The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-19
BAKING POWDER.

spondence between Mr.. Conner and Mr.
Wadley and any other officers of the road
on the subject of this demurrage COM
planned of by the South Bound, and how
the question was adjudicated. Mr.. Conner
was also asked for a statementof old rails
sold since March 4, 1892
WHY THE TRIPARTITE BONDS WERE NOT
EXTENDED.
Were you ever offered money with
which to take up and carry the tripartite
bonds at 8 per cent?" asked Mr.. Calhoun.
Il was offered last June an opportunity
ON the idea that the road was solvent, to
extend them ten years at 5 per cent, 5"
answered Mr. Conner.
You refused the two offers you had,
did you not?"
mo; I went to see Speyer & Co. and
they informed me that their contract
would forbid any such arrangement being
made and they refused to hear to it. /
felt that we would be at their mercy if
the contract was violated, and 1 did not
urge the NATTER
Mr. Conner said there was a statement
of Central operations prepared to be pre-
Sented before a meeting of the Central
Trust Company in 1892. The accuracy of
the statement which was questioned was
prepared by some one else. There was
such statement prepared, but it was not
his. He thought the people that got it up
saw and admitted their error later. He
got correct statement of the equip
ments, etc, from the books of the com
pany and did not take that inaccurate
statement into consideration at all. His
investigation was made Independent of
that statement
1t was stipulated that either side might
refer to the annual reports of the com
pany IN their arguments.
NO DISCRIMINATION IN FAVOR OF THE S. B.
Mr.. Conner, when cross-examined by
Capt. Cunningham, said that he had
bought twenty shares of Central railroad
stock in order to qualify himself as a
director. He was asked to attach copy
of the contract with the South Bound to
his deposition. There had been, he said,
some question in regard to demurrage I'M
der the contract between the two roads.
Have you shown any partiality against
the South Bound railroad!n asked Mr..
Denmark.
81 don't think So" said Mr. Conner,
but the president of the South Bound
thinks have. The subordinate officials
of the South Bound have made some COM
plants to the Central officials of discrim-
ination against the South Bound
who got up that report of operations
referred to by Mr.. Calhoun" was next
asked.
''N1r. C. NJ Wieher understand. He
was employed, I think, by Mr.. H. B.
Hollins.''
MIR. Conner said he was asked if he
would examine that statement while in
New York and he refused, but offered
facilities for Hollins & Co to examine and
compare the statement He was asked
then to furnish statement himself and
agreed to do so. No one had offered him
money to pay off the floating debt. He
said if anybody had offered him money
to pay off the floating debt and sthe trip
artite bonds he would certainly have &C
cepted it.
MAI. sHELLMAN ON THE STAND.
Maj w. F. Shellman next took the
stand. He was asked for a comparative
statement of the passenger earnings for
1S9l-'92 and up to date He was asked also
for a comparative statement of tonnage
for 1S90-'91 and '92 so far as the records of
his Office went.
What has been your cotton business
out of Augusta this Year," asked Mn.
Calhoun.
about 10000 bales" was the reply.
Get me the data of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association in regard
to the cotton business on all lines out of
Augusta this year and attach it to the
testimony said Mr.. Calhoun.
Maj. Shellman was asked by Mr.. Den
mark if he had charge of the contract
with the South Bound, and said that he
had. There had been some dispute in re-
gard to the contract, but Maj. Shellman
said he endeavored to enforce it,
''You get all the cotton from Augusta
you can, don't you?" was Mr.. Calhoun's
next question.
Yes, sir,' was the reply.
(Which is shortest route to Augusta"
THE South Bound is twelve to fifteen
miles shorter" replied Maj Shellman
Mr.. Calhoun then asked Mr. Conner for
all the correspondence between himself
and Mr.. Wadley or any of the other Cen
trail officials in regard to the dispute
with the South Bound on the question of
demurrage. This correspondence, which
was very brief, was furnished. and the
examination closed. Whether the testi-
mony will be ready in time for the trial
or not is another question which remains
to be seen.