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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Nv N.-I.ocaI- Dai!y-NcWpoFt News
So" y. -Locai-Daiy-ch ~ sun.
rhUrmcnd.
ts;to y EApre.S-- a:ly-Ncr:o,k, oid Point
ie.9 -i.oca!-Dnii; Lehbs.. Lex {. Forge
goo P.-k&pr,ss- Dsiiy-Ciu., L'ylile
H:C2 P.-EApr.ss- Dait. - $cw,
500 P-locai- Daily--$. Sews. old Point
S:iS n.-Loca!--Da --tiorGonsyil!,
t'lS F--!ocai-EN. Scn.--i.chbE. Natural
Bridge. clifton iorse
20 F.-LirI!ied- !iy-t'incln'u ,.hlcaro
'li:c9 P.-EHpr.ss- Daiiy--CInclEnati l,yi.ie.
-S.ccacrs 'fa5!or Cars.
TRAINS ARRIVE RicHMOND-Locai from
East: SIS a. 81 40 =. II Trough rom
EaiI: !iiae a. NJ, $50 T. 81 I.oca. GOA
wesi; 80 y. ~. s.55 y 81 Ind i.!s :. 81
.n.vush. .. u .4 T. NJ am. ..y - \,
James RIVER Line. .'s:5. a. N. CO r ~
"Dai!y except SUNDAY.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY

fkEMIEN l.,i.RIER OF THE SOUTH
Trans Leave Kschmora.
y. B.-Foilo~lDs schedule ngure. publish.
ed as information and NOT guaranteed.
For the South-DaIiy; $40 i 81 Loca.
.e.i y VI. Express. C.ey l.. ". EEpress
Win electric lighted Sleeping car Ior At.
lania and Birmingham li;i5 t.. ". E4preIs
Week bays. 500 Z. NJ Local
YORK RIVER LINE
40 J.. N.-Da!iy --CunUtctiuS 70. Bslti-
more Mon Wed, and Friday. 500 Il My
sun and ::,5 T. Nh Wed. and Fri
day-Locat
Trains Arrive Richmond
From the south: ESQ y. NJ. $40 4 NJ
200 T. VI. $40 T.. 81. daily: 1885 Ex sun.
From! West Point: $50 i. VI. daily. 1855 A.
NJ. Mon We'd. and Fri. les T.. NJ. FIX sun.
5 d. BURGESS. D. p. A..
30 Main 81. Phone Madison .i2
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. Ill, April Corn sod here to-
uaE at Sic bUsheL May delivery. the
n!shcst price in Chicago Tor u number OF
Year. Il was also the first dime TINS sea.
son that the option had gone above the SOC.
.sNcl. short sellers were IN alarm over the
small amount OF tho cereal not already I'M
der contract 10 DC shipped away. The Close.
which was firm. showed advance o; 80
e''' l." ~. net other leading staples. too.
"t's i s"aie 20 '.e.' ana provisions i.c. to
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Norfolk & Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
Schedule in Eject January l. 1871.
Leave Byrd street station. Richmond FOR
NORFOLK: 900 4. NJ, 400 =. NJ. ...ioP 81
FOR LfNCIiBUEG AND TIRE WEST: .s:ij
y NJ. 5000 A. NJ. 800 y. NJ. 's;eo y II
Arrive Richmond from norfolk: 10 4 N
'6:3i i NJ, q! 80 =. n From the Wee. $50
r. NJ. a.:D9 T. NJ. bl:io T. NJ .s.oj f.. ~
800 r. VI.
.Daily. apaiiy -. sunday. bsunaay on,y.
". - BENiLL. g. n nOsrrY
q i. A. Roanoke u. +. A.. Richmond.
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CATTLE MARKET.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
'Sa'ts at Union stock YardsJ

y - n VI \ = 7.
'Sa'ts at Union stock YardsJ
Richmond Va. April - 1917
report OF tn, ave StoeK marnet Tor the
Moct ending April -: >"S
ta't!e nisher: medium to good. al s,.,..
I'm S'ih'hon TO lar. itaa"'.c.: ncs, hci!ers, o..
80. netium 10 good 4, 45.cc. common 10
."'', - q sc. 0est COWS. oUoi=c. slodilln
nest "Nen' -: Sc. medium to gooi 4. a.
- pu.'s' o9"'2c,; calves, extra. 1isllsc'.
''' 10 'nea.un, opG'.c. Fre.h cows >s5.l
" per AeHd. Best heavy hogs. 5i,6i;l-c':
goo ~ TO !Sv-pound hogs. .n1i,c ..:ht
'."ss -" iiss. O.. "a as; sows ana stays, -,
- "tSt she.p, ~ e oi:c.. common 10
80 -, Jest lambs, e;:4 &c. common 10
he .id. - "''N' pee
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MISCELLANEOUS MiRxErs.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET

