Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-29
GLEN WINS IN RATE MATTER:
THREE HOURS CONFERENCE
RAILROADS NIELD-WHL PUSH
ALL SUITS.
New Schedule Of Prices Goes Into
Effect ON Both Southern and At
lantic Coast Line August sth-
Prosecutions to stop.
lBy United Press. \

Raleigh, y. c.. July 29.-An agree
ment is reached between Governor
Glenn and the officials OF the South
ern and Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road companies. whereby all the
sensational phases Of the pending
litigation over the new two and a
quarter cent rate are eliminated. and
test cases as TO the constitutionality
of the act will be carried through
the State and the United States
courts with the least possible delay.
I the meantime time reduced rate
of two and a quarter cents per mile
IS TO be in effect from August Sth
The conference at which the de-
tails for this compromise between
the railroads and the State were
arranged was I'm progress from $50
TO 6:30 o'clock, and was participated
in by Governor Glenn, Ex-Governor
Charles b. Aycock. Speaker Of the
House f. J. Justice and State Treas
urer B. r. Lacy, for the State. and
Alfred p. Thorn and A. p. Hum
phrey, general counsel for the South
ern, and Alexander Hamilton. gen
eral counsel for the Atlantic Coast
Line: George Rountree, representing
the stockholders OF the Atlantic
Coast Line. and Assistant General
Counsel George p. Elliott. OF the At
lantic Coast Line.
Several times during the confer
ence, first the Governor and his ad-
visers, and then railroad officials
would withdraw for a few minutes
OF private discussion of the situation
among themselves.
Governor Glenn stated after It
was all over that at the beginning OF
the conference the railroad repre-
sentatives conceded the point OF put
ting into effect the new rate. the
only difference as to that being how
soon It should be in effect. They
did not think the schedules could
be gotten out by August Sth. and
urged a longer time to prepare They
however, finally consented to Au-
gust 9Th.
GOVERNOR GIVES OUT TERMS
OF AGREEMENT.
At $50 o'clock the conference
was over and Governor Glenn die
tated the following terms OF the
agreement reached to the members
of the press:
1. The railroad put the 2 Ia cent
rate into effect not later than Au-
gust 8, 1907.
@ The State to appeal from the
order OF udge Pritchard discharging
the parties in Asheville on writ of
habeas corpus
3. The Southern Railway to APP
peal to the Supreme Court of North
Carolina i'm the Woke county case,
and II the case there be decided
against them TO then take the case
by writ Of error TO the Supreme
Court OF the United States.
A. That both sides cooperate to
have both of said cases advanced and
argued together and speedily deter
mined
55. The state at it's opinion to in
dict the Atlantic Coast Line in one
case.
6. All indictments and prosecu-
tions now pending To- be dismissed
and no other indictments or prosecu-
tlons to be instituted for any alleged
violation of law mp 10 the time the
new Ia cent rate is put into effect
under this arrangement as far as the
Governor can control the same
7. The Governor advise all people
against bringing penalty suits pend
ing final determination OF the ques-
tions involped. and ask the people az
q whole 10 acQuiesce fin this arrange
n.ent
g. The suit pending before Judge
Prltchard be diligently prosecuted
(CpnFfnuod nm poUo T.