The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-22
TO BEAUTlFY
CLUB HOUSE
Capital ClubWlll SpendMoney
on New Apartment House.
COMPLAINTS OF SHIPPERS
The seaboard and Southern Before the
Corporation Commission on Several
Charges Advanced by Local
North Carolina Merchants.
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Especial to The Times. Dispatch.)
RAIADIGH. N. c., April N.-Ths CAPITAL
Club OF this city. has decided to expend
1850 In Identifying the Interior OF their
Splendid club apartments in their build
Ing. corner OF Martin and Salisbury
Streets. THE apartments are already
among the handsomest and best appoint
ed in the State and the improvements 10
DO made will mako them easily among
tho finest anywhere In tho South. Tho
building was erected at a cost Of $50. 900
four years ago. Tho work is to be under
the direction of a special club committee
consisting Of Mcssrs. II n Litchford and
II. w Miller.
A charter was issued to-day by the
Secretary OF State to tho Gray, Galloway
Salem. capital $4,000. Tho incorporators
are Eugene e. Gray, A. II. Galloway,
Jr.. and Thomas Barbe.
The Camden Ferry Company. Of Elizn-
beth CITY. was Incorporated to-day with
$500 capital to operate ferries, toll
roads, bridges. ETC., G. II. Robinson be-
Ing the largest stockholder.
The first printed copies OF tho revenue
and machinery act, passed by tho recent
day to the tax listers and assessors In
the various counties SO that they may
prepare themselves for their official du-
ties which begin juno LIST.
The members OF the North Carolina
Corporation Commission left last night
on their tour of eastern counties to visit
county seats and instruct the tax listers
md assessors regarding their duties. They
will visit every county In the State on
this mission.
Before leaving tho city tho Corporation
Commission on yesterday devoted several
hours to hearing testimony OF shippers
from various parts OF the State and ar
Eument by representatives OF railroad
companies regarding the making OF rules
by tho commission to govern charges for
shortage dnd demurage and fixing a time
limit for cars to DO furnished to ship
pers, whom requested by shippers. Also
Il petition for reducing the freight rate
on brick In tho State. Both matters
were taken under advlsement by the
commission
They also heard tho representatives OF
tho Seaboard AR Line in opposition to
the fight being made by North Carolina
shippers against the transfer and switch
ing charge OF $50 per car for transfer
Ing carload shipments OF Joint frcights
from their rpad to a connecting line. The
Seaboard Is the only road In the State
that makes such a charge and disposition
OF the commission seems to be to abol-
!sh II.
The business men who appeared before
the commission were principally from
Charlotte and Raleigh. Heriot Clarkson.
OF Charlotte, was their counsel. The rail-
roads were represented by a. Pope. gene
raj freight agent for the seaboard Air
Line; T. C. Powell. traffic manager and
II. W. Miller and J II. Drake for the
Southern.
At preliminary meeting OF stockhold-
ers in the Citizens Fro Insurance Com
many OF North Carolina hero to-day steps
were taken looking to the early organiza-
ton ot the company. Interested business
men from various parts OF tho State sub
rcribed $4,000 stock and $4,000 surplus
Robert c. Strong was made chairman OF
n special committee OF five to draft by
laws and perfect organization, SO the
company will DO ready for business by
early fall.
iown people here to-day for the meeting
were w. l.. Holt. OF Fayetteville; Ashley
Horne, Clayton; II. Il. Fries, Winston
salem; Colonel j. $. Carr, Durham; Col
pnel j. S. Cunningham, Person county;
b. NJ. Armfeld. High Point; Jonas Oct
unger Wilson.