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Thaw, denies that she U coins to NewYork to tes tily In rercne aicJnt Thaw.- The Interstate Commerce Commission bo saa an Inquiry at Aurosta. Ga-. yes terday Into chance of discrimination isade by cotton mills against the Qyde Steamship Company and the Southern Railway. A favorable re port Is to be made on a bUI by Mr. Brantley, of OomU. to prohibit C. O. D. colections cn liquor shipped to communities whem prohibition pre- Tails. Senator itoeon. of Georgia. yesterday opposed a resolution to prevent lobbylnir by nail oflcers to secure legislation In their favor. CoL Joseph P. Mlnetref. purchasint: UL Joseph I". "!T- l agent or tHo ffoumern itauway. iw- Unt Confederal oQcer. dlrd In Wash- nf on yeAtrda5. The Interstate Ctoffiarw Commission yestcray nxad Its report concerning Its Invest ligation Into the coJl carrying roads; the Commission found that several roads purchased stock In other roods to control coal trafflc over them, and recommends the passage of aavact to prohibit such roads from owning stock la competing common carrfsrs. and to prohibit tho railroads, their oSeera or employes from owning interests In coal properties. Senator 8lrnmoas. of North aCroilna. yrsterday intro-d--d a child labor till witn avldTr titxkn Stat laws on child labor ef fectiveNew York markets: Money on call, steady. 2 1-2 to I per cenL: ruling rate. 3 3 1; closing bid 3 1-2: oSerrd at 3 3-4; spot cotton, steady at 11 eois; Cour. Una. but slow; ft firm- No. 2 red. S2 1-2 eleva tor; corn, steady. No. 2. 5 elevator; oatf. and min. tady. If thf Hon. Thomas Settle tblnks all that abo: tho Itublicail party in the South, tlwf mourners bench of the IVruocratle porty Ivn't gone any where yt. Ham- pvople contend that Harry rha killed Stanford White becauso he vju tfasy. The evidence In the i.-UJ tAoy make it appear that Tha aoald have been crrTy If he had nat done I he killing. . , ,; Says CoL Wllixa. X. Bfya Cin monrr TIo Nebrosko JcjtfslUuro has caade a great parade of flrlns-out the lobbsts, but up to daL? the hotel rronagers Itave not been fceard to com plain of docxon&-d patronage.- Antl lobbyi&cn opponrs to bo about as bard to handle ns prohibition. Tho Lumberton Hobesonlan is urg ing the extension of the town limits. Lumberton has grown so that a con siderable portion of the town is oit. side the corporate limits. Few places In North Carolina bv made yucQ I regress as Lumberton. -arhicti is mp it!Iy developing into a cot.c nlU r- n tri It U announced from Washington that iresldent Uooievelt Is dctermln .J that Germany hall have tariff rooce?fioas In return for her dUpo Jtioa to me?t us half way. It Is said that If Congress does not act at this r-sion he will call an tra ses tlon. While he Is at it., he should have all the tariff schedules over haald. as they are out of date. The MWtary Secretary at Wc shins toa nare i: cut that more than 13.0 men In the United States are available for military service. New York Scate could furnish 1.291 ioo fillers. Ohio 1.0S5.110. IlUnols and Ien-jtvanla 1.017,000. Any oq of 'these States, according to those figures. ocalJ raie an army larger than that of tho Confederate States durirg tho Civil War. In a few days when the noble worn- of North Carolina go to RaJeign tLMf of the movea.:nt to cstab- en li hirh will offer it. OMn door 0f hop to the way- of his contemplated removal 1 1 ay it opn coor ui wj La..iiu in tho near future, tendered ard youth of North Carolina. legislators had better knock right un tkr. Tha vicmen of the State are about twentv ycais Ahead of the men. and e oih- to do our best to catch i. ith the process ton, Senator "Tillman had" the whole . j nihr fl.TT and was terribly hurt when they didn't seem to appreciate' his effort to be -funny." He apologised and declared that be would never again try to.be funny. The fact Is there Is .an irreconcila ble difference between Tillman and ' .a niw Cftitnr in to what const! tntcs real fun. To. skin another 8en-f ator Is fun for, Tillman, but not