The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
Messenger Buread
Raleigh. Dec II.

Raleigh. Dec II.
These are days full of human inter
est and Raleigh and the state. for big
things are going on. Early this morn
inS President Finley of the Southern
railway arrived. went 10 Vice PTesi-
dent Andrews Office and the TWO made
their way 10 The capitol, entered the
Office OF Governor Glenn and con-
ference Immediately began. All dag
yesterday there had oeen talk about the
imminence Of a special session OF the
legislature. One state officer taIkee
about il quite freely saying that he
saw no other way out OF the situation:
another said that hs hoped an extra
st ssion of the Legislature would not
be found 10 be necessary; third
said never a word. bu. simply p.nched
his lips together with his fingers, this
being the sign language to show that
he could not talk. Ii was very evident
that under officials and persons con-
ufcted in any capacity with the rail-
way rate case though: an extra session
ScLlIill5 anu "s'o NhC SOANS'OA SA
lie great question ot the day
Before the corporation. commission
the various attorneys, including Z. J.
Justice, Guthrie, Manning, Foushee and
Herbert Norris met and submitted the
draft of complaint which is TO be at
once put before the interstate COM
meEce commission in the matter OF
alleged discrimination in freight rates
by sne Norfolk and Southern railway
against North carolina towns notably
Durham and WinstCn-Salem.. Other
cases against other roads will come
along later; in fact, may be said to
be now pending. 1t is not known OF
course when the interstate commerce
commission will take action in@the mat
ter, but it will be urged to expedite
it as the Importance is felt by every
one and it is really test case, which
will have q far-reaChing result
Judge Pritchard, it is Iearned. is
very desirouS to expedite the CJnclu-
sion of the Southern railway, matter,
that is as to the injLnctions question
The standing, master will lose no time
in making final report on the case but
is now onIy waiting for the rebuttal
evidence which the Southern is to file
and which will be in the main a mass
Of figures. 1t now seems that quite
early in January the standing master
will be able to make his report before
no TTnifNl rrt
il seems, that the latter wiz be asked
to advance it so that a great question
can be passed upon by The highest
tribunal. Judge Pritchar'Es friends
say THAI he is entirely confident.
about the accuracy Of his position il
the matter Time will alone@tell whethr
er he is right or wrong,
Insurance. Commissioner Young LETT
today for Tarboro and Rocky Moun
on businas sconnected with his depart
ment4.
A charter is granted TO Aaron &
Pharmacy, Qnc.) at Mt. olive.
Every day or SO somet new rumor
comes out about the alleged sale of
SAS SNikOih anu hCOuLAClA ldIi"dy W
the Atlantic Coast Line. These are de-
MED as fast as they coma out. A high
official sad today thao he had
belief in the statement for he thought
one road had about as mich money as
the other and that both had about
the same mileage.
This afternoon the funeral of Rev.
Erskine Pope was hello from his late
home here, being undea the directions
of the Masons.
The leaf tobacco Report made us by.
the agricultural department shows that
during November the sales by farmers
aggregated 20,629, ,943 pounds, this be-
ing an increase of about two million
pounds over the October sales. Win
ston-Salem again leads in the amount
OF sales, Wilson continuing to stand
second. Thirty-siX places files reports
Greenville comes thiTd in sales, Kin
ston fourth, Rocky Mount fifth, Ok
ford sixth. Durham 9Th
Bushes men intimate that. they dn
not expect the holiday trade this sea-
son to be as large as usual
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