The farmer and mechanic., 1906-06-12
ANSWER WAS DELAYED

u.l commission Not Taken Action il
u,d tne Contemplated Wrong Would
l.4. Been Put Into Eject Before
tlr Hundreds Of Compartments and
tlUnoncrs could Have Had Their
Uas ia Court--It is Now Up to the
southern 80 Snbmit to "Sqnare
b..u" on tI,e Evidence or Attempt
to Defy the CoInmission---Whic
Nulit Do?
I.Jrrdav afternoon the Corpora
HH commission, on its own notion
l-..r5 1u order forbidding the South
au hallway TO change the schedule OF
f.. I.u which has been leaving Raj
...hat 40 q. m, until the matter can
j. UIl" investigated. AS is known it
.u- auuOuuced exclusively in the Raj
4sa Times about two weeks ago that
.s.Uusug June 10th the train now
E-.Hg Raleigh at 1:40 a. IN. would
Aau. Raleigh at Has p. IN. The
Publication of this change called forth
araIrus of indignant protests from all
points south and West of Raleigh,
both because the advertised change
aHHI break Il long established sched-
sH. and because everybody (even some
u'brrn Railway employes) knows
aut the only object in making the
change is to hit The News and OBJ
server. Letters and petitions by the
les have poured into the office of the
0oworltjon Commission.
saturday, the End. Duncan +.
&.Nar Esq. of the firm Of
a-Nrr and Se;tWelI, of Sanford,
lo: formal complaint with
fire Corporation Commission, asking
#ekiug the connection at Raleigh
with the Seaboard. That complaint
was served on Nice-Prcsident An
l""~ ou Saturday, June 2nd. Under
ar fu.rs he had ten days in which to
oH@#,r which expire on Monday,
Id" corporation Commission expected
.a answer to be filed by Friday, how
'"'' Jar Time of the contemplated
AAa@r. No answer has yet been filed,
+" Southern Railway evidently intend
fly IH take the fun ten days allowed
"a.lr. he rules, which would postpone
ID. hearing until after the Change Of
Il"ule had gone into etfct. Though
"aS announced in the Industrial
s""s and Raleigh Times, the faVorite
l".'r~ of the Southern Railway, there
"s ID" Official announcement, so far
az known. until yesterday morning,
.A.a the contemplated schedule was
."l "iih the Corporation Commission.
-'oI. though not required by law to
"" "one is uniformly done by all rail
".. There ought to be 4 law reQulr-
Oh" approval of all schedules be
.' 'ucr~ Is any change. 50 that II
+. commission. of its own knowledge.
convinced that q proposed schedule
..a operate to the disadvantage or in
""|"ileuce of the travelling public, II
H.. dIsapprOVe and forbid it's eStab-
r"Mrut.
g." lhiS instance the Corporation
mission. having but q half days
."Ia' notice of the change of Sched-
amt complaints and petitions haV-
'''Nr from various sources alleS-
-a' the proposed schedule would
.N am important connection at Ral-
'"d would result in Inconvenience
.." travelling public and injury TO
,@S interests. evidently desired TO
.l".mvd Of all the facts so as 10
". iIie best interests of the publc,
"tIl- since the temporary SuSpen-
. lh- efFlnge can be of no huft
- Southern Railway Company
Fl. " yesterday afternoon made
%" believing order:
ORDER.
'," ot North Carolina.
'n ''r Relation of the Corporation
''hnni~~iUn
Citizens
southern RaiIway Company.
f-,'. 0I'h 0ulc for the operation OF
'',~ having been thiS day filed by the
,'''. IL Railway Company showing Il
t"-r ~ the running. of Train No.
81 i"''F"by II connection at Raleigh
}i.. '- standing with the Seaboard
a..l 't"lt train No. 81 will be broken:
ne, "'"FI}dtiOn having been filed by
~.:I 'Hiztn~ along the line OF The
N,I.,ll'''d iir Line Railway and Of the
liza, ~ halfway. west of .RaIeISh.
afc.., N'' Change Of schedule Will cause
bnLli NeiiI;'ilce TO the traNenhS
ha,in.' dHd complaint and petitions
mg E'h lied which are now pend
Nli.t 'ot" the Commission and OF
HDpi,. ''i' southern Railway has had
>aiI rived upon il asking that the
th,. .i"cton be not broi<en: ana
halu.. ''"''h Railway Company not
Inn. ftt answered the same (tiie
nircd, ANSWER having. not yet eA-
Ia u., @hd The Commission desiring
"&''te the facts as to the ehec'