The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-07
ANNUAL REPORT OF
RR COMMISSION
A Very Prosperous Year For
Corporations Was 1901.
NO SUITS ARE PENDING
The Railroad Mileage in North Caro-
lima is 1861.
TOTAL NUMBER or EMPLOYEES is lt,O28
A High Compliment Paid Mr.. n. C. Brown, The
Clerk Of the Commission The Report
as Board tf State Tax CON-
missioners to Follow.
NO SUITS ARE PENDING
The Railroad Mileage in North Caro-
lima is 1851.
TOTAL NUMBER or EMPLOYEES is il,o28


mission he's issued it's third annual re-
Port, being the twelfth report since the
organization OF the Railroad Commits
sion
In their letter of transmittal OF the re-
port 70 the Governor, the commissioners.
say they are very much gratifed to report
that the corporations under their SUI
rervision have had a very prosperous
year; that the freight tariffs for the va
rious railroads in most part have been
revised and reduced; that the suits of the
Seaboard Air Line, in which this COM
pany appealed to the court in the matter
OF fxing fertilizer and other rates. have
been withdrawn. and the overcharge due
to shippers ordered to be paid into the
Treasury of the State for the benefit of
shippers. amounting to S6,613, has been
paid into the Treasury by the company
The commission further says that its
orders are now being obeyed by the roads
and no suits are pending.
Referring to the matter of the suit of
Sheriff Jackson, in which he brought
mandamus proceedings to compel the as
sessment of railroad property the COM
lujsoloU says tndL IL construed the Ma
chinery Act of 1901 to mean that it was
not directed or permitted to asses rail-
road property for that year but that the
assessment made in the year 1900 was to
remain until the year 1908, when there
would be an assessment of other prop
erty.
The commissioners pay the clerk of
the commission, MIR H. G. Brown. a
o Nj IN
THE arrangement of the matter and
the making of the tables, statistical and
others contained in this report, are the
work of our efficient clerk, Mr. H. c.
Brown. 1t is due him also that we &C.
knowledge that whatever success the
commission has attained in discharging
the important and often difficult duties
devolyed on il is largely due to his cour-
tesy, promptness, faithfulness and eff
cheney at all times in discharging his
duties"
The first part Of the report contains
the act establishing The commission and
ether acts relating to same.
The Rules OF Practice in cases and
proceedings before the commission. the
Rules Governing the Transportation of
Passengers and Freight with the Freight
Tariffs of each railroad, are embodied in
the report. The commission has general
supervision of railroad, steamboat canal
express, street railway. telegraph, tele-
phone, and sleeping car companies, banks,
and building and loan associations.
The commissioners are also board of
appraisers for railroad and all other COM
panies exercising the right of eminent
domain. The last Legislature constitu-
ted the commission a Board Of State Tax
Commissioners also.
The report also contains the reports
and decisions of TIE commission in cases
before it during the past year. The
complaints heard and adjusted numbered
ZIG.
A summary of the statistical matter
referred to In the letter of the commits
sion is as follows:
RAILROADS.
The railroad mileage in North Caro-
lima is 1851 miles. Two thousand seven
hundred and eighty-nine miles of this
mileage are operated By three systems
the Atlantic Coast Line operating 94S
miles; the Southern Railway, 1927 miles;
the Seaboard Air Line, S14 miles, the
consolidation of the Seaboard Air Line
having been perfected since the last re-
port Of the commission. Miscellaneous
roads compose s62 miles
VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR
TAXATION.
Atlantic Coast Line :. $1S. 1885,, 026.50
Southern Railway :. :. 1913. 002. so
Seaboard Air Line S,6SS, S61. 80
Miscellaneous Roads Also, $50. SO
io'di - " = : - ''FfN''to'0oi.li
Telephone Companies S55,3S7.22
steamboats,, Canais, ferries.. 22o.4l63
street railways :, foo,ooo.oo
Electric Light ana 1as COM
Ielegraph companies so4' zoo'oo
Fyurass comnantes 1se 573 60
Water Companies A.429.oo
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