The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-03-07
DOINGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
Short Order.

Some time ago Andrew Carnegie
made an offer. to Roanoke College
of a $25, 900 endowment provided
that the college should secure from
other sources an amount sufficient
to increase the endowment to $780,
600. 1t was authoritatively an
nounced Friday that the additional
$4,000 is in sight, with a strong
probability of a large gift from an
other source, which may have the
effect of doubling Mr.. Carnegie's
present offer.
Mrs. ROsser Harris, of Spottsyl-
vania County, went to the home of
J. J. Pulliam, a neighbor, to visit
Mrs. Pulliam, who had been sick.
When she arrived there and found
that Mrs. Pulliam was dead, she col
lapsed and died in a few minutes.
The contract for the erection Of
the Georgia State Building at the
Jamestown Exposition, which will
be a reproduction of Bulloch Hall,
the home of President Roosevelts
mother and where she was married,
was let by w. n. Mitchell, president
of the Georgia Exposition Commis-
sion, and P. Thornton Marye, archi-
tect. The front steps TO the build
ing will be the original stone steps
placed at Bulloch Hall by Governor
Bulloch. of Georgia, the Presidents
grandfather. and among the furnish
ings of the Exposition building will
be much of the furniture of the
Bulloch Hall. Georgia Day at the
Exposition will be June 10. The
President will address the Georgians.
Governor Swanson gave out the
<~n y.
misSioners for State Hospitals for
the, Insane. They are as follows:
julius Straus, OF Richmond, reap
pointed as commissioner for the
Petersburg Asylum; c. c. Talliaferro,
of Roanoke, reappointed for the in
stitution at Marion; w. II. Tandem,
of Staunton, to succeed r. S. Turk
as commissioner for the Western
State Hospital at Staunton, and K.
II. Holt, Of Hampton, to succeed
George G. Bland, of King and Queen
County, as Commissioner for the
Eastern State Hospital at Williams
burg. w. F. Cooper, of Newport
News, was named at the States quar-
antine officer. The following were
named as members of the State Board
of Agriculture and Irrigation: A. o.
Mauck, of Norfolk; T. j. Irwin, B.
Adams, w. H. Eggborn and J. w.
Churchman.
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, OF Rich
mond, in an address before the Trav-
elers' Protective Association, attempt
ed to Justify his speech before the
Common Council several nights ago
at Mechanics Institute, when he de-
nounced corporations for attempting
to grasp franchises to the hurt of the
city, alluding particularly to the
Gould interests in street railways,
without, however, mentioning GOuld's
name, and saying that he would defy
the courts if restraining orders
should be issued to him by them and
If necessary would be one to take
down his shotgun in defense Of the
rights OF the citizens of the city.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad is operating its
lines in disregard, If not in violation,
of the plain requirements Of its
charter, both as to passenger and
freight transportation, and, there
fore, has no standing to complain,
certainly of any reasonable restric-
tions which the State may place upon
the charges which it may make for
a description and character of trans
portation not contemplated by its
charter"
Atty.-Gen. William a. Anderson so
declared before the State Corporation
Committee in his fight on behalf of
the Commonwealth to enforce the q
cent pasSenger-rate obligations on
every railroad doing business in the
State. Major Anderson submitted a
written replication in answer to the
attorneys for the railroad, who al
the last hearing before the committee
had declared that the proposed rate
was unreasonable, would decrease the
revenues of the railroad and was In
violation of the charter of the Rich
moGd, Fredericksburg and Potomac,
which allowed the line to charge any
| passenger rate up to a maximum
limit of cents.
! Il contend that the Legislature OF
| 1884 had no power to make a com
pact with a railroad by which the
company could at its pleasure prac-
tice extortion," declared the Attor-
ney-General.
Further, l say that any sucl
agreement is contrary to public pol
icy, ultra wires OF the lawmakinl
power and nudum pactum. Ever.
State in the Union is jealous OF 1t
police powers over its roads, an'
none more so than Virginia. II
allow one line certain liberties I
the exclusion OF others Is abhorxen
! TO our ,Sy idea OF just lswz.&
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