The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-26

drei and thrty-three miles or lass
is a days work on a pass .nge1' u AIN.
one hundred miles or less for I,
freight train. Still one hundred and
hftv-siX miles would not be regard
ed as an unusual days run. The wear
and tear of a train running eighty
miles a day he could not figure on.
The life of an engine running 156
miles a day was twenty years. The
cost of repairing an engine running
SIS miles a day he could not estimate.
The oil, of course, would cost some
thing.
Mr. Pou oss-examined Mr.. He'll
ing, who said he had not included in
his estimate of four men the baggage
| man and the flagman. Employees a
| a rule were paid by the mile. If on
| duty over a certain number of hour
constituting q days work they go,
over time pay, but a railroad man
| got 81 day if his run was less than
a days run. Prudent management
| required the thorough inspection of
| the locomotive and local repairs.
Various casualties, such as the pres
| ence of minerals or acids in the water
tended TO reduce the life of an en-
| CINE. The slightest delay on a tram
of superior class that had TO pass o.,
| the way would prevent the train in
question making the run in the time
| mentioned. AS a rule, through freigh;
trains were apt to be delayed. If the
| average number of trains per day on
that track is thirty, that would be a
crowded track.
On redirect examination by Mr..
Woodland Mr.. Heilig said that if a
man was paid by a day of twelv--
hours, it did not matter how many
miles he made in that time, ne was
paid no more for that. A man paid
by the mile would get overtime pay
for all over 1873 miles, what was con-
sidered days work.
Mr. Pou asked if a crew could
stand run of 1856 miles every day
for seven days. Witness responded
that they could, and did very often.
but of course, man could get off by
putting some one in his place.
Elder Colds Testimony.
Elder p. D. Gold, of Wilson, WA
next called. He said he went to
month. Before the connection az
Selma was broken, he would leave
Wilson about two o'clock in the af-
ternoon and get to Durham about five
o clock. Since the connection was
broken he could leave Durham al
four or five o'clock in the afternoon
and get to Wilson late at night. If
he left the next morning he had to
set uD at four o'clock in the morning,
an hour before sunlight in winter.
He would get in to Durham at ten or
4 quarter after. No stop was made
long enough for breakfast. Coming
home he would leave Durham about
9:40 in the morning and reach Will
son at about one o'clock.
You can make the round trip in I:
day, then, practically could you not?''
asked Judge Brown. Mr.. Gold said
he could.
Mr.. Gold said he had never staid
up night to make the Selma cOnneC-
ton, but had usually preferred when
going that way to spend the night at
Selma.
j. II. GasI<ill, OF TarborO.
Mr.. j. r. Gaskill, of Tarboro, said
he came to Raleigh very often. He
could formerly leave Tarboro about
1920 and get hore about 3i45 in
the afternoon The fare was $3.50.
Since the connection was broken he
could leave at 800 and get here at
$3.50. That cost him $4.55, not in
Guiding extra expense of meal in
Weldon Going by Selma there was
long delay there, he could not say
how long, and one had to take freight
train. Last summer there was u
party of ladies travelling to Asheville,
a few days after the connection was
broken, going to a commencement
They left Tarboro at 1920 and had to
wait at Selma from 8 p. m. till that
night; they did not know the change
had been made.
Mr.. Gaskill said that before the
connection was broken it was re-
garded as very uncertain. If tina:
party had made their connection they
would have reached Greensboro by
or o'clock that same evening As
it is now, one leaving Tarboro at 1920
would get to Raleigh at midnign,
and leave here, going to Greensboro
at two o'clock in the morning.
Mr.. Pou asked on cross-examina-
ton if man could not leave Raleigh
about midnight and get to Tarboro
soon after breakfast, transact a days
business there, and get back to Raj
eigh by midnight. Mr.. Gaskill said
1T should be SO, but the GoldsbOrv
connection was very uncertain. Mr..
Pou asked if that was the fault oY
the Atlantic Coast Line. Witness sale
it was not
Ihen Mr.. Pou began asking if the
Atlanuc Coast Line was not making;
special efforts to transport truck.
colonel Argo objected, saying he
could not see how that effected the
question. No matter how much pear
ana other forage they wanted to car
~ mat should not be allowed to in
convenience the people of North Car
clina.
Judge Brown said he understood
tilal was Tor the purpose of showing
the number of trains on the track /;
tndt the track was crowdad
well, then, if the track is crowded.
II tnelr business. to build another
track, said Colonel Argo
Mr.. Pou asked the witness if the
Atlantic Coast Line had done any
thing to break the connection. They
had the same number OF trains a.
ever, and at practically the So me