The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
NOW HAVE HEARING
IN COAST Line SUIT
Standing Master Montgomery to
Sit at Wilmington January 9th
to Take Testimony.
MR.. JUSTICE MAY NOT APPEAR
Has Notified Governor Glenn
That If Legislature Is Called
He Will Fight Compromise.
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch

T.
/ RALEIGH. n. e., December %
Standing Master w. a. Montgomery,
to whom United stntes Judge J. q.
Pritchard delegated the work OF find
ling the facts In the famous suits by
the several leading railroads in North
Carolina to test the constltutlonality
of the act OF the last Legislature re-
ducing the passenger rates to IL
! litigants and their counsel in the case
OF Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany VS.. Chairman Mcneil and others
fbe he tnt he Viii be
| in Wilmington January 9th for the
| purpose of taking testimony In that
suit, the hearings to be in the law
offices of Rountree K Carr. OF coun-
/ sci for the Coast Line.
The notice to counsel on the part
of the State was sent to ex-Judge Shep-
ers Of counsel for the state. which
ese' aeSernor cha Mes'afs ayssek. Of
Goldsboro; H. j. Justice: OF Green's
Governor Glenn that If he decided to
call together the Legislature to act
on compromise with the southern
cent rate he should ut once accept
4 his resignation as of counsel for the
/ State and fix his compensation for SER
vices rendered. as he proposed to op.
of Representatives, of which he is
Speaker. In view OF this situation
there is some question as to whether
Mr.. Justice SILL take any hand in the
hearing at Wilmington.
Willing to Accept Compromise.
A notice was also issued to-day by
| Standing Master Montgomery to par
ties to the litigation and their. coun-
sci IN the suit of Carolina and North
western Railroad Company VS.. Chair-
lar to the Coast Line suit. to the
effect that he will be in Raleigh JAM
uary 18th for the purpose of taking
The Carolina and Northwestern is
h one of the railroad companies that has
signified it's willing to join with the
Southern In the proposed c,omppon,ise
mileage in. the event Virginia. South
Carolina. Georgia. Alabamn and Ten.
nessee join in for the application OF
the respective States. Standing Mas
ter Montgomery. 1t is understood, has
received no official notice of any move
ment for the settlement Of the caro-.
L lima and Northwestern suit. hence his
order for appearance of counsel to be-
gin the taking Of testimony The eS-
pectation is that In the event the set
Element is still! pending there Will be
merely n continuance in the case OF
the Carolina and Northwestern on the
day set for the hearing.
Nirglnia's Acceptance Unnecessary.
On his return to the city tonight
iGovernor Glenn was asked as to de-
velopments relative to the impending
) railroad rate compromise. and said he
had received no further Information
as to the probability of Virginia com.
ing into the compromise proposed be.
tween this state and the Southern ant
other railroads. but added the signif-
cant remark that after all acceptance
on the part OF Virginia was not essen.
tial for the completion of the oompro,
mise which would apply to North Car
olina. It had been understood that
both Virginia and Tennessee must join
J. with North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia and Alabama in the compro-
mise rates before the matter could be
settled and the litigation In this State
stopped. This seems not to be the, case
according to the Governors latest in
timatlon. So the call for tho extra
session of the Legislature, with its &C.
companying address to the people OF
A the state, may be expected from the
executive office at any time.