The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-20
RAILROADS WILL
OPPOSE MEASURE
Hearing on Baggett's Bill
Set for Tuesday, Janu-
AIRY 81.
BOND ISSUE FOR EDUCATION
Insurance Companies Score in
Hearing Before House
Committee.
BOND ISSUE FOR EDUCATION

ca m",ei ~. y; C. January ie.-The senate
day, January 81 as the t'in, for, hcari,..
senator Bagseit's bill providing that II
iniicdge to be pulled on trains. this viii he
la,.sinc'EiS; but u any road refuses al
low conductors to pull mileage on trains II
as mo regular ticket farc The bii, Viii Viii
/ DC strongly opposed by The railroads.
Dill 10 create state Highway Depart.
MIL eo ON, Z; state Highway Com
operate with counties ana townships In tne
construction OF good roads. offered IL.
,nI S, ymr, io,day by Eoyden:, OF Rowan.
enacted 1t provides for one fourth OF IN.
cost OF the road improvements in co-opera-
ana threc-fourths by the counties benented
ons state to levy tax OF one fourth OF
y 10" the state bonds, Another bill BY the
same Senator asks III an annual nppropria
states University and $500 annually FOR
TWO years for repairs and permanent i'm
pTOvcmcntS
The House passed bill to protect laho,
examinations from cxactions t.y employers
from employees mat they do no, Join unions
Among tho new bills In the House was ono
by Rose, OF Cumberland. 10 authorize ths
supreme Court to Increase the salary OF tho
supreme Court reporter 10 sisoo: Horne M
Johnson. offered TO authorize the Board
| OF ASficulture 10 pay the debt for the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College .hgrcui-
turai Building out OF oil tax revenue. which
Is accommodating without provision for APP
Ex-tiovernor r. j. Jarvis. Of Grsenv,uc
delivered iorccful and convincing speech
before me Educational Committees OF the
the House. urging a bond issue tor school
purposes. thereby !nsurins that the educa-
tional work Of the State would he carried
ness. lie advocated Il 81, 00o.G 600 bond issue
for higher education In addition to the
memheFs of the committee present. mum
Der OF other LEGISLATORS and citizens heard
the address With keen interest.
Insurance Hearing.
The House Committee Propositions and
Grievances heard .argumen, last evening
on the proposition to crente a Legislative
fire insurance companies In this State. az
PROPOSED in the bill by Ko?ncc. Of Onslow.
hearing to be resumed on Wednesday OF
next week. Colonel Walker Taylor. Of VIII
mngion. prominent local agent for insur-
ance was tho principal speaker clearly stir
ring decided sentiment against the neccs.
sity OF any itvestIGatfon. lie insisted that
ne was not opposing an iiivestigation, out
/ it TO tho Legislature as to the existence
of the necessity. lie insisted. however, tha,
! an investigation would raise the presum7 >.
ton IN the public mind that there was
soInething wrong as TO Insurance In this
J the situation. He explained the work OF
the Southeastern Tariff Association as
! vcn!ence and economy OF all tho companies
I rather than in amy wise trust. Further
| more lHHt the companies IL represents do
| less than 20 per cent. OF the business In
this state, so that II would not he trust
IN any way. OF lsG insurance companies IL
( censed Il do business IN North Carolina
! only seventy four membere OF tho
y Sout henstern Tariff Association. lie quoted
/ Insurance rates to show that North Caro-
lima now has The iowesi average rates of
/ any Southern State. the others running
much higher. with Florida at the head with
a rntc Of S2l.i0 Some of the Northern and
! Eastern States have lower rates because OF
! didcren; construction OF houses, due 10
climatic necessities. we'll through in
eurhnce precaution and TO thn far greater
/ s:l'wor1 pG!d Ia insurance companies in
! North Carolina during the past ten years.
| INC compnnl,s taking the risks only re-
! ocivcd Sl.'i0oo0. average OF only sl.293
I per company. the remainder remaining in
/ the state In pay agents. taxes, fire losses
md other efforts beneficial to the State II
( this shows any necessity of investig ton.
| declared COLONEL Taylor then let us have 1t
ny AL moan. Colonel Taylor answered many
J nsa'rs, necessity or investigation in every
one. H. answered the position taken by
tioHcrnor XII chin In his message TO the Leg
islaturc. insisting that the positions of tho
Executive have been taken through misin-
formation.
Reduction Of Pullman Rates.
Judge Ewarts bi!i requiring Pullman rates
to be rctuccd In North Carolina lie being
considered by the House Committee on Pub
lie Service Corporations. Tile bill not only
requires "a reduction OF rates, but that up
per ocr'hs shnii not be lowered over lower
peTths. unless upper has been sold There
was an interesting hearing yesterday after
mit;"e dcfcrring action until officials of tho
!nllinnh Company can be heard. II. w.
Miller. nsalstan, to the president OF tho
southern Halfway. addressed the commit
toe against the measure. saying that while
he did not represent the Pullman Company.
nS nan osen requested ~ 1nrc'a's OF mar
The D!ehHIa. organization OF the NoFth