The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-09
JIM CROW CAR Law
The Operation of it May be
Postponed.
JULY DALE SUGGESTED
ALL THE ROADS RAISE \ KICK
AGAINST IT.
PLEAD 'OViRlY AND Ak TXtMP TON
PLEAD 'OViR'Y AND A K TXfMP rlON
The Atlantic Co,s, | inv III, 0nly one that Sig
nIi d a ~il'irgne's o Conform to The
law (v-n on IS Main Line.


All the old .Iim-Crow- Car-Law straw
was threshed over again yesterday.
The only novelty of the process was
that ii took place before the Corporation
Commission instead Of legislative com
mittce.
All the railroad officials with OF" ac-
cord pleaded poverty and asked to be ex-
cused. On the main lines they are run
ming on an exceedingly narrow margin
and to put on Jim Grow car would
Involve an enormous expenditure. On
branch lines they are losing money fas-
ter than the main line c;;.l coin it and
to put Jim Crow Cars on them would
mean absolute starvation to the stock
holders.
This was in word, their argument.
But" they continued with Il doubtful
look out Of the tail end of their eyes. IF
You do decide to make us conform to this
law. please postpone the day for it to
go into operation until July L."
"And remember" cautioned the cOrpo-
ration attorneys. that this law applies
to no mixed trains, for it says 'ah pas
scnger trains a mixed train is not pas
scnger train. Had it meant to include
mixed trains also. it would have read
all trains carrying passengers
Such a construction lets out most of
the branch roads,
Remember also. '-continued these at
torneys. that it cannot apply to inter-
Staf tf,i ia
that ever does from time to time carr.
Interstate passengers. for the ejectment
of one negro who buys first-class
ticket in another States may result in Il
damage suit that will absolutely ruin
the road.
This would exempt almoet every main
line passenger train in the Stare.l
Now for Il shining exception. | said
''all the railroad officials asked to be-
excused | should have said all but one
The Atlantic Coast Line said that it
was perfectly willing to comply with the
law on its main line. 1t, however. led
in the suggestion of il postponement of
the law till July l, made the point that
the law did not apply to mixed trains
and coiitended that Interstate trains
were exempt.
The roads represented were as fol-
lows:
Atlantic Coast Line. by J. Il. Kenly,
general manager.
Seaboard Air Line. by j. M. Turner.
acting superintendent, G. L. Williams
ard w. ii. Day.
Atlantic and North Carolina, by S.
l.. Dill superintendent, and }. G. L..
Harris.
Southern. by A. +. Andrews, first
rcc-president: f. s. Cannon, third vice
president. and T. III. Busbec.
Norfolk and Southern, by Nj Il. King.
general manager.
Raleigh and Castor, by Mr.. Barnes
superintendent.
Norfolk and Western. by ". A. Gnth,
RE.
Durham and Charlotte, by +. y. Jones,
superintendent, and w. \. Guthrie.
Aberdeen and Asheboro, by III. A..
Page. president.
Wellington and Powellsyille, by J. w.
Framing. general manager.
Suffolk and Carolina, by q. l.. Bar
ton. general manager.
Raleigh and Cape Fear, by J. A. Mills.
president.
Carthage, ny w. L. ietty. pteSidehl.
Aberdeen and Rock Fish, by John
Blue. president.
Carolina and Northwestern, by G. W.
Il. Harper, president.
Petitions were fled by the following:
Wilmington Seacoast: Caldwell and
Northern. Pennsylvania, and the Moore
County Railroads.
At the conclusion of argument on the
Jim Grew Car the commission took mp
the regular docket and disposed OF 1t
as follows:
Petition for depot and agency at Cerro
Gor.lo on Wilmington. Columbia and
augusta Railroad. Granted.
Petition for depot ut Grouse. on Caro-
lima Central Continued for further i'll
formation.
Petition for depot at Hudson, on the
Carolina and Northwestern. Denied>for