The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-21
Conner and Railroad Men
 Confer. RESULT OF MEETING WAS
 NOT GIVEN TO PUBLIC Office Force of Governor Busy
 Through Day. Officials of Atlantic Coast Line An Central of Georgia Hold Earnest Consultation wish states
 Chief Executive.

The big guns of the State in the cons troversy between State and Federal authorities in the litigation of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to prevent the enforcement of the 110 commodity and two and one-half cent passenger rate acts from going into effect until their constitutionalitv im ruled on, fired hundreds of shells yes- terday.
 The batteries were mssksd however. and the kind. quality and destination or the shells could not be asoertained. {. The chief gunner. Governor Conner. was entirely reticent as tS ais move In regard to the enlarged injunction recently granted the Louisville and Nashville by Judge Thomas c. Jones. Nhroughout the day he was in con- terence with railroad men and during the afternoon. the sten0graphers of. the executive office. and the long dis tance telephone were being kept busy Dy the Governor. while the chief execu- tive and the attorney general were in aAmost constant consultation
 Conference at Capitol.
 The Governor returned to the Cantfnl yesterday from Birmingham where ha had been in conference with his adyiaerr m reference to the railroad situation. 14e immediately plunged into con- terence With officials of the Atlantic Coast Line and Central of GeOrrfa systems. As far as the public wan allowed to know the conference vvaa without result. Those present tvara Major J. D. Hanson, president of inc Central of Georgia, W. A. Winburn. vice president. T. S Noise. general
 manager, M Wiilingham. general "a E
 Col, Alexander Hamilton, vice preai- dent and general counsel of the Atlantic Coast Line was also present
 While no result was announced It waa frequently rumored about inc "a ititol that tho Atlantic Coast Line. Mnlch operates only one line in Ala { bAma, would aecede to the two lava while the Central of Georgia would fight. ''' ts'
 At the Federal court. there was ab. soiutely no development.
 Garber Makes statement.
 attorney General Garber last night made the following statement.
 T am just back from Birnain9han put nave nothing to give out reKar- lng the conference held there yester- day.
 Permit me to say. however. thai I have always been hopeful thai tha state ' l7sSSstN Hht III tue railroad Faaa caaSa now pending in the Federal Court and you may state that l am Yfaw rnorS confident than ever that we will a,,c- ceed In establishing our confenfsnr that the present State rates are fsgg and reasonable, upon the final ternnina- ton of these cases. An extra sessios, Of the Legislature may be neceEaarv- and believe the Governor would nof hesitate to call 1t should the necessity i arise. @'es Tt is also safe to assert that in- tellisenee, law and the States rfrht to govern and control lis domestIc end. s''0
 "In this connection it may be a mai. | Ire of general interest to refer to tha meeting of the Attorney GeneraIs If aii the tes of the Union which will l5N held at the City of St. Louis, on sep- l tember, 30, and October, 1st. 1907 The program arranged for this general meeting will consist of addresses upon questions concerning the regulation and control of public service corpora . tions. the fixing of maximum raii- road rates. legislation and litigation against trusts. and conflicts between State and Federal Courts. am just in receipt of a letter from Hon. HerDert & Hadley, Attorney General of Mis- sopri. who Is chairman of Committea inSCharge, inviting me to be present at this meeting hope to be able to attend as the State of Alabama Is at present vital1y concerned in all of the above questions and especially as to what extent the Federal Courts can control and dominate in matters per- l taining to our domestic affairs"