The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

net equal Is what tie western roads
were twenty years ago.
Neither II fhe Seahra~A raadS he
sald. had l-en sh,c . fssy 4 dtv.dend
WITHIN fac past few years. all the profits
S'in- e. The masking IF Improvements
art giving ! better service. II rates
ars reduced wo Shall. aaye Is economic.
i order = livc and th- travelling pubkr.
fA. employees ana the People along II
line MI 1+ the >aacusr~. aul not the
stockholders. The thing that thr rail
srSids ~ the south need l. s few years
81 prosper rs IL enable them ~ make
mi movements. give better ~rrv5N, aud
Iay something 10 t1,rir stockholders.
+ ~ depended entirely on thr business
- any one State. even noyy ~ should
nave 20 r.iuer operating expenses very
materially The new fac
tories that arc huilt up aIuus our lines
get a reduction of l.; on their fryixhtS.'
IT. Ahhott Whom a new hotel is
apeEct 10 l"n give a SPECIAL rate
W. da not"
This caused much amusement for
very hsiy knew pr. Abbott had in
mind the Round kEoh ~iiof,}. vher,
he Southern trains stop for meals
lEwlUt aid ac,miu'
"Wonld not the rule apply tina, the
lower tn. rates The more passengers
| son woulJ hau! !"
1t viii apply If yon viii Furnish
the population. We haven't got The
people 10 haul. You must .-t M. p*~n-
PIE and We Jll must join in getting
them. once Ne get Thorn they i One
PRODUCERS lad rates adju~: themselves.
Though the west j binding NJ .apd
y ana The number Of passengers hauled
i very largely ii excess OF anything We
know here, siill the rates there are the
same tley were i've years ago
What effect would the REDUCTION OF
oue-half cent on passenger rates over
your line have on Your r~evcuucE'
Il can't tel. just NOW, nut FL bc
glad "a furnish you with the .igurcS."
Would i effect your through
| rates."
at would usually. through rates are
based on the local travel with a certain
amount added"
This completed the Seabearl's ease.
and the Atlantic Coast Line WAS called
10 respond to the rule.
President Elliott was present and
stated that he had 10 written statement
70 file as the other rond> had. hut that
Mr.. Emerson. his traffic mana ,cr was
present and would furnish any infDrml.
| t4ti IL 3oiiiIlii~NiFlI Hil@iit fit>Il tpRifI-
ing the part Of the Atlantic Coast Line
in North Carolina.
Before taking the stand rs Il witness.
Mr.. Emerson made an argument. The
passenger rates III North Carolina, lie
said, Wer" rs low or lower than III any
other Southern State. South Carolina
has the same as North Carolina. In
Virginia there i only one ratc-3 cents
and the second class travel is go per
cent Of the entire travel. This gives
Virginia Il slightly higher rate than
North Carolina has.
THE receipt per train mile for pas
>cngerS over the Wilmington and Wei
don is 66 cents; the receipts for pas
Sengers. mail and express % cents; me
operating expenses per train 81 cents
Ter mile.
w are losing money on passenger
trains alone. We have several passen-
ger trains that We would turn over
to anybody if they VIII pay operating
expenses. The Norfolk and Carolina
branch is even worse off than the Will
mington and Weldon. Its receipts from
al sources are only 80 cents. while the
operating expenses are over a dollar.
I'VE do I'll very much greater through
business than local business on the Pc
tersburg road. also Il larger through
business thar local business on the Will
mington and Weldon, but a larger local
than through business on the Norfolk
and Carolina"
What is the lowest rate per mile
but we receive an average OF > 40
That is n question | can't answer,
but we receive an averag" Of , 40
cents Il mile on all through business
over the Wilmington and Weldon, and
, 80 on the local
President Elliott being called to the
. stand said he had in his possession n
record of the passes issued by him over
the lines of which he was president.
If called for could it be SEEM
Il don't know why the Commission
should not have it if they wanted it for
a fair and legitimate purpose"
This completed the hearing OF testi-
mony. and the Commission indicated it,
readiness to listen to argument by
counsel. 1t was agreed, however. by
counsel that the matter should be left
with the Commission on the evidence
presented.
Col. Henderson. realizing what Il
hole the ignorance Of the Southern Of
ficials had put them in. while the other
lines were making full and complete an
Swers. now arose and explained that
the Southern had no exactly somehow
understood precisely just what special
understood precisely just what was
wanted in particular and for what spe-
cial purpose.
With this explanation the Commission
adjourned.
: THE UNIVERSITY LOSES AGAIN
The Recent Bond Decision Has Cos
; That Institution $1,000.