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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
The politicians Promised to
s. Stimulate Business by
Cutting the Rates But De-
preston Instead Of "stimula-
,tion'' Has Followed the
Statutory Attacks on q Great
Business Interest.
Article No. I.

& ATtAE13 No H
The railroads operating in Alabama
both those which accepted the iegis-
iative and commission made rates. and
those which fed to the courts for re-
fuge. showsd q decrease in operating
revenue for the year ending June 30,
1905, as compared with the precedins
twelve months. The heaviest precent-
age OF decrease, however, IL shown by
the roads which surrendered and put
in the rates. fearful Of the results Of
making the fight In the courts; the
relative decrease In the gross earnings
of the 1--WE roads which went to the
courts is considerably smaller than
that Of the other eight which have
been struggling along under the new
rates.
It lie ascertained from an examina-
tion OF the official and sworn reports
OF the officers Of the vario-~ Alabama
roads that the eight lines which ac-
cepted the new rates suffered a de-
crease In net operating revenue OF
s267,2e0 or i42s per cent. On the
other hand. the Ave lines which did
not accept the new rates suffered a
decrease in net operating revenue OF
$35o,502. or only s.45 per cent.
The men who were responsible for
the anti-railroad legislation and who
secured public ONCE through 1t. plau-
sibly told the people in the campaign
that they proposed to help the rail-
roads by cutting their rates. for rats
cutting as they contended. would
stimulate business and increase the
total earnings OF the railroads Some
people who did not think deeply be.
iieved them. II the railroads have had
their business stimulated by havins
their rates cut. the net results from
In afTtffa1
ports made to the Railroad Commission
do not show II.
With no little care and labor. the
information contained in the reports
required to be flied by the railroads
has been sought out, and a clear con-
ception OF the effects Of the new
rates can now be had. The reports
of the Alabama Railroad Commission
under the law should be made every
two years In each report. the state
ment made by the railroads and the
transactions Of the Commission fol
two years are to be included under tbs
terms of the statute, but during the
incumbency OF Hon. B. b. Conner In
the Presidency Of the Railroad Com
mission. no reports were published.
This lapse has been unfavorably
commented upon by the railroad men
They declare that the suppression Of
reports which they made and this
failure to make them public rs re.
CURED by law. has put them at q dis,
advantage at q very critical time.
The railroads were forced. undei
the law. to submit their annual state.
nents reporting on every branch oi
their business, but these annual state.
ments, while Mr. Conner was at thu
head OF the Commission. were never
gathered and made into a report OF
the Railroad Commission as required
by law. No explanation has ever beer
made as to why there was q break In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
England Cognizant Of
Needs of Reforestation

pose TO do: There 10 certain amount
OF money, not very much, spent in
this country, in q spasmodic kind of
way, on what may call the work of
national development In light railways.
in harbors. in indirect but very meagre
assistance to agriculture. propose
to gather all these grants together
and to put in this year an additional
sum Of 100000 pounds for these pur-
poses. Legislation will have to be in
troduced, and will then explain the
objects In greater detail, but the grant
will be used In the promotion OF
schemes which have for their purpose
the development OF the resources OF the
country.
'It will include such objects as the
institution of schools OF forestry. the
purchase and preparation OF land for
afforestation, the setting up OF q num-
Der Of experimental forests upon a
large scale. expenditure upon scientific
research In the interests OF agriculture.
experimental farms, the improvement
of stock, the equipment OF agencies
for disseminating agricultural instruc-
ton, the announcement and the pro-
motion of cooperation, the improve
ment OF rural transport so AZ to make
markets more accessible. the facilita-
LlQu OIL Gil 6@hSAaS@ ANA
attracting labor back to the land BY
small holdings or reclamation OF
wastes. Every acre OF land brought
into a higher state Of civilization.
means more labor OF a healthy and
productive char9cter; II means more
abundant, cheaper, and better food for
the people"
other authorities estimate that there
are about 20. 900, 900 acres of waste land
In the United Kingdom, and that at
least half OF this area, or 100000
acres, is suitable for tree growth and
will produce timber IL planted. A
yearly appropriation for forestation
and national development along the
lines indicated In the Chancellor's
speech, would ultimately result in Inn
mense benefit to the country. and make
II far less dependent than at present
upon foreign sources Of timber supply.
which, in many cases. are decreasing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
SPECIAL No. L

