The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-19
a GENERAL SURPRISE

Mr.. Il. 4. Gray. of Counsel For Peti-
TONERS Against Southcrn's Spite
Schedule Read statement i'll Which
il Was Declared That Since the
commissions Construction Of the
Law Appeared to be Thai Al 'ouid
Not Enforce Its order They Would
Desist and Withdraw From Action
Before a poyyerIees Commission and
AGAINST an A~l-PoNerful Federal
Speak and the Latter Proposes TO
Earoain for Withdrawal Of Judge
Eurne.rs Restraining Order-1he
Southern Files Exceptions.
Convinced BY the series Of events
BEGINNING with the studied contempt
Of the Corporation Commission by the
Southern Railway in running its tram
gambler III out of Raleigh on the
IleH schedule in violation Of the order
Of the Commission and the subsequent
Illegal and unjustifiable interference
by restraining order with n pro-
vince Of the Commission to enforce
it, orders by suits for penalties by
district Judge PurncIl, and %iscOur-
aoad Nv the apparent conclusion of
nc rn,nn,ission that II was pOWerleSS
to enforce its order. the attorneys 1oi
the thousands of petitioners against
the change yesterday withdrew IN
oman rnr1t from further pressing Of
the o,attu,.s contained in their COM
,Iaint
In = statement ON behalf of Messrs.
= " WINSTON = r. Nvlver. r.. J..
I,,-ti.a ana himself Nh. y # GRAY,
go. 800 i.,,a,,-, attn'n.,5s stated i'm ef-
tnlt th.,t H.. ,aa-Dn fn, ,yithdraWng
10 natitiung was tha evident unrpOse
- tiI ta,,tho,n paiIzav to ,eIv nuon
tho tsaan,aI ,,,,,~tu ana tn lieohrv The
n,.1c,l Of Inc r~n,nrn;ssion in any
n,nnf. an1 the n~atitinnprs bcine poor
,na,, nnahia 10 GoranI fine cost Of such
nr11aneiyn Inioatinn ana realizing that
In tba ana h,nd vas :, nowarless Com
,i;-sin,, a,1 IN ina ntber = GREAT cor
rn,atin, in,,nlinm tho ala of an al
nnuaffnl rn,,,t and having no inter
est Other than mat of other citizens
nnt n~atitinnina me q mission who
l,,,na alnnr no li,o of he board
~ no ma Southern Paivvav had
3ntarn,inad ia cease tho 6Dht for the
I,.asant au,aitin1 with hone the en-
t,,raf ~ , I,,T ,ybirh ,vo,,id riva to
.;n;Ia ,.ar,niaci,, tbn ,..u,a,. tu
r,n,,al obaaiaf,rn to ite n,lrre
tho conclusion of tho statement
~ A.. CO 81 w u pndDoan 20.
'faI Ia - c,.ocb i, ,rhicb hn stated
thnt tha canthaIn Raiivrav was al
Ii"t " I. 49,. Iau,I n,da,
~ tha cnn1n, iesinn. mat if o1d its at
,arnave baIa IatL thn rna,,he,e indi-
t,;di,ai L nnI tIn ali1n,fcainD ar =
49," ~ ~ o,ta+oct rar,Iant. tba+ tn,
faiInr TO- cH7nnIr win tbo ot.dar ot
IA no,on, ioeinn T,ar naynidab ba-
f tII f 49, - 900 ,,a1e
taFnco a," fo. tiIin onn",a,
ho1 ovnirad ana tbara 4aS nat cnf-
fcient limo OWEN fo, tho rro,e, rail
road authorities to ronsidar tho mai.
on. 49, ~ ,,a;roa1 nnncaa.ad that
~ a,, - U,tioL 1900,
"" 49, ""S" tha 4hd NvrI -
haen UnaIni hi, ,]a1orad nntn ~
art I"' ~, ~, Laa,n
&C. oa ~ aa 'a
% Nn;9I %
IdCtS hld'tIl3 lnelelo. toioIiel lto"'
10 he ne ~
inelt ~ S'tli9ei ln"t :he oou'lieti
H"u tlc''eu lhc 1oiilili99Iol WIN con
tempt III iS laHhle 10 comply VIII
!S orogi anu tna, SuTn S'a'eillen' wa
EtNlIh' 81 1 r. II TT
folio"IliS tol; itoulldh MI. i. Ii
nGsp9 S'n,e" tllat ne Vas no. sur
tt2eu q ~ ,1ulSt tdheI 10y lhe pc
9lISt ne nuns ol lile answer
81 tne 9"dtilell, when ne s'yIed al
t. 90 VI - "h" utlellSt
10 'nc ''outllSlI was reauy 20 Jon
: 80 ot1i99ioi III any oluei
20 po'Ici 9eiNI't 10 me PeopIt
- C"I"liild dllu us patrons. lit
E'"5e'' thI' IL ldtt maj me falIfoaC
lidd ten Gays III WIlch 10 except IRON
could be guilty of contempt in failins
20 comply with an order made The
ni&hl belofe Such Noncompliance
me order was not ObeYed. he said
@olelN ON account OF the duty which
IL otll'tIS OF the southern 1elt tina
'ii'N h"l 'oNdfuS the puDllc ana the
"lochloidefS, that TO have ObeNeC
Nouid maze peeh to be "derelict t.
,Itii guy ana IaISe to thelr trust
pom the SIlSllitSt Hhtllnltlon, said he
bl the commission mat II would no
"IleIipl 10 enforce It's order by suit:
IoE penaltieS' he gave assurance tha
me ItH'raiiln% ofuef ISSUED by Judg'