The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-31
governor GLENN
ON FREIGHT RATES
Writes to Various Roads Asking
Conference to Adjust En-
listing Determinations.
DOESN'T WANT LITIGATION
Inference Is That He Will Re Re.
sort to 1t, II necessary
Has funds Enough. .
Especial to The Times Dlppatcll)

~ I4AJNltifl, ~. Va July oV!--- VIII lNNiis
eea:her In his cap FOR compelling, at
aeast for the present, the Observance
OF the Q la cent passenger rate, pend :
ang the adjudication OF the constitu-
8ionulity or the act, Governor 4lenn
turns lis attention TO freight rate
abuses BY the railroads, and to-day
aesued TO the traffic managers OF the
Southern. Atlantic Coast Line, Nor
folk and Southern. seaboard Air Line,
and other principal roads operating in
the state letter. in which sho re
cites the fact that the last Legislature
Get apart $4,000, and more II neces-
sarS, to he used in bringing about by
ISSUED to the traffic managers OF the
litigation. II necessary. in compelling
o rehdiustlnent or rates SO that 1t
Will be no longer the case that ship-
ments can be made through North
Carolina points TO Virginia cities at
rates far less than the rates granted
North Carolina cities.
He asks for n conference OF the trar.
fic managers With the North Carolina
Corporation Commission and himself
and proposed 10 name date for sucl
a conference an soon as the traffic
managers are heard from.
Governors Letter.
ny ttcSSNci " losueu EDS tle Governor
follows.
NJ Dear sirg-The last General
Assembly Of North Carolina set
apart $4,000 with which was 10
employ counsel for the state to
inyestigate the freight discrim.:
In favor of other States. with the q
direction to use this amount. and
more, 4 necessary IN gathering
data and employing attorneys !
n mn n ira q, I n "a nat
the railroads in regard TO state
discrimination. hope and trust
that the railroads are honest. and
desire to treat orr State fairly, and
will correct any errors that may
have existed in the past The con-
tention Of our shippers,! jobbsrs
and retail merchants is thoroughly
set forth in n complaint No s. be-
fore our Corporation. COMMISSIONS
which Individual Instances are
cited showing tnst this discrimina-
ton exists. All our shippers and
merchants desire Is that they shall ,al
einia shippers arc treated, and
should have4o one or more distrib-i
uting points in North Carolina TO
which and through which we can
Lynchburg. Richmond. Norfolk ana
other points out OF the State; TO
do less puts us at great disad-
vantage in connecting with the mer-
chants OF other places and is, to
say the least of 1t. unjust to our
people Goods arc shipped TO
Lynchburg, through Winston-Sa-
lem. Greensboro and Durham for
less than they can be shipped TO
these points. In fact our shippers
can have their goods shipped TO
Lynchburs, and then pay the local
rate back to their places cheaper
than they can have them shipped
direct to them. This upon It's race
Is unfair.
VIII you please. through your
agents, come and Investigate with
the CORPORATION Commission and
myself these facts. to the end that
an amicable adjustment be made
in regard to these matters.
Assuring YOU Of my desire 70
settle Hlese matters without any
litigation whatsoever. am,
,.-r1,s, ri mn