Expsees or Postal Ordur for S6.IU
viii cattle You, In addition 10 ne above
goods, 1915 In premium vouchers, re-
deemahie en- specially selected brands II
liquors.
Remember, only one order TO onepera
con at time &C this price. Expressaee
collect. Plain cases used Offer good
until July 4, 1909. Shipment must
consist of the above five &alionns
We will not accept separate orders tcA
these goods at prices mentioned.
TIE above prices are special: they ere
alike 70 all persors, and not aubjeck "a
any allowances Or deduction. Ask or
write for Circular 3 tie new and up
to date. Gail on us at s13 Tchoupisoulas
when In New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30

showed an increase in passenger reve-
nues for the fiscal year ended June 30.
1908. as compared with the previous
fiscal year Two Of these ak, the At
lanta and Birmingham Air Line and
the Southern Railway were railroads
which put the reduced rates into eject
Four OF the six were railroads which
did not put the reduced rates into eff
feet The lowest per centage OF In
crease was experienced by the Louis
Vile and Nashville. which with the ex-
ception Of the Atlanta and Birmingham
Air Line, the newest Of all the lines.
showed the lowest average revenue per
passenger per mile, and the highest
per centage OF increase was experienced
by the Nashville. Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railway, which shows the high
est average revenue per passenger per
mile.
It seems rather q remarkable coinci-
dence, that, eliminating the Atlanta
and Birmingham Air Line Railway for
reasons stated, the roads rank as TO
per centage of increase in exactly the
same order In which they rank as to
average receipts per passenger per
mile for the year 1908. This does not
tend to support the theory that re-
duced rates have such a stimulating ef-
feet on business as to even offset the
loss In receipts per passenger per mile.
The lack OF the stimulating effects
Of lower passenger rates is especially
noticeable here.
From the reports Of the Railroad
Commission. II Is apparent that the de-
crease both in density Of freight tramc
and in the amount Of freight revenue.
was greater for the roads which ao-
ceptsd the reduced tariff than for the
roads which declined to put the stat
utory rates into effect; and II Is DEM
onstrated that freight schedules arbt-
trarily and mechanically reduced by
q Legislature and Commission un-
skilled In trafic matters and IMMERSED
in the conditions obtaining on the sew
eral roads, do not stimulate trafdc.
The greatest significance therefore
attaches to the following presentation
and comparison Of business done by the
Alabama railroads:
Excluding the Kansas City. Memphis
and Birmingham Railroad Company
(for which ton mile statistics are not
shown by the commission), the re.
naming seven roads which accepted
the reduced freight tariffs are shown to
have carried In the state of Alabama
/ for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1908,
| the equivalent Of 1,01s,504,394 tons one
mile, as against the equivalent OF l.
| l68,45S,541 tons one mile for the pre-
| ious fiscal year; the freight business
| for the last fiscal year showing de-
| crease OF 14se54.it7 ton miles. or la.75
| per cent.
| The Louisville and Nash
| vile Railroad, Nashville.
Chattanooga and st.
| Louis Railway, South and
| North Alabama Railroad
| and Western Railway
of Alabama carried for
the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1908. the equiv
alent of. -. :. $500. .i,2so,b4O,2Ss
| tons one mile, as against
the equivalent Of. 49,. i.ss2,S2l,Ss1
tons one mile for the pre-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
Those Corpuscles

IN your blood, - red and W'hiteS -
keep you well II they are healthy
cause you sickness II diseased.
To make and keep them abundant
and healthy, is TO have pure Llood, free
dom from disease and vigorous health.
The chief purpose Of Hoods sarsa-
parilla is to do this, and Its success is
attended by thousands Of wonderful
cures. Cures of all blood diseases,
scrofula, eczema, rheumatism, catarrh.
Get Il today IN the usual liquid form on b
ehoeolated tablet form called sarssaAha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
AAdam GodY CONVICTED.

