The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
|MAY FIX NEW RATE
F0RD|AY AND NIGHT
Entire Telephone Tariff for
North Carolina May Undergo
Change.
DAY RATES ARE LOW ENOUGH
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Company Declares Business in
+ State Has Not Been Profitable.
Governors Return.
DAY RATES ARE Low ENOUGH

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RALEIGH. NJ c., May 1s.--1n con-
nection with the consideration OF the
petition OF the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company to be allowed to abol-
ISL the reduced night rates for long
distance service between points within
the State of North Carolina, Just heard
by the Corporation Commission, the
commission has decided to open the
whole matter of both night and da;
rates and the advisability OF promul-
eating a new single rate to apply to
both day and night service. one OF
the contentious of the Southern Bell
Company is that 1t costs even more to
furnish night service than day see-
vice. The telephone company insists
that the present scare for day rates
is none too high for the whole ser
vice day and night. vice-Presideht
asserted TO the commission that he
knows OF. no telephone company tina,
has been able to extend its lines and
install exchanges from the earnings
of the investments. but that this work
has always been accomplished only by
issuing additional stock and bonds 1or
that purpose.
He claims that the North Carolina
Investments OF the Southern Bell have
never yielded more than s per cent,
and oftentimes less than that With no
provision for extension OF lines. The
commission will have all the evidence
and arguments heard Friday typewrit-
ten. and go over 1t again carefully be-
fore passing Judgment on the petition.
Return OF Governor.
Governor Glenn will return to Ra-
leigh Sunday from his three days Vt
tendance on the conference OF cover
fnors in Washington with President
ROOSEVELT on the conservation OF the
national resources. but will spend only
a Few hours with his family ~ the
mansion before taking UP his Work IN
the campaign for state prohioilio = ~ !.
having an engagement IN Wilson
q prohibition speech Sunday night.
M smoke at Salisbury tonight. Then
on Monday he will be at Henderson
Tnesday at Smithfeld and Hope NILS
(the latter at night; "Wednesday AZ
Raeford. and Thursday at Fayetteville.
In fact. he has q string of appoint
ments that will keep him In the nelo
every day until the election on tues
day OF the following week.
LIND Company Chartered.
The Shaw Land Company, of Char
lotte. is chartered for the development
or city and country lands. especially
town lots, the capital being $4,000, by
T w. Shaw. w. c. White and others.
Another charter is to the Ayden To-
bacco Company, of Ayden, Pitt county.
capital. $4,000 authorized and $500
subscribed. by ]. R. Smith Co, J. j.
Edwards, James Deton. and others, for
operating tobacco warehouse.
An order is received in the office OF
the Acknowledgement OF the North
Carolina National Guard for all Cat
ling and Colts automatic guns in the
possession of the guard. to be shipped
at once to Springfield, Mass, for adap-
tation for the use OF model Q 1905
ammunition.
Miss Julia Moment. daughter OF the
Iamented Dr.. A. H. Moment. pastor Of
the First Presbyterian Church, has
been chosen by the trustees OF Peace
institute here as a member OF the
faculty for next year. She is an espe-
cially cultured young woman, being a
graduate Of Ontario College, Whitley,
Canada.