The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-06
ALL HAVE AGREED

Pending a Devision by the Supreme
Court of the United States Passen-
gers VIII BE Carried on Railroads
in the Old Dominion for Two Cents
AIile-Some Minor Details to Be
Arranged, Including the Time
When the Rate Is to Go Into Ef-
feet.
Especial to News and Observer.)
Richmond, Va, Aug. 3.-The rail-
roads operating in Virginia under
the threat of an extra session of the
legislature for the purpose of so
Amending the constitution as to put
the two cent passenger rate recently
promulgated by the State corporation
commission into effect, have surrend-
cred to the will of the people. The
rate will probably go into effect within
the next thirty days, although the de-
tails have not yet been settled between
the representatives of the State and
the attorneys for the railroads.
The attitude of the railroads in
opposition to the order Of the cor
poration commission has only served
to strengthen the purpose of Cover
nor Swanson and his advisers to en-
force the law.
conference of the officials begun
yesterday lasted all day today and
many of the details of the settlement
are yet to be made. All the sessions
today have been executive, but the
statement was made that the roads
the two cent rate enactm ent. with
the understanding that the State
would concede to them certain Tn1nor
concessions, one of which is probably
an extension of the time i'm which
the rate shall become effective.
The clerks respectively of the house
and the senate, under Instructions
from the governor, in anticipation of
further prOlOngation of the struggle,
had prepared letters to be sent to
members of both branches of the gen
eral assembly, calling an extra ses-
sion for the purpose of legalizing the
position of the commission and adjust
ing the railway situation. The gov
ernor had also prepared his procla
nation cOnvening the legislature in
extra session.
With the ultimatum of the state
facing them, the representative OF
the railways have admitted their ina
bility to further prolOng the struggle
and have submitted that the new rate
so into effect.
Two Conferences.
United States Senator John w
Daniel. A. CaprON BraxtOn and Att0r-
ney General William 4. Anderson,
counsel for the State: Governor Swan
son and Henry c. Stuart, corporation
commissioner, were in conference dur
ing the day in the capitol building.
while in another portion of the city
and discussing the same situation.
there were gathered Henry T. Wick
ham, of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. Alexander Hamilton of the
Atlantic Coast Line. Alfred P Thorn
of the Southern, and Julian H Cooke
and J. T. Doran. of the Norfolk and
Western. Starting at widely diver
gent pofnts, these two gatherings have
come closer and closer together dur
ing the day. until now nothing di-
Vides them except some minor differ
enCes and details to be settled. The
main point at issue, the two cent rate.
being conceded by the railways, there
will be no trouble in adjusting the
other matters at variance
Both sides are reticent about dis
crGsing the new situation until all
points at difference have been de-
termined and an official statement is
made. Representatives of the state.
however. do not fail to express their
qualification at the victory of the
State