Kansas city, May 2s.-The Jury in
the case of James Sharp. or Adam
God" charged with the murder Of Po-
liceman Michael Mullane in a religious
riot here today, returned q verdict Of
guilty of murder IN the second Degree
and Sharp was sentenced to twenty
fve years in the penltentiary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
"No Unified Orders Over Night's

A summer beverage Is Gin. Il
is cooling, refreshing and an excel
lent tonic TO all adults residing in
this warm climate. With a view Of
introducing our Gin. obtained from
the largest gin distillery in the
United States, we make the follow
Ing offer:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30

Ladies' work q speciality. steam and
Dry CIeaning-nO fabric too Ane, no
garment too delicate.
BACHELOR PRESSING CLUB.
"a N, Perry St. Phone 2216
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
si,7sI,ass
4.s7 per ct.

Ing a decrease Of only. si.7sI. q
ton miles. or only. ....... 4s7 per
The total freight revenue
Of the eight lines ac-
cepting the reduced
rates decreased from, 1O,64l,f
" June 50. 1907. to-. ....., a17s.s
amount Of decrease being 1893
or. :. =. ......... 1899 per
While the total freight
revenue of the four lines
mentioned as not ac-
accepting the rates de-
creased from. :. :. - 10,s03,s
for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1907. to-. =. =. =. s,7s6.0
for the last fiscal year; or
in the amount off,. =. :. 1,1s7,S
or. :. :. :. :. ...... 1911 per
Although the passenger
mile statistics and rates
per passenger per mile
for the Central of Geor-
gia Railway for the As
cal year 1907 are not
shown in the reports OF
the Commission. those
reports do show the ton
mile and freight reve-
nue. statistics for the Cen
trail Of Georgia Railway.
The Central Of Georgia.
as well az the four roads
previously mentioned. de-
clined to put in effect the
revised freight rates: and
including business Of the
Central Of Georgia with that
of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad. the
Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis Railway.
the South and North Ala
bama Railroad and the
Western Railway Of Ala
bama, 1t Is shown that
the I'VE roads which re-
fused to put the reduced
rates In effect carried for
the fiscal year ended June
30. 1908. the equivalent
OFF,. .. :. - ....... .1.AS6,bob4
tons one mile. as against
the equivalent Of. ....i,52t,ses,s
tons one mile for the pre-
crease Of. :. 49,. ss.4ol.5
ton miles, Or. :. :. =. $50 per
The total freight revenue
bana decreased from. = f2.s7s.o
for the fiscal year ended
June so. 1907. to-. =. 1881
for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1905. or In the
amount Of. :. :. -. 1,s7s,s
/ or. :. :. 1850. 1888 per
The amounts shown In the repc
OF the Alabama Railroad Commissi
| for 1907 and 1sossss income from 0
GRAFTON which are really the amount
net operating revenues AFFORD 50
comparison OF the net results OF rev
nues and expenses under the pre-e
listing scale.
AS shown by the reports for I
| Commission, these amounts for (
eight lines accepting the statute
rates were as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
Administrators Notice.

ARNOLD, HATToN. Deceased:
Letters Of administration on the estate
OF Hatton Arnold, deceased. having been
granted to the undersigned on the 18th day
81 May. 1903. by Hon J. B. 0asten.s Judge
Of Probate, Montgomery County. Alabama.
Notice IL hereby given TO all persons having
claims against said estate to present the
same within the time allowed hy law Or they
will be barred.
Admr. Est Hatton Arnold. Deceased.
---su-3 81
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
Notice.

