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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
Editorial Notes.
BY 7. D. Watson.

~
On Friday of last week, Governors Glenn.
Conner and Smith met in Atlanta to discuss
and outline plan of action on the rate question
within the states of North Carolina, Alabama
and Georgia. After the conference the follow
ing statement was given OUT
"Our conference has been most Satisfac-
tory We discussed conditions in our respective
states and we arranged to cooperate in the
investigation of facts and law connected with
the duty of Our states to the public and to
transportation companies. We will also coop
crate with other states which have the same
problem. We regard the complete recogni-
tion of the right of the states to regulate the
intrastate business of transportation companies
as absolutely necessary.
mo injury has been done to any corpora
ton in either of our states by the exercise of
the power of regulation. Increased business
as a consequence of reduced rates required
by our state authorities has in every case where
fairly tried compensated the corporations.
We deplore the fact that railroad corpora
tions have in some instances been damaged
by the effort of their officers to disregard the
action of our states. This has happened in
every case where they have made allegations
in the courts of sensational claims of injury
contrary to the facts.
"When the railroad companies cease their
false cry Of conhscatiOn and submit to the
duly constituted authorities, upon which alone
rests the right to determine questions of pub
lie policy, the railroad companies may expect
rapid return of public confidence and restor-
alton of normal credits. The authorities of
Our states are at all times ready to hear from
the railroad companies fully and to accord to
them treatment not alone just, but liberal.
"The details of our conference we do not
consider it desirable to make public at this
time.
"B. B. Conner, Governor of Alabama,
"R. B. GLENN, Governor of North Carolina.
"HOKE SMITH, Governor of Georgia"
The statement is fair warning to the rail
roads, and it is surprising to see such shrewd
men as the railroad officials resort to such tao
tics as they have within the last few months to
get around the reduced passenger rates.
If they had submitted to the reduction at
the beginning instead of rushing to the FEEDER
al courts with the wall of "confscatory," and
the reduction had proved to be confscatory
they would have had public sympathy on
their side and the old rates would have been
restored.
But their efforts to ignore State laws and
State courts are fast driving the people to Gov
ernment Ownership of railroads and we will
zee railroads owned and operated by the gov
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

rAon NIsn

Tucker, Ga, October 10, 1907.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
my Dear Mr.. Watson
"As you have expressed disappointment at
not being invited to our recent National con-
vention in Atlanta feel that it is not only due
you, but also myself, that l address you per-
sonaly, to explain why you did not receive
an invitation
GAS you, no doubt, know our organization
is only four years old and therefore very inn
perfect. Heretofore we have had trouble in
securing speakers to address us, and had no
reason to believe that this year would be an
exception to the rule. Our conventions are
purely business meetings conducted by men
who are trying to improve their conditions and
to study our duties in order that by so doing
we may, from day to day, increase our eficien-
cy until we shall finally be able to bring about
the consummation of those lofty ideals which
evidently prompted you the founder of our
service, in contending so long and faithfully for
its installation.
1t is needless for me to recount to you the
trials, pitfalls and numberless small things
which l, as the National president, have en-
countered. feel that you know them already.
Suffice it to say that, after two years of cease
less work, often night and day, I have Sue
ceeded in placing our organization in thriv-
ing condition, but at the expense of that which,
L lCdI, HOlHIllS CdH IcSlOIe, my HedItH.
"In arranging for the Atlanta convention, it
had been my intention to not only invite you
to address us but to make special appeal to
you to accept, as felt that it would do us good
to have you give us talk. Your reply to
Mr.. DeBrosse caused me to almost give up
hope of getting you to Atlanta but | kept
thinking that [ would invite you anyway ;about
two weeks before the convention received
telegram, from northwest Louisiana stating
that al >Qg lost brother was dying and that
he v dime to come to him at once.
II found him over thirty miles out in the
woods at lumber camp and for ten days an
older brother and | almost contended with
death and finally succeeded in getting the
stricken brother to the Shreveport Sanitarium,
I arrived in the city of Atlanta only about
thirty-six hours before the convention open
ed too late to make any arrangements other
than had been made
II was in no shape to think of anything and
as consequence my part of the arrangements
was very imperfect No one feels the discour-
tesy to you more than I, Mr.. Watson, and
have written you in this open manner in or
der that you may thoroughly appreciate the
circumstances under which was laboring. I
hope you will take this communication in the
spirit in which it is written and that you will
accept my assurance that no discourtesy was
intended.
Assuring you of my sincere respect, am,
yours very truly,
"(Signed) PAUL L. LINDSAY, Pres.
"P. S. I wish you to know that do not
attribute the effort to ruin my good name
now on in Atlanta, to you"
In this private letter, Mr. Lindsay, hatter-
ingly alluded to those "lofty ideals which
evidently prompted Watson, "the founder of
c1sA
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
The P0pnlisf Conference.

