Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-20
RAILROAD LITIGATION
may OPEN VAST FIELD
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Case
Likely to Lead to Many
Other Suits.
NO DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN
Acknowledgement Has Not Said What
Disposition He Will Make OF Re-
quest That Effort BE Made to
Annul Rcccivcrship Sale.
Especial to The Tlmes-DIspatch.

lSneClal TO inc eS-DlSpatCn.J
RALEIGH. \. c.. December 49,
There has como as yet no acknowlcdg
ment from United States Attorney
General Gregory OF the receipt of the
papers in :hc Cape Fear and Yadl<in
Valley Railway case and the recon-
mendation on the part OF Attorney
General Beckett. OF North Carolina. that
the Federal Department Of Justice in
stitute suit for the nnnulmcnt of the
road in lS2S and its partition between
the Southern and Seabcard Air Line in
violation, IT is alleged OF the order of
tho Federal court insisting that the
sale be under stipulation that there be
no dismemhcrment. and of the Sherman
antitrust act.
Tho little discussion of the case
heard tends toward the view that while
the evidence of Harry Walters, OF the
Coast Line, and others active in the
deal that disposed of the road in its
reCeiverShip period. shows understands
inss and conditions that might consti-
tute 4 strong case In the courts for up
setting the sale and reopening the
whole matter, there is tho other and
larger phase of the situation that in
wolves possible disturbances in rail
road circles the country over that
would tend to cause the Federal gov
eminent to hesitate. 1t is pointed out
that the larger systems Of railroads
all over the country have been built
through absorption OF smaller lines
many OF them taken over through
deals many of which, it is suspected
involve issues similar to those raised
in the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
case For the government to take up
this case would. it is pointed out. be
signal for similar movements and
demands In all parts Of the country
wherever Federal court case could be
ri n,-I L.,
'nercial unrest in transportation cir
cles.
On the other hand. there are those
eager 10 sec the case opened and will
ms TO take the consequences, whatever
.heE may be, In their desire to see the
cape Fear and Yadkin Valley case
tried out 10 its ultimate adjudication
as to possibilities for its resale under
NJ ipulations that would assure It's op-
Grafton as an independent unit.
Dr.. j. Y Joyner. state Superintendent
OF PUBIC Instruction, just from Kin
ston. where he attended the annual
meeting of the board OF directors of
me State School for the Feeble-M.nd-
ded, says the board determined to press
upon the Legislature the necessity Of
provision, through increased appropri-
auons, for increase of tho capacity ~
the school from 100 to $50 children.
The institution now is taxed TO It's
limit with l50 urgent applications for
admission on file. lie says an enter
tainrnent was given the directors on
Wednesday night, In which numbers OF
the children took part, and they show
ed wonderful progress already made,
by Superintendent McNairy and his
faculty in training them
y charter was issued to-day for the
Raleigh Lemon-Koln Bottling Com
pany; capital, $4,000 authorized and
$500 subscribed by II. r. Hooker, J. W.
Jones ana others.
captain X. c. 1.angdon. of the United
States Army, and Colonel Thomas
struggled. OF the North Carolina M
tional Guard, Will start on January II
on their annual inspection OF the com
panies constituting the North Carolina
Guard, beginning with the Raleigh
company and going TO Fayetteville and
other eastern points and then through
the Piedmont and western sections,
completing the inspections on April l.