fun for the fellow who has rto furnlsinthe! akin: The cornfield lawyer x mcZ ax humor Is not considered light and airy parslffage by th butt of THE BILL DEFEATED Douglass Soda Fountain Mea sure Tabled in Lower House of General Assembly. THE RAILROAD HEARING SupL A. W. Anderson, of Atlantic Coast Llne Before Committee In Regard to Solicitors' Salary Morton Introduces Bills. Uly Sox Hell Loos Dlstanc-c I'htuc ) ItalelKb. N. Jan.. 23- The House today tabled Cho Dousjlasj bill to reg ulate the oda fountains cf the State. tho pruvlilona of which arc well j known. Tlo trrblmj; cnic alter a ilivrlv diu.ion r.f n,or, than two - - - hour, the vet .- havuis " ' 'l to J- m came up as the special order un der unfavorable report ir the com mitter whlcbjttood saven to agaLi?t tha prtposM neasure. Du:lt; tho progress cf the debate c:i the bill, Mr. Douglass referred to the sodn fountaJna of tho State a tbe chil dren's bars..tlctlarlng Ur.t habits were formed at these places that aXtcTwarJ mode tho drunkards ami do;o tioatls Jat before the voto to table :he bin, Murphy, of Rowan, threw Ue House and gal!crle lruo convuislcus of laughter at on amendment that -hereafter It shall be unlawful In Nortli CaroUm to feed to lior.4. mule caws, and other animals nay unies U Is ervef with maroonals? dressing The House passed the bill to incor porate the town of Hop". In Washing ton county; to empower the controls-rir.nf.- -.f .r ILinover to Issue elec tion for the benefit of public schools: to authoriio Jones cotintx in issue bonds to build a bridge over Trem river. moK bll's InlnKluced in the Hons" wtre: Uy Mortrn. to allow me i. C. A. of Wilmington to iisue bonds; J to improve tho efficiency of the James Walker Memorial ItoplUl cf Wil. mlagton: by McNeill, to regulate la bor In cottcn mills; Uoyster. to itu ato tho conduct of keepers, clerks and employes of dispensaries; Dowd of ifick'enburg, to vromDta comfort to tfxect railways hy providing sepa- -fn the -.Senate mrnr'oT the session waj devoted to a discussion, of tho Tnotim h'li nticlnc: solicitors on sal- arle and providing for their aslst anco to tho attorney geucral in .the prosecution of trusts. It is proposeu tO put tho SOIlCrors on sajar: vi 12.100 per year In lieu or tees pro viding exjynso money wneu uiey utc called to tho assistance of the attor ney general. Tho opposition was leu by Buxton, or rorsyine. wmio uiy champion of the biU was Webb, of Buncombe. There was an amenomeui to roako tho salary I2.&00 an 1 and If the fees do not amount to that In some districts, the solicitors are to ,irn niv fe?s. If they amount ro ovrr $2 500 sny residue is to be paid into the State treasury. This wa3 by McLean, of Robeson. The vote was finally postponed and tho bill made the special order for liext Thursday. Among bills passed was to prohibit the e-rie and manufacture of wino- and cider at Littleton. Among those In troduced were by Turner, to Increas-j the salary of the -Governor to $G.000 per year and bv Webb to allow corn misslcnccs la counties to pay 2 to ju rors Instead f Jl as m.. This afternoon the joint committee on railroads gave a further hearing to the representative of roads on pending railway :eglslaUon. The prin ciiwU speakfc this afternron was Gen, oral CounseLA I. Thorn, of the South ern, while tonight General Superin tendent A. W. Anderson was heard. Ho quoted a large number cf figures to show that a reduction In the rate would not increase the trawl and that tho roads would be seriously fca-mpcred in their efforts to improve the service. He mado a decidedly favorable im? pressJon cn the committer and was beard at great length. RESIGNS AS SECRETARY. Mr. James H. Taylor. Jr- Succeeds Sheriff Stedman With B- & L. At a meeting of tho directors of tho North Caroltna Home Building Associ atioa yesterday ofternooa at Z o'clock. cKff svnjsk H steaman in view ettevillo in tho near future, tenckred his resignation a secretary and treas urer of tho institution ana me same was accepted with cxpression3 of re gret. JIT. sieaman bjimur urcu