The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-04-07
THIS SUBJECT WAS HEARD
BEFORE RAILROAD coMMis.
SION TUESDAY
Long Distance Schedule Subject 10
interference Despite Best Efforts OF
Roads to Prevent Delays SAYS Mr..
Thompson.

! W aSCSildlH llle reasons Tor the decay
OF passenger trains, ard, if possible to
| arrive at a remedy therefor, the rail
road commission had public hearing
yesterday and listened to explanations
frcm representatives of several of the
leading railroads of the state.
Among those who appeared were J..
S. B. Thompson, assistant to the pres
1dent of the SoI,hern railroad; j. ".
| Brand, general superintendent of the
Atlantic Coast Line; c. S. Candle,
superintendent of transportation IF
| the Central OF Georgia; d. NJ. Gordy,
of the Georgia Southern and Flor! la,
and Mr.. Stanley, of the SeabOard Air
Line. The Atlanta and West port
was also represented.
The principal argument was made
by Mr.. Thompson, OF the Soothern
Practically the same grounds for delay
were alleged by those who appeared
for the ether systems.
MIR. Thompson's Statement.
! Mr.. Thompson in opening his state
ment explained to the commission II al
the trains against which compla Mt
| had been made ara trains which ia d
| large measure are engaged in the
| bauiing of interstate lrGvel. He stated
that these trains are not operated to
meet local conditions and that were il
| not fer the through travel the COM
pany would not lie justified in their
operation. He then went on to show
that on each of the lines of the South
ern out of Atlanta tie company main-
tains a local passenger service that
meets the wants Of its patrons and
against which ne complaint had beep
made by the commission in its lett 81
asking the Southern to appear at tbs
hearing.
Quoting from the etters of the cJm-
mission "The reports of delayed y s.
sen2er trains filed by your company
| SHOW that your trains numbers 30, 30
6, l3. IA. 81 and 3S are frequently larC
at Atlanta and the same is true of
yolr trains numbers 6, 13 and. II 1t
| Macon" Mr.. Thompson went on 20
| tell in detail of the operation of these
trains. He explained that 80. 3G, 81
and 3S are through trains between
| New Orleans and New York and TINT
| G. 10. and II are through trains he
tween Cincinnati and Jacksonville lie
stated that these trains Travelled hul
dreds of miles before reaching the
! Georgia line, that they were forced 20
wait OH through connections, and that
/ trains running sucn ltng distances are
of necessity subjected at times to d.
| lays, largely due to matters W'hfh
are beyond the control of the railroad
company and which cannot be fore
seen. While every effort is made 10
keen the interstate trains on tln2,
experience has shown that at times
| this is impossible. The Southern Rlll-
way company has spent and is spent
| ing large sums in improving its tracks,
/ strengthening its blidges, pur2haS'nS
additional motive power and more
commodions equipment. 1t has spent
a particularly large sum in increaslhe
the weight of its rails fully 33 1-3 r1r-
cent and in ballaSting its tracks. 1t
! has done everything in its power 10
! enatle it to render satisfactory serute
bat nevertheless tn ase delays have oc-
Cured and it is fair to assume l"W
/ they will to some extent continue.
No Complaint on Locals.
Mr.. Thomson showed that th@
! Southern operates twenty hree pas
senger trains daily out of Atlanta
Thirteen of these do strictly local 3u5''
ness in Georgia anl against these 10
complaint is made. Five are operated
wholly between points in the state
Often trains each lay are engaged
in interstate traffic crlnplains has baeE
made against seven. The same num-
Der of trains in each class arrive IN
Atlanta each day over the Sout1@fn'
Where complaint has been maIs
against four trains CT the Atlanta AL
Charlotte line Nj Thompson sta'ec
that there are four other through
trains on this Tine and six local rains
furnishing the people along it ale
quate service.