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N t * i.. , ' y 4 The Lancaster N Semi-Weekly. Wednesday, April 24, 1 WHAT THE RAILROADS PI AND WHAT THEY PRACT President T. W. Emers the Atlantic Coast Line ra in an address delivered annual banquet of the Wi ton, N. C., Chamber of merce, said: "The railroads owe totli lie lair treatment and reas rates, and the very best ? that is within their poi give. They should aid in ing up the waste places, ai co operations in all such takings as far as their al and the laws of the land j Their rates should be jus reasonable ; should not be i ly discriminative, and she imnartiallv aDnlied." nines is ou coins, ns <i^uii cents in South Carolina. * distance of fifty miles in G the rate is $1.08, as t $1.40 in Sonth Carolina, distauce of one hundred the rate in Georgia is $1. That sounds all right, at right in principle, but w] comes to practice do the ra carry out such broad, emi fair and just principlet policies? Let us see. Ca3fs involving charges cessiye rates and diecrim on the part of thirty r companies against Southei ton mills are now pendi fore the inter-state comn in Washington. In s of these charges manufa of cotton goods in the Sou mitted testimony before til mission last Thursday goi show that the rates on tli ducts of the Southern mill ped to China and Japan a siderably higher than tin charged Eastern manufac the dilfereuce being forh cents a bale, which is en< seriously affect the South'i in the Orient. In its report hearing before the comn the Associated Press says: It is alleged that tlie ra iiivur iiit? xj h s i xr 111 cot ion n their freight rates to coast terminals on goods i ed for the Oriental trade, say they are compelled to rate of $1 25 per hundred i on such goods trom poj Virginia, North Carolina, Carolina, Georgia, Alahatn sissippi, Lousiana and ' whereas the Eastern ma turers obtain a inuch-lowe to the great disadvantage mill owners of the South.' Again, at a conference I Charleston last week hi Mayor Iihett of that cit; President Emerson, of tli lantic Coast Line, and President Gulp of the So Railway, the mayor sum . everal propositions lookii readjustment of railroad among them "a rtduct rates within the State ot Carolina, so as to put ther parity with intra Slate r Georgia." In commenting rially on this propositi News and Courier says : "A comparative staten mileage rates on ferilizers load or le?8 than carload South Carolina and G shows that the rates in G< per ton ot 2,000 pounds, t lower than they are in Caiolina. The rate in G per ton for a distance c pa 1 j against $1.90 in South C&rolii EWS. por a di8tance 0f one hundi and titty miles the rate in Ge gia i8 f 1 98, as against $2.10 South Carolina. For a distai of two .hundred miles the rate " Georgia is $2.21, as against $2 REACH in South Carolina. For a distai ICE. of two hundred and fifty mi f the rate in Georgia is $2.48, .. 1 against $2.75 in South Carol oa< ? and for a distance of three h at the dred miles in Georgia the r lming- is $2.70, as against $2.75 Com- South Carolina. The average cess in the South Carolina ra oyer those obtaining in Geor le pub- p0r tou jg CQI1t8> X|je perce enable ap;e Qf average excess in So service Carolina over the rate on fe wer to jjzers jn Georgia is 20.83 ] build- cen^ The people of South Ca id give jjna are payime; on the sin under- j{em fertilizers $200,000 m bilitiee jn freight than they would ] >ermit. j.j10 in{ra State rates, establi st and ed by the railroads in Geor) unjust sbould apply iu SouthCarolin tuld be The News and Courier g ... on to show that the rates on id it is ....... . . tilizer8 in Virginia are even 1 h0n .. , er than I he Georgia rates. / ilroads b . our Charleston contempor nently r j adds: i and ? "The intra-State rate in Gi gia, North Carolina and Virgi of ex- on aji other staple articles ination commerce?naval stores, lum! ailroad flour in sacks and in barr r? cot cotton, trait and vegetables, < n be e'c?as