The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-04

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tate o~nsi ey tt. 10. oosi. as vato. II.
Lax sAluastoo, i:s rsss~ns s.., sss tsr
| incon~ derived frota ~ That % .haIl
| furnish q detailed acco1 nt Of the easis
| iib~s and properties uhich as owns
their extent. charActsr ans isoorur
| he price paid by the w-s'rrn [ nioa
Telegraph Company therefor. the
| date of parchas~. and their present
| value. That ~ shall furnish a detailed
| sfAsenets Of The Assessed valuation Of
| taxation NJ the prop~rties and fran
| ehise OF the company IN each state tn
The Union, showing separately The
uumbe of miles Of poles, the nun Der
OF miles Of wire. in each state aud n Q
| value thereof ard q tcscsipsion each
state, the tax value Of the whole CON
| bined, and the method Of valuation IN
each state, whether the franchise
| 10 included, and y Wbe, bef The valuation
Is based upon the valuation Of the siock
| OF the Western L MON Tel~srap ph Com
| pany. That 10 shall furnish . state
| ment showing the average value per
mile OF poles with Grst wire, and the
average Of wire in excess per mile.
throughout the United states. That
IL shall show which Of its lines are du-
plicai-s which are not nov in aotiye
USE, and which Of lines purchased by IL
have been wholly or partially absnd-
| oned, and To what extent. They shall
furnish li-i Of its officers and their
| salaries for the last fiscal year. That
II shall furnish q statement Of its capi
tai stock showing what il was ori1i-
| naliy, how paid, and for what purpose
its stock has been from time 10 tim.
| increased; the smount of all stock div.
iderds Ard the reasons for issuing the
same, and e full statement Of oiyidends
paid in money or otherwise than in
stock, the dates OF the same, and all
particulars thereof from the orxAniIs-
ton OF the OF the company 10 the pres
ent time. That II shall furnish q state
ment showing what Kind and size OF
wire is used in North Carolina. IL Of
different kinCs Dr. sizes how many miles
Of each. At what cash price such wire
can be purchased at this time How
many po'es 10 the mile are used and
| Of what description and the value. low
| much il costs TO erect line OF one, of
| TWO, Of three and OF four wires, per
mile. What is the average cost per
mile of keeping the line in repair OF
what the apparatus in the average Of
| flee in North Carolina consists aud
| what il cost.
at shall furnish detail. d stat. meLt
| of the actual cost OF the lines and 9TH
| er property Of the company in North
| Carolina, q statement of the arrange
ments or contracts made by the West
ern Union Telegraph Company with
the several railroad companies in
| North Carolina, as to the furnishing of
the several offices, and the terms OF op-
Grating the same, along the lins Of the
said railroads. That it shall make a
| full exhibit and report of the business
done in North Carolina, as follows :.
| a. From point to point within the
State. (b.) From points within to
points without the State. Co. From
points outside the State to points will :
in the State. (d.) From points out
side the State to points outside the
State, ever lines through the State.
"That 1T shall furnish a statement OF
the gross receipts of all business in
North Carolina, whether within, going
from within, or coming without the
State or passing through the State I:
the gross receipts of all business from
point to point within the State: the
proportion of all such business To be
credited to North Carolina according
to the mileage of wire in North Caro-
lima. That it shall furnish list of all
offices in North Carolina and the siiu-
atiOns thereof in reference to the rail-
roads. And that said Western Union
Telegraph Company shall produce for
inspection all such records and pa
pers and other data il their pOsse.-
sion or under their control as they
may be notified by the said Railroad
Commission to produce, bearing upon
or throwing any light upon the fore
going questions and matters. And
that the said complainant produce for
examination, such witnesses unceT
their control as may be called for by
1.-The RaIlroad Commissioners. All al
the foregoing statements and reports
are to be made to the Board of Com
missiOners under oath.
sc. 1t is further stipulated, that the
orders of July %, 1897, and the rates q K
ed thereby shall not go into effect mol
be enforced against the Western Unior
Telegraph Company till ten days aftei
the hearing before the Board of Com
missioners shall been had.
~. 1t is further stipulated, that tn,
Western Union Telegraph Compan!
, shall, within thirty days after the fina
pay into the Treasury of North Caro-
!, ina the aggregate difference betweel
the rates collected and those fixed b,
the final determination thereof oI
= messages affected by said rates, AM
Z that aI the end of three months frou
the st day of September, 1897, unit
: final determi nation, the said compan
y shall file with the said Board swOrI
!. state ment for three prece ding month
: showing the amount of rates collecte
for messages affected by said ord. .
q sent within the preceding ninety day
i and the amount Of the same acc )rdin
= to the rate fixed by the Board.
d "S. 1t is further stipulated An
J, agreed as . part thereof, that Tn
II Western Union Telegraph Compan
= will not resort to the Federal Coui
d in the premises, either by removal, {
le original bill in equity, but that il wi
+ submit itself to the final jurisdictiO
y of the courts of this State, subject onl
g, to it's rights of of appeal to the S,
o. prememe Court of the L lited Sta'
le from the Supreme Court OF Nor!
n Carolina,
st SO. 1t IS further stipulated that Il
n Railroad Commissioners shall not
Ill in any manner restricted in its invest
D. CATION of the exceptions Of the wes
lie ern Union Telegraph Company and
ne the main custom as 10 the rates estA
De lished, and they reserve the right
ir hea. any evidence or infCrmati'
is touching the questions or matters u
der investigation as and when tn
ne may deem best"
Ill Why tn, Comm lssIoners aud Weste
oe Union Object.
- The Commissioner objected to the
n stipulatiOns because they thong
no they were too stringent on the We
m tern Union Telegraph Company. L
i'd following are the two reasons th
gave:
l. 1t asked for too much inform
=. tion; that il, information that {
a. Commission claimed was irrelevant
"a. the cause.
2. That it confines the Western L
~. ion to the State Courts on appeal unl'
I'd the case is finally taken to the Unit
r. States Supreme Court.
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