The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28
Wants AN EXPLANATION
Commission Makes Demand Up
on |. IN. Railroad
The n!sc-::n::.:tc-y Freight rate Suit
Charters For Three Greensboro
EnterpriSes-Goyern and Kitcliin
Webb Incident-Presbyteri Con-
gregatiOn Extends Cau for Pastor.
Messenger Bureau,

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c., Feb 25
The North Carolina corporation
commission has made a demand upon
the officials Of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad comDanv ,o-
p.aL-I@- .vr their reasonh for dis
continuing an important passenger
train on the branch of its lines from
Murphy to the state line, it having
been discontinued before the act of
the extra session Of the legislature
went into effect requiring a report
tc the commission before any passen-
ger train is discontinued. The demand
for this report is the result from
report made by Commissioner Rogers
of an inspection of the line he has
just made as to this train aid other
complaints that have been lodged
against the condition of the road.
Dir. Norman II, Johrso. ed TT Of
the Merchants Journal and general
attorney for the Merchants Associa-
ton of North Carolina and Virginia
returned today from trip to Firgi: la
cities where he went to investigate
the intervention of commercial DO lie;
Of Virginia in the suit fled BY t. e
North Carolina corporation commits
sion againt the Norfolk and Wes e II
railroad charging unjust and discr,n--
inatory freight ra .es 10 North Car
- ats as compared viii rates
Virginia cite. Ii3 says no SUIT In
recent years Was more impor ant 20
the North Carolina trade than tn
Of ~ %
were indignant that Virginia cities
should have leave to intervene in
suit that could in no possible way
affect the rates given the Virginia C t.
les, the only purpose CT the sui b.
ing to correct highly discriminatory
and excessive rates given North Caro-
lima points.
The state charters the Greensboro
Auditorium Company, with $4,000
capital authorized and $1,000 subscrih-
ed by c. D. Benbow, r. c. Hood, JOS
eph Stone, E. E. Balm, M. w. Tlomp-
son and l.. ). Brandt, the auditorium
10 be for state conventions and otter
great gatherings vncected to be at
most, specias autitoriunis of the
most suacious auI1toriums OF the
Jamestown exposition is to be trans
ported and rebuilt in Greensboro by
the company.
Another charter for Greensboro is
to the Southern Collar and Bride Co.,
capital $4,000, by w. K. Merrick. ].
D. Donnell, H. L. PayloG, r. II. We t.
brock, c. D. Benbow, E. B. Jones,
F C. Boyles C. G. Mclean c. H. O.
) land. The company will manufac-
ture and deal in all kinds o. leather
articles.
Still another Greensboro concern
inst chartered is the Transou Hat c..
to deal wholesale in hats and gloves.
The capital is $4,000 and the inccr-
rorators are w. NJ. and M. w. Stern9
and ]. L. Hill.
There is also a charter today for
the Dublin Manufacturing Co., Of Ken
ansville, capital $25,OOO by h. r.
Pierce, D. B. Faison and Z. J. oou'h-
erland
Governor Glenn is expected to return
tomorrow morning from RocklhSndhl
county, where today he MADE MS nisI
| speeches for the state prohlplIloli
| campaign now opening, these be ng at
| Wentworth and Reidsville On his re-
| turn he is expected to have somethlhg g
TO say on the Kitchin-Webb incident az
, Wadesboro, wherein Hon. Z. A: Weop
| manager of the Craig camTalgn LOT
! the democratic gubernatorIal nomlna-
tion. told Hon. w. w. Kitchln, aIse
p candidate for governor, that Govern
or Glenn had told him that Mr.. kltch-
| in had opposed the Watts liquor reso-
| luton two years ago, to "hi.h MI
K;tchin made answer that if the gov
crner or anyone eles made such a
statement "he was a liar" Mr.. y" Do
insists that this was the statement the
governor made or, at least this was
the distinct impression made on his
| mind by what the governor did say.
A cali is extended by the First Pres
.yterian church Of this city to ReV.
| c. G. White, D. D., pastor or the SC
| opd Presbyterian church of Peters
burg. to assume the pastorate mere
succeeding the late DR. A. H. Moment.
Some weeks ago a call was extended
to DR.. Alexander Sprunt. or Charles-
| ton. who declined the call.
! The session of the Wake superior
court was today taken up with the
| trial of a damage suit against the
Southern railway company for the
death of Robert Wood, a section naho
| who was fatally injured while assisting
| In renewing crosstles near Ralelgn
| two years ago. His crow bar s1ppeo
| from under The tie he was braclng 20
be- spiked and he fell backward down
a ten foot embankment, sustaining Ia
tai injuries. The demand is for $lo'-
/; 600 damages. The Southern CONTENDS
that the mans injuries We're the re-
suit of his own negligence.
Today dn the supreme court the ar
eument of appeals from the Fourth
| judicial district was taken up, there
being twenty of these appeals, so tnaI
practically all the week will be re4ulr-
/ ed for the arguments