The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-19
WAKE ADOPTS NEW ROAD LAW
Corporation Commission Hears Conf
Dlaint Against Southern Express
CoEnpany-Ci izs'7ts Of Clinton. f'cti-
= tiCa for PnsSc nscr Trai't Zach Way
Charters Era.fCd.
Especial 70 Th- Messenger

Raleigh. \. G. April 1.-THE Wake
county commissioners have adopted
the nen- road law. Prot w c. Rid
dick. chairman road commission.
having been appointed for six years
by the legislature, the other members
being George 3. Hill and II. .. Rand
The commission viii make every eff
fort to have the r-ads here like those
in AleckIenburg and Durham counties
no. regarded as the best IL the state.
The corporation commission had
hearing today on the petition of Cole.
Planter Company of Charlotte against.
the Southern Express Company, asking
the commission TO order the express
company to transport cotton planters
at first class rates instead of double
first class w \ Myatt. OF Raleigh,
represented the Charlotte company.
superintendent 3uckner appearing for
the express COMPANY
John c. brewery bought the resi-
dencc Of Staples Fuller on Hillsboro
street. one OF the haudsomest homes
in Raleigh FE:!ler soon leaves for
New York The house was built by
Percy Nbrignt FIVE years ago.
A charter is granted the Trenton
Buggy and Manufacturing Company,
Trenton. which will also manufacture
furniture; capital $5O,ooo, S. Barker
and others stockholders,
Another charter is granted 10 Char
Iotte Lumber Company Chan lotte,
$4,000. r. Fl. OecIsbE and others
stockholders. Another insurance.
agency is chartered the Gullfordi
Realty and Insurance Co., $4,000,
H. s. Miller ard others.
Anderson and Craig Of the Atlantici
Coast Line was before the corporal
ton commission in answer to petition
of citizens of Clinton for passengert
train each way daily. between War;
saw and Clinton. There is now Onlyi
one train each way, mixed freight andi
passenger. The commission reservesi
dcision The desired train is expected.
1t is now assured through connect
ton will be made at an early day bel
tween Wilmington and Mount airy oni
the old Cape Fear and Yadhin NalleyI
railway. This connection Will be madet
by change OF schedules on SOutherni
trains leaving Greensboro earlier. The!
Southern will put passenger car oni
the through freghht train which,
leaves Sanford at in morning forl
Greensboro, reaching the latter placel
at 10 o'cloek3 This Will enable pas-I
sengers from. Sanford and all inter-I
mediate points to go 10 Greensboro
going inr the morning a1,l retarningt
in the afternoon Unsteady Of having toI
remain "a hours. -,~ .. ~
TIE supreme court, in the case of
She Blackwell Durham Tobacco Com!
pany Of North Carolina against. the
Blackwell Tobacco Company Of NewI
Jersey and the American Tobacco Co. /
sustained the decision Of the lower
court that the case is no. rem ovableI !
to The federal court. The case came upI
on appeal being on the grounds thatI
Watts, Toms and other persons ini
the service Of the American Tobacco!
Co. at Durham, we're made parties
to the complaint improperly. Thei
court holds they are proper parties. |!
The case will now be fought ou: in thel
state courts involving the right to the
Durham Bull Tobacco trade mark.
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