Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15


orbe President states pnpa the
exemption tolls granting free
tolls Amerie ships he will DO building monopoly.
there this statement proved by the
which have been made within the past few
the Eastern and Western
the canal contain rates being
fixed providing there other tolls
THE SECOND RA1e IS EXACTLY Tas FIRST RATE Plus
DIFFERENCE TO THE SHIP WHETHER IT PAYS THE TOLLS
But it the merchant in New York or
San Francisco and " the consumer j." both places =.
Of course the real will of the pocket of the
consumer. It always does
There will be advantage naturally enough to American
shipping tolls for American shipping will be built up by
the added traffic that will to it through the canal
you may depend that if tolls charged will be the
people not the shipowners who will pay them
On every box of oranges Angeles for
York the interior proportion of the tolls will be
The merchant who buys the oranges must this He
will take it out of the
The same will be true goods of salmon, Of um-
of everything that comes from Pacific Coast. And
Pacific product is a necessity the Eastern Coast
the interior
versa, California and Western people will be taxed
full of all the tolls western bound manufactured
which also necessities
And forget that the railroads whose freight charges
fixed absolutely by transportation will raise their
dollar for every dollar of tolls and that the merchants
nust pay rates will the people pay them.
whether you get your fruit your wheat your lumber
them if tolls exaOd for the of the Canal by American
ships
important that this feature of the Canal controversy
should be thoroughly understood by the people.
It is important that the people should know that if the
things they be carried free of tolls they will be cheaper
and will be made bringing down the exortionate
of living
BY this time the people know just how little the Wilson
tariff did toward that end They that if prices be
reduced they must be reduced in other way.
possible fear of a ship monopoly in America
There is very grave fear of ship monopoly by Great
which will send what ships engaged in the
coastwise carrying trade to the boneyards
With tolls for American ships the railroads will monopoze
the trade fixing their to suit themselves while English
ships paying starvation will use the canal both
that should conducted between the
coasts to its ports
for the South American business which one the
promises the Canal that will be placed beyond the
reach of American shipping
Already popular sentiment the toll subject flooding
the Senate arrogant attempt Britain tell us
shall conduct Canal has been deeply by
Americans.
But sentiment made emphatic before the
day when the Senate shall say whether
tribute pockets the further upbuldng
British ship monopoly and American railroad monopoly
while utterly destroy commerce
The matter perfectly simple the printed the
head of this column have proved
tolls RENTED American shipping will be increased
although no monopoly possible as result OF larger
feet of American carriers prices will be brought down.
tolls RENTED the ships engaged the
yng trade will simply shift that burden the people the rail
will revise rates upward to bring themselves added
profit and the necessities of life will advance
MAKE YOUR SENATOR UNDERSTAND THAT BE
SURE THAT HE HEARS FROM YOU
As American citizen you interested in protecting
yourself and your family As American Senator his duty
to see that you protected.
Already in New Jersey and Massachusetts election re
have shown that the free tolls surrender program highly
unpopular.
You will not have chance TO show what you think Of at
polls But you have chance to tell Senator what
you think tell every member of the Senate you
And if you do clearly and tocetuly there will be
danger the atYng the American surrender OF
patronage frighted House Of Representatives