The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
SECOND BLOOD FOR
FULLER BILL.
Corporation Commission
Orders a Union Station
for Charlotte.

1
The Corporation Commission yesterday
evoning made an order giving Charlotte
a Union Railway Station. This is the
second fruit OF the Fuller bill the first
being the Union Station for Durham.
Charlotte has long needed such station,
and the passage Of the Fuller bill made
it possible.
The order Of the Commission is as fol-
lows:
North Carolina Corporation Commission,
Raleigh. n c., Feb. .. 1904.
p. NJ. Brown and others, Citizens of Char
lotte VS.. Southern Railway Company
| and Seaboard Air Line Railway
Petition for Union Passenger Depot at
| Charlotte.
This cause coming on to be heard on
the 18th day of January, 1904, at Char
| lotte, and the petitioners being repre-
sented by Messrs. Clarkson and Duls, at
| torneys, and the .Seaboard Air Line Rail
way being represented by Judge A. Bur
well and Mai. j. d. Shaw, and the South
ern Railway Company being represented
by Mr. c. ii. Ac<ert, General Manager,
evidence was introduced by the petition
ers and arguments were heard for petit
TONERS and defendants The following are
the facts:
The Southern Railway company oper-
ates a railroad which runs through the
city of Charlotte and has a passenger de
pot in said city on Trade street
The Seaboard Air Line Railway also
operates railroad which runs through
the city OF Charlotte and has passenger
depot in said city on North Tryon street
These two railroads cross each other
within the corporate limits of said city
The Southern Railways passenger depot
is a mile and quarter from the Sea-
board Air Lines passenger depot and the
Southern passenger depot is about one-half
mile from the junction above mentioned,
and the Scaboard Air Lines passenger
depot is about one-half mile from the
junction above mentioned.
1t is admitted by the Southern Rail
way Company that their passenger depot
is not adequate and does not offer suit
able accommodations for the travelling
public, and they express their intention
10 repair same at cost Of about $4,000
The Seaboard Air Line depot is not adj
suitable accommodations for the travelling
public.
The Southern Railway operates over it's
road through Charlotte tWenty-three pas
senger trains daily, and the Seaboard Air
Line Railway operates four passenger
trains daily over its line in the city of
Charlotte.
The schedule for these respective roads
show that several of the Southern Rail
way 5 trains arrive and depart from the
city of Charlotte about the same time
that the SeaboaId Air Lines trains arrive
and deDaIt.
These roads own land. at their junction |
above referred to sufficient for the con
struction of a Union Passenger Depot !
At this junction, before what was former |
ly the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Rail |
road was consolidated with the Southern |
Railway. there was a platform erected |
by the Atlantic Tennessee and Ohio Com |
pany and the Seaboard Air Line Rail |
way for transfer Of passengers and bag /
gage from one road to the other.
The Commission is of the opinion that
it is practicable and that the necessities
Of the case require that the Southern
Railway Company and the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, which enter the city OF
Charlotte we have one common or Union
Passenger Depot for the security, accom-
mediation and convenience of the travel
ing public. and that the Railroad Com
panies should unite in the joint under
taking and expense of erecting, construct
ing and maintaining such Union Passenger
Depot commensurate with the business
and revenues of said railroad companies.
The Commission is further of the opin-
ion that neither OF the said railroad com
panes have separate depots in the city
Of Charlotte, which, in the opinion OF the
Commission, are adequate and convenient
and offer suitable accommodations for
the travelling public.
1t Is ordered, therefore, that the South
em Railway and the Seaboard Air Line
companies unite in the joint undertook
ng and expense of erecting, constructing
md maintaining a Union Passenger Sta
lion, commensurate with the business and
"evenues and said railroad companies, and
nat said depot be located at or near the
junction of said railroads in the city OF
Charlotte.
1t is further ordered that the plan OF
,aid depot be submitted to this Commits
sion on or before the 31st day of March,
1904 and this cause is continued for fur
tier directions.
FRANKLIN McNEILL,
Cbai,.~,an