The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-21
UNION DEPOT LOOKS
LESS GHOSTLy.
Representatives of 7 hree Rail
roads at Durham.
They Confer Behind Closed Doors With the
peace" Committee, Afterwards Take.a
Squint at Proposed Sites.
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Especial to News and Observer
Durham, ~ c., March 20.-In a meet
ing that lasted for about two hours and
in which many million Of dollars was
represented the rail load peace com
mittee met representatives of tho South
ern, Seaboard Air Line ana Norfolk and
Western roads at Hotel Carolina this
morning. The meeting was held behind
closed doors and after it was over all
Information was refused he reporters.
Those who attended the meeting were
NJ. d. Maher, general superintendent Of
the Norfolk and Yves cru SYSTEM Col
A. b. Andrews, first vice president of the
Southern road; Mr. j. NJ. Barr, first vice
president and general manager of the
Seaboard Air Line In addition to these
was the peace committee, composed of
the following: Messrs. G. w. VETS, b.
N. Duke, w. A. Slater, L. A. Carr, j. H.
Southgate, Alderman I. b. Fuller and
Mayor NJ E. McCown.
1t is learned that matters tending to-
wards a settlement of the Peabody street
and Union depot matters are progressing
very nicely The peace committee laid
their plans before the heads of the three
roads this morning. The plans were thor
oughly discussed by the committee AMI
the railroad officials.
Afterwards the entire party with the
exception of Col. Andrews, took walk
over Peabody street from a point near
the old electric light house to Dukes
factory. Along this route tie committee
pointed out four sites taat would be
suitable for union depot, and discussed
another site that is not considered suit
able. From this action of the commit
tee and the railroad men it is considered
that the depot is 10 be located on Pea
body street.
Your representative saw several of
those who attended the meeting, includ-
ing Col. Andrews, and asked if anything
could be given the public. The reply in
each instance was that there was Moth
ing to give out and the railroad men
seen referred all seekers for informa-
tion to the peace committee.
AT the meeting ii was decided that
the heads of the three roads are to CON
fer again, within the next two weeks
and go over the situation with view
of agreeing on some minor details. After
this meeting the railroad officials a~e to
not later than three days after the meet
ing of the railroad men.
The idea of the committee is, as given
to your correspondent, that the three
roads agree on some site, centrally loca-
ted and that the three roads own the
site jointly or else that one road own
the property and give the other two roads
a ninety year lease. If this part of
the arrangements can be perfected then
the city is to abandon its suit against
the Southern as regards the Peabody
street question.
After the meeting this morning one
of those who attended the meeting said:
I'VE are going to have the depot, at
least that is the way the matter looks
at this time. There are yet some de-
tails TO be arranged for satisfactory
settlement of the whole question but
the meeting today was of d very harmon
ious nature"
Another one of those who attended the
meeting told me that in all probability
new plans would be drawn if the three
roads got together do you think there
is a settlement of the whole question
in sight?" he was asked. In reply he
said that he thought the whole matter
would be settled.