The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-31
LITIGATION N RAILWAY RATE CASE
Cost to the State Nav Reach
slsz, S25,000
Condition OF Donnen Gillian Iui-
proyed-Carolfna Fire Insurance
Company FILES First Report-tn-
crease in Number OF Charters
Granted.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., January Is, 1908.

Raleigh, n. c., January Is, 1908
In transmitting the report to the
legislature today of the statement OF
the expenses of the costs so far OF
the litigation in the railway rate
case, Attorney General Gilmer and the
assistant attorney general said that
the total cost would be certainly $21.-
900 and might reach $4,000. AS has
been stated before, almost $4,000 OF
this has been expended.
1t was at first stated that the $17,-
500 which the Southern Railway has
guaranteed in the way of meeting the
expenses Of this suit were TO be ap-
piled to things in general, such as the
extra legislative session, cost OF the
suit, etc, but this has since been cor
rected so as to show that the money
goes only to the payment of the costs
and attorneys fees in this most nota-
BILE suit. 1t is understood that the
Seaboard Air Line originally proposed
to pay 81 900 of it, but that this will
not be done since the receivers have
come in control of the road, the latter
being, of course, officers of the court,
and subject to the orders Of Judge
Pritchard. The Norfolk and Southern
puts in $1,000, though it was not a
party to the suit. How much the
Atlantic Coast Line puts in nobody
has stated as yet, but at all events the
Southern has guaranteed the payment
of the full amount which was agreed
ON between 1t and the governor, the
latter acting for the state.
News today from Donnen Gillian,
ex-state senator, who is in the Rex
hospital here is that his condition is
improved. Representative Walter Muir
ply remarked today that he was talk
ing with Mr.. Gillian five minutes be-
fore the latter fell ON the street, their
occurring at the capitol
and he noticed that Gillian was ex-
pale. Mr.. Murphy thinks the
fall was due to vertigo.
Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows came
in today from a trip. Most of his
time is spent on the roads these days
looking after the order and he is very
glad that he is to have an assistant
in the person of Mr.. st. Leon Scul,
editor of the paper which this order
has just established at Goldsboro and
which is known as the North Carolina
Odd Fellow.
1t is notable that there is considera-
BILE increase in the number Of charters
granted during the past thirty days,
that the financial troubles is
passing off. Today charters were
granted the Stewart Cramer Company
of Charlotte to do foundry and forge
business, deal in timber, ETC., capital
stock $4,000; another charter going to
the Cape Fear Printing Company at
Hope Mills, Cumberland county.
Some of the state officers, when ask
ed today when they thought the legis-
lature would end it's session replied
that they had figured on being able to
get away by next Wednesday or Thurs
day. Several of the leaders said they
are endeavoring to push matters with
the greatest rapidity.
So far as can be learned none of the
railways will make any fight against
the 1-2 cent passenger rates. OF
course there has been a lot of talk
against it and at the hearings before
the committees this week a great deal
has been brought out. These hearings,
by the way, have been many times
more interesting than the legislative
which in general have been
both brief and dull. The committee
hearings, held in the afternoons have
drawn large crowds, many ladies turn
Ing out as listeners and the galleries
being always very we'll filled.