uu of the moving spirits ia ino organi zatioa of the association and having served It with rar fidelity a3 secre tary and treasurer sine It begun bus inf?s ia 1S90. Mr. Jas. H. Taylor. Jr., W2i unanimously elected to succeed Sheriff Stedman and the office will loThas bcJo associated with Sheriff rwnaia ac xno .w . . Aaj cfwimon. for six years and is taor- oughly conversant with the duties of tho office, lib? election will give emi nent satisfaction to the shareholders. NEW RTISEMENTS. Clerk' Superior; .uouri.ouco - to J jrora and Witnesses. ' . - . D. L. Gore Co. P. & M- Powders iirnni; nr rn inn iiinin nnr pt , r'f in ill l i liii thl u iwu iuu vhii ihniihw v iiHfi iiicrii : WUKIvUrUKAnU JUKI UUlvliCI tUllirLKiLUjiiiL; niwr aiiu? wi iiil,i-vi iwjuh . Durness of- Present- Term-Completed Yesterday Af.tsrnoorv-Recorder's Court and Automobile Speed Law Endorsed. y The establlphment of a Recorder's Court in the-coxuity and tho limiting of the speed of automobiles to 20 miles per hour on the highways of New Hanover were sirong en dorsements made by the gTand jury at the present term of Superior Court, to which report was niadd yesterday afternoon, after completing the busi ness thr.1 came before It. The jury was discharged with the thanks of His Honor, Judge Long, presiding at the present term.. The report in full Is as follows: To the Hon. II. F. Ing, Presiding Judge. Superior Court. New Han over County. J miliary. 1907. Term: Sir: We. the grand jury, beg to report that we have passed on all papers sent us by the solicitor and have returned 53 true bills, eight not true bills, and made two present mcntr. ' We found the jail clean ;ind the pns cntfaflrxi excent for the cold. they suffering on account of the heat er being In need of repairs. We are told that repairs have teen oruereu, but that does not prevent tho present Lit I ffrv4t! ss . Tha Court House is m goou "run. hut the van! in the rear and the yafd of tho Jail need attention, ine com- f thA 4aii nd attention. The com- town property of the county report wt nt-Toctln llavnes thov found 36 convicts. 11 of whom were sick, . very sick with fever and pneumonia, the other eicht trivial. The other pris- Louers were questioned, but had no complaint to make. Three prisoners, have escaped in the last six months, but two were re captured. We recommend n new fur nace for the insane department in the County Home. The Home was clean and apparently well kept. ve d that one insane - iv..w Inmate. Minnie Reynolds, be e thef pent to the asylum or some proiici be made to better her physical com fort, which is now pitiable. The con vict camp near ScoUs Hill was fpupd to be in good condition, no sickness among or complaints from the pris oners. . "r We recommend that tne maximum nhUen should not ex ceed, t weaty julloa-ait hoasa ib He roads - of - this- countyr It ts-thoi Bense of this body that our represent atlve in the Legislature be requested to have such law passed for this county. We earnestly recommend the enact ment of the law now before the Leg islature, for the establishment of a Recorders Court for the county. Ve believe that iLvrill result in a finan cial saving andTrom a humane stand point, it is almost a necessity. Respectfully submitted. LOUIS II- SKINNER, F. A. LORD! Foreman. Secretao. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. Completion of the Work in Raleigh. Progress of Work. (SpcclaU Star Corrcspomlence.) Raleigh, N. C. aJn. 23. The Anti Saloon League forces are greatly dis turbed over the perslste nt refus 1 of j. W. Bailey, editor of the Biblical Recorder, to serve any longer as chflrman of the league in charge or the campaign work for temperance. During the last hour of the session or the State Temperance Convention last night, great pressure was brought to bear on him to retain the chair manship, but he refused on the ground ..., Orntimont of the convention eeemcd to be for State prohibition, and he was for prohibition by local option only, so he wants a free hand as an editor to advocate his