The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-18
RAILROADS MAKE
LIBERAL OFFER
Chairman Travis Will Recon-
mend That State Accept
Amended Proposal.
BIG SAVING TO SHIPPERS
Supervisor and Guard Fined in
Superior Court for Whip
ping Convict.
BIG SAVING TO SHIPPERS
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raleigh ~. c.. September l7.-Govcr-
nor Craig and tho Legislative commits
sion on freight rates. composed Of f.
j. Justice. Greensboro: Judge w q.
Council. Hickory. and n. Il. Broughton.
Raleigh. were In conference to-day,
considering tho latest amended pro-
posal from the railroad companies for
tho adjustment OF interstate freight
rates n North Carolina. Chairman
sion. Is having q detailed statement OF
tho latest concessions worked out as
they Will apply In ratio reductions. and
these Will DO presented to tho Gov
ernor just as coon as possible.
Chairman Travis. or tho commission,
says that railroad companies have
never offered any State as great reduc-
lions In rate adjustment as have now.
been offered North Carolina In this
case. Tho Corporation Commission will
recommend both TO tho Governor and
TO tho Legislature that the proposition
as II now stands be accepted. Before
he LETT Washington with the proposal
he had long conference with Chair
man Clark. OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and after n thorough OK
animation of the proposal, Chairman
Clark recommended unequivocally that
tho proposal be accepted. He declared
that tho terms should be accepted by
all meana Chairman Travis estina ate q
that shippers OF the State will be
saved at least 100000. The South
ern Railway officials Insist that the
reductions Will cut that company
revenues at least 81 1000 and II
this is tho case. .1>e revenues OF the
other interstate carriers. the Seaboard
Air Line. Atlantic Coast Line. Nor
folk and Western and Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio, will certainly be rcduc-
ed considerably more than this amount.
Fined for Whipping Convict.
Holding that under the priyisions OF
The Constitution Of North Carolina
1rison authorities have no right to use
tho lash on convicts for discipline.
Judge chas Cook. In tne Wake Superior
Court directed the Jury to return a
verdict OF guilty against Supervisor
Nipper and Guard Johnson, OF the
Wake Convict Camp. for whipping Dan
Galliger. and the fudge imposed fines
o! $50 and costs each against the de-
PENDANTS. Appeals were taken 10 the
Supreme Court, where the question OF
right 10 whip conv.cts Will be finally
settled. Judge Cook declared that thir-
~ years ago he was a member OF the
States prison board. and he insisted
then that tho prison has no right TO
use the lash. The abolition of the whip
ping post many years ago. he said. APP
plies we'll to this long-e Established
practice OF logging obstreperous con
victs. Most OF the whipping OF con-
Victs for some time past, II is under
stood. has been in the county convict
camps. the States prison officials hav-
ing abandoned the practice long
,.nc ago. except in the cases OF most
fragrant conduct.
The Jackson Mills CO. OF Monroe.
was chartered to-day with sl25.ooo
capital authorized and 100000 paid up
FOR general cotton mill business. in
Guiding yarns. clothes and textile fab
RIGS OF all kinds. and silk. wool hemp
and other fabrics. The incorporators
are w. Heath. forty shares; j. r.
English. thirty shares and L. y. Nor
row thirty shares. Other charters are
10 the East Coast Realty Company, Mt.
Olive, capital $4,000 authorized and
$4,000 subscribed by G. w. Williams,
Jr., and others, and the Blowing Rock
Development Company. OF Blowing
Rock. capital $4,000 authorized and
$4,000 Subscribed by ]. y. Elliott.
Hickory: j. w. Cannon, Jr., Concord;
.. j. Craig, Statesville; L. L. Jen-
kins. Ashevilie. and others. for luild-
ing hotel and establishing other i'm
provements ut Blowing Rock.
Governor Craig issued requisi-
ton to-day on the Governor OF Nir-
ginia for Jim Graves. wanted in Ala
nance County for horxebreakfng and
larceny. He is being held in Danville.