The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-03
FOR PASSENGER RAVs REDUCTION
Hearing before the Railway Camn,issios
Papers Read Against = Reduction by the
Railroads Interested A Notable Gath
eriug.

Hearing Before the Railway e. m mission
Papers Read Against . Reduction by the
Railroads Interested A Notable Gath
eripg.
The Railway Commission met Thurs
day, and so large was the attendance
OF railway officials that IL WAS necessary
TO meet in the State Library in order
| to give room. All the great lines In
the State were represented, the sum
mons TO the officials directing them To
appear and show cause why passenger
rates should not be reduced.
There were present N.ce-Presid-nts
Andrews, Finley, and Cannon; Pas.
| senger-Agent Turk, and Attorneys
| Harrison and Henderson, of the
Southern: Vice-President st John,
McBee, Glover, and Attorney Watts,
of the Seaboard Airline; President
Elliot and L. NJ. Emerson. of the
Atlantic Coast Line: President Page.
of the Aberdeen and Asheb boro. and w.
+. Kyle, Of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley.
| Mr.. Harrison read President Spen-
GERS reply which was q lengthy docu-
/ ment Mr.. Turk said the railways
could not stand a reduction of rates
Mr.. II. John read President HofimAn's
lreply and his own, saying that rates
here were lower than in other States
with far larger population. Mr.. Emer-
son testified that a number Of the
Coast-Line trains were actually now
operated at q loss. Messrs. st. John
and Elliott were asked IL they had
lists of the roads free passes, and II
they were willing to give them To the
commission. Mr.. 81. John said: Il
have and I don't suppose there will be
i. e.. l.s 20
President Eiliott'e reply wac II
called for il could be se~nr" Il dom
known Why the Commission shoult
e. not have il IL they wanted it for fail
! and legitimate purpose"
The Commission has the passenge
rate question under consideration an
g will not be decided until the next meet
n ing Of the Railroad Commission,
: then. The members OF the Commission
s said that IL was q very great and in
y tricate question and they desire tim
= to consider il. Besides all the informs
q tion To come from the. southern Rail
way is not yet in. Vice Presiden
Finley will also serd answers TO tn
questions asked him. but which b
failed to answer. The Commissio
K will consider each road separately .
le fixing passenger rates as they did 8
adjusting the fertilizer rate.
Cotton Rates.
re "Resolysd, That circular No. 20, dal
ed September 81, 1896, touching tt
arbitrary cotton rate be and the San
is hereby repealed. The rates In Ell =
e prior TO the said ,circulsr No. ~ nj
- re-inststed.'
" The matter came up on exception
- filed by the Southern to the preset
r. rate on its Western North CArolir
T. Railroad division, and ended BY q r
%, nj of the new rate and the restor
ne ton Of the old rates on the roads OF q
I'D. State. Dr. Abbott voted against n
resolution
asI To Mako Conseeitos.
irll Second Vice-President Finley,
ed the Southern Railway announced
At the Railroad Commission that IL b
er- been agreed between the Seaboa
led Air Line aud the Southern Rsiiw
nd officials that they would have th'
ng morning passenger trains come
TO here. beginning February 10th. III
he length Of time is deemed Necessary
oil adjust schedules aud notify the E
lIy ployes Of the two roads. Beginni
lch { n that date the two trains will
the rive here at IL :s5 u. m, instead
er. IL :26 Is. a. ID and II rs (SoutbeI
ISIS as at present.
Tue Telephone Appeal.
Mr.. Robert c.. Strong, attorney
the Bell Telephone Company, appe
md ed before the Railroad Commissl
eek and asked that ke be given until r
c. ruary s.h to file bis 5000 indem
ged bond pending an appeal from the
ing Telephone rates. The time asked !
The allowed by the Commission
was
,ostI Tramp strikes 90 ktch-