The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-08
COMPLAINT FILED
BY Governor Against Rail
roads of North Carolina.
WHAT RUSSELL SAYS
MEETING OF THE RAILROAD
COMMISSION TO-DAY.
THE GOVERNORS COMPLAINT IN FULL
Complaint of Wilmington Tariff Association
Asking for Reduction in Mileage Books
Other Matters that are 10 Come
Before the Commissioners,
Before the Commissioners.


The railroad commission meet in their
rooms here this morning mt 10 O'Clock.
They will consider the question of the
reduction of passenger fares to 212 and
> cents per mile for first and second
class passengers respectively. Governor
Russell, wishing to present a test case
has filed complaints before the railroad
commission against the North Carolina
Railroad Company. the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad Company, and the RAJ
leigh and CASTOR Railroad Company
We have heretofore printed the com
plants against the first two companies
The following is an extract of the COM
plaint against the Raleigh and Castor
Railroad Company:
what railroads should be selected
for the fest eases?
1. They should be situated entirely
within the State.
> They should be located in the most
populous and productive counties of the
State, enjoying the largest domestic or
locaI travail
!, ,Tbay sbould no thosa HAVING tba
I.raast ;n.ome 4, nronnrtion 10 tbeir
v.lna
Tba Rola;ob ,n4 f,aston p.;Iroad Com.
.,,,,,. ,,.,.s IN 80 49,, ,.e.,,,;,,,,,,t,
a,d ,,esa,,+, fa,ar.,l,I. s,,h;aot FL,
ona IF tho test c,sps
Accord;ng ~ lis ranort az 1907 iled
,,;tl, 10 Ra;lro.d Commission tb;s cam.
nonv with an assassa5 valuation for
taxation If 81 5fo 153. 20
Which the companv claims
was excessive. received
gross earnings from On
erations for 1895 '97 the
sum of COZ. 800. %
-
Total 2o0024 40
poduct taxos Il SOS 10
And. NO baye ranain;ng =
not income ~. nra,;t from,
oneratinp exnepses, ~ s 2o6 397. IS
Inns ~ lob per cent. Oh 9i,po-,lo o.o-'
lt Is .l3lo per cent on al,oOO,OUO, the
ner cent on 81 $50 307. the total cost
of road. eouipment and permanent inn
movement ia lime 20 1897. as reported
by the company. Sec Railroad Commits
sion report for 1897. page 16S.
In the absence of more satisfactory
information. we will assume that this
sum. S2O6 ;3.)7 rs. net profit was derived
from passenger and other receipts. in
the proportion which such receiupts
hear TO each other. According to the
comnanv's renorts ~ apnears IN the
seventh ANIMAL renort If Railroad Com
mission for 1897 NJ mage 100
T'ha total nassenrer revenue
was S11S.375. 73|
The total Of other earnings
was A.. 92S. 10
Maxine . Grand total of 5000 3o4. %
Observing this proportion.
the nrofits for messenger
service proner. in North
Carolina Including domes-
tic and Interstate. were x 4O5fi1 90
81 ~ ,,,,,t,s f,on, othar
sourcas wore 165. sac. rs
Fatal S206. 397. rs
Mr.. ST. John. the able vice president
OF the SeaDoafu AIT LINE system, -
statement, filed with the commission,
says that the earnings accrulng on the
passenger business, originating anu ter
minating within the State OF Nofth
Carolina, on railroads comprising the
Seaboafd Air Line system, We're Tess
thaH 80 per cent. OF the Iolai lor Tue
The total of local and Interstate pas
,,,,t 80 ,,.,,;o,, ,.a,,,aa,ts tha aarn-
- 80. 1.,,1la.;,. ,,a.,,,,,,,c,. sor,;co
sa5 40 -
rodnot;or az f.ros from domestic
nossonaor eo,.,,ica from ~ - o1h Icents
fe rst ',,Isss ana f.o,,, o:y - , ca,,ts SOC
and-elsss i an ayor.,ge reduction Of
abo,,t % nor cont u statad nv Mr. ST
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