Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
STONE Mt. ROAD
DENIES 3O-CENT
FARE PLEDGE
Charge by Citizens on Route De-
cIared Observation-Disclosures
Says Rate Is Reduction.

With the Georgia Railway and
Power Company denying that prom
Uses of a 30-cent fare on the new
Stone Mountain line had ever been
made, y. NJ. Merriweather, represent
ing residents Of Charleston, was com
plotting his case in the Office Of the
Railroad Commission Saturday,
charging that the new interurban
line, when Il goes into operation next
month, will enforce rates far in excess
of those now in existence on the
Georgia Railroad. and will not offer
the COnvenienCes now afforded by the
steam railroad in the way of baggage
transportation
A mass meeting to protest against
the proposed rates viii be held In.
Charleston Saturday night and anoth-
er meeting will be held by Stone
Mountain residents Monday night.
Citizens Indignant.
The indignant citizens say 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, a total fare OF
IS cents. while under the rate pro-
posed by the new interurban line they
Will have to pay fare of % cents and
viii have no transfer privileges
Neither will they be permitted to car
~ or check baggage on the electric
line.
They have summarized their griev-
ances in a comparison of rates, WHEN
they will submit at the hearing before
the state Railroad Commission o.
tober 16
Arkwriqht Denies Charges.
Preston Arkwright. president of the
Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany. in letter to The Georgian, de-
MES that rate of 80 cents was prom
Used, and declares tho fares will he
lower than on the Georgia Railroad.
Here Is his letter:
In the article published in 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 in Abtainin" rights OF way
and franchises on tAis line repre-
scented that the fare to Stone
Mountain would be 80 cents, or
less.
This charge is absolutely I'M
founded i'm fact; the company
made no representation or prom
Use whatever with regard to the
IAItS 10 ne tIlhT8tu On luls me.
At 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 IL 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 80 cents; the Stone
Mountain Line mileage from At
larta to Stone Mountain is 1I49
miles, and the proposed fare is IS
cents.
So far as the merits Of the pro-
posed fares are concerned this is
matter to be heard before the
Railroad Commission Ruttso far
as the statements that any mis-
representation had been made by
This company % citizens and
property owners, or any Gecep-
ton or fraud praCticed by this
company in obtaining rights OF
WAY and franchise are concerned,
we want il known now that these
charges are absolutely untrue.