views. The executive committee, at the last minute, was empowered to appoint a chairman. , The League Is to undertake at once the raising of $300 for temperance campaign purposes. Tho vice psasldents elected by tho League to serve with Herlot Clark s:n as president, are W. C. Dowd, Charlotte; R. B. White. Franklinton; George P. Pell, Winston-Salem; J. H. TnrVor Aithfville: A.. M. Scales, Krm- J. A. Hartness. States-j vllle; J. A. Brown. White ville; E. B. Hllliard, Scotland Neck; J. J. Rogers, Klnston: W. S. O'B. Robinson, Golds w c nnnlass. Ralebzh; Geo. LTVI U c - m W-I. nrveretx, oi Rockingham; C. W. .Mitcnen, auiuu - " .. . .' Of the 97 counties In the State elev en have dispensaries and nineteen have saloons. All the others are un der local prohibition, with anti-jug laws applying to forty-seven, prohlbl iting liquor being shipped from other counties into them. Fire Early Yesterday Morning. The alarm of fire from 'box 19 at a in n'rinrV vesterdav morning was I on account of sparks, irom a fireplace at u nimui e uc nv- ... H. Moore, colored, and . occupied by Nancy Woodcock. The damage was about $50. . . , f SMVMM - Navahoe Went Aground... J - Th cwdfi steamer -Navahoe.- while prpceedlns lup : to the city 1 from, her. Georgetown trip eariy . - yesiei wftminp 'Tftri 'asTQilnd "near. Biz Island. down the Capo Fear . river. . Tugs sent Superior Court Made Remark , able 'Progress Disposing AH Cases in One Week SNIPES TRIAL POSTPONED Sentence Passed In Two Other Cap ital Felonies Judge Long Left For Home After Recess For Xerm other Proceedings. The business at the present term of New Hanover Superior Court, which will expire by limitation tonight week, was completed yesterday "even ing by G:15 o'clock, and there will be no second week, Judge Long hav ing left last night for his home at Statesville, X. C. after making a for mal order that witnesses and jurors summoned for the coming Monday need not attend. During the day sen tence was passed In three of the six capital cases for trial at the term, and the 'others were continued. The ?ggregate of sentences passed Is ?y years, several of the number going Ho fnr lone terms ana lO IUU u ll v. J - . two others going to the State prison. During tne ween iciuwk" j. - has been made, a fact wnicn is mwi ably commented upon by all m at- uuu . y-idee t i a tiMiMa and thorough work er. and is an able seconu io ov.iu,. Duffy. Sheriff Cowan during the week has established an enviable reputa tion, and has added no lnconbiuei- ble e.mount to the aispaicn ol uui- m,o rrwi nnpl Tavlor. the cleric. has a most valuable deputy m Mr. W. N Harrlsa Is striKingiy uiu&uatcu the fact tliat yesterday; afternoon when court adjourned at G:15 o clock the minutes were at once ready for the signature of Judge Long, who went to his room, packed his suit case and left on the 0:50 tram for his home. , , The sentences imposed yesterday were, seven years on the roads for noraoii onnvieted oi BreaK- uuxucu j. . , V t. in(,f ine into the home oi xurs. uuuu i Summer while the family was on the i k vpars in tho State pris- on for Kato Fisher, the albino, who broke intoJLhe house yBhlit' W - State . prison er. William Asno anu i: iu.ua. um. - colored, charged wltn muraer ul v ored women,, while several minor sentences were passed on defendants for trivial offences. Sergeant Smith had previously been given seven years on the roads for burglary. During the day Joe Murphy, colored, charged with inflicting wounds which vnumiiv iiiisd the death oi rji- t t.mtn via home in Florence, Is. C, was arraigned and Woodus Kel- lum was assigned to nis utBuyc. -ter It was announced that George L. Peschau, Esq., had been retained, for fhe defence and the assignment of Mr. Kellum was sincKen uu. case was continued until the April term. . . Vl. The case of Lonnie Snipes, the young white man charged with the murder of W. L. Williams, a traveling man, was continued in the absence of witnesses regarded as material to the defence, an affidavit to this effect having been furnished by