The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-08-21
HALIFAX COUNTY ORGANIZED.
Branch Of the just Freight Rate
Association.

OISdIllLillS a Sou4'Cy NJ c'iANii " WIZ
Just Freight Rate Association of
North Carolina. While the attend
ance was not large, those in attend
ance were business men and farmers
from the varions sections of the
county and very much in earnest as
to working for the removal Of the
unjust discrimination against North
Carolina in the matter Of freight
rates.
Hubert Ramsaur, of Fayetteville,
organizing secretary, was present
and was introduced by w. T. Shaw,
who was called to act as chairman.
Mr.. Ramsaur said he had organ
lied sixty to seventy counties, that
the people all over the State were
deeply interested in the procuring
of better freight rates. He made
a strong, but conservative speech.
He cited several ways in which to
proceed to procure better rates. He
did not believe in antagonizing the
railroads. He wanted to treat them
fairly, but at the same time wanted
them to deal fairly with the people
of this State, and called upon the
people of the county to support the
State organization.
At the conclusion O: Mr.. Ramsaur's
excellent speech the following Off
GERS of the Halifax county branch
were unanimously elected:
w. T. Shaw, of Weldon, president.
F. P. Shields, of Scotland Neck,
vice-president.
S. Pierson, Of Enfield, secretary
and treasurer.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Littleton-S. J. Stallings.
Roanoke Rapids-John Hayes.
Weldon-W. A. Pierce.
Halifax-C. H. Hale.
Enfield. D. Wood.
Scotland Neck-G. Hoffman.
Hobgood-R. ]. Shields.
Tillery-P. C. Gregory.
Mr.. Shaw in accepting the presi-
dency Of the Halifax branch Of the
State Association made a few timely
remarks as to the object of the As
ISOLATION, stating that the matter of
freight rates touches every man,
women and child who eats or wears
clothes. For it is a fundamental
fact, he said, that the consumer pays
the freight.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Shaw's
remarks committee of three was
appointed on resolutions as follows:
G. r. Bennett, w: L. Knight, and d.
e. Stsinback.
The committee, after being out
a short time, returned and offered
the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
We, the undersigned committee,
hereby submit for approval and
adoption by Halifax Branch Of N. C.
Just Freight Association in conven-
ton assembled this the 18th. day of
August 1913, in the court house at
Halifax, the following resolutions,
namely:
RESOLVED 1. This Association
hereby registers it's protest against
the high and discriminatory freight
rates now in effect against our State
on Interstate traffic through the
gateways known as Virginia cities
from northern, western and othe,
points. We further recommend that
all people Of Halifax county unite
into this Association for the purpose
Of ending unjust discrimination in
freight rates.
End. That this Association rec.
ommend, and urges each and every
town and township in this county tC
organize at once local branch OF
the county organization to assist in
this great cause.
3rd. That the Association hereby
commend the action Of His Excel.
lency Governor Locke Craig, the N
c. Corporation Commission, the
Legislative Committee, and N. c.
Just Freight Rate Association ir
their rejection of the proposition
made by the railroads to the State
on August 5th. through the Corpo
ration Commission and pledge the
Associations unqualified support t.
the means advocated by the State
through the Just Freight Rate AS
ISOLATION of North Carolina.
GEO. R. BENNETT,
w. L. KNIGHT,
D. E. STAINBACK,
Committee
, S. ]. Stallings, of Littleton, pre-
sented a petitiOn SIGNED nv all IF th.