- = = . - y F@.F'N'-9 -l-NIs N 2
reported by Hodrers, McCaDe q: Coz
P"tersburg, Va April 30 reanu, s-span-
'sh'-Ma!het weak; holders ask sc. buyers
ole: soc :or farmers Spanish. Jumbo span
ia", 30. p"r bushel; No. shelied spanish.
~. g "'-r. per pound. No shc!Ied Spanish
g. per POUND. Observation-Disclosures arm
fancy Jumbo. iisc. per pound: fancy hand.
f''hcd' SO per pound extra prime. Csc.
p'r po""h' prime. 3iac. per pound: rnac.line
p'f""d' JHSi.c per pound; Smelling stock
>: Q ~. per poInd.
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Wilmington. ". G.. April a5--spirits Tur-
pentine-Stcady at AFtc-; receipts casks
Rosin-Steady at s6.lo: receipts IS barrels.
Tar-Fi7m at si.9o: receipts barrels Crude
Turpentne--Firm at s3.i0Ji5o
savannah, Ga. April c5.--Turpentinc-FirIn
at ie'sc: sales $40 casks. receipts slS casks:
shipments casks; stock 1855 casks. Ros.
m-FiFm' sales La barrels: receipts 1859
barrels: stock 1885 barrels Quote: B.
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highest leve! o: the day Spot cotton steady
and unchanged: middiing. lcc.: sales on the
spot 30 bales and i5o TO arrive. Futures
closed very steady. April iise nominal;
MAY. NA; July. 100 August, il.a>: Sep
tenn Der. lss; october, ii.s:: December ilSI
JanuAry, li.s5.
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Atlantic Coast Line
The Standard RaiIroad Of the sorth

The Standard Railroad of the South.
EFFECTIVE April. Sth. 1912
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
For Florida and South: Sis A. 81. ana
1903 r. VI. l:eo y. NJ
For Norfolk: 700 a. NJ. 400 p. NJ, +:,s
4. NJ
For y. & W. Ry. West: SIS A. ~. 1910,
a. 81. 80? T.. NJ. e:o l.. NJ
For re'ersburs; 400 4. NJ. s.is A. N.
t;io j.. Il. e:o6 Il. 81. 7:c9 r. NJ, $50 p. n
HIS 7. 81.
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: .t:ioPM.
$40 a. NJ. $500 y. 81. 1851 A. NJ, ..lg:Is A.
~. li:+o a. 81. 300 u. M. ''i:+a p NJ.
sos J.. NJ. s:35 p. NJ. SEQ p. NJ. 800 p.
NJ. N:2j p. NJ.
.E1cep; sunday "sunday only.
I'm" OF arrival and departure and con-
nect!ons not guaranteed.
{. s. CAMPBELL. d. p. a.. SIS Main 81.
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sEABoAKD AIR LINE.

southoound tFaint scheduled 10 leave Rich.
mond daily: ::o5 4. M.--IocaI to Sorllna
Birmingham savannah. Jacksony.iis SIS
J.. M.-Sleepers and coaches. Jacksonville
il:2; r. M.-S.eepers and coaches Atlanta
Birmingham. Memphis. :;orthbound trains
scheduled 20 arrive In Richmond daily:
: 80 A. "a. go y. ~. sos L. NJ. $40 z. NJ.
Local
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ANCHOR LINE.