Messrs. Bellamy & Belamy, Herbert McClam my and Walter P. Gafford. Esqs.. . f. tho nrisoner. This am- davit as to the facts sought to be nroved by the absent witnesses wu not made public. The case is set 101 trial on Wednesday of the first week of the next criminal term. When court convened yesterua morning the trial of Ralph Windham, rharepd with an assault with a dead ly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon, was resumed, tne ueieuuau hoinir found guilty and recommended to the mercy of the court. He was fined ?50 and costs in one case and judgment was suspended In the other upon condition that he keep the peace toward John Odam and William Snee- den, the prosecuting witnesses aim all other citizens for a given period. tvio VJim In don Sewerage Company pleaded guilty to two counts of main- taming a nuisance at jiaeveuw TorVot strPPta and iudement was sus pended upon paying the costs, it hav- ing appeared to tne court mat, nuisance has since been abated. Arthur Bland, colored, sent over from the Mayor's Court the same day for larceny, was oeienoea uy - I. t . n nrnes fAlin fl V Ct J i Lxugniin, ,rn., v"u " "- - I . J 1 , Kir 4Vta -111 T-- Entries in other cases were us. wi-ivttra- f!niUft Smith, bawdy house, continued on physician's certificate as rWonrtunt's health: Fred Filyaw, assault with. deadly weapon and car rying concealed weapon, conunueu for witnesses; Donna Roderick and Caledonia Roderick, nuisances, nol pros with leave; Ada Robinson, nui sance, nol pros with leave; John Wnntmmprv. larcenv. capias : Thos. Little, assault with ' deadly weapon, capias; Walter Guion, larceny, con tinued for defendant under former bond; Amby Carter, non-support, same bond ' for April term; Walter Holland, abandonment and v non-sup; port;" bond to next term TV L. ; Ruth, back- costs,, defendant givcm ; time. A -true bill was returhed. against. B. and -If i :Ma.y,Junk dealers,? near Front and" Dock streets.r;,Theyrwere charged with receivings stolen" goods and eaeh was ''required to give. ' S2yu 3us,unea Gunboat of United States Navy at cnor mere on Kecruiting uuiy. ; on Handsome Craft Did Signal Service in Cuban Waters. The United States Gua.boai5 Wasp in command of Chief Boatswain J. L. GroghaTT. United States Navy, arrived in port early- yesterday afternoon and dropped anchor off Queen. trat. She comes fnom Beaufort on recruiting duty and 5i-erN arrival was awaited with pleasure by a number who have bscoma interested in the inducements which the Navy ofthe country holds out to young men. Th Wasp is the converted yacht "Columbia" which, was purchased by the government in 1898 from Mr. La dew at a cost of $94,000. and which was used &3 effectively in the attack cn. the defenses in Nipe Bay, Cuba, during the late Spanish-American war. She is a vessel of over GOO tons dis placement and carries armament suit able to her size. With other , boats of her size the Wasp in. Nipe Bay dur ing the late war engaged and destroy ed the Spanish Gunboat Jorge Juan. She also rendered splendid service in the attack on Cabanass, , Cuba, and again during tha blockade of Pcaice. Puerto Rico. She has dately covered f h imrver w:ater.a of the Chesapeake on recruiting duty and after visiting the North Carolina sounds on simitar service will mavigate all the rivers oa the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Boats will leave the foot of Market street every odd hoar for the accom modation of those desiring to looK ever tb& ground prieir to enlisting This boat service will begin, at 9:00 A. M. and terminate at 5:00 P. M The (recruiting will be carried on aboard tho Wasp when sfae lies at an chor. Visitors are also being received oa the ship. PYRITES IN BRUNSWICK. Southport Colored Man Kas Made Im portant Discovery on Lands.; This week's issue of the Southport Herald says: "A s-ood deocsit of ircn pyrites has been discovered on the land of R. M. Smith which is situated near Town Crtsek. The deposit wais accidentally iBfivred bv Smith while digging on his Xaad about two weeks ago