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Show THEY DIDJGOOD WORK. Secretary Montgomery Claims Tor the Real Estate Exchange the Credit For Various Enterprises. THE FREIGHT BATE EEP0ETS. Credit For Eapid Transit, the Deep Creek Railway Franchises Belong to the Beal Estate Exchange, Mr. Montgomery, secretary of the Real Estate Exchange, is not a bold man, neither is he too modest to dispute dis-pute with Secretary Gillespie of the Chamber of Commerce, the credit for inaugurating a number of public enterprises. enter-prises. The immense tabulated reports which have been displayed in the newspapers of this city, showing the unjust discriminations discrim-inations against the merchants and jobbers of this city, will form the basis of a great reform in railroad rates; at least the correction of many of the most glaring examples 'of overcharges. "This matter," said Secretary Montgomery, Mont-gomery, ."was first broached by J. W. Whitehead, jr., on the 17th day of May, 1800." On June 14th Mr. Whitehead made a verbal statement and on motion of Mr. Meloy Mr. Whitehead was appointed a committee of one to report to tho next meeting of the exchange. On June 15th a memorial prepared by Mr. Whitehead concluded as follows : "That you appoint a committee of three to act in conjunction with a similar committee from the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce and that you instruct your secretary secre-tary to request the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce to appoint and that tho two act as one and decide some plan of procedure proce-dure to get our freight rates reduced" The riginal committee of the Ileal Estate Exchange was Whitehead, Bowman Bow-man and Tousey. Here it is clearly shown that the matter mat-ter originated with the Real Estate Exchange, Ex-change, and that that body is entitled to the credit. At the time it was first discussed many brokers wanted the matter suppressed for fear it would hurt the "boom." J. W. Whitehead, in defiance of the milk and water policy, embodied his ideas in a newspaper article, ar-ticle, and discussion was in this way precipitated. At a recent call of the exchange President Pres-ident Lett took occasion to thank Mr. Whitehead for the singular service be had volunteered, and complimented him for the faithful manner in which he had prepared the elaborate schedule, which will be the basis for the correction correc-tion of unjust rates. The Real Estate exchange also claims the credit for the Rapid Transit franchises, fran-chises, which led to the active building of street and suburban railways in and about tho city. At a time w hen the Rapid Transit people had been delayed and were about defeated in the city council, the active men of the Real Estate Es-tate exchange made themselves beard and their power felt. In the same way they "whooped up" the Deep Creek railway franchise, fran-chise, though Secretary "Gillespie oame down the homo stretch at a ter-ritio ter-ritio pace and displayed thundering speed in the Deep Creek scheme. There is, however, honor enough in the year's work of both bodies without trespassing, and a little lively competition competi-tion will make both bodies work all the stronger during the coming year. Both bodies have worked vejy harmoniously together and will continue to do so, the matter of credit to be left to the judgment of the public when the facts are statod. |