The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-23
NO REDUCTION YET
Matter of Reducing Freight and
Passenger Tariffs Postponed.
MANY r. r. OFFICIALS HERE
Chairman and Member Of S. G..
Commission Were Present.

SaSG " NSfH6E DTOSs VS. titS ~SNt'tS''
Express Co. Dismissed Cameron
Bros. and r. and A. Compromise
Oglesby Case Postponed--Exceptions
to Revision of Freight and Passenger
Rates to be Heard Later.
There was quite a gathering of rail-
road and express officials in the rooms
of the Railroad Commission yester-
day morning.
Mr.. w. d. Evans, chairman of the
South Carolina Railroad Commission,
and Mr. j. c. Wilborn, his associate,
were present, and sat with the North
Carolina Commission on the first case
under consideration.
The Commission had under consider
alton the matter of "a revision and adj
iustment of the freight and passen-
ger rates. The Commission two weeks
ago issued an order reducing the local
freight and passenger tariffs to cores
pond with the reduction in through
tariffs made by the rate war between
the Southern and the Seaboard Air
Line.
The Board yesterday received infor
nation that the cut rates in effect
had been withdrawn.
f. II. Busbee, attorney for the South
ern Railway; I. Nj. Emerson, Traffic
Manager of the Atlantic Coast Line;
and MacRae e. Day, attorneys for the
Seaboard Air Line, asked for q con-
tinuance to time hereafter to be SET,
on the matter Of the reduction Of
| passenger rates, the cut rates recently
in effect having been Withdrawn.
The Cape Fear and Yadllin Valley
Railroad Represented by General
Manager j. w. Fry and General
Freight and Passenger Agent w. f..
Kyle), was heard as to the reduction of
passenger rates. They protest against
any reduction and filed a statement
that the earnings of the road would
not admit of further reduction; there
fore. they beg the Commission not to
reduce the passenger rates as the pres
emit rates are as low as those on the
main lines of the different systems
of the State; the road, they argued,
should really have higher rate in
stead of a reduction.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
| Represented by General Passenger
Agent w, E, BeyilD, was heard. re
asked that passenger rates be not re-
| duced and filed a statement showing
| that the earnings of the road in this
| State did not equal it's expenses.
The Carthage Railroad Represented
| by General Manager w. c. Petty, was
| heard. He asked that the passenger
| rates on his road be allowed to re-
main as they are, explaining that the
| road is only twelve miles long, and the
rates are now as low as they should be
| His petition was granted.
| The Ohio River and Charleston Rail-
| way Represented by General PasseT-
| ger Agent S. B. Lumpkin), was heard.
| He petitioned that the rates be not
| reduced This was formerly the three
| C's road and runs from Camden, S. c.,
| to Marion, n. c. The petition was not
| acted upon.
| The case of Kerner Bros, of Winston,
| against the Southern Express Com
| pany, was heard. The plaintiffs claim
| that they are unlawfully restrained
| in forwarding packages by express,
| on account of being required to prepay
| the freight, and that they are damaged
| thereby F. HI. Busbee, Esq, appeared
as the attorney of the Southern Ex-
| press Company. The following wit
| nesses on the part of the defendant
| were examined: C. L. Loop, of Chatta-
| nooga, Tenn; General Manager o. NJ.
/ Sadler, of Charlotte; Superintendent
/ a. r. Bryan, of, Raleigh, and J.T.
| James, of Charlotte. The complain
ants neither appeared nor We're repre-
| sented, and the complaint was dismiss
| ed.
The case of Oglesby VS.. The West
ern Union Telegraph Company was
| called. This was a complaint of dam
| age for failure to forward and deliver
telegram. Mr.. Oglesby's wife sent
a telegram from Concord to Selma,
and in consequence of the failure TO
| forward and deliver the telegram, great
| inconvenience arose. Mr.. r. C. Strong,
counsel for the defendant company,
appeared and requested that the case
| be continued. The plaintiff did not APP
pear.
The case of Cameron & Co, of Vass,
against the Raleigh and Augusta Rail
road Company, was heard. j. G. Black,
| Esq, of Carthage, appeared as attor-
ney for the plaintiff, and MacRae &5
| Day appeared for the defendant. Mr..
| A. Cameron, DR. Leslie and General
Manager V. r. NIcBee, of the Seaboard
| Air Line, were examined as witnesses.
Cameron e. Co. complained that the
| side track at Vass was not sufficient for
| the loading of lumber, and petitioned
| the Commission to require the COM
/ pany to furnish better siding. The
case was compromised the company
agreeing to put in sufficient side
track, and the Camerons agreeing to
furnish certain quantities of lumber
for shipment.
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