and was Xound about eight feet below tne t VSmfth had the sample sem to the State chemist and in a letter received from the departme.nt it is learn'sd that thft samnle sent i-s a fair specimen of genuine iron- pyrites. These pyrites are chiefly used m tne manuiacuuiw fertilizers, the pyrites being convert ed into sulphuric acid of which large auantiitiea are used. "If the ore is found in large quanti ties as seems probables ' Smith, who is one of Southport's colored cisizens ha3 a small fortune in his hands. He has already had an offer from the Navassa Guano Co., for the property. The 'land- ion which the pyritls is found is an island surrounded by rice fields." WHITE CONVICT SHOT. Attempted to Escape from County Chaingang at Castle Haynes. John Casey, a white convict, sen tenced a few days ago from the May or's Court on a charge of vagrancy, to 30 days, was shot twice m the loin by Foreman Lan Lockey at the county - convict camp at Castle Haynes eorly yesterday morning. Casey turn ed, out to work with the other pris oners yesterday morning, and was at work in the quarry when 'he made a dash for liberty under cover of the rock crusher on the premises. Fore man Lockey fired at him down a gul ley both balls from his pistol taking effect in the loin. He was at once removed to the hospital ihthis city, where it is stated that the wounds will not be serious. One of the balls has been located and taken out by Dr. McMillan, the county physician, while the other ranged downward into the hip and will be extracted today. Casey attempted to 'ead no revolt of the prisoners, as was erroneously reported on the streets here yester day. A MISSION FEATURE. Interesting Illustrated Lectures at the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cameron Johnson, a returned missionary of the Southern Presbyte Hon nhnre.h. will deliver in the lec ture room of the First Presbyterian church at 8 -P. M. on Monday, ; Tues day and Wednesday a series of interesting- and attractively illustrated lec- The lectures will relate to the home life of the Chinese, Japanese and Co reans and will be illustrated by pic tures taken by Mr. Johnson in his travels among these interesting peo ple. It has cost 1 some thousands of dollars to secure these pictures and the apparatus is .thebest.pf its 5 kind. Mr. Johnson is a , very interesting speaker, the lecturer intensely, inters estingrand are delivered for the plea sure and information of his hearers. Everyone, is most .cordially invited to attend. . ' v - iDaily at3, 3:30, ,4 and 4:30 P,' M. Take the children to Winter Park: -lw Rehder's Cleaiaace Saler begins An-(jenera Public Attitude Toward . . . s. v -. Unreasonable. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Reduction of Passenger Fares is Dis approved Service is What is Wanted Largely Attended and Representative Meeting. The tendency of the times, 'both State and National, toward the, gen eral oppression of corporations by drastic legislation, by unnecessary and unreasonable requirements of them as public servants, placing them forever on the defensive with no time..toat-: tendto legitimate affairs, received a merited rebuke at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce , yester day afternoon, called for the purpose . of considering pending railway legis- - latinn hoforA the North Carolina'Gen- ... eraOAssembly, especially, as it apper; tains to the reduction or ' passenger rates in this State. The attendance was unusually large and representa tive, and the sentiment2 as expressed v above was signally unanimous The sense of the meeting was admirably expressed in the following preamble . and resolution, drafted by President Taylor, and after a thorough discus sion, adopted withfcait a .dtesenttilg voice viz: ' ' , "The conditions affecting' transpor tation the country over are such as, to demand the most careful consid eration on the part of the public, and ; impose the obligation of moderation; 1 and discretion in governmental ' inter ference. The maxim that the best government