The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30
The NabObs of Eastern
Carolina
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every one of The freight trains. IN
less they were OH the sidingS.
On redirect Mr.. Horton said if the
freight was side-tracked at Sharps-
burg, it would leave only two trains
to meet, five minutes each. WCuld
not the fifteen minutes allowed " the
order for delay be sufficient for the
meeting of THOSE two trains? Yes.
MIR. Busbee recalled MIR. Borden,
the Superintendent of the road. What
was the value of the stock of the At
tanned. What WAS the value of the
original stock of the Wilmington q
Weldon Railroad ? objection sustain
ed. Was it not now worth $1,000 or
$4,000 on the market? Objection sus-
tanned. Are dividends now being re-
ceived by the holders Of original
stock? Objection sustained. Judge
Brown held that all these facts We're
included in the reports of the road to
the Commission.
This closed the evidence, and court
took recess until half-past two
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After recess Judge Brown said he
had decided to limit the argument tc
four hours on a side.
MI. BuSDee SuD11lllleu IHH SDttieti III
structions desired by the plaintiff, and
then the argument of counsel began.
Mr.. Woodland Opens.
Hon. f. A. Woodland, of Wilson, OPP
ened the argument for the Corporation
Commission. He began by explaining
the existence of the Corporation Com
mission, established in 1891 as tri-
bunal to which the people might look
for the proper regulation of the oper-
alton of railroad lines. When the peo-
pie of eastern Carolina ascertained
that the Atlantic Coast Line was fall
ing to make the connection at Selma
whereby they could reach the western
part of the State, these people went
to the Corporation Commission and
complained of the Coast Lines failure
to make this connection. They had no
quarrel with the Southern Railway.
Eevery time that the Coast Line train
reached Selma by 2:50, there was the
Southern train waiting for them. The
other day when Mr. Pou and himself
had missed connection at Selma and
been compelled to spend the night a,
a hotel, it was the fault of the Coast
Line.
"The Southern train was in sight
and pulled out" said Mr.. Pou.
Yes, ana IL the coast Line Gull
ductor had telegraphed to the South
ern conductor, he would have waited
for u.s." replied Mr.. Woodland.
The Commission ordered the road
to make the connection by running
another train from Rocky Mount to
Selma and back, and instead OF obey
ing the order we see them here III
court represented by attorneys and de-
tying the Corporation Commission
They say, forsooth, that it would cost
them little money, and therefore
they decline to put on the additional
train They consider that the school
girls and college boys have to go back
and forth anyhow, and Masons have to
come to the Grand Lodge meetings
and people will go to the State Fair,
anyhow.
Mr. Borden had testified that the
connection was broken by the
Atlantic Coast Line train No. 80 fail
ing to get to Selma nv
zoo nearly every day, during January
an hour and four minutes late on an
| average and in February fifty-two
minutes. In August it failed to gel
there on time nine days out of ten
| So the only just and reasonable solu.
ton was for the Coast Line to so ar.
range as to connect with the South.