Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-21

atdlloH IN lhe state 10 any Otlrr sur
tion. These rates were ordered by the
Railroad Commission and agreed to by
the railroads almost year ago, and
still they are not in effect.
The matter was again brought to. the
attention of the writer this week by
a letter from J. B. Bridge, of Bucka.
tunna, who desired to ship some Mis-
sissippigrown molasses to Tupelo, and
the rate charged him was As cents per
hundred, instead of % cents, as ordered
by the Commission. The agent at Buck.
atunna had never heard Of the rate or
dered by the Commission, and charged
Mr., Bridge more than twice the rate as
! it should have been. What was Mr..
Bridge to do in the matter? His Gus
toner wanted the syrup and there was
no way Of getting it to him except to
pay the rate demanded. But some are
ready to say that the amount will be
refunded him. That may be 50, and it
may not. The writer attempted to ret
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Mr. MERCER has not said so. Yes it
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service to the present generation.
The people Of Mississippi are as fair
as can De 1ouha anywhere IN the word,
ana only ask Tor the corporations tho
same treatment they would expect lor
an individual, and they have right to
expect that Here are rates that nave
the people are being charged twice what
they should be, and have to pay it with
out recourse. They can't afford to pay
highpriced lawyers and 60 to the trou'
BILE and expense of court proceedings to
collect ovcrcharges that in each individ-
ual instance may be small but in the
aggregate 1t amounts to thousands to
the railroads in the course OF a year.
The Winston county colt show at
Louisville some days since has stmuIat-
ed the people up there to start the ball
rolling for a county fair next fall The
success of the initial effort encouraged
something better for the future, hence
the movement for a county fair. Bro.
Hight, of the Journal is enthusiastic in
behalf of the proposition and few good
mi5tlers will put it through. Nothing
would be Of more real value to the good
nponle of that sfation than 6rst.class
agricultural fair The increase in farm
and stock RAISING nroducts in tep Years
would many tin,as nav tbo cost of IN.
optcrprise II woulJ NOT only tend To
stimulate tbn older neonIe 10 renewed
efforts bpt so+iefy Il bo younror ro,or,.
,,o'. anu prevent |" Il i"Fs' measure
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/ county and state lars, and he Is night.
Shall we sit still and allow our young
men and women TO continue to leave
Mississippi upon becoming OF age be-
cause other States are offering induce
ments when none of them can excel and
few equal our own State? No, indeedi
the time is ripe for enterprising move
ments of every description, and of these,
| none are OF more actual benefit than tho
Remember that The rate on corn, and
! hay in carload lots grown in Alissis-
! sippi and shipped from any one station
in the State to any other station. can
State that vour corn and bav is rot;vc
GROWN and tbe road cannot locally
cbaroo moro The rate ON native. crown
n,o,osso. !, o,,. oront;,,. :. 90 ,,,t.
nor hundred. sweet nototoos in onv
ouortitr ., conts nor ,rrdroJ md Cola
mons in any ouortitv - cop+s mar br,.
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