New Twin-Scraw Steamships
"CALIFORSIA."
CALEDONIA" and "COLUMRIA,"
Calling from New York every Saturday
Glasgow vin Movilln, Londonderry.
FIRST CABIN. $40 AND $75.
SECOND CABIN. $50 AND UPWARD.
THIRD CLASS, $3.50.
For new illustrated book OF Tours,
apply to
HENDERSON BROTHERS.
Agts.. IL and 10 Broadway. New York, or
Andrew welsh. 62S East Main Street,
Snmucl ii. Bowman, 70S East Main St,
Richmond
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New York April .5-Bceves- Recent.
~. ~ mead. steady icei!ns. C,ives-Receipi.
~" 49, p:'ce s'ead$. Nca.s. $Ima.yy: .u.ls
go" '.'e' Hneep and I.lmbs- Recent. : !,r,
80 ..','H, tnshorn shcep, si.- q 800; Clipped,
Ftro"'; unshotn lambs s;.,0I..$j; cuiIs s..
'1pPtd .h'ite. Eh.ai $3.50. Hos"-R.c.inf
1900 mead Market nom!nauy higher
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DE- GOops MANkEr

%ew YORK. ,Nrrii :5.--Thc cotton goods
markets. rule steady. There 3 better de-
ma hd i"' dress cottons ior cay delivery
Atlantic vide shcct!nss have tccn advanced
Il" basis oe &c. Tor io-i goods. Yarns are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26
RICHMOND HAY MARKET.

Load your cars So Shdt hay at doors rem
'eSshts contents ana thus avoid reflections.
ans market grades hay in accordance.
with the rules OF the National tay Asa
CIat!on.
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8anarupt Rntlree.
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
EltN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.:
10 the creditors Of LOUIS KAUFMAN.
sometimes called &. KAUFMAN. OF
Richmond. in the county OF HcnrIco
and district Observation-Disclosures:
Notice is hereby given that on the
I'D day Of April. 4. u. 1912, the said
LOUIS KAUFMAN, sometimes called
;. kAIF MAN. was duly adjudica ted
bankrupt. and that the first meeting
OF OF, his creditors Will be held in my
office. Rooms Nos. SOC and sos Amer;-
can National Bank Bruding. Richmond
Va. on the 9TH DAY or MAY. ~ D.
1912, at 10 o'clock in tho forenoon. at
which time the said creditors may at
tend, prove their claims. appoint a
trustee. examine the bankrupt. and
Transact such other business as may
properly come before said Meeting
TIOS. 3. SNEAD.
Referee in Bankruptcy
April -. ta12
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Railroads
RICHMOND AND CHESPEAkE BAY
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Schedule OF electric trains to and from
Ashland stopping at intermediate stations
upon signals: Lr. Richmond (Broad and
Laurel stsD: '5:05. '7:io. $40. s:i0, ..i0:io
ii:lo a. NJ; 1910. e2:lo. $40. bi:iO. $40. $50
7:io. bS:i0, 1910. il:i5 p. ". Nv. Ashland:
'5:55. b70o. 500. b9:0o. 10000; li:6o A. NJ
1870 NJ: ..i:o0. 100 800. 800 b5:O0, 600
: 100 $50. b9:oo. 1i:60 j.. NJ.
'Daily. except Sunday. ''Sunday only,
bCarrics baggage.
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OLD DOMINION LINE.

Lv. Richmond foot OF Ash ST. daily.7:oo p. N.
Leave Newport News.................5:oo A. II.
p'i''ih. b.OO \. ID.
Connects with main liae steamers leaving
Norfolk for New York daily. except Sunday,
Z 90 J.. Is. Connections also made by ~ g.
w. Ry. =. 81. and c. & o. Ry. at r. ~.
Night line steamers stop at claremont to
land or receive passengers signal, and
viii be met By public conveyance
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION co. effective
March M.-Janes River by daylight for
Norfolk and Old Point. Newport News and
all James River landings. Steamer leaves
Monday. Wednesday and Friday at $50 A.
NJ. Freight received for all Jane, River
landings. Phone Madison i7s.
Main Ticket Office. s?i y. Main Street.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
ERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA:
To the creditors of JOSEPH ID. LOCKE.
OF RichmonH. in the county OF Hen
rico and district aforcsaid--Bank-
ruDt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
22d day of April. a. j.. 1912
the said JOSEPH u. LOCKE was
duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that tho
first meeting of his creditors will
so2 and soa American National Bank SAM
Building, Richmond. Va. on tho eTH
DAY OF NAY, a. 3. 1912, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. at who time
the said creditors may attend prove
their claims. appoint trustee. eS-
anime the bankrupt, and transact such
other business rs may property come
before said meeting.
THoS b. SNEAD,
Referee in Bankruptcy
April 20. 1912.
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

