The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-03
RATE CONTROVERSY
MAY Be SETTLED
Resumption OF Conferences With
Railroad Officials EN-
pcctcd Soon.
NEW ASSISTANT BoTANlST
{. NJ. Waldron, OF North Dakota,
Arrives i'll Raleigh to Take
Up Duties.
Especial to The Times.Dispatch.1


Raleigh. y. c., September 81 H.
Graham. of Winston salem; ]. r. RYAN
OF High Point; w Creighton. of
Charlotte. and j. G.. Forester, of
greensboro, rate experts, were here
to-day In conference with the corpora
'ioh commissioners concerning the
pending interstate freight rate ncgotia-
ions With the railroad companies
mere was general discussion az TO
the situation. and possible resumption
OF negotiations with the railroads for
settlement. However. nothing was
given out as TO the conclusions. There
IS general expectation that there Will
be Il resumption of conferences with
ne railroad officials. with 81 possibility
oi settlement being reached before
.hc conveninS OF tn. Legislature on
September "a
G. II. Waldron, Of North Dakota. ar
slstant botanist in that division of the
otate Department OF Agriculture He
Mi work. under the direction OF State
agronomist and Botanist J. l.. Burgess
ana give special attention TO the analy-
SIS OF seeds. This work is done by
me me. department without cost to the
farmers sending in the seeds and has
peeh the means Of great advancement
IN varieties as we'll as big stick"
3, me SEED companies TO deter them
state.
- Charters by Stnte.
Charters We're issued too av to the
o.. a: Waller Lumber Co, Clinton, CAPT
tai $4,000 authorized and $1,000 sub
sSSribed. by 6; a. Mailer and Others;
County, capital $40. 900, by c. e. Gen nfry
ana and oths,rs for mercantile business; the
/ raris Fhoto Play Co, OF Winston
SiO'2oe subscribed. by j. w Lambeth
Ihomasviile; r. ID. Carver, Charlotte,
ana A. +. Sans, Winston Salem, for
hE.t Il 4.
fairmount Light and Power Co, Robe
son s0unty. capital $4,000 authorized
ana ana Si2 200 subscribed; by y. l.. Jones
anu Others The British American Cot
t2n GO, Raleigh, changes its principal
Once TO Grecnshoro. the vice president
being II. II. Mcconnell
because he shot his uncle Charles
ioVett TO death in a quarrel about "A
cog, Frank Mcpherson. OF Cumberland
teence In the pententiary to-day. He
claimed that his uncle's dog Bit him
ana ana ne killed the dog, Later he and
shot Mcpherson is a Crotan Indian.
about thirty-hve years old
y, Charged with the murder Of Fes,us
arthur Hodges and Joe Bryant. two
white men, We're brought to the Wake
l 1ail here last night for. safekecping.
OIL Inc unsafe condition of the Johnston
County Jail. The Johnston commits
sioners are to make substantial re-
ninS water for sewerage and baths
street improvements.
Inc Raleigh City Commi ssioners are
planning TO begin permanent street
improvements very soon now. prop
erty owners to be required to bear one
thlrd the cost on either side OF the
street North Blount Glenwootl
FAYETTEVILLE. from Davie to South
street, are the principal improve
inents planned along with short
stretches on Mcdowell. between Inr-
gett and Morgan, and Harnctt between
salisbury and Mcdowell and Morgan
from Mcdowell to West Streets
Governor Craig granted a pardon to-
day to George King, of Mecklenburg
county, from a seventeen years SEN
tence for nanslaugh,cr imposed in
1903 by Judge 7. J. shaw The pardon
Is on a statement from Judge Shaw
that he has reinvestigated the case and
is convinced that King has been sum
ciently punished already. Judge Webb
who was AT the time the solicitor and
prosecuted King, also recommended the
pardon.