The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
BY ANDREW JoYNER.

High Point y. c.. August 1.-At
the conference mere today between the
fun North Carolina State Corporation
Commission. an unofficial representa-
tive Of the Southern Railway and the
Traffic and Transportation committee
OF the North Carolina Case Workers
Association nothing could nc done ex-
eept talk because the railway eorpor-
alton made it point not TO be a par
ty While General Freight Traffic
1tanager Green was present he dis
tmctiy emphasized the fact that he
was going 10 stop at High Point on
his way from Asheyille TO Washington
and was here entirely disconnected
with any orderst to treat with the
commission or the e'committee officially.
The absence OF Division Transporta-
ton SUPERINTENDENT Coapman whose
headquarters are only a few miles dis
tant. Greensboro. plainly demonstrated
the purpose To ignore the two bodies
representing the great State arbiter of
railroad troubles and the COMMITTEES
representing ninety-five per cent of
the furniture output Of factories i'm
North Carolina and Virginia. There
was nothing for the commission to do
but get back TO Raleigh as quickly and
as meekly as possible. But Manager
commission that il withhold its deciS-
ion on the freight car famine situation
promising i'm return tnat he would
hurry 10 Washington TO confer with
General Superintendent of Transpor-
tation Scale and acquaint the commits
sion with the result of his decision as
To furnishing furniture cars or in lieu
thereof the thirty-six foot car at furn-
ture car rates by Wednesday at noon.
After which they all with one accord
took number thirty-SiX. bound for
Greensboro and Washington.
The feeling among shippers is upon
investigation one of disappointment al
what they term shabby treatment
or diScourtesy towards the committee
and the corporation by the absence
of material representatives Of the rail-
way company but one of-confidence
that relief is il sight I am now thor
oughiy satisfied said Chairman Fred
Tate that the situation viii be ma
teriaIly improved by Friday and that
guarantees 10 that effect viii reach
Raleigh from Washington Wednes-
day
The situation Described.
The members Of the Case Workers
Transportation committee are Chair
man Fred Tate. of High Point: y. F.
York. Concord: W. E. Harrison.
The present move TO secure relief is
inaugurated not by High Point manu-
facturers of furniture alone but is the
official action of the state association
representing 80 per cent of case goods
manufactured and the allied industries
III the STATE embracing High Point.
Greensboro. Goldsboro, Winston,
ThomasviiIe. Lexington. Salisbury.
Hickory. Marion. Mount Airy. Nepane
and Basic City. and Danyille, Va All
these points are suffering. all are or
the. Southern Manufacturers show
no temper or prejudice swhatever in
discussing the situation which has
certainly reached a point where pa
thence had ceased TO be a virtue be-
fore an appeal was made for relief to
the commission. An idea OF the Sc
riousness of the situation can be
gained by that at High Point alone.
Three hundred and forty-segen cars
are needed here a. once 10 De filed
as speedily as possible and moved out
TO save contracts for delivery. This
relates u case goods alone THAI are
shipped in furniture cars Of forty foot
length and as each ear represents
about twelve hundred dollars of pro
duet there is now packed up in the
fhirty-five case goods factories in High
Point an even half million dollars
worth Of furniture of tnat class which
means that much invested capital alb
solutely idle. The straw berry car
famine was nothing 10 compare TO IT.
I'VE are thirty days behind" said
one shipper. not in tiliing orders but
in shipping our goods out"
same Trouble Last Year.
Inquiries of many manufacturers
as for the cause Of this famine justi-