FURNISHED by Levy Commission Co. Conn
mission Merchants. Richmond. Va)
Richmond. Va, April - 1912
ACTUAL Wholesale QUOTATIONS OF
MARKET
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The Henry Clay Inn

Is now most attractive. with its beau
tiful lawn and moonlight nights.
Every attraction for automobile par
ties. Also fully equipped for parties
wishing to leave the hot. dusty city.
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Quotations ;or !n;erest-pay.ns bonds arc
G. price 10 which interest mus; be aldeu,
Income bonds and certificate. c: Indebted.
utss axe Nat
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MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANS. CO
Spring Sea Trips

NORFOLK TO
BOSTON sND PROVIDENCE.
Steamers Norfolk TO Boston daily. except
Thursday: to Providence. Monday. wednes-
day and saturday, p. NJ. Through tickets
OH sale to principal points.
Fine steamers. c&celent service. low fares
Wireless telegraph. Send for booklet.
Apply c. & o. ny. y. e w. Ry., s. II.
Bowman. No. EOS L. Msin street, and Rioh-
mond Transfer Company. No. 500 E. Main st.
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Official Range and Sale OF Stocks in New York
Sales. Stock.

Sales. Stock.
1880 Allis- Chalmers ...........
100 Ailis-Chalmers. pfd......
Si.7eo Amalgamated Copper -.
30 Amer. .Agri. Chem. com.
lS,loU Amer. Beet Sugar, COM.
t".ro American Can ......
100 American Can. pfd. ...
1900 Amer. Car and Foundry.
:p -tme:-. Car and roun., ptd
iD American Cotton Oil.....
100 american Linsced OIL.
90 American locomotive -.
Amer. Locomotive. pfi.
800 Amer. Malt Co. pfd......
$500 American smelling 900.
800 American Sugar ........
iVl Ame". Tel. and Tel. Go.
leo American Tobacco, com.
ln American Tobacco, pfJ..
SEQ Anaconda Copper ......."
3.tn Atch:son Observation-Disclosures.
20 Atlantic Coast Linc.....
y. G. l. of Connecticut.
i,sco Baltimore and Ohio......
1899 Bethlehem Steel. com. :.
500 bethlehem Steel. pfd. go.
1.2,o British-Amer Tob. Co..
1900 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
2,A0 Central Lea Their. com. 80.
$50 Canadian Pacific ......
100 Cast Iron Pipe. com. 80.
lao Chesapeake and Ohin...
coo Chicago Great Western.
so Chi, NJ. and st. T., rts.
SOD Crucible Steel Cor. com.
go Cruc!ble Steel. prd......
90 Chicago and Northwest.
$40 Coiorad Fual and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
500 Consolidated Gas .........
2.n1 Delaware and hudson.
Den. and Rio Gran. com.
100 Den. and Rio Gran. pfd.
200 Distillers' Sec. Cor..
"y,N f.lie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
np Erie. list Observation-Disclosures.
Fed. Min. and Sm.. pfd..
Geo. w. Hclmc Toh. co.
2.5 General Electric .......
400 Great Northern. ptd. go.
so Great Northern Ore ctfs
30 Illinois Central ...........
2,rl interborc-M Met. .......
Co lnterhoro- Met. pfd. ....
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL =. 1919
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Steamer Berkeley Shelly. Norfolk, mcr-
chhhdisc and passengers, Old dominion Line.
steamer Mobjack. Graves Norfolk and
James River landings, merchandise and pas
tthetTs. virginia Navigation Company.
steamer Aurora, Fu man. Petersburg and
James River landings, merchandise and pas
scaGers. Furman Line.
SAILED.
steamer Berkeley. shelly. Nor.o-N mcr-
chendise and passengers. Old Dominion Line
steamer Aurora. Furman. Petersburg and
James River landings. Merchandise and pas
s,ngers. Furrsn Line
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NOTICE or FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.

In the matter OF No. 1140.
Joseph ID. LOCKE. III
Bankrupt. Bankruptcy
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NAVAL STORES.

hrmer and higher with kni,ters reported a
active buyers.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

Richmond. Va. Apru p. la.a
'LfStLE QUOTATIONS Of CHANGE.
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
By Richard W Maury.
s;eel ard Bond Broker. io.5 ( Main Street.
Richmond, Va. April =. ia.2.
SALES AT BOARD.

