Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02
TREE Cow Ra0Rj
HOLD C0HFEFEHCE
Georgia, Alabama and North
Carolina Agree on Railroad
Rate Enforcement
FIGHTS or STATES INVOLVED.
WHOM Railways Cease fal.c try Of
Ccaf-tatior 't0t l,urri i,"1rn
Cf Pablo Confidence

Auonm Ca Sow. ThonueN O7-
operation n methods BOO he Dlre-ol 'n
tac enforcement of Irus r-EAat..
ruroad passenger nrae .u OBJ. states
~ Georgia Alabama 1000. Norh Caro-
ln8. vHs agreed upon today at % cone
ferehcc held u la city oy tho got-
ernors of those saios A0Dr discuss
sion. which beru at $3.50 This morn-
mg. and which lasted until late mis-
afternoon with brief interval COR
luncheon the three chief executives
reached 600 agreement and the meeting
was adjourned.
tn ID statement given to the Associa-
tea Press tonight signed by enc hiae
governors. &c is explained that not only
had they arranged 90 "co-opcmte iu
The investigation of facts and law cou-
nactcd with the duty of our states 20
the public and Co transportation come
pauirs" but thut they would also roe
operate with otner states which nave
the same problem.
eve regard tne complete recognition
OF the right %! Toe states to regulate
the Interstate business of uauspo t3-
ton as absolutely necessary fhe
statement continues.
The statement of the governors cone
cludes us follows
Increased business as consequence
OF reduced rates required by our sldic
authorities has. ln every case ~ here
faithfully tried compensated the core
porauons.
we dcplorc the fact that railroad
corporations have iu some instances
been damaged by the efforts OF their
officers 90 disregard thC legislative acts
of our states This has happened On
every case where they have made al-
legations in the court of sensational
claims of injury contrary 10 the facts.
When the railroad companies cease
their false cry OF Connscatiou and sub-
init 90 the duly constituted authorities
unon which alone rests the right 90 de-
termine questions Of public policy. the
railroad companies may expect rapid
return Of public confidence and q
restoration OF normal credits. The au-
thOrities Of our states are nc AN times
ready 10 hear from the railraod COM
panies fully and TO accord TO them
treatment not alone just hut liberal
"The details OF our conference we 10
not consider 70 desirable 10 make pub
Die al this time"
Todav's conference. which was held
at the suggestion OF Gov Conner Of Al
ALBANIA, was participated in by Cows.
r. b. Glenn of North Carolina, p. u.
Conner of Alabama and Hoke Smith OF
Georgia w D. Nesbit, member Of the
railroad commission OF Alabama, Judge
4 u. Weidley and Col n. @, Seelheim-
or. special counsel for Alabama. In the
pending rate litigation iu that state
Atty-Gen John G. Hart and Special
Counsel J. X. Hines and Hooper Alex
auder 90 Georgia.
The declared object Of the meeting
was to reach an agreement 10 possible
IN methods 20 be pursued IN enforcing
the rate laws of the states interested
and also TO decide ON some rate that
would apply 10 the roads Of these
states. the rates at present being wide-
ly divergent
just what concerted plan was decid-
cd upon the governors refused 10
state. nor would they give out any Of
The details Of the conference beyond
the statement that u was most salts
factory.