Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-15

the legal machinery through which evenceasng tolls may be
exacted
remarked possibly this only unfortunate circumstance for
"A the men who compose Georgia Railroad commission all
Georgians of high standing in the" communities ana men
placed in their positions by the people themselves now
fact that the board has granted increase after increase
regularity ksome to those who have to pay the accu
uang and with few retusals
If is difficult for the citizen unkied accounting and the
juggling of figures understand why increases IN rates should
be granted to public service corporation IN une "h
rapidly decreasing The justice of it, ii there be justice
they understand they have had take their losses
without relief and unable to see why these others
thing An there conflicting facts and Cir
that do tally with the showng made and the
ant findings For instance on the day the Georgia
ordered increase the Atlanta rate to W tor
city and 81 90 for the suburbs the of drop
the retail price of coal Atlanta OF - ton the fourth drop
in months Also the word from Tennessee that the
of that had ordered the Memphis to
reduce increased the period to SID
THESE are some conflicting that the public
unable to harmonic; these the why the
Georgia Railroad commission held in less public
contempt by the public whether justly The public of this
state has come TO feel that its interests are not properv sagaded
the that the private interests with their powerful
made possible because of unlimited financial
able make their showng usually only weakly combated by
representatives public and that the board eeced
the peoples interests sits dgnhedy its bench conscious of
judicial character and judgments by default when the public
whom expected large tails to make the
showing the skilled and hghpad advocates of the private inter
make
begins to look as though Georgia. Railroad sys
somewhere. Perhaps the needs advocate of
with ample funds his disposal employ experts
and engineers If such the possibly differ
showing NIGH be made the board and decisions might
be favorable to he bil-paying public
THERE little comfort the decision of the Northern judge that
homebe invoae under the law and that of Florida just
ordering the of 800 quarts of seized
from gentleman private stock In fact the publication of such
Georgia might be called cruel and nhuman punishment
how the Georgia law makes onse have
drop in possession, regardless of how he got what the
federal law allows.
GAYS the Albany Herald; "A Sumter county farmer who will cu
vae III of land this year has announced that he will
plant whatever pnnn his faith food crops and live
stock many other farmers will do likewise and they will
at least have the that there will be plenty their
farms fall and winter Cotton valuable many ways
does not well fried, boiled stewed'
Which the Moulhe Observer remark: We have
known farmer bankruptcy when he had plenty
who has hogs cattle hay potatoes velvet
keep the bank satisfied with wonderful success
Those who deserve sympathy often don't get -fo instance
the who have to read the poetry submitted magazines
Betcher Buster Keaton swing from any chandeliers
dance on the furniture after he $ married.
It's lucky of can't what were worrying
about year ago.
Bakers curament of viuals hasn't stimulated enlist
ments any great extent
The doctor presces permanganate of potash instead
whisky for snake bites has taken all the thrill