The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-10
Commissioners to Examine
Rolling Stock.
TO VISIT ALL THE ROADS
Will Begin the Task Shortly on the
Carolina Central.
REQUIRED TO BE DONE BY JANUARY lsT

Policies. The Injunction Of the Sale Of
the Western North Caro-
lima Road.
The members of the Corporation Com
mission will very soon make complete
and thorough inspection of the condition
of the track and rolling stock of the diff
ferent railroads in the State.
This inspection is required to be made
by the State law before January 1st and
the commissioners will begin the task as
soon as they are through with taxation
duties, which have absorbed their atten-
tion for several months past
The examination will begin in a few
days on the Carolina Central and then on
the other divisions of the Seaboard in
the State. All the railroads in the
State will be traverSed in their turn be-
fore the first of the year. 1t is the pur
pose of the commission to find out exactly
the condition of the rolling stock, the en-
gnes, ETC., and to do all in their power to
have the equipment of the railroads in
such shape as to prevent disastrous
wrecks.
The Seaboard Air Line railway has ar
ranged for cheap accident and other in
surance for it's employees. The following
circular has been issued from the office
of James M. Barr, first vice president and
general manager of the system:
1.-THE Aetna Life Insurance Company,
of Hartford, Conn, will, hereafter, have
the exclusive right of soliciting accident
insurance from employees of this COM
pany, and deductions from pay-rolls, for
insurance premiums, will only be made
in favor of the company named; except
such deductions as are necessary to cover
insurance contracted for prior to October
LIST, 1901 when the Maryland Cas-
ualty Company In return for this privi-
lege, the employees will secure insurance
at very material reduction in compari-
son to that charged by other accident in
surance companies. Employees preferring
to insure with other companies, will be
at liberty to do so, but will be required
to arrange for the payment of premiums
outside of the railway company's ac-
counts
Charlotte Observer writes 1.-The Caro-
lima and Northwestern railroad has just
begun grading it's new road, which is to
begin at Hardin, and come up the river
by the High Shoals Manufacturing Com
pany, Harden Manufacturing Company,
Long Shoals, Lincoln Mills, Laboratory
Mills and Daniel Manufacturing Company.
This new part of the road will be of I'M
IL IN r,,;11 lie. of
profit to the road, and the scenery will
be some Of the finest in the State. This
will insure to the Carolina and North
western the patronage of this entire belt
of mills, which will be very profitable,
and when the road is connected with the
part now being built from Johnson City
Tenn, it will bring coal direct from the
coal fields to the factory DOORS"
Judge Boyds Injunction of the sale of
the Western North Carolina road leaves
1t in the hands of the Southern until Oct
21st. Then some other way will be found
TO prevent the payment of the claims of
Mrs. James and Mrs. Howard. Judge
Avery, of counsel for Mrs. James and
Mrs. Howard is quoted as saying that
their suit would accomplish in part, the
object sought by the Craig law and SINH
lar legislative enactments. 1t would set
tie the fact that cases could not be re-
moved from the State courts to the Fed
eral courts where the Western North Car
DINA Railroad Company is party, and
would be a great deal gained.
The large increase in freight over the
Manchester and Augusta division of the
A. C. l.. has necessitated the putting on
of an additional through freight train.
The new train makes its first trip today
leaving Florence for north at 4:4O p. m.
The Coast Line has developed a splendid
business on the Augusta division. A
great deal of lumber is said to be in
transit now.--Florence Times.
Hugh MacRae & Co.. Wilmington bank
ers, who had previously purchased the
Seacoast road, will now convert it into
an electric road and it will be united
with the Wilmington Street Railway.
Mr.. E. X. Wright, engineer, who was in
jured in the wreck near Cameron is able
to walk about in his room at Rex Hos
pital
Special trains are running on the Sea-
board this week from Henderson to Rich
mond to carry visitors to the Carnival
The Richmond Locomotive Works is
building fifteen modern engines for the
Seaboard Air Line railroad.
STRONG WORK IN Law SCHOOL.
Men Who Will Play on the University Foot
ball Team This Year.