The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-18
THE RULERS or THE ROADS.
Tho New Railroad Commission Organized
Yesterday.

to'rMBlA, January lO.-Thc Rail.
road Commission, under the recent Act
Of the General Assembly, met today
and organized, after taking the prescrib-
ed oath Of office, by the election Of ex-
three Of tie commissioner. were present
evening, and Capt. Walker, the Charles.
ton member reaching Co!umbi. this
morning After taking the oath, the
commission met and discussed the dc.
tails OF the important work before them,
bu, did not reach any conclusion 10 TO
hat plans they would adopt. The
commissioners are deeply impressed with
The immense power with which they
have been entrusted and the far reaching
Consequences Of their actions. 1t Is
probable that before deciding upon any
definite policy they will 80 to Atlanta
and consult the Georgia Commission as
70 the operations Of the railroad Law III
that State aud profit by the experience
Of the Georgans. Two Of the commits
sioners talked to me to day about the
matter and said: 1--WE want 10 move
very cautiously and intend to pursue a
conservative course, doing nothing, il
we know it, that will be unfair to the
railroads or unjust to the people. We
have not yet examined the law with Sut-
iicient care to say what we shall do. 1t
will take time to work out the great
problem by which we are confronted.
We certainly shall try to do what we
conceive to he for the highest public
good. JUS! yet we can't tell how we
shall proceed. 1t will take time and
study before our plans can be maturcl."
Such is the simple, straightforward,
honest way in which these men have
gone to work. They do not mako any
threats, they have no axes to grind, they
mean to do the best thing in the wsest
and most conservative way, rs well for
the corporations as for the State. There
is no telling when their plans will all be
perfected, certainly not for several
weeks. and until they have discussed tho
law and the situation in every aspect.
| asked one Of the commissioners if
they expected to give the railronI. Il
hearing. lie replied, "Ve shall have
n" objection to receiving suggestions from
them. Perhaps they would only serve to
make our path palmer, but we shall not
DE governed by any advice or counsel
which we do not conceive to bo conso.
nant with tn" prblic good"
The railroad commissioners are hold
Ing night sessions. They have been
hard at work since half past o'clock
thi. afternoon, and up to this hour, .
o'clock, show no sign of adjournment.
They have not yet selected clerk, for
which position there are many appIi-
cauts.
1t is rumorcL to night that Col. r. l..
McCaughrin, Of Ncwberry, has resigned
the presidency OF the Columbia and
Greenvile Railroad the report has
not been confirmed, l. many knowing
ones believe it is I, ne. This much il
certain. that Col. McCaughrin has had
the subject Of his resignation under con.
sidcration for Il long time, and that if no
should resign it would not be owing in
any way to the establishment Of the rail.
road commission, but solely to the inter
ference Of his railroad duties with his
private business at Newberry, which is
very extensive and engrossing and really
demands all his time.