Virginia Ccaiur:es-loa at SS...
National Bank Q. v!rs!nia--5o nj go.
STATE SECURITIES Bid. Asked
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KICIIMoND TOBACCO M,n,,,,,,

richmond. VA, Apri! - l.l.
Following az ,Me quotations u. Ia. it,i.n.
Onu tobacco Exchange:
itt.tlMN .AND OLIN :. Sl,E.\iAIIN.r ..,.,,,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-28
MIKE TESTERS MIRACLE.

Writing under the above title IN
the issue of Harper's Weekly for
November 23d, Richard L, Stokes
relates an incident which is one OF
the most heroic deeds in the history
of the St. louis Fire Department:
The author describes the act OF
Michael Hester, driver of one. OF
the department engines, in saving
the lives of eight girls, by feat SO
daring and perilous that it was al
most a miracle. The fire in question
was in the Southern Hotel in st.
Louis in 1877 Fifteen lives were
lost in the confagration, and If it
had not been for Mike Hester eight
more would have SS9n added to the
list. The fire commissioners recog-
nized Hester's wit and fearlessness
by making him assistant chief of the
department He served in this capa-
city until he retired in 1884. I'm,
like most heroes of fiction, this hero
of real life did not marry one of the
damsels he had rescued, but re-
manned bachelor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-28
A SANITARY SOUTH.

The meeting of the Southern
Medical Association this month in
Jacksonville has for it's prime object
the starting of a movement which
should interest every citizen of the
United States who desires to see the
South made better place to live in.
A summing up of the purposes of
this movement shows that the doc
tors, efforts are TO be. along the line
of removing every patholog1cr~ Mn n!no-
rance from the path of the North
erner who would spnd the winter
months in the land of sunshine, or
of anyone who comes this way in
search of a home.
To quote from the notice they is
sued:
mo Northern homeseeker of good
character and condition who comes
South to escape the icy blasts that
SILVER through half the year in his
own State is going to select as his
earthly Eden a neighborhood ensan-
gllinated by hookworm or malaria.
A clean bill of health is the most
valuable attribute that any real es-
tate agent can claim for the terri
tory wherein he operates, and 1T is
10 OISdhlACO 11O0AOAAO bAI'S " y
look for vindication from the evil
reputation so often merited in years
past. -,
To make the South sanitary is
not the dream of theorists. 1t is
merely question of applying scien-
tific methods and principles, such
as have been employed in the canal
zone with marked success.
It is not ito be deduced from this
that disease germs are lurking IN
every atom of air that blows over
the Southland No healthier spot
exists in all North America than the
famous "ozone belt'' in our own st:
Tammany parish. Texas is one OF
the most healthy States in the
Union. Other of our sister South
ern States have a number OF local.
ties more or less famous for the
healthfulness of their climate.
But throughout the South there
are spots that badly need cleaning
up. and where the organized eHorts
of the medical men to make them
healthier places to live in will be
productive of much good, If actually
begun.-New Orleans Weekly News.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-28

Rockefeller, SO Mr. Wickersham also orders
Mr.. Wise to stop.
Again the Attorney General usurps the
power of the Grand Jury and decides to let
the Department Of Justice try the case
which means that no one will be punished
for violation of law
If ever we have had an Attorney General
who has done exactly what the Trusts wanted
done, Mr. WicEersham is the man. He was
taken from the law firm of Mr. Taft's brother
and put in the Cabinet because he had ably
represented the Sugar Trust, and since being
in the Cabinet he has proved his loyalty to
not only the Sugar Trust, but to all the
Trusts.
With Cabinet made up Of such men as
Knox, Ballinger and Wickersham, and such
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-28
THE JEFFERSONIAN

its roadbed, and as result has had horrible
wrecks on its main lines
Wishing to cut loose the tolls Of the New
Haven, the State of Rhode Island has subsi-
died the Grand Trunk to the amount of
100000 for the sake of getting competing
line to the New Haven
But before anyone is aware that anything
IS up, the New Haven so manipulates things
that there is merger of the proposed com
petlng line, and the people of New England
States are as helpless as before.
The merger is clear violation of the
Sherman law, and District Attorney Wise
begins to lay the matter before the New York
Federal Grand Jury
The proceedings will involve such promi-
nent men as J. P, Morgan and William
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-28

