The news & observer., 1896-12-22
Important Order Issued by the
Commission To- Day.
SEAS CARD AND SOUTHERN
Required TO Wat IN RAelgn
For Delayed Grains.
MUST WAIT HERE TEN MsAU s5
The Order Has already Been Drawn
and Agreed to by the Seaboard--
The Southern to be Heard
From To-Day.

From To-Day.
Official action will be taken by the
Railroad Commission to-day an regard TO
the matter of connection between the pas
senrer trains on the Seaboard and the
Southern which leave here in the after
noon for Charlotte.
The travelling public generally will re-
joice to learn that hereafter these ROADS
must make connection here for exchange
Of passengers, when it can reasonably
be done.s Each train must wait mt least
ten minutes for its delayed competitor.
It viii be so required by the Railroad
Commission.
The following rule has already been
drawn and will be passed at the meeting
Of the Commission to-day, unless the
Southern Railway can show good cause
why such an order should not be issued.
Mr.. Moncure, Superintendent of the
Seaboard, has already given his approval
of the rule. and the Southern will be
heard from on the subject this morning.
The order, which was drawn by MAJ.
J. w. Wilson, chairman of the Commis-
sion. is as follows:
"No. Is of the Southern, and
Al of the Seaboard Airline,
leaving Raleigh at 3:40 p. M,
are each hereby required to report to It's
connecting line, as near as possible, the
time of arrival of it's train and the num-
Der of passengers for exchange. The
system whose train is on time must hold
the same at least 10 minutes for its de-
layed competitor When both are delay
ed and the connection can be made by
holding the train reasonable time the
same rule must be applied
To Rev. Jesse H. Page and a dozen
other ministers and delegates who re-
turned from the Methodist Conference on
December 18th, belongs the credit of call
ing the attention Of the Commission to
this matter Upon their formal complaint
before the Commission last Tuesday
morning the following was issued to the
Seaboard and Southern railroads:
"You and each of you will take notice
that whereas complaint has been made
before the Railroad Commissioners, and
we know from our own knowledge, that
you fail to make the proper connection
Of your trains, Nos 10 and Al, leaving
. Raleigh ait about $40 p. M, for the in
terchange of passengers, and it appearing
that this connection is practicable and
necessary for the convenience of the
travelling public,
Now. therefore, you are requested to
appear before the. Commission on Tues
day, the 22nd day of December, to show
cause, = any, why more reasonable
and satisfactory connection should not
be made at once"
In accordance with this summon the
matter will be formally heard to-day, and
unless the Southern can put forward
some reason not now apparent, the order
above given will be made, the Seaboard
having already agreed to it.
Referring to the complaint made by
Rev. Jesse Page, of being left by the
Seaboard Airline train December 14th,
Superintendent Moncure sent a state
ment Of the facts to the Railroad Com
mission with the following explanation
Of his roads action in the matter:
ut seems that the Southern train was
minutes late leaving Selma, expecting
to make up part Of this delay before
reaching Raleigh, We held our train at
the Union depot IA minutes for the
Southern train, and when our train was
passing under Boylan's bridge an engine
came in sight with coaches attached and
showing some box cars ahead, with sew
oral freight trains blocking the main
line ahead of this engine, and the east
bound passenger train on the track to
Union depot.
II do not think, under the circum-
stances, we are to blame for this mscon-
nection We had no notice that this
train was in the yard, and even if we
had it would possibly have delayed us Is
or 20 minutes longer before they could
have gotten to Union depot"
Train Master Busbee and his clerk,
Mr.. G. Y Cheatham corroborate Mr..
Moncure's statement in every particular.
Mr.. Busbee was on the ground at the
time and saw the whole situation.
Not one of the least advantages of the
above order will be to require more
accurate report Of delayed trains on the
part of the Southern Railway. This is
reform that would cost but little on the
part OF the railroad and would be of i'm
mense convenience to the public.
THE TRUE REMEDY.