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


boro, one could not buy a ticket eli
the way through, but only to Weldon.
Coming from Tarboro to Raleigh via
Weldon cost twice as much as via
Selma and required three changes OF
cars.
Mr.. Woodland asked if the people
did not raise the truck and pay
freight to the Coast Line. and if IL
was not a matter of business and not
one of philanthropy that the roac
carried that freight. Moreover he
asked if there were more than two
places along the line from Rocky
Mount to Charleston that shipped
truck.
Judge Brown said that was imma-
teral
Mr.. Woodland said that the question
was of the relative Importance of the
truck and the passengers.
Col. Argo said that they could sho"
that there was not enough truck
raised in that section to load two
trains.
Judge Fred Philips.
Judge Fred Philips, of Tarboro was
the next witness. He said he came
to Raleigh frequently. Before the
connection was broken the usual route
to Raleigh was leaving Tarboro at
1928 and going through Selma and
getting to Raleigh a little after four.
But the connection missed frequent
ly. Then he would stay at Selma and
get home by L 2 o'clock at night. Now
they take the shoohy train for Rocky
Mount at 1880 in the evening. where
they are supposed to connect for Sci
ma from where they may take the
train, reaching Raleigh at HAS p. IN.
On March 9Th a number of persons
wanted to go to Rocky Mount and
westward. They failed to make the
connection at Rocky Mount to get to
Selma. Several, including witness,
went to Goldsboro, but made no con-
nection with the train for Raleigh.
Sunday witness left Tarboro at 1928.
went to Goldsboro, and reached here
at 1905 midnight, taking twelve
hours to get from Tarboco to Raleigh
Coming by Weldon, leave Tarboro at
$50 and change at Hobgood that Is
the usual way for Tarboro people who
do not want to make night Of it.
The ticket via Selma used to be $2.S5,
but now it seems to be $3.50. From
TarbOro to Weldon is $1.45, and fror.
Weldon to Raleigh is $40. The diff
ference in the distance is 100 miles
saved going by Goldsboro.
Mr.. Woodland asked if travel to Rail
eigh had been lessened. Objection
Witness said he knew of numbers of
school girls who had ceased to travel
that way, and some persons had APP
preached him, three gentlemen. Here
Mr.. Pou objected again, but the judge
allowed the question if he knew il
the travel had fallen off. Judgo
Philips could not answer, however.
Mr.. Woodland asked if witness thought
that travel west would be increased if
thn CHI 1n
Judge Philips said he thought that
travel would be increased, especially
in the summer, by persons going to
the mountains. Asked if in his opin-
ion travel to Raleigh and the west
had been hindered by the breaking of
the Selma connection. Judge Philips
said he thought it had.
Mr.. Davis cross Judge
Philips, asking if the time he had
spoken of as missing the connection
going by Rocky Mount to Selma was
not the only time that connection at
Rocky Mount was missed, SO far a.
he knew. Was it not because the
Norfolk train was late? Witness
could not tell. He only knew that
when it was learned they could not
get their train, all sorts of adjectivea
not found in polite language were
used. directed at anybody generally.
y
last two or three years he had only
missed the Selma connection two or
three times.
The Atlantic Coast Line lawyers
looked much Sratified at that, hut
Judge Philips had not finished. He
added: but some times | found out
at Rocky Mount that couldn't make
the correction, and SO came the other
way" This caused a general laugh.
and the countenances of the railroad
lawyers suddenly changed.
Prof. j. L Eosist.
Prof J. l. FouSt, of the State Nor
NAL and Industrial College, was next
called. He testified that eight girls
attended the college from Beaufort,
four from BERTHE, thirteen from Edge
combe, twelve from Nash, seven from
Pitt, five from Wilson, two from
Gates. three from Washington. One
Sunday morning about half-past five
O'Clock. he went to the station. They
had some thirty-five girls that came
in on the train at about six o'clock.
They were not in a sleeper
On crosse examination by Mr.. Doug
lass. Prof. Foust said that there was
n sleeper on the train. It was IL
Southern train, a hundred miles from
the Atlantic Coast Line. If they hau
could have made it from Goldsboro
in four hours could it not? Witness
was under that impression.
They had one student from Wake
Forest, five from Franklin county,
nine from Vance county, four from
Warren county, seven from Halifax,
six from Northampton. suppose the
Southern had broken connection at
Raleigh, would those students have
any means of getting to Greensboro
till next day? No.
Mr.. Busbee objected, and Mr.. Doug
lass, in explaining why the question
was asked, said they wanted to jump
on the Corporation Commission for
allowing the Southern Railway TO
change that schedule at Raleigh.
Mr.. Charles Gold.
Mr. Charles Gold, of Wilson, test-
fled that one could leave Wilson at II
O'Clock and make the Selma connec-
ton. But that connection was not
a certain one. even when it was in
force. He knew of one case where
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