The state Of Alabama, Montgomery coun-
". Aiabams. Probate Court, May s2d.
1909.
Notice 10 hereby given that J. A. Bullock.
as administrator OF the estate Of w. n
EckAord. deceased, this dag filed his accuunk
and vouchers for final settlement 81 hiaf
administration OF the said estate aud khaN
the iAth day % June. 1905. has heeu set fof
said settlement. j. b. GA&ToNs
-su-st Judge of Pr0b2Se
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21
NOBLE WORK

Mt OF least among the good works for
which the membership Of the Fri
L day Morning club is responsible is
the provision of scholarships by which
poor children are kept at school who
might otherwise have to forego part of
their education and at a tender and
care-needing age begin to fight the COM
petitive battle of life.
The national child labor committee
has taken an interest in the work of
the philanthropic women of Los An
geles and embodied in the national re-
port an account Of educational activ-
titles during last year. To people who
ask, What is the use of women's clubs?
this should be sufficient answer. 1t
should be noted that the work of help
ing children to go to school was under
taken without the remotest thought of
glory or of publicity, but since a ma
tional child labor committee has taken
up the matter and has commended the
benevolent efforts of the Friday Morn
ing club women, their action is receiv-
ing national publicity, and this is as it
should be, for the sake Of the example.
Clubwomen all over the United States
will doubtless initiate the example of
the clubwomen of Los Angeles, and
WOMAN, GOD BLESS HER, will be
the means of taking out of the factories
and the mines thousands of the chill
dren who should be at school and send
ing them there, even if she have to
pay the parents the amount of the
wages which the child was earning.
Here at last is a practical solution Of
the child labor problem. After all, it
is woman's work to free from bondage
the little white slaves and see to it that
they receive the complete education
which is their right. While men are
quibbling over sections and paragraphs
in proposed legislation, and wondering
whether this semicolon follows prece-
dent and that interrogation point Is
constitutional, woman UP AND RES
| CUES THE CHILDREN, pays their
ransom, delivers them from evil and
restores them to the rights and priv
| ileges guaranteed by the republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21

the area and four times the forests,
the timber lands privately owned are
generally more valuable
Forestry, or conservative numbering,
Is practiced on 70 per cent of the for
ests publicly owned and on less than
L per cent of the forests privately
owned. This covers the country's for
est resources as they stand today.
Senator Smoot, chairman Of the sec
t1on of forests of the national conserv-
alton commission, in outlining the fu-
ture, has said:
'By reasonable thrift we can pro
duce a constant timber supply beyond
our present need, and with it conserve
the usefulness of our streams for ir-
rigation, water supply, navigation and
power
'Under right management our for
ests will yield over four times as much
as now. We can reduce waste in the
woods and in the mill at least one
third, with present as well as future
profit. We can perpetuate the naval
stores industry. Preservative treat
ment will reduce by one-fifth the
quantity of timber used in the ground
stop forest fires at total yearly cost
Of one-ffth the value Of the standing
timber burned each year, not counting
young growth.
I'VE shall suffer for timber to meet
our needs until our forests have had
time to grow again. But if we act Wig
Orously and at once we shall escape
permanent timber scarcity"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21
LOS ANGELES JANUARY 21 1909
A Timber Scarcity May Be
Averfed by Thrift and Care

NEW people have anything like a
clear idea of the forest wealth
u left in this country. Those who
think at all about this natural re-
source which has assisted in material
development since the landing of the
first settlers are usually too much in
fluenced by the condition of that par
ticular state or section in which they
are most familiar, says the Humboldt
Standard.
If they live in much deforested or
a treeless region the people usually
imagine that the country's timber sup
ply is even more limited than is actu-
ally the fact; on the other hand, with
those whose homes are located in a
section where a pinch in timber has
not been experienced the feeling is
likely to be altogether the other way,
and some become so Indifferent at
times as to think that there is really
not much reason to worry about a
timber problem. Both can profit by
a reading of the actual facts.
The forests of the United States now
cover about 550000,000 acres, or about
one-fourth of the land of the whole
country. The original forests covered
not less than S50,000,000, or nearly one
half
The forests owned by the govern
ment cover one-fOurth of the total
forest area and contain one-f1fth of all
timber standing. Forests privately
owned cover three-fourths Of the area
and contain four-fifths of the standing
timber. Besides having three times
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21
PEOPLE MUST RULE