The interchangeable mileage book regulation re-
curing the exchange of coupons for tickets has been
the subject of criticism. Much of such criticism
arises because the exact facts and conditions are rot
generally known.
In order that the public may be correctly informed
the railway companies make the following state
ment, having full faith in the fairness of public
opinion when the matter is thoroughly understood
An interchangeable mileage book, as it's name in
dicates, may be used for obtaining transportation
over any line party to the interchangeable book ar
rangement. The coupons from these books equiva
lent to cash. and to safeguard their transmission to
the Treasurer of each rail | company the require
ment is made for the exchange of the coupons at
ticket windows for transportation, thus causing the
mileage coupons to be placed in the hand of bonded
ticket agents who must account to the Auditing De-
partment of each line for their value.
No will claim that it is unreasonable for a rail-
way company to require traveller to purchase
ticket instead Of paying the money on the train.
The object of this requirement is to have one man,
the ticket agent, handle the money and sell tickets,
either for cash or coupons from interchangeable
mileage book, and thus make a record of what the
Company has sold; another man, the conductor to
collect the tickets and thus make record of their
use and thereby have additional check against the
agent who must account for the purchase price
either in cash coupons.
The coupons from interchangeable mileage books
represent cash. for the that they the only
evidence of claim against the railroad selling the
mileage book and the Company accepting such cou-
pons for sale Of ticket is paid by the road selling the
mileage book only upon presentation of the actual
coupons. This is not always possible where the
duetor lifts the coupons the train, because he does
not have the facilities for safeguarding such
coupons and should they become lost, the railroad
hOnorng the mileage book would have no means of
securing proper compensation for the service per-
formed The necessity of preserving each coupon is
therefore apparent
Every well organized business adopts
regulations to insure the safety of its cash.
Atlanta & West Point r. r. Central of {
Atlanta, Birmingham & At coo n.
lantic Railroad. ooAe gao AZ"
Atlantic Coast Line X. X. Southern R;
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Interchangeable Mileage
Facts Worthy of Careful Consideration

.ttentien is invited to the check SYSTEM in depaR.
ment stores; the c& in smaller stores; the
cashiers at hotels, restaurants, ETC.. aI Oh
other devices for the purpose of proper accounting
THE INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE BOOKS
PROVIDED BY THE LINES IN THE SOUTHEAST
GRANT MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THAN
ARE AFFORDED BY INTERCHANGEABLE
BOOKS IN ANY OTHER TERRITORY, AND
THEY Do NOT REQUIRE THE HOLDER OF A
MILEAGE BOOK TO DO MORE TO SECURE
TRANSPORTATION FOR HIMSELF AND HIS
BAGGAGE THAN IS REQUIRED OF A PASSEN-
GER WHO PURCHASES A TICKET FOR CASH.
They good greater number of railroads.
There restrictions to the passenger trains
which exchange tickets purchased with inter
changeable mileage coupons can be used.
They give the passenger the benefit of short line
mileage where it would not be practicable in many
instances if mileage coupons were honored on the
train.
The exchange regulation is of benefit to the rail-
way companies for the following reasons:
1t insures proper accounting.
It safeguards the accurate checking of baggage.
It relieves the conductors of much detail labor,
thereby permitting them to give time and at
tenton the operation of their trains thus nsurng
to greater degree the safety of passengers.
It makes it possible to ascertain the volume of
the facilities necessary.
The exchange regulation has been the subject of
judicial review before Railroad Commissioners and
State Courts and the reasonableness of therequire
ment has been sustained.
The regulations called into question in a
before the Interstate Commerce Commission, in
which that Commission said:
I'm A WORD, THE RIGHT TO USE EXCHANGE
ORDERS AND MILEAGE BOOKS IS IN THE Ma
TURE OF PRIVILEGE, VOLUNTARILY AC-
CORDED BY CARRIERS, UNDER THEIR
TARIFFS, AND MUST BE ACCEPTED BY THOSE
WHO USE SUCH SPECIAL FARES WITH ALL
LAWFUL AND NON DISCRIMINATORY LINTTTA-
TONS THAT MAY BE ATTACHED TO THEM"
eOrgia Ry. nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railway.
Ao"0 ceabOard Ais Line r..
;lwav Louisville & Nashville Z. r.
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