The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-03
DECIDED FOR The STATE
The Report Was Filed in the Clerks
Office Here Yesterday.
c. c. R. R. HELPED BY S. A. [. SYSTEM
ByDishibuting Expense Of Administration, in
Use Of Terminals and Docks, But is Not
Given the Advantages of the 80
Per Cent Additional.

The report of Mr.. E. S. Martin, special
thews against the Corporation Commits
sion, was filed here Yesterday in the office
of the clerk of the United States Circuit
court for the Eastern Di5.r ct of North
Carolina.
This is the case in which an appeal
was taken from a chedlle issued BY the
Corporation Commission. regulating the
rates for the transportation of fertilizers.
The report recites that after due notice
to the parties, evidence was taken on
December 20, 1889 as to the reasonableneas
of the rates set out in the circular, and
as to other matters at issue.
He finds that the cost of the Carolina
Central railroad to be s., 4S7, 059, ard that
the present value of the road is s.. S6t SO.
That the Railroad Commission was es-
tablished byt the Legislatures, and was
given the power to make just ard reason
able rates for the carriage of freight and
4 && secgers over the railroads in the
State. That in 1899 the Railroad CORN s
sion was succeeded by the Corporation
Commission, which, after abolishing the
rates, in circular number one established
thS AoAS SohipAohhSo ", oNd IhS
minimum car load of ten tons Instead of
fifteen.
Mr.. Martin using the figures obtained
in the testimony of the plaintiffs witness
finds that tho cost to the road to trans
port one ton of fertilizer. intra-St1te
freight. is $3.50, and to transport one ten,
Interstate freight costs the railroad
.5159; that the net revenue to the Care
lima Central railroad for transporting
freight during the first five months OF the
year 1899, was $22, 6S3.3S, this being live
sixths Of TIE revenue from this source
for tie entire year. That the net reve-
nue. from all sources for the year 1899 is
$133, 212.91, which is AGA per cent. on its
present value, $4,000, coo.
Commissioned Martin finds, as to thu
other matters in question:
/. That the Carolina Central railro2'
is not judiciousIy located, snd that it,
location is detrimental to its interests.
.. That its connection with tho Sea'
board Air Line System is q bcncit to the
Carolina Central railroad.
3. That the Carolina Central RAILWAY
has been benefited by the apportionmer
of the general administrative expense
among the different roads Of the SeaDOar,
Air Line System.
4. That it has great advantages IN tn
use of terminals and docks.
5. That the Carolina Central railroat
is unjustly treated by the management @
the ~Seaboard Air Line System in that i
is not allowed to retain the thirty per cen
additional rate allowed it for al fre'Eh
except fertilizers.
6. That its interests have not bect'
subordinatcd to that of the other road
except as above indicated.
l after careful and patient considera
ton of all the evidence in this case, an
the PRINCIPLES for ascertaining the rea
sonahleness of rates. i find an
so report that the rates of freightS q
; fertilizers made by the North C3roin
: CORPORATION Commission set forth N Gil
cular No. /, being the rates conpialne
: of by the complainant in this suit, ar
lust and reasonable to the sail Carolin
Central Railway Company and - III
. complainant"