The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-30
ASKED MORE TIME

But Finally Agreed That They Would
BE Ready BY the Eighth of August
10 Put into Effect the , ii Cent
Rate fes Pro, idcd by tie General
Assembly. and That IN Other Mat
tcrs They would Proceed in An
Orderly Legal Way.
The Southern and Atlantic Coast Line
Railways, since the first day of July
openly violating the laws of North
Carolina, have completely surrendered
and have entered into an agreement
to obey the laws, which prescrlbes
passenger rates, and to continue thelr
cases in an orderly hgal manner. This
agreement, which is published in full
in another part of this paper, is, eX-
cept as to the date When the State rate
begins that which WaS wired by GOV
ernor Glenn to Solicitor Mark w.
Brown at AsheVille, a1ter Mr.. Edward
T Sanford, Assistant U nited States At
torney General had come to Raleigh
with a proposal to Governor Glenn to
settle the matter. 1t had been made
plain by Governor Glenn that in no
case would he consider, any proposal
as its basis the recognition, first of all,
of the . IA cent rate of North Caro-
lima, made the legal rate by the Gen
eral Assembly of North Carolina.
For over three hours the representa-
tives of the State and the railroads
We're in conference in the office of
Governor Glenn, but to the group of
reporters gathered in the Office of the
private secretary it was early evident
that the IA cent rate had been
this must be the first agreement
reached, or no conference would be
held. Besides this. when within a
quarter of an hour after the confer
e1ce began Ex-Governor AycOck, of
counsel for the Governor, passed
on his face the victory for the State
was felt to be an assured fact. Just
about five o'clock Governor Glenn,
State Treasurer Lacy, Hon e. j. JUS
tee and Ex-Governor Aycock with
drew to State Treasurer Lacys Office
with some papers, and in a little While
we're in the Adjutant Generals office,
where Miss Lillian Thompson. acting
private secretary to the Governor, put
tle agreement in typewriter shape.
~ fve-thirtv the railroad attorneys
We're in state Treasurer LacyS office,
cooking Over the papers, and at six
teen minutes past six Ex-Governor Ay-
c1Ck and Hon. Z. J. Justice came from
TIE Governors Office and said, 1T is
az right the Ia cent rate goes into
efteCt.'
The full text of the agreement was
gwen out by Governor Glenn, who
At about GAO o'clock began debating
j. to the reporters present. In dOin 3
this Governor Glenn was unmiStak ka-
nj happy, his face Wreathed in
smiles, his eyes iubilant. He has
r1ssed through strenuous days and
lights recently, but victory had come,
md he mad a right to rejoice, and to
~lzed that he had been bold and fear
less in the position that he had taken,
nd that in great time of need the
--ate had had a Governor with an
t9undanCe of backbone, Who had not
Eestated to stand up for the rights of
".S state when its laws were defied
md attempts made to set them at
n3agnt
Governor Glenn stated that when
'he railroad attorneys had come into
he conference that first of all thew
rad agreed that they accepted his ul-
HGatum Of = IA cents first After
fHls the only difference had been as to
"1en the rate should go into effect
Iaa railroads wanting a longer time
3aan The State offered, saying it would
he some time to get tariffs. etc, in
1a#re- Finally the eighth If August
WAS settled upon as the latest date
a1 which the State rate should become
effective
Governor Glenn stated that when
we matter had been finally agreed
o|o9 that Mr. Alfred p. Thorn.
washington, he General Counsel
- ne @outhe. II Railway Company
- Governor. YOU make a fine COM
1'' though 1 do not agree with