QUARTER amendment No. s pro-
poses to give the mayor the veto
power over contracts. This, Of
course, presupposes that the mayor of
Los Angeles will be a man of the ut
most integrity, scrupulously faithful
to the business interests of the COM
munity. A mayor who considers altru-
ism a negligible quantity in the ethics
of office holding cannot be considered
safe" but the amendment is drawn
with the idea that a responsible.
conscientious, intelligent, experienced,
sagacious, cautious and keen-witted
public servant will be in the mayors
chair.
Without the right kind of public
officials "all along the line' the char
ter may be amended and amended until
it is like the old Highlandman's gun,
which he said was mended lock, stock
and barrel, and still the government of
Los Angeles will fall short of the con-
ditions to be expected by community
like ours. Human nature should al
ways be taken into consideration in
selecting men for public office. Pro-
posed charter amendment No. 4 looks
to the safeguarding Of the city by
giving voters an opportunity to sub
stitute human nature and merit for
machine Endorsement in the selection
Of candidates for public office.
With primary nominating elections
the people will control their Office
holders from first to last-from the first
moment of candidature to the last OF
Office holding.
Until the people choose their candi-
dates for office popular government
must remain markedly incomplete.
When candidates are machine made
the machine does not care how the
people vote. If it succeeds in putting
in the field candidates representing
both political parties, then, no matter
how the election goes, the machine
wins and the big boss is satisfied.
Surely Los Angeles has had enough of
machine made candidates and of ma
chine controlled officials. Almost every
city sooner or later has to assert it's
freedom Of political choice and action,
for history shows that American lib
erty is dogged constantly by the pow
ers that prey
So far as they refer to election meth
DDS the charter amendments are de-
signed to enlarge and safeguard the
liberties Of the voters of Los Angeles,
to give the source of power-the peo-
ple-more control over the power de-
rived from the source
With revised charter, by which
political emancipation will be brought
about, Los Angeles will be enabled to
move forward to the next milestone"
of her mighty progress and achieve
ment, confident that the usufruct Of her
progress and achievements will not be
usurped by corporationism or by any
other predatory interest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21

convince any jury. Proof Of the neces-
sity for using the recall could be re-
viewed at greater length, but suffice
it to say here the work of The Herald
has been justified by the results
achieved, and when a final Judgment
on the subject of Mayor Harper's fit
ness to hold his great public office is
rendered we have no doubt the public,
by an overwhelming majority, will
support The Herald in the position it
assumed and in the steps it took for
the public welfare, and will also sup
port the action of the meeting called
by the Municipal league, and will per-
form without fiinching Il stern, patri-
otic duty which yet remains to be done
by carrying out the orderly procedure
necessary for the satisfactory and sue
cessful completion Of a recall.
Yesterday was a great day in the
history Of Los Angeles. And let those
who deplore the necessity for what they
may call a drastic step take courage.
Serious diseases require serious reme-
dies. Such an ailment as that which
affected the body polite could be
reached and cured by no other method
than was adopted when the peoples
meeting called by the Municipal league
decided that for the best interests Of
Los Angeles, and in no spirit of malice
or uncharitableness toward Arthur
Harper the man, the recall of Arthur
Harper the mayor is imperatively nee
essary. The destinies of the city must
be committed to the care Of a faithful
public servant, who will give it a
Business Mems Administration, eXem-
plifying whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatso-
ever things are just, whatsoever things
are honorable, whatsoever things are
of good report, whatsoever things go
to make up the manner Of public SER
vice which our rough and ready, honest
American statesman and patriot, in
his trenchantly truthful way, despis-
ing finicky yphrase-mongering and seek
ing a radical expression to fit radical
case, calls A SQUARE DEAL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21
What Others Say
HeraId's Good Work

After long, quiet, private investi-
cation of six months the Los Angeles
Herald is making the powers that De
in the city government of the "City OIL
the Angels" sit up and take very par
ticular notice. By the expenditure of
a few dollars on its own account, it has
discovered that vice exists,' while a
city detective force that costs the city
of Los Angeles more than $4,000 per
month has been unable to unearth a
single clew to that effect. It seems
that the police commissioners Of Los
Angeles and the management of some
Of the worst dives in the city are
heavily interested in the same corpora
tions, whose stock was sold to these
men by those close to the present adj
ministration Of Los Angeles, and this
community of business interests is sup
posed to act sas a protection. The
Herald's daily red-bordered bulletin OF
conditions is well worth reading.-Ox-
nard Courier