BY typographical error the date of the St.
Louis netting was made to read November
18th.
The correct date is November 26th,
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

Uncle Sam is not as straight person as he
should be.
But the thing is done, and the soldier boys
will no longer suffer from unslaked thirst. The
delightful, the innocent, the refreshing, the
delicious, the invigorating, the indispensable
tipPle is even now ong root-don't-cher-know !?
for the barracks, and the impatient thirst
shalt be quenched.
HOORAYi
In the meantime, there sounds in Our ears
the wall of this one woman who said:
"Oh, would give anything on earth if my
niece could break herself of that Coca Cola
habit She drinks thirty glasses a day. SHE
rs ALMOST A NERVOUS WRECKw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
SOUTH COTTON MILLS
INVESTMENTS or OVER si,ooo.o0o REPORTED.
Terminal FaeiIiffes Planned At New Orleans Include . Municipal Belt Line Railway And
 More sheds.

Baltimore, March 3ss-(special)--- Southern cotton min undertakings re- ported in this weeks issue of The Manufacturers' Record contemplate an investment of between sI.ooo.ooo and s1,50o, ,000.
 Among them is the purchase of . bleachery property at Clearwater, S. C., by Georgia men who propose to uti- lize 1t in the establishment of a factory of 10000 spindles and with authorized capital stock of s500.000; the forma- tion of sS0o.0oo company to install 5000 spindles at Kings Mountain, N. C.; a cotton factory with 5000 or S. 900 spindles for medium and fine yarns at Lenoir, N. C.; hosiery knitting mill at Augusta, Ga: and a 10000 spindle mill at Manchester. N. c. For this 129 acres of land have been pur- chased. together with a waterpower property now furnishing 800 hory rye power which will be still further de- Griffin. Ga. which added 5000 spindles last year has begun the installing of 5000 more, bringing the total up to 25.000 spindles a company at Greer, s. C., is spending about $25,000 in install ing new machinery including 5000 spindles, and another at Riscoe, N. C., is installing 1880 spindIes and com- plement.
 Among the interesting developments at a number of Southern ports are those connected with terminals at or near New Orleans. It has just been announced that work will soon begin on a passenger station in New Orleans to cost between $175,o00 and $200.000 to be used jointly by a couple of rail- roads, and that Improvements at the Chalmette terminals which will afford wharfage for from five to nine ocean going vessels at time and will repre- sent an outlay of more than S2,500, 900, will be completed by the end of the municipal enterprise. has already sev- en and a half miles built along the river front which will be in operation by June i. This stretch of the road will be double tracked by the fall. When completed there will be twenty miles of doubletrack belt railroad own ed by the city, operated under direc- ton of commission using it's own en- zines and cars for local work and aim ing to provide interchanging switch facilities with every railroad entering the city. and ultimately to reach every wharf, every terminal and the leading industrial establishments
 In the past five years, also under municipal auspices, there has been built an almost continuous line of new wharves covered with steel sheds for large part of the way. for a distance of four and e half miles along the river front The steel sheds are or varying lengths and widths, running as much as 1,s0o feet long and 200 feet wide.
 Plans have been prepared for i.5oo additional feet of sheds and 5000 feet of wharfing and sheds are yet to be built under present plans. In addi- tion to building the wharves, the city has raised the grade from IS to 2S feet, to be above flood height of water and is building a roadway of Georgia gran ite along the wharves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30