comPare(* with the rs ng )e g()Ut|j (jarolina show pra mssion caj|y tjie 8iitne disparity as upport rates which we have noted cturers fertilizers." th sub- Tii aoo loolo o n/1 fi nrn rno cU X iivov invvo ViD oil ie com iDg fross discrimination on ing to part of the railroads certai e pro- cannot be harmonized v s ship- President Emerson's high-sou recoil- ing words before the Wilmi 3 rates ton chamber of commerce, turers, ====== f three COLUMBIA DUSTY. TOO. >ugh to Here's some more consolat 3 trade Jor dust-cursed Lancastrin t o< tlie recently called attentior 'i-sio'b ihe fact that Richmond, A like Lancaster, is aillicted w ilroads i he dust nuisance, having nils in Sprinklers. And now comes acitic (j0iumhia Record and ma nteud , . . They complaint ol similar conditn pay a til that city. The Record sai rounds In this month of April, wh ints in has exchaiuied places w South March, the people of Coluin a, Mis- have suffered terribly trorn Texas, dust nuisance. 11 is every wh nufac- ?in the streets, on thesidewal r rate in houses and stores and factor ot tlie. in one's month and nose i eyes. And water is every wh leld in and no usp made of it to lay jtween dust. Why is this thus? 81 , we go on depending only on v And merciful rains of heaven to lH lieve u ot the dreadful, horril Vice filthy dust, wh ch is mixed w uthern ?almost wholly constituted mil ted ?decayed animal and vegeta lo a ma,t< r breathed into ' svstem, tends to destroy life? rates,; " ion of u 4l THE LIGHT PROBLEM. South . . 1 he citizens of Lancaster api n on a J 11 to be somewhat divided on ates in edito Pen"'nKe*ec^ric light propueit There are those who are ent oil the ...... siastically in favor of ratify lent of t*10 ordinance granting the fi in car- chise to Mr. Hughes. They lota in that Lancaster now lias a sp Georgia jjd opportunity to obtain 'orgia, long wanted and much-nee 'sout'h e'oct,^c liKhts; that the Hug eorgia contrft?t i? fftir And just to >f five town, the rates reasonable list. 80 that there is no good reason i TT rv r ci t i i i j * " " Lancaster snoum remain |6aius^ l?nKer w'thout lights when tl *** n? pr?spec^ *n near ?r mi'ea tant future of any one offerin 53, as instal both electric lights BE LANCASTER NEWS, APRIL ?d The Lady A II t Merit Mark AIW ?<? on every nair. 1 *" 70 an?A Shape g!a Our Corset dep; ^ corsetieres in helping rti us for this assistance ro- therefore correctly go ore Never were cors P;,hy the new models pictu they endow each figui o^s by this season's gown ! liiuii *>< . Forslij nia \ immature of i!?9Kr w?11 garment iui designed. 'tc. V modish, b ites the pro] ??' /AH/E^ small figi on '/i%\r \ a h'Kh 1 Slwlrv ' off. fa\V\ j |\ the front tho HiU It to presei nly | || jj straight f ri,h ///II ni? smart lit nd* indeed. Made of diam< "K white and drab. Pretty 1: and hose supporters in fr The Price ] ion "is. The Lady * Merit Mark AlUC riiii on every pair mam?m no >: Peoples 7s : ieh ith ')lrt water works plants. It is als< 'claimed on behalf ol the Ilughe: 11^ contract that it will furnish tlx ios; town with an electric light sys ind tem without the creation ol i ere bonded indebtedness, and tha '',e after tlie expiration ol ten years V jf the town desires to do so, i I he re may purchase the plant on libera [)!e { tonus. as stipulated in the con . 1 ith tract. On the other hand, there ar i ' those who contend that the ac ceptance of the Hughes proposj tiou means tlie indefinite post ponement of the water work ,0,ir question, that no responsible cor ,, tractor will undertake toestablis I he a system of water works unlet on. J j he is also given the electric ligl franchise. It is also claimed th? ing Lancaster can now isMin hnnd and install its own light plantj ' that under tlie constitutions limitation it can at present issu j bonds to the amount of $26,744 ^ a sum far greater than necessar for the installation of a ligh and P'ant> ^r' *8 contended, th town may, by waiting until th limits are