The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
W|LLR[T|REAFTER
Y YEARS SERVICE [:
Corporation Commissioner Rog-
crs Not to Stand for IA
denomination.
SWIFT & COMPANY INDICTED
Legislative Committee Begins
Investigation OF Fisheries
Condition.
SWIFT & COMPANY INDICTED

Raieigh ,aN n. G.. March ll.---Aftcr.
twelve years service to the state as
a member OF the North Carolina Corloo-
ration Commission, Hon. S. L. Rosers.
OF Franklin, Macon county, decides that
he will not stand for denomination III
i the state Democratic convention thht
has been called to meet in Charlotte
July II. Mr.. Rogers issued caro- To-
] day In which he says:
"For some time have been Inclined
Ito retire from the commission at the
expiration OF my present term AN
\ the date for the State convention has
H boon fixed by the committee, no"
Idcem Ii my duty to make known to my
i friends throughout the state that
/ have decided not to be a candidate be-
I fore the convention for denomination.
| When I recall the honors repeatedly
|conferred upon me by q generous party
and loyal friends l feel a deep sense
they gave me TO achieve something for
1 the. public good. And my sense OF
obligation FOL, these past favors Will.
| in private life. come to me; / hope to
better than ever before serve my party
and those who hold my grateful es-
TEEN, With this purpose in$view I
shall cheerfully return to the ranks
In connection With the issuance OF
| this announcement to the press COM.
missioner Rogers discussed most inter-
| estingly tho scope of the work of the
commission since its creation by leg
Iislative enactment in 1899 as court
| OF enlarged powers, with jurisdictions
over corporations doing public service
and W an amendatory act given tax.
Ing power over all corporations. Two
members of the Observation-Disclosures
Franklin McNelll and Mr.. RoGers-havo
been members of the commission ever
since It's reorganization In 1899. Mr..
Rogers spedks with qualification Of the
work accomplished by the commission
during these years, both In its corpo-
ration regulation and taxing capacities.
The commission has disposed of more
than 1000 cases without appeal by the
peoplc in but q single instance. En-
|forcenent of the law with respect to
| the separation OF the races was made
without friction; the requiring of block
signals controlling the movement OF all
trains: the use Of electric headlights
| ION freight and passenger engines;
safety appliances for street cars and
vestibules for the protection of motor
men, have all been provided in most
satisfactory way.
| In It's supervision Of State banks It
Is remarkable that out of more than
800. with resources experimenting more
than s60,000.0o0, there has been. cover
ing a period of ten years, but ten fail
lures. and In but Two instances any loss
4 Ito depositors. 4,
Swift ana Company Indicted.
The city OF Raleigh has procured
indictments against swift and Conn
pany and their local agent, under
. Chapter SOS, Public Laws of 1907, for
selling to dealers on the meat market
meats unfit for food. The statute pre-
scribes maximum fine OF $4,000.
Several hogs were condemned the past
= week.
To-day members OF the Legislative
committee appointed to look into fish
cries conditions on the Carolina coast.
and report to the next General AS
scmbly some comprehensive and ade
quate statute controlling the fishing
, interests and avert contests that have
harrassed the Legislatures in the pa st.
will assemble at Wilmington, and
start UP the coast on a two weeks
trip to investigate actual conditions In
the fishing camps. types OF nets used,
and get the views Of individual hsh-
ermen. In the party will be Speaker
i a. w. Graham, Granville; r. "A. Dough-
ton Allegheny: J. H. Currie. Cumber-
land. OF the House: also Dr.. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, State geologlst, and II. T..
Moore, of the Fisheries Department Of
the Federal government.
4 Corn NIcnl Seized.
] The United States authorities have
Just seized zoe bushels Of corn meal
In New Bern for violations Of the
A pure food law. the shipment, which
4 was from the Mountain City Mills
!. Company. Of Tennessee. being de-
4 clared to be of inferior quality ana
\ short In weight. This is the second
seizure in New Bern BY the govern
ment within the past two weeks
4 Blockade DistIllery Destroyed.
Deputy Revenue Collector X. W.
\ Merritt raided blockade distillery in
a Randolph county. near Stanley, Sat
urday, and destroyed slxty-gallon
: still, TOO gallons OF beer, and twelve
, bushels Of meal. Two mon at work at
the still made their escape. having de.
. tected the approach of the officers be-
!. fore they had gotten within 100 yard
. Of tho place. The conditions indicated
$ that the bloclsaders were just making
;. their first run. ava that they had not
actually made any whiskey there II,