The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-28
n ROW IN THE FAMILY.
Railroad Commissioners arc Hot
Against Each Othcr-A Question

RaiIrOuU commissioners arc Hot
Against Each Othcr--A Question
OF Authority.
The State, 23rd inst.
Railroad Commissioner Sigh was in
the city yesterday morning, but left on
the l1:3O train for Glenn Springs and
other summer resorts. He was here
long enough, however, to make a pass
at Commissioner Thomas for hearing
tho testimony of tho conductor on the
SOth Carolina and Georgia railroad,
gan off in tho rain. Commissioner
Thomas it will be remembered, after
hearing the testimony gave it as his
opinion that the conductor had done all
that he coulddO under the circumStan-
ccS, and that he was not in fault.
1t is not known what part Of the
proceedings Commissioner Sigh OBJ
jcctcd to, or whether to any particular
part, but he certainly was not in q
good humor after reading the account
in the papers, and he pounced upon
Commission Thomas with both feet.
Commissioner Sigh said: "The
meeting yesterday was unauthorized,
and was held by Mr.. Thomas alone.
Col. Duncan and myself had no notifica-
tion OF it. Mr.. Thomas had no right
has any one else, except the chairman,
Col. Duncan, to call a meeting for the
transaction of business. We have a
regular meeting every Wednesday,
and am here today to attend that
meeting. ] find that there is no bust
ness on hand"
Commissioner Thomas came in on the
1l:2O train, and the two gcntlcmcn saw
each other ut the depot. What was
said thoro is not known, but when
Commissioner Thomas got to his Office
he gave out the following:
Several days ago Mr.. Sigh and
myself had mutual agreement to cease
all newspaper controversy. | regret
that he has forgotten his agcemcnt
and has renewed his attacks on me.
have little time to give attention to
newspaper controversies with Mr..
Sigh. am attending to my duties as
railroad commissioner, as ! have al
ways done, and as always intend to do
until the end.
Mr.. Hogan complained to mo per-
sonally. | wrote to Mr.. Emerson of
the railroad which / felt it my duty
to do, particularly as Mr.. Hogan is Il
resident of my county. | received
from the secretary just rs | was board
ing the train at Wcdgefcld, letter
informing me that Mr.. Mcqueen and
Capt. Kennedy, Of the South Caro-
lima and Georgia Railroad would meet
me in the railroad commissioners
Office. | had no time to communicate
with the other commissioners or even
with Mr.. Hogan. | found the gentle
men named above in the Office when
arrived in the Office. Now what should
l have done? Adjourn the invcstiga-
tion until could find Col. Duncan and
Mr.. Sigh? thought it was my duty
to investigate and did SO.
Mr.. Sigh was in the city yesterday
and if he had como into the Office, as
| did, he could have taken part in the
investigation, and heard the testimony
that / heard.
81 met Mr., Sigh this morning an d
informed him that / had rcccieved
several letters from gentlemen in Or
angcburg requesting me to go to Or
angeburg and investigate some dis
ordinations, which they claimed werc
bcing made against them. told him
| was going to look into the matter,
and requested him to accompany me.
He said he was going away and that /
must not go until the board met. |
told him the people at Orangeburg
desired me to meet them tomorrow,
Thursday, and that | intended to go
and attend to tho business"
| That there will be another chapter
every one can expect, but for the pres
cnt nothing more can be given. Mr..
Thomas remained in the city all day,
! and was in the railroad commission
ers' Office attending to various matters
He left on the afternoon train and
will be in Orangeburg tomorrow to in
vestigate certain determinations al.
legged against that point by the mer
chants there.