Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-24
1t Will Probably Soon Turn
Its Trains Into New
Union Staten.
Yesterdays Hearing Before Corpora
ton Commission In Raleigh
Was in The Nature Of q
Getting Together Gen.
ference.

ference.
At the hearing before the North
Corporation Commission in
Raleigh Monday in regard to the
of the Norfolk & Southern
Railway to enter the new passenger
in Goldsboro, Receiver Harry
Wolcott, General Superintendent R.. p.
Foster, Land and Industrial Agent
Fred L. Merritt and Treasurer M.
Manly represented the Norfolk &
Southern. General Manager w. NJ
Royal, of the Atlantic Coast Line, ap-
peared for that road at the request of
the Corporation Commission, as the
Coast Line was in charge of the conf
struction of the station, and the COM
mission desired to ascertain from him
the status of the roads after b order
was issued by the commission requir-
ing the three railroads, Southern, At
lantic Coast Line and Norfolk &
Southern, to erect the new union depot
at Goldsboro. He produced letters
which passed between the Norfolk &
Southern and Atlantic Coast Line in
correspondence relative to the new
station.
The Norfolk & Southern was eX-
| pected and seemed to be thoroughly
committed to a partnership with the
| Atlantic Coast Line and Southern,
| which was shown in the correspon-
| dence, and was not denied at the hear
ing. That road neglected and dec1in-
ed to put up the money it was expect
ed to give on their part in the con-
struction of the depot, which was COM
pleted by the Atlantic Coast Line and
Southern. Til Norfolk & Southern
was called upon for $40, 900, when the
being all the money that was expect
ed from that road, but it refused to
pay any, stating that it did not have
the money. The total cost of the new
station was $4,000.
In the appearance yesterday the
Norfolk & Southern rendered as its
excuse that it was in the hands of a
receiver and that it could not provide
the travelling public with the conven-
fence of the new station at GOldsboro
While the road gave that as the rea-
son it is maintaining an uptown de-
pot in Goldsboro at an expense of $18(
per month, but it was stated that il
costs slightly in excess of $500 pei
month to operate the new union de
= pot, and the expense to the Norfolk &
Southern, should it enter the new sta
ton, would be not much more thai
500 on the basis of one-third, as The
other roads are entering it now.
In addition to the expense of the up
town, it was said hat every person
buying a Norfolk & Southern tickle
who has to be transferred is charged
and extra rs cents for transfer, and i
the passenger is transferred from 9th
er roads it was stated that they-th'
roads themselves-pay the transfe,
charges. If the passenger should hav'
> baggage there would be an extr;
, transfer charge Of Is cents. Figures
: were given by the Norfolk & Southern
! showing that there are annually 27,
900 transfer passengers. The grea
volume of travel from Central an
Western Carolina to the coast is thu
interrupted by the refusal of the Nor
folk & Southern to enter the new I'm
S ion passenger station at GoldsbOr'
and the passengers have to driv
across the city of Go1dsboro to get t,
e the Norfolk & Southern depot. It wa
s stated that so per cent. OF the bust
ness of the Norfolk & Southern i
transfer business.
After the matter had been investi
: gated by the Corporation Commission
Receiver WolcOtt, after examining
S the figures and seeing that it cost a
g much to continue the uptown depot a
8 it would to enter the new union de
e pot, told Mr.. Royal that if he wou1
" call a meeting of the stockholders Q
the Goldsboro Depot Company, an
d they would permit the Norfolk |
d Southern to enter on figures at whic
it would be able to get in on, his roa
n would dun into the union depot. MI
Royal replied that that was the RICH
thing to do, and this meeting will b
held during the present week.
oil The Corporation Commission cor
e scented to this arrangement, announe
ing that if the conference should b
s held directly the commission woul
adjourn the hearing to the latter pa1
e of the week.
d 1t is probable that the Norfolk
e Southern and the other roads will al
o rive at an agreement, and should the
not an order by the commission is ex
peeted this week.
GOLDSBORO REAL ESTATE.
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