The Denver star., 1914-03-28
the minor accommodation trains. where

the minor accommodation trains. where
the character and extent of travel does
not justify the higher class equipment,
the accommodations are not as good
for either white or colored. but as far
as we are able to provide there is no
discrimination between the two
croxton Will Make an Investigation.
Mr.. w. w. CroXtoh. general passen-
ger agent of the Atlanta. Birmingham
and Atlantic Railroad company. says:
Il am much obliged for sending me
copy of an article recently published
by you in the Century Magazine. The
management of this company want to
accord to our colored patrons consid-
Grafton and similar accommodations
afforded white travel.
Il am familiar with the conditions on
our lines as spend il greater part OF
my time on our trains, and it Is impos-
sible for me to believe the conditions
complained of by you exist on our line.
However | have referred your article
to our operating department and have
asked them to make Investigation OF
conditions outlined in your article"
Mr.. L. L Lamb. receiver of the At
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic Rail-
road company. states: Il have read
your article with Il great deal of inter
est. and in reply thereto. beg to say
that so far us our company is concern
ed we are furnishing the colored trav-
elers with practically the same facili-
ties as are Furnished white people. All
of our coaches used by colored people
are equipped with two compartments
one for the women and one for the
men, if they do not care to smoke. us
well as Il smoking compartment. There
are separate toilets provided for the
men and women.
Almost as Il universal proposition
there is. 10 difference in the character
of the equipment provided for the col
ored and the white people. There is
not as much space provided for the
colored passengers, but what there Is
is equally as good. There is sufficient
space. however. provided to accommo-
date our patrons. At all Of our sta
tons the waiting room facilities for
colored people are just about the same
as for white people.
There il not lunch stand on our
road that Is not only> willing. but anx-
ious to sell to colored people all they
want, and at one point there is a sep
arate window provided for colored peo-
pie, and while this is not true at Man
chester the same people operate the
lunch stand at Manchester as at the
other point-viZ, Cordele. and colored
people have no just cause for com
plant as to their ability to get some
thing to eat Mt these points"
w. G. 7arr Stands For Exact Justice.
W. G.. Parr. vice president Of the
Illinois Central company, writes: Il
note in particular what you say about
the railways and will give the matters
referred to my personal attention TO
see to what extent we are derelict. !
am sure. however the matters you re-
fer to have been greatly improved un-
der the present management of the H.
lnois Central We have had some of
the other questions you raise under
consideration for some time back. We
abolished the supply train on the Va
200 and Mississippi Valley railroad.
We have stood for exact justice to
our colored employees in other re
spects.'
c. w pidrock. president of the Geor-
gin Northern Railway company, re-
plies as follows: II have yours of the
9th inst. incosing IL marked copy of
pamphlet containing an article which
you recently contributed to the Cen
tury Magazine. and have noted with
interest what is said on pages l3, ~
and 10. For your information ] beg
to advise that within the last three
years this company has purchased two
new trains of passenger equipment to
cover our regular runs between Bos-
ton and Albany, Ga, and which com
prise all of our passenger trains. and
particular attention was given to fur
nishing exactly the same nccommoda
tions for colored passengers as for
white.
1.-The cars are duplicates and contain
separate compartments for colored
smokers the same as the white cars
Toilet facilities were also given the
same consideration likewise ventila-
ton. lights. etc. Would say that we
at all times try to give the two races
the same accommodations: but. OF
course, you will rendiy understand
that there are times when we have to
put other than the new regular conches
in service. Even then an effort Is made
to treat all alike. and conductWs are
instructed not to permit white people
to ride in the cars assigned for colored
people. and vice versa"