net earnings even on tn old volume of the stock Issues and the increases in the is- sues of course brought corresponding fn- creases on demands for net earnings if the dividend rates were to be maintained on the whole issue.
 Meantime. the steady rise In prices of commodities and labor added constantly to the growth Of operatipg expenses of rail- roads and made inroads on the proportion of gross earnings saved for the net return. Some of the new stock issues were of pro- mitted themselves deeply to recure re- sources to subscribe to the new stock on the advantageous terms offered This condition had much to do with the usual supportins efforts of the market to absorb the usual market offerings which made offerings of stocks when the disposition to liquidate became marked.
 The extent of the liquidation and the sources from which 1t came far mys- terious as to keep alive feeling of anxiety The tangled condition which prompted it, ed How far the great shrinkage in val ues and the basis of credits may affect the general credit and trade situation remains to be determined and offers the problem on which the future of the mrKet is expected to shape itself.
 The problem is complicated by the ques- ton of how far the action of the market has already discounted or over discounted the unfavorable consequences yet to be fac- ed.
 Bonds have shown some beiated effect stock market. United States bonds were unchanged on call during the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTA1IoNs
tcorrected DaIly.l

Corrected DallyA
 These nrices are at wholesale and not to
 otspssms sSSsaIHifise; ie. saa:-st. aO@2sMO; sn. 0asases asstarehIcorn s@1Oo, standard good. pearl 4he; gioss lump 4oi nickel packages AS SLard-LsAt lo%O; compound sAC: bas,. tifRfSs fRRics-E1tra fancy. head she; fancy head k%@so; broken A96o Japan 4h @5Ae. ssitGLiverpoOl q; Virginia soc.
 ,oG Go55iSi q fSo: choice iIN @1ao: fancy 'iHs ns% IL csaGn,aiss-stlek sG,a se; fancy s@1Oe
 sardines-American mustard $40, X-on a'c ari;s-psr aG; bbi. ss.7O per sack g1.sO.
 Geal-Sso; pearl roe; peerless d2Hc.
 Fiour-Bssis barrels; high patent s4. .ko. fancy patent s4. s5 half patent Ss 80.
 GTain and Hay-Bran S1 .25; shorts St aE corn chops GAG: white corn 69c: oats inixsS sSc; white b7c: white clipped 5sc timotSvv sI. go; Johnson grass sSc; rust proof oats s5c: Burt seed oats 7Se: winter turf oats sOT; Fruit and Produce-Potatoes DOC bu.: on s25o: fancy B. Davis apples s4,25 per bhi ses snpie and white wine vinegar igc gal fancy full cream cheese daisies 17e: fancy T p peanuts 7hc; lemons extra f-ncv s4 tny, Fancy SA. % box; evaporated apples 1 Ih' cartoon sho per lb.; California Navel or RGSOrLeA btAes po.DV per box. heavv wefsht cocoanuts S4.00 per sack: FresSS Malaga grapes s7: per keg; Two Grown Taisins IFS per box: Prunes 25 10. boxes se-Ra Ike per lb.: 25 lb. boxes 60-70 ' 4fs osr lb.; 25 lb. boxes 7O-s0 exc per Is Standard boxes 25 ID. evaporated peaebe., iSMo per lb.. standard boxes psctorie beaches l2c per lb.; Canadian rutabaga t"Tz nips S2 25 per sack: navy beans this yearss crop S2 25 per bu. stra awberries S2 75g a 90; snap beans $3 %; cucumbers S3 on 5 S8 50; squashes S2.25; tomatoes $3 OO
 Reeswax-25 lac.
 Wooi-Cleaa 22hei bury wool l2he. washed wool 2oe.
 Hides-Dry Hints 17hc; dry salted ls1be. green saltea 7A asc.
 Cotton sead meal-S2S. %.
 MoIasses-Georgia cane. barrel 35e Der gallon; eases gallons B per case: maple syrup. Log Cabin, gallons 6l4i b gallons
 ikens-Hens 40e flyers s5G; brollers R5c; turkeys l3c.
 EREs--i3c per dozen.
 Country Butter-12Be Dsr pound
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
AMERICAN TARIFF.
France Closely Watching the NegOtia-
 tiOns with Germany.

France Closely Watching the NegOtia-
 tIOms with Germany.
 Paris, March 29.--Government circles here are watching with interest the tariff negotiations between the United States and Germany and express the hope that in the event of an arrange ment being reached France also will be benefited.
 There are many indications that a reciprocity treaty would be welcomed The official view of the situation is as follows:
 NO notifications are foreseen of the Franco American tarin arrange lment of 1898, which has no specified limitation of duration. It is assumed that the conditions therein laid down will continue valid. The furtherance of commercial relations with the Unit ed States, which always have been very cordial Is highly desirable.''
 On the other hand members of the American Chamber of Commerce here noint out that the arrangement of 1898 applies the maximum tariff to all American imports. A few specified ar ticles are benefited by the minimum tariff under this arrangement, but these never emanate from the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
CroDnaos, NTIsaIon FnIIn.

