The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

ton facilities to the shippers but that
want Of motive power ami tn ability
10 get ears as needed was the trouble
lie printed out the harIshipz which
would como Ia tho railroads BY The pass
Ing % = close and tight iaw aud enter
al fully into the railroad side 81 ghs
matter.
Mr.. {. II. Ackcrt. Of the southern.
next spoke lie told or the roads al
times being conesstei With cars and At
other times OF tho lack % these c.r-ufa-
~htances beyond control. lie said bis
North Carolina and declared that a pen
atty put on the road would uot aelp
things II the Commission passed i r4lc
lie said that il would be alwaysln hot
water with railroads and shippers. The
conditions now he said. were abnormal
ard that the South was better take care
OF by railroads than other sections. that
the roads had kept apace With the de-
velOpmeut of the section. Lack Of mo-
tive power and ears he gave as the trou-
lbie and said his road expected soon TO
have l1j more locomotives. lie urged that
II would not be fair 20 fine tho roads
for not doing the impossible. The trou-
bles he declared began with wood Ship
pers and a rule as requested would be
come burdensome. In North Carolina
he feared the people were bitter
against railroads"
Z. 5. Neil next said that r~ailroaains
was not an exact science and that the
rules proposed would hamper the bust
ness OF the State and embarrass manu-
facturers. He asked that the railroads
be not forced TO be put in n position
where they could not aid in building
up the country and protecting shippers
The railroads are against parties who
desire TO blackmail them. They did
not desire to be put in a position ia
give bills of l&ding only 10 the ends OF
their rails.
Mr.. j.. r.. Chamberlain next spoke foI
the shippers and related the troubles o.
the phosphate company here brought
about by lack of cars and delay. III
complained of being compelled TO pay
for holding cars while the roads coult
delay without his having any recourse
The delay by railroads he charged tC
their bad management. We are suffer
ers." said he, "and We are tired OF it
Mr.. Barr again spoke. He said tho
railroads did not have oinnipotent power
That he could not help it if there wer,
rot engines enough. and that he coul,
rot to his road to buy NOR,
unless the purchase would pay. He de
clared that the roads are damned 70
not doing what is impossible.
Mr.. Henry A. Page, of Aberdeen ask
ed if it was mandatory for the Commits
sion to pass a rule and was informe,
that 1t was. IF So" said he. pass
rule and then exempt all the railroad
from it." He said that his road was
small one and would be hurt, that h
was dependent on the Southern and tn
Seaboard for cars. He spoke agains
any rule being made, and cited example
Of the way in which shippers might hol
cars and thus annoy railroads.
Mr.. Ackert spoke again and asked i
there was any time specified in which
rule should be made. None was tn
5 reply of Chairman Mcneil. He aske
: then that a time of normal condition
I be reached, that this was not a goo
time and that troubles would come an
$ the Commission would be 1.-The buttin
post" between the shippers and tn
: railroads.
Mr.. NJ. K. King told of the hardship
!, the roads had and urged that a rul
passed would become an onerous ia,
: Mr.. K. T.. Smith spoke against the re
:. quests for a rule about switchin
and Mr.. N. D. Maher urged that q dc
. cision in the matter be postponed an
n that if a rule be made that the creates
? leeway possible be given the roads.
4 also presented objections to the switch
n ing or drayage rules requested.
The Commission took the matter III
: der adviscment and announced that
would he COma DAVIS before it came to
decision in the matter.