The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-20
THREE CANDIDATES
For JUDGESH|P
Names of Long, Gattis and Dc
vim Urged as Successor on
Bench to Foushcc.
CRAIG GETS RATE PROPOSAL
Corporation Commission Unani-
mously Recommends Accept
ance of Offer.
Especial TO Tho 1tmes-Dispa,ch. !


Raleigh, y. C.. September 19.-Teie-
grams are coming in to Governor
craig Tor the appointment or one or
another OF three active candidates for
the Superior Court judgeship, Just re-
signed by Judge Howard A. F'oushee,
on account of continued Illness The
kilograms are in favor OF Jacob a.
Long. OF Alamance County; s. NJ. Get
tis. OF Orange County, and w. \. Devin,
OF Granville. The latter is member
or the lower house of the General AS
sembly. and Is being prominently men
toned as Speaker OF the House, TO sue
coed George w. Conner. who resigned
from tho Legislature TO accept an APP
polntinent as Superior Court Judge
when the number of judicial districts
was increased from sixteen TO twenty
Delegations in the interest OF each OF
these candidates are expected TO come
for conferences with the Governor
within tho next day two. and an
appointment o. Judge probably VIII
be announced before the conven!nS or
tho special session of the Legislature
The proposal In detail b: the inter
state carriers for the settlement OF the
rate contest In North Carolina, was
presented to Governor Craig to-day
through Chairman Travis, OF the Cor
porat!on Momruission. and consists or
nine tyrewritten pages. including rates
Carolina zones. rates from the Eastern
seaboard territory and miscellaneous
rates, the proposal being signed by
freight traffic managers FOR the At
lantc Coast Line. Seaboard Air Line.
Norfolk and Western and Southern
Railway Companies. II is fact that
the reductions Of rates into North Caro-
lima from the Buffalo Pittsburgh zone
Incorporated into tho latest amended
proposals are equal to those from the
West heretofore published. ranging
from IL cents from Buffalo on first
class to 10 cents from Pittsburgh on
the same class.
Reductions worked out on Eastern
rates are somewhat less than Buffalo
Pittsburgh. and traffic agreements for
reductions are Yet TO be put through
with connections for Eastern rates.
The greatest reductions from the West
are on grain, hay and grain products.
from Buffalo on manufactured prod
ucts Pittsburgh. on steel and iron
products; Philadelphia, on manufac-
turing machinery. especially for cotton
mills and general merchandise: Balti-
more. general mercandise. including
canned goods; New York. on general
merchandise
Recommends Acceptance.
After much study Of the whole sit
uation and mature consideration OF all
the circumstances and conditions. the
Z
recommends the acceptance OF the
proposition. with the firm conviction
that 1t VIII save the people a large
amount Of money and give renewed
impetus TO our industrial and CONNER
cial development"
The above is tho concluding para
graph OF four-pag letter from the
Corporation Commission to Governor
Craig as 10 the latest amended propo-
sal for the settlement OF the Interstate
freight rate differences. The commits
sion declares that the reductions Of
fercd constitute the largest and most
comprehensive concessions in freight
rates ever made by any railroads 10
any State at ono time. The commits
sion explains that the proposal does
not settle all matters in dispute. but
that those not agreed upon arc LEFT
open for possible adjustment later. and
those settled remain IN force for two
years. afford!ng reasonable time for
trial Of this adjustment and its effect
on the roads.
Charters by State.
The Cape Fear Cotton Mil Company,
Of Fayetteville. was chartered to-day
with $4,000 capital authorized and
100000 subscribed by 4. L. McFachern.
j NJ Bolton. 4. +. Rhyme. j. y. John
son, w D. johnson and l.. A. McGeechy
for a general cotton milling business
There was also a charter for the Peo-
pies Bonded Warehouse and Storage
Company. OF Gastonia. capital S125,00O
authorized and $1,000 subscribed by a.
l.. More. D. NJ. Jones and others: also
n charter for the Sons of Charity Gnc.),
of Sonora. ~ c.. by a. 0. Royal and
others. The c. c. Gentry Company. of
Elkin, changes its name to the Elkin
Mercantile Company, OF Elkin. a. q.
Click president.
Governor Craig issued commission
to-day to w. w. Flowers as q drec-
tor of the oxford Orphanage TO sue
coed g w. Thorn. resigned.
Judge Charles NJ. Cooke, in Wake SUI
perior Court, this afternoon suspended
the four-months' jail sentence imposed
several days ago on j. j. Holland. the
Seaboard Air Line section master, for
killing of Van Stewart for persistent
indignities close TO Hollands home. at
Milbrook More than 500 people pc
titioned for the suspension of the
judgment and Annie Stewart. mother
OF the negro killed, wrote the judge
from Petersburg. Va, that She under
stood the provocation under which her