The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
Trouble With L. & N. Seems
Probable to Extent of
Certainty.
THAT is THE PRINCIPAL ROA-
THAT is NOT FOLLOWING IN
SOUTHERN'S LEAD, AND THE
OUTLOOK FOR A CLASH is APP
PARENTLY VERY BRIGHT.
Special to the Journal.

Special TO the journal.
Montgomery, Aug. 17.-Six of the |
railroads which filed the original COM |
plants in the Federal court-the |
Southern, the Alabama Great South |
ern, the Mobile and Ohio, the Frisco, |
the Seaboard Air Line, and the At |
lantic and Birmingkam-haVe surren- |
dered to the new state laws.
There are LEFT but five roads which |
have not agreed to put the essential !
enactments of the legislature into i'm |
mediate effect, pending final decl- |
sion by the courts upon the questions
involved.
And of these, two have signifled by
their course in applying for enlarged
injunctions against the solicitors and
sheriffs of the various counties
through which they run, to prevent
indictments or arrests in interference
with their operation of their railroad
systems, that they intend to fight the
state in the courts.
The StandpatterS.
These two roads are the Louisville
and Nashville, which secured its en-
larged Injunction Wednesday, and the
South and North Alabama, which Sc
cured a similar modification in its
Injunction from Judge Jones yester-
day. 1t was expected, as matter OF
course, that the South and North
would follow the Same course as the
Louisville and Nashville, and the fl
ing of its application was regarded
as in the nature of a formality.
The other roads, which have as yet
taken no action that would indicate
their course in the. present phase OF
the controversy, are the western OF
Alabama, Central of Georgia, and the
Atlantic Coast Line.
While nothing can be stated as to
the course these roads Will adopt, II
seems entirely probable at TINS ume,
according to those who have followed
the coarse Of E;Ie controversy, that thfe
Western of Alabama, and the Atlantic
Coast Line will follow the course
token. nv the Louisville and Nash
vile. and be found among the lines
that are opposing the demands or the
state OFFICIALS. The probable course
of the Central of Georgia is more IN
doubt.
Seaboard and A. & B.
The Seaboard Air Line and Allan
| tic and Birmingham Ra1lWays' Ioi,
| lowing the course of the Southern and
allied lines, agreed to put into I'M
mediate effect, pending the result of
the litigation, the two and a half cent
| passenger fare BIZ, and the act hiking
| the maximum rates on ITO common
ties. The notification to the govern
or of this decision on the part OF the
! Seaboard and the Atlantic and B1r-
mingham came in a telegram from
| L. r. Watts, general counsel for the
/ two roads.
The action of the Seaboard and At
| Iantic and Birmingham is indeed more
far-reaching in one respect than was
the action of the Southern itself Not
only are these two laws to be made
| effective as soon as a modification or
| the restraining order can be secured
| from Judge Jones, but the provisions
of senate bill No. Is, the act making
| the rates in effect January l, 1907,
| the maximum rate on freight snip
ments, are also to be adopted. by the
two roads.
With Reservation.
In his message to the governor
Judge Watts says in closing:
This action to be without preju-
dice to the right of both the SeabOard
Air Line Railway and the Atlantic
and Birmingham Air Line Railway 10
contest the validity of each of said
acts in the litigation now pending and
to prosecute the same if necessary to
conclusion, it being understood that
the reduced rates are to continue IN
! effect until final decision by the
courts or some satisfactory adjust
ment is reached
I In reply to this telegram Governor
Conner wired Mr. Watts as follows:
L congratulate you and your road
in the highest terms. The admlnlstra
ton earnestly wishes the sincereSt
amity and good feeling between all
public service corporations and the
people, and will do everything TO
promote this end We simply insist
that they observe the laws just as any
other property or citizen.
Governor Remains Firm.
The situation remained yesterday
without other important developments
Governor Conner, when seen at the
! capital, declined to give out any
statement
Solicitor Dent would not commit
himself as TO the course that he might
pursue in the matter of observing u
refusing to observe, the in1unctcn or
der of Judge Jones. restraining hin
from securing the indictmert of the
louisville and Nashville Railroad, d
anv of its o1icials or employees, be
cause of the failure to observe the re
, duced passenger and freight rates en-
| acted bv the legislature. and which
, have since been enjoined of operation
bv the Federal court
Governor Conner, however. II Is
known is standing, firmly in the no
sition he has taken throughout III;
has made no public statement since
the original Injunction was enlarged
by Judge Jones. but he has given NJ
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