The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
governor URGED
STAND GROUND
Shippers Ask Film Not to Yield
in Contention With
Railroads.
RATE PROBLEM INVOLVED
Meeting Will Be Held To-Day,
When Final Answer Will
Be Given.
RATE PROBLEM INVOLVED
[snecial 10 The Times. pispatch !

IA ISpecial to The Times Dispatch
Raleigh. ". c., April 2S.--1etters and
kilograms are already pouring in to
Governor Craig from shippers in ali
parts OF the State urging that he and
the legislative commission on freight
rate adjustment stand firm In their
contest with the railroad companies
for concessions that will relieve ship
pers from. determinations they suffer
now compared with the rates In force
TO Virginia cities. Large numbers of
interested shippers are coming to RAJ
leigh tomorrow for the conference be-
tween the commission and the railroad
oflcials. at which time the latter will
give an answer TO the Governor and
the commissioners as TO their accept
ance or rejection of the counter oppo-
sition made by the commission at the
former conference. AZ that time the
commission refused to accept "a pro-
posal or something like per cont
cut in rates, and submitted a proposi-
ton involving about % per cent re-
ducton. this being the rates in force
locally on the Southern, Danville, Va
to Washington. ID. &. 1t was this
proposition that the railroad people
asked time until April - to consider
In the hope of getting at some adjust
ment ~ the same time they declared
that az they saw the matter such rates
would be ruinous to the railroads There
is very general hope that the com
mission and the railroad officials can
get together on some sort OF an equit-
able and fair compromise that Will
avert what threatens now To be the
beginning of long, bitter and costly
legal contest that may involve the call
ing together OF the Legislature in extra
session TO deal directly with the sit
ual1on without waiting until next Jan
nary.
Receiver Appointed.
ID. NJ MOapr has heen ,npni,,a1 ,.a
-cciver for the Bank OF Claremont. Ca
tawba County. one OF the four banks
That the State Trust Company. VIII
mngton. had opened before the Cor
poration Commission put the concern
out OF business on the ground that
there was conspiracy 10 defraudi
RcTuisition issued.
y rcquisition was issued to-day by
Governor Craig on the Governor Of
South Carolina for Ernest Umphries.
who is wanted in Grover. Cleveland
County. on the charge OF burning the
town hall He is in Jail nj Carney.
;. c.. awaiting delivery TO the North
Carolina authorities
Charters Issued.
Charters were Issued for four new
corporations to-day: the Nucra Can
ming Company. OF North Wilkcsboro
capital $4,000 authorized. and $500
subscribed by j. r. Finley ). 4. Smoot
and others, for general canning bust
ness: the Lumbee Hotel Company. OF
Iumberton. capital. slOo. 900 authorized.
and $4,000 subscribed by DR. w a.
McPhail and others, the Lineberger
Electric Appliance Company. OF Gas
tonia. capital $4,000 authorized. and
iS2f0G subscribed by l.. T. Lincberger.
y w. wilkins and others: the Freeze
Drug Company, Of China Grove capital
$4,000 authorized, and $4,000 sub
scribed by w. Scott Freeze and others
DIR. j. Y. Joyner, State Superintend-
ent OF Public instruction. just back
from attending county public school
coinmencements for Rockingham at
Wentworth and for Alamance County
at Graham, is enthusiastic over the
successes scored at both places
UNIQUE feature at the AlamRnce com
mencement was the presence of very
large class or tomato club girls each
OF them appropriately dressed with
tomato caps. There were 1850
school children in line for the Ala
nance school parade, every township
in the county being well represented