The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-23
THE II. s. &. ROAD WILL PAY.

Elsewhere in to-day's CHRONICLE will
be found the particulars of the compro-
mise made by the Investigating Commit
tee and the r. & G. R. r. Company. By
the compromise the State will receive
Sl5, 900, and the road will pay all the
costs in the suit now pending against the
road. This compromise did not secure
all that the committee desired, but it is
substantial victory for the people, and
secures about as much money as it was
believed could be recovered in the courts.
The railroad, up to this time, has never
been willing to pay single cent,
and has contended that il was
not liable. The committee brought out
sufficient evidence to prove tnat for three
years the Raleigh Il CASTOR railroad has
earned dividend exceeding per cent,
and was therefore liable for taxation.
vi y this had been established, and
r blished in the CHRONICLE (no other
paper has published iD, the railroad be-
came willing to compromise, and the
committee accepted the proposition
made.
Upon its face, there is no agreement
by which the r. & G.. road will
pay taxes in the future. But that is
not necessary. By the payment Of this
tax, which is virtual admission of all
that the committee and the tax PAYERS
claim, the road makes itself liable for
taxation in the future, and there is no
way in which it can eyade future pay
ments of tax. The best lawy ers say
that whenever the tax is paid once, it is
collectable henceforth.
The CHRONICLE is glad that an ar
rangement that is measurably satisfac-
tory to the people and to the railroads
has been made. We dislike to be forced
to criticize the railroads for Gere!ction
of duty. We trust that in the future
the r. & G. road will pay its just taxes
without friction and We can have an end
to complaint, The truth is that when
! the W. Il w road surrendered its ex-
I emptions, which were much more
unassailable than the Raleigh u CASTOR
claim, there was no chance for the r &
! G. road. We are glad that they real
lied the determination Of the people
and offered the proposition above re-
ferred to. They still insist upon theil
right 10 fight future attempts to make
them pay tax. That reservation viii
not avail them for, if necessary, the In
vestigating Committee could and woulc
be made perpetual body
But we believe that there vii
be no necessity, and that the au
thorities of this road, always clev
er and affable in their dealings with thei
patrons, will submit to the situation ant
pay the assessed tax in the future with
out objection.
We have not space to day to speak ful
ther of the labocs Of the committee an
the services THOSE OF ITS MEMBER, VII
BELIEVED IN IT'S WORK have rendere
the State 10 SENATOR AYCOCK, th
author of the solution, tho people OW
] a deUt Of gratitude that they cannot pay
ard the SINE is true OF MESsRS CARTEf
: HOLMAN and SUTTON, who composed th
: House branch OF the committee Late
} we shall refer moe at length 10 tt
Q work Of the ,nmiStec, aud compute il
j value 20 the taxpayers oi NORTH Cfr'
lima We rejoice .nat Ee lave sue
: wise AID patriotic clt!z9no At the sa
+ rifice of their private bus ness, tney hay
i given their time 10 the people and
!, the peoples cause. Their services W
" not be forgotten.
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