The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-30
NoR1RCARoLlNA
kW!IINS w.! ITS FIGHT
compAN1EpEcSE1 E1DE TO PUT IN
TO EFFEc TRefESNEW RATE.
Threatened Conf l3;t Between North
Carolina and ae Federal Govern
ment Over Enforcement of Q Ia
Passenger Rate Averted by Rail
roads Agreeing to Enforce New
Law Pending Settlement of the
Appeals.

Raleigh, N. c., July 27.-The State
of North Carolina has won in it's
fight TO have its passenger rate law
OF : IA cents observed by all the
railroads pending an appeal to the
courts by the roads Of the state which
propose to fight the law.
The promise of obedience to the
law by the Southern and the Atlantic
Coast Line railways. which. since Ju-
ly lst, the date set for the rate law
to go into effect, have been violating
the law, was given late today, at a
conference which the railroads sought
with Governor Glenn, who had stnt-
ed that as a precedent to any agree
ment he might make, that the 2 IA
cent rate must first be put into effect.
The conference was private one,
newspaper men being excluded at the
request of the railroad attorneys. AZ
ter the conference, Governor Glenn
stated that at the be"innin" Of the
conference the railroad representa-
tivcs stated that they were ready to
agree to the IA cent rate. later to
be tested in the original inuunction
case before Judge Pritchard, an ap-
peal if necessary to be taken by state
to the United State Supreme Court,
while the railroads would appeal the
Wake county ease to the North Car
.0llna Supreme Court, and if necessary
take the case Oh writ Of error, to the
United States Supreme Court. The
. only trouble in the conference was a
selection Of the date at which the 2
IA cent rate should become effective.
The railroads wanted longer time
than the state was willing to grant,
but finally The eighth of August was
agreed upon, as the railroad represent
tatives stated that it would be i'm
possible sooner to make the proper
arrangements at their various ticket
Offices to supply tickets and to fix
rates.
The conference was harmonious
throughout. The state was represent
ed by Governor Glenn, State Treas
urer Lacy and the special counsel en-
gagged by the governor, including For
mer Governor G. b. Aycock and Hon.
f.. j. Justice. Speaker of the rouse of
representatives. The railway rcpres-
cntatives were Alfred p. Thom. of
Washington, and Judge Alexander p.
Murphy. Of Louisville, general coun-
sci Of the Soathern Railway, Alexan-
der Hamilton, Of Petersburg. Va,
general counsel, and Geo. B. Elliott.
Of Wilmington. \. c.. assistant gen
eral counsel Of the Atlantic Coast
Line. and George Rountrcc, Of Will
mington, n. C., counsel for Il. Nelson
Buckley, and other stockholders Of
the Atlantic Coast Line, who had OBJ
tanned rest raining orders and an
interlocutory order from Judge
Pritchard against the Atlantic Coast
Line, putting the IA cent rate into
effect.
The Agreement.
The agreement reached at the
conference is:
4. The railroad puts the 9 l-4-ccnt
rate into effect not later than August
s., 1907.
'2. The state to appeal from the
order Of Judge pritchard dischargin"
parties in AShetillc on writS Of ha-
beas corpus.
13. The Southern Railway appeals
kISXssSffhfe< Supreme Court Of North Car
E>A;na VI the Wake county case. and
1 ;e A@casc is there decided against it |
@> take the ease by writ of error 20
he Supreme Court Of the United
@ates.
n "4. That both sides cooperate to
Ravc both Of said eases advanced and |
2argueI together and speedily advanc-
! ed.
rs. The state at its option to indict
! the Atlantic Coast Line in one case.
"G. All indictments and prosccu-
! btions now pending to be dismissed
R,nd no other indictments or prosecu-
gtions TO be instituted for any alleged
|A'iolations of the law up to the time