS RESIGNED
Erstwhile Southern Superintendent
Save Up $4,000 Job tor One of
$4,000 Per Year.


concluded in Knoxville, Tenn, We'd
nesday, by the interstate commerce
commission, into the relations of the
Southern railway to coal lands and
the questions of car supply and dis
tribution, was the evidence of T. S.
McManus, until recently general SUI
perintendent of the Southern railroad.
Mr. McManus resigned his position
on October to take active manage
nent of the Sterling and Winona
coal mines in the A1iddlesboro dis
trict.
He testified that he owned stock
in certain Middlesboro coal compa-
MES, while serving as general super
intendent of the Southern railway
He said he resigned a position pay
ing him $4,000 per year to take
place paying $4,000. This, he said, was
because his family was sick much Of
the time in Washington, and he him
self was threatened with physical
breakdown He has moved his family
to Knoxville.
He denies he is, or expects to be,
an officer of the Manring coal ex-
changer saying he considers the Ster-
ling mine property a splendid invest
ment and will operate it. He says he
owns fifty shares Of Sterling Coal
company stock, for which he paid
cash, or its equivalent, and that it
was bona fide sale. He also swore
he owned 100 shares of Winona Coal
company stock. paying $4,000 therefor,
par value Of which is $4,000
Numerous complaints were made
CT unfairness of cars to Jellico OBJ
orators by the Southern and the
Louisville and Nashville railroads.
The complaints against the Louisville
and Nashville grew out Of conditions
prior to the opening Of the main line
Of that company to Knoxville, At
lanta and Southern points in April
of last year.
The concluding evidence in the Mid
dlesboro case was cursory
examination Of the books of the Man
ring coal exchange in an effort to
show the source of revenue and ex-
r.enses of that firm,
Witnesses from the Jellico district
Testify that the Southern railway is
refusing longer to furnish cars to
mines located on the Louisville and
Nashville tracks, and some of the tes-
tirnony tended to show that certain
mines have been favored in this re,
spect.
Witnesses also complained that be-
fore the main line Of the Louisville
and Nashville was opened into Knox
vile and Atlanta, that company re-
fused to furnish cars for use to south
ern markets on the Southern railway
lines. The alleged refusal of the South
ern Railway company and Of the Lou
isville and Nashville railroad to ex-
change switching accommodations in
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville and
Atlanta was also the subject of bitter
complaint. Judge Clements stated that
the commission had now no authority
to remedy the distress caused by this
refusal Of the lines to cooperate in
this regard.
The line of defense of the Southern
Railway company, as indicated by the
cross-examination of witnesses, is that
there is nothing illegal in the com
pany making contract with the Man.
ring Coal Exchange to furnish the
Southern with company coal; and
that if there has been an apparent
discrimination in the number Of cars
furnished it has been because the
Manning people are supplying com
pany coal. THE Southern holds to
the policy that whore the coal cars
available are not sufficient the COM
pany must first use the cars to Sc
cure sufficient fuel for its own use
as a common carrier
All the witnesses examined at Tues
day mornings hearing were persons
engaged in the coal industry sum
moned by attorneys for the commits
sion