The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-29
ARM|ST|CE IN R. R.
PEACE CONFERENCE
Glenn and Finley Adjourn
Pending Atlanta Meeting
MEET ON WEDNESDAY
Governors smith, Conner and Glenn
VIII Discuss Railroad Matters and
the Possibility or "a settlement
In the Meantime. the Stats
BY THOMAS j. y

BY THOMAS j. PENCE.
Washington, oct 26-The peace
negotiations between the officials Of
he Southern Railway and overaor
Glenn. OF North Carolina. which began
yesterday with the object Of bringing
about an amicable settlement Of the
existing differences in the matter OF
freight ana passenger charges. were
temporarily brought 10 an end this
afternoon
Governor Glenn and ex-Congress-
man Woodland, representing the State,
spent the morning with President Fin
ley, of the Southern. All angles OF
the pending litigation were discussed
and when adjournment was taken, it
was understood that the negotiations
looking to a peaceful settlement OF the
questions at issue are to be resumed
after Governor Glenn returns from
Atlanta where he expects TO go next
week to confer with Governors Smith.
of Georgia. and Conner. of Alabama.
about the reduction of railway rates
in the Southern states.
The Governor left tonight for Raj
eigh, and it is his present intention TO
leave for Atlanta Wednesday TO be
present at the conference between the
Governors on the following day. 1t
" oD - RC5St ~ EcAA NAAo ~
on Tuesday, but Governor Glenn dis
j covered that previous engagements
made 1t impossible for him TO be
present on that day.
While the peace negotiations be-
tween the Southern and the State Of
North Carolina are temporarily sus-
pended 1t was agreed hat there should
be no interruption in the taking of
testimony before Standing Master
Montgomery in the Federal Court case
from North Carolina.
Hearing Resumes Monday.
This hearing is scheduled to begin
in this city Monday morning and ex-
Congressman Woodland remained in
the city for the purpose of looking
after the States interests He will be
joined by Speaker Justice and Victor
l.. Bryant, who are associated with
him.
Southern Anxious to Quit.
the Southern is said to be very anx-
iOJS 70 bring to an end the litigation
in which it is involved in North Caro-
lima. h material question between
the conflicting parties is one of terms.
While Governor Glenn and the coun-
sci for the State decline to discuss the
pending negotiations there is good rea-
son to believe that the Governor will
not agree to any compromise. that
puts in effect a rate greater than two
and a half cents, applying alike to in
ter and intra-state Such
a compromise would mean concessions
by both parties. The Southern is will
ing to submit to a two and three
quarter cent rate, and 1t is sail that
this is the compromise passenger rate
that the ra lroads have agreed to offer
to all the Southern States.
Question OF Through Rates.
There is no intimation on the part
of officials of the Southern that the
company would be willing to apply
his rate to through as well as local
passengers. 1t Is the opinion here that
Governor Glenn will demand as a sine
qua non a concession in the matter of
through rates. This very question is
the important one that will come up
for consideration at the conference OF
the Governors in Atlanta The officials
in the Southern States where fights
have been made to reduce local pas
senger rates believe they have as good
as won the contest. With this adj
vantage in their favor. and the rail
roads seeking a compromise, they be-
Iieve that there should be some volun-
tary reduction in the matter of
through rates.
Our Teddy Bears Safe.
President Roosevelt is not going to
hunt bears in North Carolina and the
report recently t~elegraphed from
Washington that the President had &C
copied an invitation to chase Bruin in
the Carolina mountains turns out to be
erroneous. Secretary Latta. who &C
companied the President to Louisiana,
and who is holding down Mr.. Loeb's
desk during his absence in the Vel
lowstone Park, declared today that
the President has never expressed the
intention of accepting the invitation
to hunt bears in the Sapphire coun-
try. AS q matter of fact, Mr.. Roose-
welt was invited to take a look at the
mountain bears in North Carolina on
his return trip from the South. Mr..
Latta said the Presidents engage
ments prevented the possibility of his
stopping over in North Carolina and
that there is no likelihood that he will
make a visit to the Tar Heel State. It
seems that a misinterpretatiOn was
placed on Mr.. Latta's letter acknowl-
edging the invitation.
n. c.. Solid. Says Glenn.
overnor Glenn declared today but
for the the people of
North Carolina are unaware tina such
a thing as q financial panic has been
In existence during the past week.
North Carolina has not felt the eff
fects of the financial disturbance in
New York" observed the Tar Heel
Executive. The trouble is that this
financial depression exists largely in
paper va1ues and was brought about
by gamblers. The values are fictitious.
Our banks seem to have plenty Of
money and the people have confidence
in them. There is more business in
North Carolina than ever before and
where business is conducted on an
honest basis there will never be such
a crisis as existed in New York this
week"
Governor Glenn and e~x-Congress-
man Woodland spent the afternoon at
the National, where they saw Maude
Adams in Peter Pan"
TO HELP THE TRUST