The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-01
RATE MIDDLE
TO BE PR0BED
By Trio Of Governors at a Special
Meeting in Atlanta.
PEACE TO BE SOUGHT
Concessions May Be Made by Both Sides
and an Amicsble Adjustment of
All Questions Reached.

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A supreme effort is now being made
on the part of the governors of the va
rious southern states, the legislatures
of which have recently enacted meas.
ures reducing passenger fares on all
railroads in those states and the OFF,
Gals Of the railway lines affected by
such reductions, to reach, if possible,
an amicable adjustment of the contro-
Versy resulting from the enactment of
such legislation.
With the object at arriving at So
luton of the pending problem, con-
ference will be held in Atlanta, in
which Governors Conner of Alabama,
Smith of Georgia, Glenn of North Car
DINA and perhaps Governor Swanson
of Virginia will participate. The sug-
gestion of the proposed conference was
made by Governor Conner and the gov
ernors representing the other three
states have signifed their intention
Of attending the meeting.
1t is given out that both the govern
ors Of those states and the railway Of
ficials of lines entering the southern
states are extremely DESTROYS of set
Ting the passenger rates controversy,
and to that end, it is reported, are
willing to make concessions.
The parties to the conference will
gather for the purpose of an inter
change Of views relative to the rate
question affecting the southern states,
and with the hope of ultimately franz
ing compromise agreement to be
submitted to the officials of the rail-
roads affected. OF course, whatever
proposition is drawn up looking to
settlement of the yexatlous question
will have to be submitted also to tho
legislatures of the states named for
their approval What 10 desired on the
part of all parties concerned is to Sc
cure, if possible, a uniform passenger
rate in the states Of Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina and Virginia.
A Washington special says: The
peace negotiations between the Off
Gals Of the Southern railway and Gov
ernor Glenn of North Carolina, which
began Friday with the object of bring
ing about an amicable settlement Of
the existing differences in the matter
of freight and passenger charges, were
temporarily brought to an end Satur-
day afternoon. Governor Glenn and
ex-Congressman Woodward, represent
ing the state, spent the morning with
President Finley of the Southern
All angles Of the pending litigation
were discussed, and when adjournment
was taken it was understood that the
negotiations looking to peaceful set
Element of the questions at issue are
to be resumed after Governor elena
returns from the Atlanta conference.
While the peace negotiations be-
tween the Southern and the state OF
North Carolina are temporarily sus-
pended it was agreed that there shOuld
be no interruption in the taking Of tes-
timony before Standing Master Mont
gomery in the federal court case FROM
North Carolina.
The material question between the
state and the railroad is one Of terms
While Governor Glenn and the counsel
for the state decline to discuss the
pending negotiations there is good
reason to believe that the governor
will not agree to any compromise that
puts in effect a greater rate than two
and half cents, applying alike 10
inter and intrastate passengers. such
compromise would mean concessions
by both parties.
The Southern is willing to submit to
a 2 "a cent rate, and it is said that
this is the compromise passenger rate
that the railroads have agreed to offer
to all the southern states.