The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-04

an isvessisaiiso- IL the cane tcoey
nsu ss uosk in North Casoiisas TX %
also lnde~d strange that The seo nses
Of the Goa mi fsion shoaid nos wans 10
conea the wegesp rnion. OF sny
O, her fosrsRe cospcrs.isn doang ooss-
n~ss Ia the Stas~. 60 our oun sSsss
coasss. n the Com mission uanss 10
secure Iassic- bet wren the people ano
Q monopoly. shy should 10 mot wans
to force them TO submit sheir eases 70
our oun state courts instead OF TO the
Federal courts, uhIch are. too often
too friendly 20 monopoliess
Another remarkable thing 10 thai
the attorneys OF the Western Cnior
objected % thsse stipalations OF she
states attorneys on the sine groene
,has the Com mission objected 30 the n
After having refused TO aceep; the
above Gipuisiions prepared oy ta>
States attorneys, OF course the Con
m,ssion~rs could not still insiss on 10
cepiioE the stipulatious prepared NJ
the Western Cnion attor.eys, 90 thu
Commas formulated the following
.sipu.afions Of their own:
sreposisie. Of tAa Cen sa issssr.
They agree TO the following stipula
don drawn up by the Railroad Com
mission
.whereas, on the 23rd day Of July
1885,, tn. matter Of rates and taxation
Of tie Western Union Telegraph Con
pany VAS called for hearing and con
| alteration By the Railroad Commis
sioneps, and from the facts and evi
dence then ELECTED, the value Of tn
property Of the company In Nortl
Carolina Was assessed for taxation .
$751;, 735, and the rate for the transmis
sion Of messages rs follows:
From and after the fret day o
september, 1897, the Western Unio,
Telegraph Company shall not charg
or collect more than fifteen cents 70
transmitting any message OF ten nod
words or under, exclusive OF date, I'D
dress and signature, between any tw
points within the limits Of tn
state on its lines, nor more tina
one cent for each additional word.
"And, whereas, the Western Unio
Telegraph Company was given tn
usual time, ten days. to file exception
thereto; and whereas, the said West
ern Union Telegraph Company di
not wait for an opportunity to discus
the exceptions filed, but obtained r.
straining order from the United State
court preventing said Railroad Con
mission from enforcing its order, IN
at the same time institutinG in I'll
same court q case in equity, and givin
q bond of indemnity for the sum Of te
thousand dollars,
And whereas, 1t now appears tn,
the said Western Union Telegraph G.
is willing to have all matters Of col
trOversy remanded to the Railroa
Commission, the Railroad COmmii
siOners hereby consent to the same VI
der the following stipulatiOns:
~. That the case in equity in II
United States court be dismissed at II
} cost of the Western Union Telegram
Company and the other case be remaH
ded to the North Carolina RailfOa
Commission to be proceeded with
them in such manner as said COmmi
sion may elect.
"2. That bond be given by the W. s
ern Union Telegraph Company of te
thousand dollars ($lO,OO0) to the Sta
of North Carolina, as per section Z
the Act creating the Railroad Commit
sion, for the over-charge for telegraph
ic messages from and after the first do
of September, 1897.
SO. That the Western Union Tel
graph Company, at . day not excee
ing thirty days from date, shall appe,
before the Commission with q stat,
ment and exhibit of all its prOpert
owned in the United States, real an
personal, and the value of the san
and the relative proportion the Sta'
of North Carolina may have in its Ell
=. tire assets.
"Neither party is to be exclude
from introducing new evidence.
, 1.-The rates as above set out to r
, main in full force and effect until fu
Their orders"