The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-30
NORTH. CAROLINA
WINS ITS FIGHT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO PUT IN
TO EFFECT TIE NEW RATE
Threatened Conflict Between North
Carolina and the Federal Govern
ment Over Enforcement Of 2 IA
PASSENGER Rate Averted by Rail
roads Agreeing to Enforce New
Law Pending Settlement OF the
Appeals.

Appeals.
Raleigh, n. c., July 27.-The State
of North Carolina has won IN Its
fight to have its passenger rate law
of 2 IA cents observed by all the
railroads pending an appeal to the
courts by the roads Of the state which
propose to fight the law.
The promise Of obedience to the
law bv the Southern and the Atlantic
Coast Line railways. which, since Ju-
ly lst, the date set for the rate law
to 90 into effect, have been violating
the law. was given late today, at a
conference which the railroads sought
with Governor Glenn, who had stat
ed that as precedent to any agree
ment he might make, that the 2 If
cent rate must first be put into effect.
The conference was private one,
newspaper men being excluded at the
request of. the railroad attorneys. At
ter :the conference, Governor Glenn
stated that at the beginning Of the
conference the railroad representa-
tives stated that they were ready to
agree to the 9 IA cent rate. later to
be tested in the original inqunct1on
case before Judge Pritchard, an ap-
peal if necessary 10 be taken by state
to the United State Supreme Court,
while the railroads would appeal the
Wake county case, to the North Car
e1ina Supreme Court, and if necessary
- take the case on writ Of error, to the
United States Supreme Court. The
only trouble in the conference was
selection Of the date at which the 2
IA cent rate should become effective.
The railroads wanted longer time
than the state was willing to grant,
but finally the eighth Of August was
agreed upon, as the railroad represen-
tat;ves stated that it would be I'M
possible sooner to make the proper
ARRANGEMENTS at their various ticket
Offices to supply tickets and to Tx
rates.
! The conference was harmonious
throughout. The state was represent
ed by Governor Glenn, State Treas
urer Lacy and the special counsel en-
gagged by the governor, including For
mer Governor C. B. Aycock and Hon.
E. J. Justice. Speaker Of the house OF
representatives. The railway repres-
entatives were Alfred P. Thorn. of
Washington, and Judge Alexander 2.
Murphy, Of Louisville, general coun-
sci Of the Southern Railway, Alexan-
der Hamilton, Of Petersburg, Va,
general counsel, and Geo. B. Elliott,
of Wilmington, n. c., assistant gen.
eral counsel of the Atlantic Coast
Line. and George Rountree, Of Will
mington, n. c., counsel for R. Nelson
Buckley, and other stockholders OF
the Atlantic Coast Line, who had OBJ
tanned restraining orders and an
interlocutory order from Judge
Pritehard against the Atlantic Coast
. Line, putting the ? IA cent rate into
effect.
The Agreement.
The agreement reached at the
conference is:
Il. The railroad puts the 2 l-4-cent
rate into effect not later than August
S. 1907.
':2. The state to appeal from the
~order of Judge Pritchard diseharg1ns
parties in AShetille on writs of ha-
beas corpus.
E'3. The Southern Railway appeals
- - Sapreme Court Of North Car
h the Wake county case, and
case is there decided against it
take the case by writ Of error to
Ae Supreme Court Of the United
tates.
"4. That both sides cooperate to
ave both Of said cases advanced and
argued together and speedily advanc-
ed.
KS. The state at its option to indict
the Atlantic Coast Line in one case.
'6. All indictments and prosecu-
tions now pending to be dismissed
and no other indictments or prosecu-
hons to be Instituted for any alleged
violations Of the law up to the time