Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
STONE MT. ROAD
DENIES 30-CENT
FARE PLEDGE
Charge by Citizens on Route De-
cIared UnfOunded-Arkwright
Says Rate Is Reduction.

With the Georgia Railway and
Power Company denying that prom
ises Of 30-cent fare on the new
Stone Mountain line had ever been
made T. VI. Merriweather, represent
ing residents Of Charleston. was com
pleting his case In the Office Of the
Railroad Commission SATURDAY.
charging that the new interurban
line, when II goes into operation next
month. Will enforce rates far i'm excess
OF those now in existence on the
Georgia Railroad, and will not offer
the CuuvenienCes now afforded by the
steam railroad in the way of baggage
transp ortation
A mass meeting to protest against
the proposed rates VIII be held In
Charleston Saturday night and anoth-
or meeting will be held by Stone
Mountain residents Monday night.
Citizens Indignant.
The indignant citizens gay they can
pay "A cash fare Of 10 cents from
Charleston to Decatur on the Georgia
Railroad and street car fare OF cents
from Decatur to Atlanta with trans
| fer privileges, making n total fare Of
| rs cents while under the rate pro-
| posed by the new interurban line thev
| will have TO pay a fare OF % cents and
g.
| Neither viii they be permitted to car
| ~ or check baggage on the electric
| line.
They have summarized their griev-
| auces i'm q comparison Of rates. whion
| they viii submit at the hearing before
| the State Railroad Commission o.
| tober &c.
Arkwriqht Denies Charges.
! Preston Arkwright. president of the
! Georgia Railway and Power Com
! pany i'm a letter to The Georgian. de-
| niles that { rate Of 30 cents was prom
| ised and declares the fares will he
| lower than on the Georgia Railroad
| Here Is his letter:
In the article published I'm your
paper Of the 10th on the subject
| of the fares proposed on the Stone
! Mountain Line of this company
statement is made that this COM
! pany I'm obtainin~ rights Of way
! and franchises on this line repre-
| scented that the fare to Stone
Mountain would be 30 cents, or
| less.
This charge Is absolutely un-
founded in fact; the company
| made no representation or prom
| Use whatever with regard TO the
fares to be charged on this line.
st the time the rights of way and
| franchises were being obtained
! the fares had not been deter
mined.
Says Fare Is Reduction.
| Whenever we were asked what
the fares would be we invariably
| replied that We had not decided
on the fares and would not make
any statement with regard to
| them.
As a matter Of fact. the fares
proposed are less than the exist
| ing fares on the Georgia Railroad
The fares on the Georgia Railroad
| are at the rate of II cents per
mile, and the proposed fares on
the stone Mountain Line are at
the rate Of approximately > cents
per mile The Georgia Railroad
| mileage from Atlanta to Stone
! Mountain is sixteen miles, and
| the fare is 40 cents; the Stone
| Mountain Lipe mileage from At
| lanta to Stone Mountain is l1.49
miles, and the proposed far is 80
| cents.
So far as the merits Of the pro-
| posed fares are concerned. this is
| n matter TO be heard before the
Railroad Commission But SO far
J aS the statements that any mis-
representation had been made by
this company to citizens and
property owners. or any decep-
ton or fraud practiced by this
company in obtaining rights OF
| way and franchise are concerned,
we want Il known now that these
charge are absolutely untrue.