The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-02
tanning Hearing with L. & NJ.
President.

The matter of adjustment OF freight
rates on material to be used in con-
struction of Escambia county roads
seems in a fair way to be satisfactorily
arrived at, owing to the interest shown
in the matter by r. Hudson Burr,
chairman of the Florida railroad COM
mission, and cooperation promised by
the president of the L. & n. railroad.
r. Pope Reese, county attorney yes
terday received a letter from Mr..
Burr, under date of Jan. 81, in which
was enclosed a copy OF letter from
Mr.. Burr to President Napother of
| the L. C n. railroad, a part of which
is as follows:
I'VE have understood when you be-
came the president Of the j.. G. N.
, railroad company you announced a
new policy for your company, and
that in general it would be to work in
harmony with the patrons of your line
in cooperation with them to a COM
mon end. In this we may be mistaken
as to our understanding. However,
we are bringing this incident to your
attention for the purpose of ascer-
tanning from you il the attitude as
sumed in the Pensacola conference is
road company, and if it is not, to know
what you win do with reference to
having your company properly repre-
scented by some one who can speak
authoritativeIy at another conference
to be called upon an agreed date in
the city of Pensacola, in an endeavor
to see if some satisfactory scale of
rates cannot be agreed upon in order
that the county authorities of Escam-
bia county may. as soon as possible,
advertise for bids for the furnishing
of materials to be used in the con-
struction of the road referred to.
1--WE would be pleased to receive
from you a reply to this communica-
ton as early as possible.
yours vrey truly,
"R. HUDSON BURR,
Chairman"
Mr.. Burr's letter to Mr.. Reese is as
follows:
Hon. r. p. Reese,
County Attorney,
Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Reese:
Referring to my letter of the 2sth
inst. enclosing copy of letter written
to Mr.. Mapother. president. l.. & N.
railroad company, ] beg to quote tele-
graphic reply received last night, as
follows:
"'Your letter 2Sth received. Greatly
deprecate the apparently inexcusable
manner in which the question was
handled and beg to apologize therefor.
Your understanding as to desire and
policy OF this company to work in
perfect harmony and heartily coop
crate with its patrons is entirely cor
rect If you will be good enough to
call another conference for a frank
discussion of the matter, L. &c n. will
be authoritatively represented. If
meeting could be arranged for Satur-
day, Feb. A, shall arrange to be
present
Il have wired you this morning toI
call your board of county commission
ers and prominent business men to-
gether for conference with the COM
mission and Mr. Mapother, Feb. 4, at
10 a. m. your time. city council cham
Der, Pensacola. Confirmation my wire
herewith enclosed.
II would make it point to have as
many of your substantial business men
present as possible, who are interested
in seeing the highways of the county
built.
yours very truly,
"R. HUDSON BURR,
Chairman"
The meeting win take place on Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock, at the
city hall, when the county commits
sioners, members of the Chamber of
Commerce and other business men will
ha r,,,esant at the hearing