The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-30
COMMISSION SETS
DATE FOR HEARING
Investigation Of Sale and Division
OF Old {. +. 4 Y. V. Railroad
to Be Made.
GOVERNOR CRAIG RETURNS
Complete History Of North Caro-
lina's Part i'll Battle of Gcttys-
burg Will Be Prepared.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

tSpeciai 10 me Times Dispatch.
Raleigh. n. g., August 2o.-The Cor
poration Commission to-day set Sep
TENDER s for beginning the investisa-
tion OF the sale OF the old Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley. or Atlantic and
iaukln Railroad. through receivership
years ago and It's partition between the
southern and the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad Companies. This investiga-
non rs In compliance with the act of
'he recent Legislature calling for such
an investigation and report of findings
10 the Attorney General In order that
lie may determine whether or not there
are grounds Oh which the disposition
OF the road can be revoked on account
OF fraud or collusion. The act was
sotten through the Legislature through
the efforts OF Representative Woodus
(kelium. OF Wilmington. who had led
an unsuccessful fight for "a similar bill
IN the previous Legislature. Chairman
Travis. OF the commission. said to-day
that the hearing will begin here Sep
TENDER through the summoning of
number OF railroad officials and others
10 testify. and developments at this
hearing will determine whether or not
the investigation will he very long
drawn out and just what scope it will
assume
After the receivers sale of the road
some years ago IL was divided between
the Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line. so that the Coast Line operates
the division from Wilmington to San
ford and the Southern the section from
Sanford To Mount Airy. this division
1t is alleged. seriously crippling the
service rendered. 10 the people
Charters are issued for the Winstead
Produce Company. of Wilmington, cap
ital $4,000 authorized and $4,000 sub
scribed, by y. S. Winstead, w. H. Alder
R " nj bar fnr h.1a
sale produce business: the Haynes Mo-
tor Sales Company, of Charlotte. capt.
tai s25.0p0. by w. J. Crowell. J. a. Rose
4. II. German. for automobile sales and
garage business.
Governor Craig has returned from
Asheville, accompanied by Mrs. Craig
and his sons, George and Carlyle. the
latter being here OH a leave OF alb
sence from Annapolis. He has just
returned from q three -months' battle
snip cruise that included France. Italy
ana other European points.
The North Carolina Gettysburg Bat
tie Ground Commission Will speedily
prepare elaborate and complete
documentary history of North Caro-
liHas part in that great battle. and
Issue IL under the authority Of the
act of III. recent Legislature creating
the commission. The comm ssion will
collect from every possible source evil
y
,la:'us. and will appeal to participants
in tit;s iat.le 10 put in the form OF
aiiidavits their recollections OF the
pasts performed by their respective
regiments ano send these to Secretary
H. -. w Cornor. OF the commission, at
Raleigh. The commission hopes ia this
va! TO establish beyond doubt the
claims OF North Carolina that her
troops bore the brunt of the first days
iiIning suffered greater losses during
the tuec DAYS battle than did the
troops OF any other state and adj
Nanc.d further than any ether troops
in Lonestreets assault on July 3.
IN !; preliminary report just sub
mittcd to Governor craig. the commits
sion sets out that in RELAYS the mem
bers Of the commission visited the
battle-ground during the period of
June - to July ). and went over the
ground very thoroughly, ana had no
difficult" in Identifying the several
points and positions on the battlefield
where North Carolina soldiers marched
and fought, and arc satisfied OF the
justice Of North Ca.olina's claims.
They carried temporary markers to
Gettysburg to be placed at these points
Tor the great reunion of the Blue and
the Gray. but the Gettysburg National
rark Comm fsion declined to permit the
markers to be placed. not because there
are charges that the North Carolina
claims are not accurate and true, but
under the general rules that control
the placing OF yuch markers, there not
being time just before the opening OF
the reunion TO settle the matter and
conform to the regulations
The Corporation Commission has or
dcred hearing at Winston Salem on
September 6 on the petition of citi- |
zens Of Elkins and Wilkesboro for
changing the mixed train that leaves
winston Salem afternoons at $3.50
o'clock to full -nedged passenger train.
and change the schedule to better suit
The Elkins- Wilkesboro travel.