The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-03
THAT EXCURSION

was indeed more justly criticised
than the excursion mentioned
year ago.
The editor of THE DEMOCRAT had
q personal experience last year, but
"was not in it, this year. We only
know what those who did go say
about it. From the statement OF
those who were ain IT, we think
they must have felt greatly out
ragged.
The schedule advertised to leave
here at $50, a. ID. That part OF 1t
was carried oat. The schedule
said arrive at New Berne lO;45,
am, TWAS ll:45 when the ex-
cursionists stepped off at New
Berne. The schedulelsald .leave..New
Berne 6:3O, p. ~. 1t was alter 8
D. H., when the train left New
Berne and it carried 10 cars with
one engine and they all loaded
down. The schedule SAID return to
Scotland Neck, 1915, P. N. 1t was
3 the following morning when the
train pulled in at the station here.
These are the facts as they have
been gwen to Us by number of
persons who were on the train; and
we submit that it is not only simply
an outrage upon the public, but
that every single person who
bought ticket on the strength OF
that advertised schedule ought to
have a right of action against the
railroad company.
Such management looks to the
public, especially those who were
so unfortunate as to be on the eX-
curslon, like trap set for the
| money without any regard to the
| convenience vi COluioIU Va pooHOu'
gers.
| Here is what we think true
statement of the case: There is a
| popular, interesting, and instructive
talr being held at New Berne. 1t
is one hundred miles, say for even
count, from Scotland Neck. Al
regular rates it will cost a person
five dollars to go TO New Berne and
! return, besides by the regular
schedule and connection, the lncon
venience of having to spend two
| nights IN Klnston and one in New
Berne, and the consequent board O.
i two days in order to get day IL
| the fair. Few persons feel able tt
bear that much expense just to e
to the New BeIne fair, and the
railroad authorities are not lgnor
ant of the fact; SO they advertise
THAT for two dollars and seventy
five cents they will carry persons
Ito New Be1ne, give them sever
hours at the fair all in the day time
while the fair grounds are open
land return them home in time tt
| get a good nights rest in then
comfortable beds. This of course
is an lnducement, and many take
advantage of the kind offer of thu
Irallroad authorities and pay the TIVE
dollars and seventy-five cents il
the expectation Of having
pheasant ride to and from the fal
land a sound sleep when they re
turn home.
| These passengers are put at thu
fair grounds at 1l:45, a. N. The,
IIeave New Berne at $3.50, p. ~
They lose an hour in the fai
lgrounds and in the city the frs
Ipart of their time and gain nothing
lat the latter part, for it Is dar..- a
1880, the hour contracted for leav
ling, and all the time they stay aftel
THAT hour is lost. They are pu
Into Scotland Neck next morning
lat 3 o'clock, losing four hours ane
la quarter out of bed in the middle
tof the night, which units them To-
iany kind of work next,day.
| Now, ii an individual we've tt
ltake in his neighbor in this way OF
misrepresentation we think HI
would feel like holding the deceive
Irresponsible. And we belive that
as a matter of right, the RAILROAD
authorities ought to be compelle,
to pay every person they deceiv,
SO grossly by falling so far behind
Their advertised schedules. It. wa
not the fault of employees. The,
did theirsbest. 1t was the fault o
arrangement. 1t seems to us tina
1.-The Railroad Commission Nigh
Vel think about such things.
| THE TARIFF.