Caracas, March 29.-Senor Diaz Gram ados, Columbian confidential agent. has left here suddenly, having absolutely failed to effect a settlement with Ven- ezuela because of his Governments having either from complicity or care lessness allowed General Penolosa to organize a revolution in Colombia against Venezuela.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
CINCINNATI PRODUCE.

CinctnnatI. MATCH w. TOuT uUI8I' Wheat quiet 7s@79c. Corn quiet 47 T. @4sc. Oats steady A lI44lsc. Rye quiet 73 G74c. Provisions steady vyhiskey dstilers' finished goods steady. sls of Sl 29
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
nrn.Intreet,n Revieyv.

Naw york March 29-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Bright, warm, a aa, {, most summer weather. stlurat1ins a,.nr nrns alike to retail trade and crop pEo srress. a cessation in liquidation n sS curities and an easing of the Strain ,ti an the money market, so Tar hs tne npah hla i period is concerned, are the notapie favorable features in an encouraging week Reports as to eastern demand are of a large, in fact, TecoIo tIasuS, thus crowning a three months perIou which, except in few sections mas @ @SA Vears the only drawback in which has Reen inc getting of goods in sufficient volume to supply the demahu. sor pessimism also is shown az to tne e3,.ixy StJx outlook; insect damages comparatively Z. speaking, nninimized and winter wheaL, aside from parts of the southwess Texas, promises we'll though iS 1 course still too early to forecast ui''- mate outcome.
 s+iIi backward. which Is attributed var iously to slow deliveries of goods, con aestion of farm products deliveries and finally to the heavily 1ncreasSesId tSsI h,Sh xoio in price, a long period of this condition is apparently in sight and there IS 2 dIsposition to await clearer View or of crop prospects, before extensive commitments are made as to the dis tant future This Is perhaps best Illus trated by the holding off by buyers or be ouieting in demand for fine cotton fabrics for later delivery, for anything like prompt delivery, cotton goods are. however. strong; ana some ao lapries sbors n rather more life, wool is quiet, partly because of high money and dealers re- fuse to meet the views Of growers. notably in the matter of railway em- ployes and of building hands. Talk or retrenehment by railways Is still rife. but cancellations of orders Tor ralis light There is lesse firmness in the prices of some metals. copper, princi- pally, but iron prices are held Firmly by the deadlock between buyers ana sellers as to the distant months.
 Sales of foundry pig iron for last half delivery are light but more i'm quiries seem to be cropping up aud the market is firmer, In sympathy @ witn mace interests are so well situated that they appear able to resist demands for price concessions. Bessemer pig IS firmer on indications that some lead ing interests did not fully cover their requirements by the purchase of last week.
 west continues In finished lines, the situation Is a strong one with little trustworthy evidence of cancellations. A large demand for structural material is in sight. Demand TOT cast Iron piPe is exceptionally brisk-without prece. dent in fact.
 Dry goods jobbing at the east is ac- tive, the only complaint being slow deliveries of goods by first hands and mills Fine yarn goods for late deliv- cry are quiet This is more evidence in export with China. In wool goods there Is more doing in mems wear for fall
 Failures in the United States for the week ending March 2s. number 16s against 15 Hast week and 169 in the for the week number 21 as against S2 last week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
oorsOLIDArE GYPSUM INTERESTS.
ToleaO Manufactures To Lead Fight on
 The Trust.

The Trust.
 Toledo. O., March 29--The Blade to- day says: .,.. ,4 |. If is officially announced that IL IS ,,ronosed to consolidate large independ- ent gypsum interests of the country to fight the United States Gypsum Com pany of Chicago, known as the Gypsum trust.
 The interests involved in the new proposition are said to include those of the Acme Company Of St. Lotus; American Gypsum Company of Port Clinton. O.; Niagara Gypsum Company of Buffalo, and one other large Vest ern concern. The. consolidated com panies will control larger production than the Gypsum trust.
 The St. Louis company controls the output of five large plants located at Grand Rapids, Mich, Acme. Tex, Lar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
PH1LmPNn nLrrTTof.
President Signs Order For Ffrss Insus
 lar Assembly,