is the government least felt applies alike to persona and to commerce. Botii are suDject to re straint, but the largest amount of in-' dividual liberty consistent with the public good is a condition tnat pro duces the most wliolesome retsults, anl is thA p.hief end of government. . The congested condition of traffic - re- suiting in marked inadequate service on the part of "public carriers. has-been met with a public protest which threatens to result, in' thee adoptionofT;; very drastic measures; so .much' fso. v . that it is an open question, if theo rem: edies proposed are not -,realy. more detrimental than the evils complained; , of. The steady and rapid growth -in. population, accompanied by an ac quisition of wealth without a paraller. in the world's history, has resulted in an expansion of business of such enormous proportions as to reuuw utterly inadequate physical, means of transportation, so tnat tne rairuauf nf tho mnntrv are confronted with a- problem that no amount of human- foresight could nave adequately : yixj vided for. Their resources will be taxed for a number of years .for pro- j viding physical betterments to .meet the demand . imposed by present con-, ditions, without taking into account . the steady and certain growth of these demands. To meet the .situa; tion every financial expedient must be employed, and income hypothecated for vears in advance. Operating tex penses have shown a steady increase, which is a further handicaii to physi cal betterments, while charges for public service have only shown a small increase in one department, and no increase at all in another, viz: freight and passenger service. "It must be clear from the forego ing that the demand of the country is for better service, and that better ser vice can only come through a sub-,' stantial enlargement of physical equipment, and that such betterment , can be procured only through vast fi-, nancial expenditures. Obviously, re lief cannot be granted u revenue cut off, and the ability of public ser vice corporations, to market their se- v curities- advantageously is in direct relation to their earning power. Thus. to reduce rates under such conditions would at once curtail current income, and render it impossible to market fwioi. iftknes of securities: , except at smaller figures, and perhaps pre vent entirely flotations. - The situa tion as here stated applies to tne coun try at large, while the conditions in m 3rmh arft even more aggravated. The population in this section of the country is relatively sparse; while the volume-of business is also smaiie vio tho mnre nonulous sectioriB. Therefore, it would be manifestly un just to expect or demand as low rai,e for this- section' of the country aS ob tain in other sections under, substari" tially dissimilar conditions. . l nai tnt- Pennsylvania railroad nas seen m voluntarily to reduce its passenger. fare to 2c per mile in a restricted area is no justification for the same, or approximate rate in this State. The rirPsAnt. nassensrer fare charges in this State we do not, belie veare , ex cessive under existing conamons, , while the passenger service Is admit tedly inadequate, and in our judg- -meat it will not be possiblejto better passengeservice -if passengerfares , are reduced. We know, of no popular -demand for a reduction in ' fares,-. but v. there is a well-defined demand pt better service. In. .view of. the fore going; it is- the; sense- of? this Cham- ; ber: - . - . ".'-C-..-.. . . "Firsts That there is no, ustuica- tioh? for reducing passenger ;fares in this 'tate, .aua tuau ju um. ju6";"" the.bubIiCvWould.be better served by, . this State, .ana tnat inrpnn jtuugmcw-u 'VT.A:vC' .H(J ft-'. r it . . .'.V ' . i A ,-t ... '. f.v ' j;r .V V i '. '.V I 'v. :i: i-'-t ''iV T' ht andr Business Locals,.- to the assistance ot the liner expecxea was .requirea- to sire- VY XTlv? 'MDon'i 'forsdfc to bring.' your H. 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 26, 1907, edition 1
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