The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-25

gO0u. lie dSkeu tilut tilt nidlttI I've al
lowed to 90 over until the next season.
Col. Cunningham: Have you a ten
ton rate in Virginia.
Mr.. Emerson: I'VE have, but we have
decided, so far as our road is concerned,
TO go up to fifteen tons,
Chairman Mcneil: when was the
ten-ton carload abandoned in this
State?'
Mr.. Emerson: "About year ago
Chairman Mcneil: How long had
the ten-ton car load been in useY'
Mr.. Emerson: "Oh, a great many
years"
The reasons for this change were ex-
planned by Traffic Manager III. w. b.
Glover. of the Seaboard Air Line. Prior
to the making of the fifteen-ton rate, Mr..
Glover said there had been great diver
sity in rates. and ON this account the
matter had been taken up by the Com
mission and Il rate of freight and of
tonnage fixed that was considered fair
to both the shipper and the railroad
THE very minute you reduce your
gross weight YOU must increase your rate
or there's a reduction of the earning ca
pacity of the road Then in the busy
season cars are great consideration.
With ten-ton carload it takes three
cars to carry thirty tons, whereas with
a fifteen-ton carload it takes only two
cars, and the third car. is free This
means more to the railroad than the or
binary man can appreciate
General Freight Agent Powell, of the
Southern Railway, added nothing new
to the discussion.
Mr.. r. Ii. Battle, secretary of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society.
also appeared before the Commission in
behalf of the proposed reduction.
Il object to North Carolina being kept,
as it has so often been said to be. a mar
row strip of land between two States.
1t is not in accord with my ideas of pa
triotism or good policy to wait on the
action of Virginia and South Carolina.
| think we are capable of acting for our
selves.
"Why the Commission should have
made the change from the ten to the
fifteen-ton rate I'm at a loss to know. 1t
has caused the farmer great loss and
Mr. Emerson says the railroads are max
ing money by it.
The representatives of the farmers
come here and tell you that the fifteen
There is no reason that can see for
postponement of action. We ask
restoration of the old rule that we may
not be used in Virginia and South Caro-
lima as an argument for an increase of
the tonnage rate.
Commissioner Rogers: What per cent
of the fertilizers now shipped are sent
in tifteen-ton carloadSt
! ,,.1AI
to say, but Mr.. Chamberlain, of the
Caraleigh factory. thought fully 80 per
cent of the fertilizer was shipped in
ffteen-ton carloads.
This completed the argument and the
Commission took recess for dinner,
announcing that it would render its de-
cision later.
Al the afternoon session the docket
was taken up and the following cases
wered isposed of:
Citizens of Grouse VS.. Seaboard Air
Line, for new depot. Continued till
next session.
Citizens of Cerro Gordo VS.. Whining
ton. Columbia and Augusta, for depot
and agency. Continued.
F. c. Pope vs. Southern Railway and
Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad, for con-
nection of trains at Rural Hall. Granted.
james NJ Robertson VS.. Southern
Railway damages for lost trunk. Con-
tinued.
Wilmington Tariff Association VS..
Southern Railway and Wilmington and
Weldon discrimination against Will
nlington in favor of Norfolk. Continued.
Wilson Lumber Company VS.. Carolina
and Northwestern Railroad. complaint
for failure to furnish cars for moving
lumber. Relief granted.
a. M. Goodman VS.. Southern Railway,
complaint of condition of road-bed on the
Murphy branch Served on defendant
with request for answer.
T.. f. Aydlett VS.. Norfolk and South
ern Railroad complaint of train sched-
ule from Elizabeth City to Norfolk. An
swer of defendant furnished to COM
plainant
Hargrave VS.. Southern Express Com
pany. complaint of refusal Of defendant
to receive chickens for shipment on
Sunday. Relief granted
Durham and Charlotte. Raleigh and
Western. Raleigh and Cape Fear, Nor
folk and Western Railroad companies
to the Commission, for exemption from
operation of the Jim Crow car law. Con-
tinued.
The Commission adjourned at 5
o'clock to meet again this morning at
l. o'clock.