The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-25
GOV. RlEASE
GOES | ] On RECORD ! D. | J.
Warm Advocate of the
Two Railroad
Rate Bih. n
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QUESTIONS THOSE
AzIIo oqlrposE qlr slE i'TI'
Thinks Il E3ut Just That Rate
ssho0idai5s sshodi5 ! fs se ffSssdilced 10 Tyo q
Gents Per Nile.
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Columbia, Fe5. 2&-GoY. Blease
sent,'a q nesshge TO the general asSetna
bly, urging the ID ase' OF the 2seent
rate bill. and I'D g way putting hilaseif
On record With reference to a., ilteIa3
view given bit by SenHtor TilIfnan at
Greenwood Satil day The governor
says: q x 5 ~ y sSssss Sssa
Il am very much Interested in the
2-cent erate bin Rn par ticnlafIy
anxious that it aaRil becofiie Y
not s. :::,ueh thAt would help me In
divk k1iaissSt Stor that 1t would llaiU me
poIh:tttb or that lgo ouids be OF atty
special credit % fne III sing II
/ passed; end not cause some might
say IT. was an ton Measure,
but because I a5ll parfi ficpiarIy iIlte;~-
ested III tine peolllea slt. my ,ssstsste WHO
arc net able to- buy mil cage books, aiid'
thereby become fks1fit les of the rail 4
roads Arm si@ s.s, 'sit;;f ssi;;Ef tie ttiiiie
poor man 7sh6 need hsip in tiSfs mat
tef-4tffe po0f Min fsgsio has 20 travel
with his VIE ana soft etines with his,
wife aha chill ldfen. q d who is not able
to buy 1000 mtfe Books. ~
''Hcw, geiitieh men, 81 have heard some
senators On your DOR make, pstate1
mefts Which II doeg 81 fseem TO fne
they could fi6sSi u have been SO thor
oligiily posted scii ufl less they had re-
,, ceiTed their IN - lEil from some
fIartaenlaf source cf inst tatiee, the
argument as to fIite: What. have pas
senger rates to do I; ltli freight rates?
SOME ibsite said q b teducez zftasssn-
ger rate would I'M itsf E Il he iflr0aglB SO
seriously that It w6tiid cripple ftieIn.i
Evidently these forHet tlle1 exorbiiant
!; freight rates that are charged they
| forget tho money that the sem q .
! train geta for lid Ia ll1g the Z United
States Hilail they e eeSees
baggage money " aisiaJi III ss e e ~ "a
large sum. That Is sec
raj Irosts they forget = ne exprsss
business that the "a llroads do. fdfs
which, ti;ey feeciys pay. hen sllegi
say thar the paESe gen rate Eea a.sntion
Wal crest s-.st.t ssI seri1lts IL Jury slsss.
must foflset that nearly ieeki.y Fisseit-
ger traitt hhuls tile United tates
mails. iiiandIes tlie Southern ExItsesa
sfs.S, - sss
- ss s. "a YOU see
that every passenger train thar. .runs
is not entirely dependent Stfpon thee
number OF pA6seng geFs that are On
board, and his, ii izsan:snt IS yery fai,
lacious& Very soften the poor nan.
whom am tsying to get You 10 help,
docs not pay any oirect lssht, and
SFSII stiIuuER you N lre sIiIee
freight rates you ,tgoad be .5f; gies berA-
hit tc5hita The only freisIlk he phys
| "a ;!n the purchase of hie va res mid
lmerchah dises and this ls 81 tfiiaH
antpUnt, and by IN d frees 4 i'd even
!. II you wess t5 reduce s0sF freight
iratesslt is very doubtful s. tll Sci q no
sell him Ills wares and nj sratsi disc
would make any Teduetltsn iiS tile
prices of9tliese c0nmod odisie toa him.
The slfalt tfoa lo ffiDt & < fEa their
money ont sof tho, passan Br service.
/ have never sks 80 sl..s.ss
which claimed Il. On the contrary, 4
have aetaa heard item 81 fy that Il
they dia no bpssen ger htIhiles al all
they would not S,es seri0 r. III juteds
So. noS. why al q this flsI6 ara cry
about fniniE tie railroad ae
II wound not feea En0fh sf slsinnhte
anything ae Rsast any mem bet Oh yeliir
body, but if d were ON the "a ii bE lie
seILate, hearihg scfIse arg sfilete
3 and seeiiig the extra0rdE aoSlt
edge fhat' come gentienIeh e hiag in
referencs, 20 4 these T9ihtta d would
be forced to ash i've que as j