The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21
REPORT COVERS
WIDE TERRITORY
The Corporation Commission Of
North Carolina Sends Informing
Document to Governor.
VAST BUSINESS OF ROADS
Traffic Congested on Every Line
and Year Record-Breaker in
Railroad Construction.
tsDecia. to The rimss-Dlspatoa.

RALEiGH. n c.. December 20.-The
North Carolina Corporation Commission
transmitted 70 Governor Glenn for the
General Assembly to-day Its annual re-
port showing the record OF cases disposed
OF during the year. copies OF special
orders and circulars issued during the
year. annual reports OF flfty-six railroad
companies. two telegraph companies. nine
street railway companies and the South
ern Express Company. as Of June 80
1896. and reports ~ % state. private and
savings banks at the close OF business
Noven'--r 18th. This report also shows
statistical tables giving the assessnen-
of all properties required 20 be assessed
py The commission. and the distribution
~ the same 10 counties and towns: tables
showing earnings and operating expenses
Of railroad companies. tables % the aver
age daily wages - an railway officers and
employees. and OF accidents 20 persons IN
the operation OF the roads
With reference 10 railroads she report
~ the commission declares that perhaps
ro time IN the States history has there
been 20 much ACTIVITY ia railroad building
in this State this year There are now
ln operation ia tho State 1881 miles OF
railroad. against 8s5s miles last year. and
aSe miles IN 1904 or this tho Atlantic
Coast Line operates 81 miles. the Sea
board Air Line ei2. the Southern RAJ
way I'D and the Norfolk and Southern
20 miles IN operation and 20 under con
sirucuon. Five railroads have been nut
IN operation during the present year
Durham and Southern. Blue Ridge and
Atlantic. Carolina and Glenn Anna. Raj
elgh and Pamlioo Sound
The commission says the proportion II
expenses 20 net earnings Sc unusually
large and the profits % the railroads have
not Increased on anything Ike the same
ratio as the volume OF business ovrfnq
Iarseiy 70 inability 10 provide necessary
cav ipment Gross earnings on intrastate
business Tor the year were s. es5. IS. and
tne net earnings only q. sa2. ss7.
Last year there were IA persons KILLED
and ~ Injured and this year 12s k,Ilea
and -oel Injured The report says the
service IN handling and transportati IN
~ frelghts has been steadily ,--ou-fr,
worse for more than n ,-ea- beirg 49,,
so Dad that e Is not Uncommon to have
whole month taken FL getting a ship
l..ent IRON one point 20 another IN the
state. Notwithstanding the heavy penal-
ties incurred in such DELAYS
me commission urges that railroad com
Paniss De required to operate more local
passenger trains so that train service
VII not be so belated as it IS under the
present practice % having so-ca1iod
q
local work vi
Last year the commission docketed and
-laposed or asI cases and this wear ee5
casts- Lhe commission thinks passenger
rates are TOO high and should be re-
"-ceo, eut that IL should bc definitely
se1tied hrs; whether or not North caro-
ma is 10 continue the only State I'm ire
Union which requires first and second
class accommodations. The report ,trgee
tnat there be reduction OF fares Wiz,
only one class OF accommodation. Tho
average fare paid the past year on AN
roads in the State was 24-4 cents or
tHe persons killed and injured during
the year. = killed and 49, injured are
credited 20 the Atlantic Coast line. n
killed and lse injured 70 the Seaboard
Air Line; Is killed and 54s injured to the
southern. and killed and Al injured TO
miscellaneous roads. There arc Is 220 en-
pioyes. and 6SiSi56 passengers were trans
ported.
The report as TO banking interests
shows that there are this wear 2e4 bsnks
IN the State with S4s 307. - resources
against 30 banks last year with S4f 0qs. SEQ
resources During the year A. new banks
were chartered. and two went into liqui-
dalton.
In conclusion, the commission urges that
tne General Assembly amend the Corpor-
Gtlon Commission act so as to authorize
and empower the commission to make s,icb
order for repairs Of any railroad. or anv
addition TO its rolling stock. or anv addf-
uon or improvement 10 equipment. or
c"ahse IN the manner Of operating roads
ana conducting its business to promote
the security and convenience Of the
travelling public Also that the commits
sion shall have the same power over tele-
graph and telephone lines as II has over
railroads so far as they may be applied