The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
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rate bill by the Senate and House
committee. The Senate chamber was
packed with people. The following
railway officials: President of the
Southern Railway w. w. Finley;
Vice Presidents A. B. Andrews and
-Culp, and General Manager Ackert,
General Counsel Thomas, Passenger
Traffic Manager Hardwick, Freight
Claim Agent Hooper, and Comptrol-
Ter Plant-all of the Southern, were
present. Second Vice President Sc
vier, General Counsel Watts, Gener-
al superintendent Xix, Of the Sea-
board; General Passenger Agent
Craig, General Superintendent An
derson, Assistant General Counsel
Elliott, of the Atlantic Coast Line;
Vice President Stagg, Traffic Man
ager C~heatham, Treasurer Duke, Gen.
eral Counsel Fuller, of the Durham
q Southern; General Manager Mich
OILS, General Passenger Agent Reid,
of the Carolina & North Western; of
the Aberdeen & Asheboro, President
Henry Page, of the Norfolk & West
ern, William A Guthrie; of the Raj
eigh & Southport, President Mills,
were also there.
Senator Graham presided, Chair
man Yount, of the House committee,
sitting with him. Speaker Justice
sat near Chairman Graham and acted
as grand inquisitor. Chairman Ora
ham said the question to be discuss
ed this afternoon was whether the
passenger rate should be reduced and
TO what extent.
Mr.. Finley Speaks.
President Finley, of the Southern,
was the first speaker, and made an
excellent impression. Speaker Jus
tice piled him with questions. He
said that if the Legislature would
make the passenger rate 3 cents
straight, with no second-class fare,
the Southern was willing to accept
1T. He declared he could see no rea-
son for reducing the rate to 2 1-2
cents here. He did not oppose the
regulation of railways by the Legis-
lature, but he did not believe in Leg
islatures administering railway af-
fairs. The present trouble, he said,
is not of rates but of lack of facili-
ties for the business man or the pro-
ducer to reach his market. He said
the Southern had no financial con
nection with the South & Western.
General Passenger Agent Ryan, of
the SeabOard, was the next speaker.
He was loaded with figures about
the passenger rates in various States,
to show that in States where reduc-
tons had been made th1 increase in
travel was not so great as had been
expected and that the loss to the
was not made up..
House Committee Endorses Anti
Pass Bills.
This same committee held a hear
ing on two bills. Graham's and JUS
regarding newspaper passes.
Graham says his bill is not intend
ed to affect newspapers. Justice
says his bill puts newspaper people
the same footing as other folks.
His bill Is the one mainly considered.
Graham's bill is the Interstate COM
meree bill with the provision that
this shall not conflict with the State
law.
Speeches were made by Messrs. II.
A. London, John NJ. Julian, w. c..
Rev. J. o. Atkinson, Archi-
bald Johnson and Representative ia
cobson In favor of the amendment
offered by the Press Association.
Speaker Justice was present, asked
numerous questions and insisted up
on the endorsement of his position
by the committee. Several members
Of the House committee took a keen
interest In propounding questions to
Press Association representatives. At
the conclusion of the argument the
committees went into executive SEES
sion. The result was that Justice was
sustained by a vote of 6 to 5 by the
House committee. The Senate COM
mittee unanimously decided not to
interfere with the present law, thus
allowing editors to retain their pres
ent rights in this regard.
Pass Third Reading.
Bills passed third reading:
Regarding the graded schools at
To separate prisoners with tuber-
cu1osis from other prisoenrs in oun
ty jails.
To take from magistrates iuris-
dlction of cruelty to animals and give
to the Superior Court.
To reduce fees and pay of county
officers of Johnston.
To amend the law regarding land
entries by requiring both parties to
give bond when protest is fled.
To give fume companies the right
of eminent domain over a strip over
l6 feet wide and making them COM
mon carriers, subject to regulation
by the corporation commission.
To prohibit non-residents from the
State from gathering CLAIMS, oysters
and tarapins in Brunswick county
To regulate fees of jurors in Edge
combe.
To amend the law regarding the