Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-15
RAILWAY NOTES
Another Ryan Law Suit Against
the S. A. 1.-The Eighteenth.

Attempt to Enforce Alleged Contract for
Sale of stock New c. Il o. Schedule To-
day New Union Depot at Savannah
Scabonrds Earnings for Five Months.
The suit of Mr.. Thomas f. Ryan. Of
New York against the Scaboard Air
Line Railroad and X. c. HOFFMAN <
Co. is set for trial in Baltimore on July
18th. Judge Waddill. of tile United
States District Court of Virginia. will
sit in the case because of the absence
OF the judge of the Baltimore district.
lie Is travelling in Europe.
Inc case IS intricate and the petition
IS Noluminous. Mcssrs. II. Lawrence
Groner and K. r. Thorp, of this city.
are engaged III it,
The suit is based on an allegation of
Il broken contract entered into between
Mr.. Ryan ana AIR. r. {. Hoffman for
the Seaboard Air Line by which Mir
Ryan was 10 obtain stock in the rail
read. which he did not get. He sues
now Tor the stock and for other pun
poses.
This is the eighteenth suit in the Sc
res of suits brought by MIR. Ryan TO
detaS or prevent the plan Of conSolida-
y lsAlLAkn Y
a new Chesapeake ana Ohio schedule
goes ito effect at i a. III. to-day.
The contract for the 1000 new
freight cars. soon To he built for the
Scdbodrd Air Line. has not vet been
awarded. II is probable that more
than one company will build the cars.
dispatch from Savannah, Ga.
Tho Union Station company. 10 be
chartered as u railroad company. has
neen formed hero to build u union pas
senEer station and terminal in this
citN. The company will be Capitalizcd
at SS0oo0O and Will erect a brick and
granite station TO Ne used hy the sea-
hoard. Southern and Plant railway
systems. It will build and contro,
about eight miles Of track. The work
win he begun i'm six weeks"
Yesterdays Baltimore sun says:
"L.N Mayor Robert G. Davidson and
Mr.. j. William Middendorf have re-
turned from New York, where they at
tended a meeting of the managing
committee of the Greater Scahoard Air
Line Company. II is stated that the
net earnings Tor tho five months end
ing May 3lst wcrc sl.02S 90. against
SSooS3p.3i FOR tho corresponding months
OF year ago, when the constituent
V.
The committee decided that in View OF
The favorable earnings the 1 pcr cent.
bonds should bear interest from Auril
ISL. ~ he common and preferred stocks
OF the Scahoard Air Line Railway
company will hc delivered lust as soon
as they arc properly signed and regis
tered by the Continental Trust COM
Nany, the Baltimore Trust and Guar
nntee Company and the International
Trust Company, of this city"
Tho Seaboard Air Line is now hand
ling large amount Of frcight out of
Richmond. Tho freight sheds there on
rranklin street are not entirely COM
picicd, but the sidings are crowded
with cars. Cars come into the freight
Yards ana 20 out over the Broad street
Grade track. The main track OF the
Seaboard Air Line is several feet high
or than that OF any other in the city
excepting the fyeigh, trestlc of the
CheSanoakc and Ohio.
Tho Supreme Court Of Georgia. in
sustaining an appeal OF the defendant
from the Griffin city court in the case
OF j. NJ. Watson vs.. The Southern Rail
wy CO.. set forth some important prin-
Cinles regarding the sale of tickets to
raiiWaN passengers of more than gen
eral interest. as follows:
Under ordinary circumstances.
When a plain ticket is issued without
'pluiAi'lS OF limitations TO Il prDSpcc-
tive passenger, that ticket can be made
nolhing but receipt or token. and
only shows that the person holding 1t
Is entitled 10 be transported between
certain named points. and it cannot he
questioned that the holder of it may
n''c II at his pleasure within the stat
ulorN period Tor the enforcement of
n contract This right. however. is not
even without It's burdens. IL the ticket
ne LOST or stolen, il can as we'll be used
BY another as by the one who purchas-
ed II. II cannot from any fair view.
we think. be considered unreasonable
mat the carrier may provide a method
by which. if railroad ticket is lost.
or II. Tor some unforeseen cause, tho
purchaser is unable to use II within
the time limit. If it be limited. that it
may be redeemed, or. if the purchaser
travels only part of the distance TO
which the ticket entities him TO 20
that the part remaining unused may
be redeemed. Certainty such rcgula-
lions provide a protection to bona nde
nasscnescrs, and rs 10 them ana To the
public there can he nothing unreason-
hand. it is but reasonable that the
he may know how many per-
seons are 10 travel on n par
icular train during given day
or time. Il is not unreasonable for
the carrier to confnc the passage con
tractcd for 10 the person To whom it
has contracted to carry. and it is
nothing moro than reasonable that the
carrier should have an opportunity To
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