The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09


Columbia, S. C., Speciai.-Sou,A
Carolina will get the benefit 80 far =.
the Southern Railway is concerned.
OF the reduction ia rates made by
Legislative enactment, in other States
of the South, but without the turmoil
OF Legislative agitation and without
the expense Of prolonged litigation.
President W. W. Finley. Of tine
Southern Railway, at a conference IN
the governors office Friday stated
that on April list, 1905. the Sou,hcrn
Railway would put into effect IN
South Carolina the following rates:
For straight tickets, 2i-2 cents a
mile; for 1,000-milc and 2.000-mile
mileage books, ? cents mile.
The conference was attended bv
Governor Ansel, Attorney General
Lyon, Chairman Caughman, of thc
railroad commission, and Commits
sioners Sullivan and Earle. on the
part of the STATE, and by President
Finley, Vice President Culp, General
Counsel Thom and Division Counsel
Abney, on the part of the Southern
Railway. The conference was held
in the Office OF tfe Governor and
was open, beiig attended by the news
paper men.
Mr.. Finley, in conversational
way, put the proposition of the South
ern before the Governor, explaining
as he went along the reasons for tn
different rates end the reasons gov
erning the railroad in making this
proposition. Tie explained that a..
Southern. on account Of the fairnc-,
with which South Carolina had treat
ed the railroads, had n disposition "a
give the State TIE benefit of the re-
duced rates, consequently the South
ern intends, without compulsion, t.
put into effect the rates which il has
proposed as compromise in NORTH
Carolina. Georgia and Alabama. Hs
felt assured that the agreement eli.
tered into wonld be made effective
in these States and perhaps in Vir-
einia also. The same treatment as
is promised South Carolina would be
given Tennessee, which has also been
liberal in the matter of legislation
The 2 1-2 cents rate will apply 10
all intra-State passenger business on
straight fares. The 2l-2 cerf
rate for family mileage books. w..ieS
contain the name of the mead of the
family, sill cover books for 501
miles, entailing a minimum expendi-
ture Of $11.25.
TIE 2-eent rate fr mileage books
ef 400 and 1000 niles relates to
individual mileage ,oks and also IN
what are termed r-"rcansile book,
good for members z. frm or busi.
ness concern, up 10 Ave individuals,
the names Of each G. whom shall ap.
pear in tho book.
Mr.. Finley's -.atement.
The official stat ,ent addressed 10
Governor Anscl, l. rart, is as fol-
lows:
First-A fat rate of 2l-2 cents q
mile for lutra-Stc.e passenger travel,
! with an extra charge OF Is cents
acainst le, sons boarding a passDgt /:
train without ,,eEet except "a. sta
tior. where tnCre are no agents; pro-
yided that 40 charge shall be less
then 10 cents, and. in the event that ]
charge at the said rate of 2 1-2 cents
mile s!.all aggregate a sum between
two multIples Of FIVE, such charge
NAV BE- made that multiple of five 10
HLifh 1T Is nearest.
SecunG--Two thousand mile books,
intia-Stats and interchangeable, with
such of the solvent roads Of the State
Gs will consent, at 2 cents q mile,
GOOD for heads Of firms and employees
not exceeding total number Of ),
the names to be furnished at the time
!. Of the purchase Of mileage books anil
entered therein.
Third-One thousand mile books.
intra-State and interchangeable, witIi
such of the solvent roads of the State
as will consent. limited to one indi-
vidual at 2 cents e mile and good
only In the hands cf the purchaser.
the name Of the purchaser TO be fur.
nished at the time Of the purchase
of the book and entered thereon.
| Fourth-Five hundred mile books
at 214 cents mile good for head,
of families and dependent members
thereof, intra-State and non-inter-
changeabIe, the names of the families
to be furnished at the time Of pur-
chase and entered thereon.