The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
GRNS OF THE RAJ
EIGH

~ Agreement is Not Effective Until
,arcrI 10 by the Governors of the
.,ats- Of Virginia, Tennessee, Geor-
ia south Carolina and Alabama
"a session Of the Legislature t o BE
rallied Until the Matter is Acted
mon by the Governors of those
.,atcs. North Carolina Fares Well
n committee Assignments-Webb
n Judiciary and Pou on Ways and
uean~-Aycock's Great Closing Ar
omcnt in Asheyiile Case.
By THOMAS j. PENCE.
Washington, D. G., Dec. 19.-Gov-
,r,r Glenn and President Finley, of
.+a southern Railway came to terms
his afterroon and the passenger rate
mar i'm North Carolina is practically
at an end.
ill.,. Governor accepts the offer of
o.mnromtse made by President Finley
+, Raleigh last week subject to legiS-
gftr approve Dot Liz oSi
r#I not lie effective until the same in
,arst9te arrangements for the sale of
r9-senger tickets and mileage books
s made with the Governors of Vir-
gfria South Carolina, Tennessee, Geor-
ga and Alabama, in which States the
Southern operates.
While the Governor has accepted
the Southern's offer of compromise,
the new rates agreed upon cannot be
nat i'm effect until the other southern
states mentioned have acted favorably
upon tna same terms for the sale of
Interstate tick cts. The negotiations
necessary to accomplish this result
will require several weeks. Not until
then viii Governor Glenn issue a call
for a special session of the legislature
for the purpo of considering and
rarirving the action taken today. 1t
is not anticipated that there VIII be
any serious objection to the enforce
ment of the rates proposed, on the
part Of the other States, and a special
session OF the State Assembly early in
the new year is regarded as a GER
tajutv.
The AtIantic Coast Lin is not a
party to the agreement reached to-
dsv. but il is understood tina the basis
Of compromise will be observed by all
the other trunk lines operating IN the
South with the exception of h LOUIS
vile and Nashville.
BY the terms of the compromise the
railroads agree to pay all the costs OF
the litigation Incident to the rate Waf
in North Carolina which are estimat-
ed to foot up a total of $4,000.
The agreement does not in any way
effect the North Carolina rate case
argued before the Supreme Court OF
the United States today and thus botf
the State and the railroads Safeguard
what they consider to be their con
stitutional rights before the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Terms of Agreement.
The terms of the agreement, which
we're made public in Raleigh last weel
provide for the sale of both inter anC
intraState tickets at two and a nal
cents. The sale of 1000 mile m1leag'
books at two cents for families ant
firms. five of whom can use same. Thu
sale of LOO mile mileage books at TIVE
cents for personal use, both inter ant
intrastate and Interchangeable. Tn
sale of SEQ mile mileage books at , L.
cents, intrastate, for family use.
The terms o fcompromise Wer'
reached this afternoon shortly befor'
FIVE O'Clock in the office of Presiden
Finley at the general headquarters o
the Southern in this city. The gov
eminent. the president of the South
ern by appointment. by allowing tn
conclusion of the argument in h rat
case before the Supreme Court ex
Governor Aycock accompanied tn
Governor from the court room. tn
Southern vas represented by Mr.. Fin
ley. vice-president, and General Coun
sci Thorn. By this time the fact ha,
become very generally known that a
agreement was about to be reached
and a number of CarOlinianS wer
Waiting at the governors hotel to ge
the news. The conference lasted Ion
ger than expected and Governor Glen.
had to double quick it to his hotel |
order to catch the SeabOard train TO
Raleigh, which left at 6 p. m. He wa
out Of breath and putting and BLOWN
when he arrived. but tarried Ion
enough to breaP the news.
Advantageous to State.
It is Governor Glenn belief tina
the compromise is an a~dvantageou
one to the people of the State an
that the legislature, when convened j
special session, will so regard 1t. En-
Governor Aycock is highly please
with the result. 1.-THE agreement is
sIlendid one for both parties said h
and | think the Governor has acte
wisely" The terms of the cOmprC
mise are better for both the State an
The railroad than the present rat
What is still more gratifying there WI
result a permanent settlement of tn
existing differences between the roao
and the State"
President Finley was seen, but sal
n would prefer to have GoVssno
Glenn speak of what took place at tn
conference today.
The terms of the agreement entere
into by Governor Glenn, will, 1t is be
lleved. be the basis of the charge {
Lassenger transportation in all tn
states Of the South. The Soutiier
must of necessity feed out of the sam
spoon all of the States in which
yPerates. The Immediate question b'
tore President Finley is to make a.
Iangements for enforcing the lntel
state feature of the agreement whlc
calls for the sale of 2 II cent tickle
and two cent mileage books. Thel
ran hardly be any objection to TT
scale for the reason that the existln