The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19
CRAIG IS ACTUALLY
TO WORK ON ROADS
-
Governor of North Carolina
Orders Overals for His
Two Days of Labor
RECEIVES NO APPLICATIONS
Expects Soon to Appoint Mem
bcrs of Freight Rate
Commission.
RECEIVES NO APPLICATIONS
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Raleigh. n. c.. October 1s.-Many in
quiries have como to Governor Craig
during the past few days as to whether
or not he will actually go out on the
public roads on North Carolina Good
Roads Day, November o and G. and do
personal work on tho roads. He says
1t is certainly his intention TO do So
Already special overals and other
paraphernalia have been ordered for
him to use. and it is his purpose to put
in two good days work, either In
tho Raleigh or tho Ashevillo sections
and he is confidently expecting that
the people generally will turn out for
road work.
Governor Craig said this morning
that he is not receiving any applica-
tons, directly or Indirectly, for APP
pointment on the special freight rate
commission: that he will have to ap-
point when the railroad companies
present their petition alleging that the
rates prescribed in the Justice inter-
state act are conhscatory and unrea-
sonable. The fact IL that tho Gov
ernor received couple or SO npplica-
tons directly and Indirectly, and then,
seeing that he was likely to be Hooded
and annoyed by applications. he passed
word down the line that the fact that
man applied directly or indirectly
for an appointment would not In the
least help his chances. The Governor
has determined TO select the fairest
md most impartial commission that 1t
is possible TO get together in the
State. Men with extreme views either
way on these rate questions Will stand
poor show for appointment.
The Governor does not believe that
the railroad companies will wait any
think like the full sixty days from
.luAN
October 10, to file whatever eXccp
lions they contemplate. He is anxious
for the issues to be raised and the
commission appointed and started to
| work just as speedily as possible in
order that the application of rates
finally agreed upon may be made
with the least possible delay.
Two charters were issued to-day as
follows: the Price Real Estate and In
surance Co. Gastonia. capital $4,000
authorized and $4,000 subscribed by
j. l.. Price and others, for real estate
and insurance business: the Bum
Banking Co. of Bum. y. G.. capital
$4,000 authorized and $4,000 sub
scribcd by j. II. Weathers, D. T. Hol-
linssworth and others for general and
savings banking business
| The members of tho North Carolina
Corporation Commission will GO to
Washington October IS 90 and so to
attend the annual convention OF the
National Association OF Railroad Com
| missioners in session at the national
capital at that time. Chief Clerk a. j..
! Maxwell, of the commission, will also
attend the convention.
| Political talk hcreabouts is swinging
all sorts of angles. One OF the latest
| phases being expression Of the view
that former Governor X. Il. Glenn Will
really be I'm the race for the United
States senatorship against Senator
| Overman, instead of going on the In
terstatc Commerce CommiSs through
appointment by President Wilson; also
that President Wilson will finally Sc
! lect Chief Justice Walter Clark. OF the
man of the Interstate Commission, this
| appointment 10 be TO the end that there
! may be a really vigorous movement for
reforming the railroad business in this
country.
| The remains OF w. A. Johnson will
arrive here Sunday from Washington.
where he died last night He was
| for many years resident of Raleigh,
as private secretary To Colonel w y.
| Turk. general passenger agent OF the
| southern. He leaves widow and
four children. Mrs. johnson was Miss
! Elizabeth Hicks daughter of the late
| Colonel w. J. Hicks.
! Logan Meadows and James Fillmore,
Farm. made their escape last evening.
Meadows Is white man from Person
County, serving three years for second
degree murder. Fillmore is a Payne
County negro, serving ten years for
burglary.