Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-04-02
Many Railroad Cases.


be held. Secretary Galceran reports
quite a docket OF cases pending. fo
which citations have been issued /,
the parties and corporations interest
ed Citations have also been sent ou
Tor cases to come up the first meet
ing In May. which pertain TO rate mat
tiers. As the commission will not ne
lect rate clerk. under the recent Law
until the April meeting. II has beer
decided in the interest Of all concernes
to postpone all rate cases for the sub
sequent meetings.
The following cases are dockesed fol
the meeting on April Z:
Citizens OF Cattman vs.. the 81. Lou,.
4 San Francisco railroad. For a
proper waiting room at Calhoun spur
Citizens of Cleveland vs.. Yazoo 4
Mississippi Valley. For more adeq aats
depot accommodations.
The Commission vs. ST. Louis 4
San Francisco railroad. Relation Il
building new freight depot at New Al
bany.
Batesvilie q Southwestern Railroad
company W. Railroad Commission
Relative to application to increase ex
isting log rate.
Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad company q
al. ex parte. Application to remove
nag stop at f00mile post. betweer
Shubuta and DeSoto. to mile post No
fos.
The Commission W. Southern ir
Mississippi. In the matter OF improv
ing its PASSENGER station ut Ittabena
Also. relative to putting IN additional
team spur Mt KilmichacI.
Among the rate cases pending fos
hearing on May 5. recently filed, are
the following:
Reeves Grocery company OF Tupeio
VS.. all railroads In the state April
cation to amend the Mississippi classi
fication No. so as to make empty
syrup cans take the same rate as
empty fruit cans. Also. to make rate
on syrup In cans. boxes or Grated. less
than carload lots, fifth class.
Illinois Central Railroad company
ex parte. To amend Mississippi clas
sification No. so as to conform to
southern classification on coal oil con.
tainers. so as to carry the iron or 9th.
er metal drums at actual package
weight. Also. to abolish the term -at
shippers option" as applied to Missis.
sippi Classification. SO as to conform
to southern classification.
The charges filed by State Sanitary
Inspector W. II. Rowan against the H.
linois Central. alleging violations of
the sanitary regulations at Canton
have been made retnrnahie At tho
meeting scheduled for April 81
Changes Made in Study.
Chancellor A. A. Kincannon. who was
recently selected as superintendent Of
the city schools Of Memphis, made a
very important announcement OF the
change made in the courses and the
summer term which was decided on at
a meeting Of the university faculty.
The change permits the students OF
the high schools who enter the uni.
versity to be given credit for the work
In manual training which so many of
the high schools are requiring in their
course now. II also gives credit for
other high school stSaies that have not
been allowed heretofore. The other
change is the summer term Before
this the summer term has been mostly
for teachers and those desiring to
teach. whereby they s1ight take the
normal course and stand the state
teachers examination The faculty
agreed to make the sumner term as
beneficial to the students and those
desiring to obtain a university degree
as II has been to the teachers hereto
fore. This viii make the summer term
larger. as many university students
are expected to attend as well as teach
ers. By this change a person can oh
tain the same degree and do the same
amount Of work In the regular terms
and three summer terms that he nc
quires now In four regular terms This
will be a great saving In the way oi
time and money to those desiring q
college education. as diploma may
be obtained in three years instead ol
four by attending the summer terms
which viii last six weeks
Efficiency Beard viii Aid Guards.
With a view to Strengthening and
Strengthening up the Mississippi m
tionai guard. a board OF officers, desig
mated by the governor TO take counse
together. assembled here at the adju
tant generals office. II Is the aim and
ambition OF these officers 10 go ovel
the roster Of officers and enlisted mel
and ascertain both the strength ans
the equipment The guard has beer
In a more or less rundown condition
and these officers will seek to brins
the command up to the required basis
The efficiency board Is compos ed q
Brig. Gen. Edgar II. Woods. command
ing the brigade: Col. Sam I. McCant.
Of the Second infantry and Lieut--Col
J. J. Hayes Of the Third. with Mai
George A. Hogzboom In command o
rifle practice. Adjt.-Gen- Scales ana
Lieut.. II. y. McCIeIland Of the Unites
States infantry. on Inspection duty
were also on hand These officer
are Of the opinion that there Is abun
dant material available. added TO th'
present enlisted strength Of the stat'
national guard. to develop the organ
i<afion up to the proper efficienc,
standard
BIO Year for Gulf Coast
John Lister. agricultural and indus
trial agent for the l. & N. at Gulfport
declared that the coast region was Jus
beginning the biggest orange and trIcl