Macon beacon., 1914-10-09
(To be Continued.)
FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELJJM

"A night to finish seems to be on between th4
w. u Z. X. r. and the people-the people beine
| certain citizens of Meridian. who apnear to ho ron
'esent'ng the city of Meridian and the state Of
MISSISSIPPI, nasmuch as the complainants # seems
are represented by Attorney General Ross Collins
ana Assistant Attorney-General Geo Fl. Ethridoe
bearing upon the controversy is the extract
'eloW, clipped from the Meridian Bureau columns
OF the Mobile Register, October 4th, 1914:
The taking of evidence in the Injunction sut bronob,
oy he attorney general of the state to prevent the Mobile
ma ONO from taking of local passenger trains drew
large CROWD TO the chancery clerks office this afternoon
"hen the state introduced number of witnesses 70
tha the travel on the trains that are proposed to b ~
u was aoout the same as usual Among the Witnesses
were several travelling and number of husinoss ~
Inc railroad company started to take estmonv Fr;d,
IN the law offices of Baskin Wilbourn but the stna
general claimed that two days notice had not been given
and served notice on the railroad ATTORNEYS to annea d
court house today for the purpose of taking Testimony
the railroad men did -l''
H'Fy 's morning an effort was made to adjust the diff
terence the city offering to take one local dav south I
the company refused it. 'A oue
Attorney General Collins and Assistant Attonao, y
Al Ieorge H. Ehrdge got busy and had an arrav f tt:
mony introduced to the effect that the six local trains 49,
'he railroad desired to annu paying trains and h
taking oil all of them would cripple the business Of Mars
ian and intermediate towns u
'"e r"''''o company on the other hand claimed that
1t was losing money on the trains and that if bd "a'
take them Off w Hshe TO
The case has attracted great attent;o, o,I :; ,
heard by Chancellor Sam Whitman at Laurel usa' m pe
''a'e uoes not desire to have it heard before bo u
commission passes on 1t Wednesday, and the RAILROAD -
pay Is hoping to nave the injunction heard and dola
oe'ore the state commission has chance at the matto
WITHOUT becoming the partisan of either tbo
p'a'V'l or 'ne defendant or expressing an oninion
as 10 the real merits of thecause of Quarrel uh;oh
cannot OF course fairly predetermined nnt; +lo IS4
tom facts are broughtout and the actpa tr,th :
Clearly oeVeloped' we may be permitted to sav if
correct Judgment may be based on the statemerts
contained IN the clipping, the railroad comnanv 90
pears to have the best of the situation 'p-
Inc contention of the attorney-genoral onl -
assistant as stated in the Bureau corrosnonJo
Oh the Register, does not impress rs as
presentation OF the justice of the case aca;nst l
railroad company. '' against the
1t may be-and doubtless is-truo "tbo+ 4,,...
OIL all OF them (the trains proposed TO bo ~
would cripple the business of Mer;d;o,, 1 ,''o''eo'
mediate towns" '''' anu inter-
macon Is one of the intermediate towns ona a.,
pEAooN Is luly persuaded the proposed actio, 'i ~
ne la,toao' II 1t becomes a reality will bo do.u;
hehtal IN degree to the city's bns;nos, ue'ii-
ma work great inconvenience to n,on,, |
,ltiAeiiS as wen as to those of some otbor ieS
ties both above or below us. 0'1ei eofiiAun- !
But the contention that the civ, ,o.o,. A
aiii0a' oesfea to annul were paying trains,, ,us