Washington, Marcn 2e-The Presi, dent last evening signed the executive order requiring the philippine Coma mission to issue the call required bs the law for a general election of deil Sgates to the first Philippine Assem& bly.
 The order recites the fact that peace has been restored to all of the Chris{ tian sections of the Islands. The PhiI{ ippine Commission has fixed upon July 30, next, as the date of election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
RIVER BULLETIN.
"--RisinR. Failing.
~--stsin&. Falling.
 RIVER FORECAgT
 (Eer Next Two Daya.l The Coosa and the Alabama will fall nlow- ly.
RIVER FORECAST.
WEATHER CoNDITIeNs AND GENERAL

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.
 storm, the center of which Is over Wis consin is producing cloudy, rainy weather in the lake region, the Ohio valley, and the upper Mississippi valley. In practically all of the remainder of the country the weath CT has remained fair
 The warm weather continues throughout Texas the Mississippi valley and all the country to the east of the Mississippi The Alabama temperatures at am, ranged from GA degrees at Birmingham to 70 de- krees at Mobile. The indications are that there will be no mateFiaI temperature change tonight and Saturday and the weather will continue fair.
 Temperature and precipitation reports from
 selected Southern Stations for the 2A
 hours ending at q am
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
Nrm YnRK nRY Gnnns-

New York March 29.-The dry goods mar ket was quiet for the day. Prices held with remarkable firmness and any offerings of second hand goods are being accepted quick
 ly Large sales of printed and bleached cotton goods are being made. The pro posed combination of silk mills will be launched next month month Cotton j,aT yarns are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
Minern VIII ArhItrntn.

Pittsburg, Mar. 2s-rhe coal miner of the Pittsburg district. who threat. ened to strike on April 1, in case stean dumps used at several of the nninea were not removed, have agreed to arhIJ trate the Question.t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30

A +ha same time the parliamentary ta.,ss A. commission here Is considering numerous M ne petitions that increase should he made in the duties on various arr tic,es' most of which are American nroductB.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
RRApsTREET,s nANK cLEARINGs.

New York, March 2s.-Bradstreet's Bank Clearings report for the week ending March against $3,s35,747,000 last week and $2,5S2,- 230. 900 in the corresponding week last year. Canadian clearings for the week total $7S,- s39.0o0. as against sS6,23S,000 last week and s61,614,000 in the same week last year. The following is a list of the cities, thousands omitted after first line
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
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T. -t
 The plant at Port Clinton Is said ta be one of the largest and finest in th1 world, and the Niagara comnanysa plant at Buffalo is a new one whieI will be of equally large productiemN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather ReDers ana Rsv.r
 Forecast. United States Department of ARricuituro weather Bureau Local observations lCsntral TtrneA
 Montgomery. March as. 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES. Savannah. March 29.-Holiday in naval stores market. Wilmington, March 2s-No quotations na- val stores.
 Spirits turpentine receipts 9 casks; rosin 5s barrels: tar 1s4 barrels; crude turpentins 34 barrels.
 Charleston, March 2s.-Turpentine and rosin nothing doin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30

Maximum temperature for day, s4 deg. Minimum temperature for day, 6S deg Average temperature for day, "A deg. Normal temperature for day e1 deg Accumulated excess since Jan 1, 5SI deR Av. relative humid for day, 70 per ct. Total rainfall since Jan. l, T. 36 inches.
 nnnr IT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30

T-Indicatas trace precipitation.
 MONTROSE W. HAYES, Local Forecaster. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
TREASURY BALANCES.

TREASURY BALANCES.
 Washington. March 29--
 Treasury balances .,.. ..., .e252. sos. 639 Gold coin and bullion .... .... 124, s9e, 9S9 WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT stock on hand, Sept. 1, 1906 3,9s3 Received past week ...... 1,049 Received previously ......164, 074-- 1s5,12 Total . ... .... .. 1ss, Os6 Shipped past week ...... 1164 shipped previously ......164,s s64- 15s.12s Stock Thursday night,
 March 2s. 1907 -. ... .... .. 1s,s6s Stock on hand corresponding date
 last year ...- ...... 3o,195 Received corresponding week last
 year .... .... .... .... .. .... 1,I44 Total to corresponding date last
 year lbb, 446 Price March 80, 1s06.... .... ......11%c Price March 29. 1907.... .... .... ..10ho
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

Kansas City, March 29.-Cattle,. receipt 1s.200 Market steady, Choice export end dressed