Evening star., 1897-04-14
E1-Secretafy Carlisle Appears as
Counsel foftthe Southern.
YORK RIVER AND. BAY LINE fIGHl
Rumors Of LwaSsC Competition Be.
tween Pennsylvania and 8. & 0.
NTEREsT Nc GOSSIP
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The rumor first printed in The Star that
ex-Secretary Carlisle has become counsel
Of the Southern Railway Company was
fully confirmed two or three days ago, al
whics time he appeared at Greensboro
N. c., in the injunction case of the South.
ern railway against Gov Russell, Attorney
General Walser and the North Carolina
railroad. The hearing was continued until
June 8, at Ashevflle. i.s...s. .-s
The question to be decided is who are the
directors of the road, those appointed by
Gov. Carr before he went out, or those ap-
pointed by Gov. Russell since he came in
The trial was continued In order to allow
the new directors to organize and become
party to the suit
Judge Simonton granted the temporary
Injunction. Gov. Russell has intimated
that he would not pay any attention to the
courts Injunction II It did not please him
to do so. In their brief, the governor and
attorney general, answering the Southern
railway, say: IF it Is true as contended
for the respondents, that the effect Of the
restraining order is to prohibit the gov
ernor and attorney general of North Caro-
lima from bringing or threatening to bring
suits that the law either rests them with
discretion to bring, or aid in bringing, or
makes 1t an imperative duty to bring, will
the court enforce its mandate? If not, the
order is mere frutem fulmen. Suppose
these officers disobey7 the order, where will
the court get its posse comitatus to compel
obedience? If neither the governor nor the
legislature should call for troops, can the
court declare the state to be in rebellion
and call for the army to enforce its de-
crees? Will it imprison and depose the
governor without trial? If the court pro-
poses to yield in case of refusal to obey,
on the ground that it has exhausted its
power, why drive matters to such an ex-
tremity?
eff it Is proposed to use the federal army
to force governor to abdicate, then the
government will be revolutionized to pre-
vent the depreciation of a block Of bonds"
An Old Fight Reviving.
The war between the York River Steam
boat Line, which is owned by the South
ern Railroad Company, and the Bay Line,
which is owned by the Seaboard Air Line.
which has been lying apparently dormant
for several months past, is beginning to
show signs of revival and 1t is probable
that during the coming spring and summer
there will be some lively cutting done in
freight rates between Norfolk and Balti-
more. The attack this time seems to have
been made by the Bay Line people on the
present rates governing the transporta-
ton of fruits and truck from Norfolk and
vicinity to Baltimore, land the cut, it is
last year.
Reduction of Rates.
The reduction in rates on the principal
products Of that sectiont are said to be as
follows: Berries, old rate, AZ cents per
crate; new, 35 cents; cabbage. old rate 10
cents per barrel; new, li12 cents; potatoes.
old rate, 20 cents per barrel; new. 16 cents;
kale, old rate, Is cents per barrel; new, &
cents: spinach, old rate, 10 cents per bar
rel: new, 10 cents; ,abeets and lettuce old
rate. 20 cents per barrel: new, 16 cents:
old n
cents. Most Of the other fruits grown
in the vicinity of Norfolk will be trans
ported at about 16 cents per barrel, the old
rate ON this class having been 20 ceias.
At the Office of the Bay Line Company.
in Baltimore, it has been admitted that
arrangements had been made with the
growers in Virginia to carry their products
to this market at lower rates than last
year. but that no rates had been definitely
settled upon. 1t is, however well con-
tirmed that the rates given above have been
submitted to the growers, and that an
agreement has been made for the ship
ment of their goods over the line.
Lively Competition Promised.
There will also, it is believed. be lively
competition between the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads this spring
and summer for the vegetable traffic be-
tween the Carolinas and Baltimore and
other eastern markets. Heretofore the
Pennsylvania enjoyed practically a monopo-
ly Of this business. but Receiver Murray
recently completed arrangements whereby
his line will secure share Of the ship
n-ents. and expects eventually to haul the
bulk of it.
The rivalry between these lines may be-
come so warm in that section as to en-
danger the stability Of rates. In fact, 1t
is said that the Pennsylvania is already
considering the advisabiiity of lowering its