The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-14
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Clark, c. j.. after stating the facts.
For more than ten years the people
OF q large part of the eastern portion
or the State having occasion To come
To the capital or TO the adjacent CEN
tral section, have found thei~ most
direct and convenient route to be via
Selma, ut which point by its schedule
the south bound train Nc 30 nj the
defendant. Atlantic Coast Line. deliv-
ered it's passengers at ESQ u. m. daily
III time 10 connect with the Southern
Railway Westbound train No. l35 from
Goldsboro 10 Greensboro. on Octo-
ber 5, 1908. the Southern notified the
Corporation Commission that owing
TO the condition OF its track. il was
dangerous TO maintain its speed
thirty-eight miles ne" hour-on its
tram M. 1S5. and proposed 10 leave
Goldsboro 30 minutes sooner which
would cause its ,,lriVal q feW mir,
utes earlier at Selma. This the COM
mission found to be nroDer and rea-
Snnable. Il was brought TO the at
teution of the commission. by proper
complaint made, that FOR many
months the Atlantic Coat Line had
failed to make this afternoon counec-
ito regularly at Selma at its schedule
time. To the great Inconvenience of
the travelling public, and il was asked
To order the afternoon connection to
De resumed and observed. After much
correspondence with the otii-
cials of both roads. the
Commission on December Sth.
1908. ordered that the afternoon
connection should he made. and to
that end directed that the defendant
should quicken its schedule SO rs TO
arrive n Selma at 2:25 instead OF
2;5o y. m. as before. an advance of
twenty-five MINUTES, but as The same
order required the Southern train To
wait fifteen minutes whenever the
Atlantic Coast Line WAS DELAYED for
any cause, the order practically re-
ouired the defendant 10 arrive ten
minutes earlier. Objection being
taken the order8was SUSPENDED and
both companies were summoned be-
fore the CORPORATION Commission, and
after investigation and argument, on
january 10. 1904. the order was re-
newed. The Southern thereuuon ac-
quiesccS in the ord4r. Tho defend
ana alone fled exceptions. upon which
testimony and argument were heard
and I lie Comm4ssiCel renewed lis order
in the same terms. is February. 1904.
ON appeal by the defendant 10 the
Superior court. there were sundry is
SUES submitted. over the execution Of
the Coroo.aiiou Commission. Bur
as tho order tf the commits. ION .tp-
pealed from simply directed the con-
nectiOn Il be made as i'm former
Years. prescribing 40 details ri the
method (whica wcs left IL ,the jude~
meut of the defendant itsel) save an
acceleration Of twenty-five minutes
subject 10 delay of the southern
train of fifteen minutes, wheu the 1e-
fcndant'S tram should he Rate. we
think ,hs matter could nave been. ana
WAS fully disposed of By affirmative
responses OF the jury 10 the Sth issue.
us il reasonable and proper that for
convenience cf the travelling public
the defendant company should he re-
uuirad 10 make such connection ?"
taken together with the findings
upon the 9th and Ith issues. that even
( an aa1iti sn,. train should have to
b, put 81 between oti<y Mount ana
Selma. tie loss to the defendant would
be only SIS per day (Which might be
overcome by the increased travel in
duced BY certainty of conneetioa)
and the official returns madc by the
defendant TO the Commission 50 June.
1908, as required by law and which
are i'm the eyidenee. that the net ear~-
ings or the defeni- nj from its epSSc-