extended and uut any , there is a reassessment of pr( lere , perty, be in a position to make '"8* bond issue sufficiently large c approximately so to defray th and cost of both light and water sye 24, 1907. IERICAN LAD ^noEi i / For Every ' irtment offers the patient a you to find yours. Once ; the problem of being corr wned has ceased to be a pr ets so wondrously fashione red herein. Conceived wil e with those stylish, artisti s, because of their grace an (-an Lady (01 ^ht, small or i forms, this jg|*^ is especially j fejll^ jfip It has the igh bust?in portion that / ires can wear bust ? while are short and /IjUJu^jfa JU long enough I VfflJaLw ;ve a strictly ront. Avery MMmZZ :tle garment '? 1 " \ )nd cloth in exceedingly fas ice trimming is absolutely pe ont. point. Support L OO. Price l.< irican Lady Cors Supply Cc LANCASTER, S. C. :> tems. sides s And there you are. "You pays votej 0 j your money and you takes your reK'? -j choice." While we have our own Por^' ft views oil the subject, we do not t think (hat it would, under the . , , , to b circumstances, be fair to express (j0i? t them. The time is too limited, urda 1 b dure the election, tor a tull and seve ~ free di-cussion of the matter in c,*y* the press. Resides, it would be to F1 ? . und e presumption on our part to un- ^yoll dertake to tell intelligent citizens com, how they should vote in this or lowo any other election. nitie We regret that Council has SrH" i- /. * . ?fche not seen h', as suggested in the ?,,u, ll IAJW, last issue of The News, to defer ]ie 0 ,h the election to a later date, in wayi it , r ..... oruer 10 givo tne people more lt time to look into the electric ti0( |a . . . . year light proposition, ten days, in Wfln, ~ our judgment, not being suffi- p)urj ^ cient for the purpose. Moreover, grow H there appears to be only about or al ' 75 citizens of the town at pre- no< 1 y sent qualified to vote, that is to lt say, who have municipal regis0 tration certificates. Among the Werc e many citizens without certificates n^'g " are some of the largest taxpayers ,4fice in the community, who by all a u u u nor (r means should have a voice in so ^ e important a matter as the grant- nor ' i- ing of a 30-year franchise. Both mad Y The Lady ^1 Merit Mark | ???on every pair S 1 figure ! j assistance of expert ^ou have called on ectly corseted and oblem for you. id to the form as h the eye of art c "lines demanded V" d charm of design. rsete For a medium price garment there has never been anything of J o such superior construe tion, shape or quality of material offered the public. The coutil cloth is materially better than usually found in garments this price, while the shape is not excelled in many high priced garments. It is hionable in design and :rfect fitting at every ers at front and side. DO and 1 50. . The Lady etS Merit Mark on every pair )mpany Jb , however, will no doubt lose i by the failure of citizens to ler when they had the opmity to do so. 5 many as live dogs supposed ive been mail were killed in mbia last week. And Saty night a negro woman was rely bitten by a dog in that The vicious animal relused please it> hold on the woman hud to bo shot by an officer, ider it the time will ever b when dogs will not be ald to run at large in commus. Why should the dog be it'd privileges not enjoyed by r animals?the horse, the the hog, for example ? Isn't ftentimes a nuisance and al3 a menace to the public ?? castrians will recall what a >d time" we had here last , when for sixty days dogs i not allowed on the streets, ing that, period children and rn pern .ns were not chased tacked by dogs; canines did follow their owners to church isturb the congregation or to ch fleas, dirt and hair oflf on floors; a citizen's hen nests i not broken up nights by bbors' dogs ; miserable little i" did not snap at. one's heels e walking along the streets, did any one stumble over blocking up the sidewalks; was any one bitten by a dog, or otherwise. I