The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-07-30

all persons against bringing any pen
atty suit pending final determination
| OF the question involved. and asks the
people as a whole to acquiese in
| this ARRANGEMENT
Eighth, the suit pending before
Judge Pritchard at Asheville to be
diligently prdsecused. without the
state. however, waving any question
OF Jurisdiction.
The governor stated that Thorn
and Humphrey also, as counsel for
the Southern Railway. undertake that
! it will not inaugurate contempt pro-
ceedings because Of ANYTHING here
tofore done 10y any Of the state Of
fcers in connection with this rate
litigation. and that the road will do
what it can to prevent the Inaugural
ton Of any such cOntemnt proceed
ings. This arrangement between
the Southern Railway and Governor
Glenn is also assented to by George
Rountree, attorney for r. Nelson
Buckley and other atlantic Coast
>,
by Alexander Hamilton, general
counsel for the Atlantic Coast Line
Co, except that they do not con-
sent that the Atlantic Coast line
shall be indicted in one case, but as
to that leaving the state at !berty
to do as its sense of duty may dictate,
| this agreement being signed by Ham
ilton and Rountree
When he had finished reading the
important documents the governor
made the first quoted dec cIaration
about North Carolina's victory over
the railways. He went on to say
that on Monday he would write a
letter to the various Judges to mol
pros cases and asking the people to
refrain from bringing penalty suits
and that when said letter is received
all proceedings be held UP. The
governor sat in the window and
laughed as he said he felt very happy
at the result Of the conference. He
then told some incidents of the lat
ter IIe said ATTORNEY Thorn said
that he, the governor, was a fine cCm-
prOmiser, though he himself coud not
agree with MS idea. which was to
take principal, interest, costs and
liberal attorneys fees. The COVER
nor said that the basis of his demand
was that the two and a quarter cent
rate must go into effect. This was
his ultimatum and that he laid it
down to the railway people when
they first entered his office. He
sad the only substantial differences
between them and Ihiln was that
they wanted a longer time in which
to put the rate into effect, but after
discussion August 8th, was fixed as
the date. The governor concluded by
an expression or two of rejoicing at
his great victory.
This evening congratulations by
telephone and telegraph poured in
on Governor Glenn on his victory
over the Southern and Atlantic Coast
Line in the rate case. He is intensely
delighted at the result. State Treas
urer Lacy was the only member of
the counsel of state in the city and
Itoh oil dCllFS part III Tie piOCeSu-
ings at the conference this afternoon.
Ex-Governor Aycock and Speaker
Justice returned TO their respective
homes on the $50 train 4 few mo-
ments after the conference ended.
(By Associated Press)
Raleigh, N. c., July Ex-Governor
Glenn tonight gave the following
outcome of the states fight for the
2L cent late aW:
The governor considers the victory
in the matter of the state against
the railroads as one for states rights
and the people. There were many
things that added to the victory.
First, the Righteousness of the
cause the determination Of the peo-
pie through their officers. no longer
to sumit to the oppression Of the
railroads or the interference of the
federal courts.
The governor feels that it is a
great step forward for states rights
and that if all the other states of the
union will continue the fight already
begun in North Carolina and insist
upon their senators and representa-
tives in congress trying to curtail the
growing power Of the federal courts,
in the future there vii be no trouble
to control and direct railroads and
other corporations.
SUBJECTED ITSELF TO PENALTY.