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1 1No No 40 TALLAHASSEC I AUGUST 18 181906 1906 Single Si le Copy Gopy5Gents 5 Gents
RML R RAILWAY IL WAY IV Y OFFICIALS OFFICI LSONCONGlSTIOlf LSONCONGlSTIOlft ON CONGESTION CONGESTIONw t < 1J
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Put Blame on Consignees Failure to fjjjjyide fjjjjyideVessels ProvideVessels e ii iiVessels
Vessels to Carry Lumber Off i J yCOilST yifc yifcv n + v f y f fq fT fCOAST i T q
COAST LINE MEN SAY THEIR TERMINALS SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENTFormer
Former Seaboard Superintendent Admits Lack of Facilities Facllitiest St Johns JohnsTerminal JohnsTerminal JohnsTerminal >
Terminal Company Superintendent Says facilities Ampleo1 Ample A1l1pleIJnlm <
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I VI o1 IS I I jJJ Olr Olri
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Last weeks issue of THE SUN contained ox oxtracts extracts oxtracts
tracts copied verbatim from the testimony glveaby given givenby
by the shippers to Railroad Commissioner Burr at atthe atthe atthe
the hearing in Jacksonville last month and a apromise apromise apromise
promise that this issue would contain extracts extractsfrom extracbtfrom extractsfrom
from the testimony of the railroad raUroadofficlals raUroadofficlalsIn officials officialsIn
In fulfilling this promise THE SUN leaves le ves it to tothe tothe tothe
the readers to form their own opinion as to where wherethe wherethe wherothe
the fault lies after giving them the opportunity opportunityto
to read both sides Railroad Commissioner Burr Burrhas Burrhas Burrhas
has not gone over the testimony as yet and on onaccount QnRccount onaccount
account of the accumulation of work in the office officedue ofceduo officedue
due to the fact that one man instead of three i9 isworking i9working 9 9worldng
working Mr Burr will probably not be able to tomake tomake tomake
make his report setting forth his opinion as to towhere towhere towhere
where the fault lies for some days to come Next Nextweek Nextweek Nextweek
week THE SUN will review this testimony give glveuby glveaby giveby
by both sides and make such comment on the sit situation situatlon sltuation ¬
uation as its importance Importancejuatifies justifies giving its opinion opine oplnion opineion ¬
ion formed by a careful analysis of the testimony testimonyas
with ith its sug suggestion suggestion suggestion ¬
as to where the th fault lies together
gestion as to the remedy which should be applied appliedIn
In this connection connectionTJlE THE SUN apologizes to tho thoreading thoreading thureading
reading public for using up so much space for thepresentation the tboJ thepresentation
presentation J > of this story but the tb great impo impotance Impotance impowtance
tance of it Is offered as a Justification for thtu thtucourse thtscourse thtcourse
course In a matter where the business of the theState thetate theState
State is so seriously hampered and a great loss lossof lossof lossof
of business has already been suffered and an In Incalculable Incalculable incalculable
calculable loss threatens the future it is the prov provInce provfnce provestnce
Ince and the duty of a public Journal to do what whatever whatover whatever ¬
ever is possible to do to save the situation situationThe
The only thing coming within the scope of the thepowers thepowers thepowers
powers of a public Journal is to present the case caaoas cuoas caseas
as fully as posslbletllls possible this THE SUN has endeav endeavored endeayored endeavored ¬
ored to do and to comment on the facts factsthis factsthisTHE thisTHE this thlaTHE
THE SUN will do doThis doThis
This matter has received the attention Ai A of the theBonrdof theBoardof theBoardof
Boardof Trade of ofJaC Jacksonville onvme and a dof of the e trade tradec
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nrgahzations in other cities which shows that thoestimate tho thoestimate theestimate
estimate plced upon its importance by THE SUN SUNis SUNIs
is shared by others There was a meeting last lastweek lastweek lastweek
week in Ocala which Commissioner Burr atttond atttonded
ed Without going into tne details detuUsof of the meet meeting meettng mooting ¬
ing which for the want of a stenographic report reportof > ort ortof
of it it is impossible to toobthin obtain obtt in THE SUN SUNgetl gets it itfrom Itfrom itfrom
from Commissioner Burr that the thesome flame complaint complaintwas
was made about the delay in handling shipments shipmentsby shlpmentabyOcala
by byOcala Ocala merchants merch ntans as was made by the Jackson Jacksonville JacksonvUle Jacksonyule
yule merchants In Inspealdngof speaking of the matter Com Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner ¬
missioner Burr says that tho complaints were by byno byno
no means confined to Jacksonville that the Com Cornmission Commission Commission
mission is in daily receipt of letters from other othercities othercities othercities
cities in the State the tenor of all of them being beingthe beingthe beingthe
the same that the delay in furnishing care the thodelay tl1fJdelay thedelay
delay in the transportation of freight and the reptrictions re reoptrlcttons rePtrictlons
ptrictions put upon uponshipper shippers on account acco nt of tho tholack tho1aclt thelack
lack of facilities of the railroad were seriously seriouslyhampering soriouslyhampering erloust erlousthampering
hampering business bu lnees and resulting in Ingreatlo great 1os 1osA loas loasA 1 1A
A letter was received by the Commission thin thinweek thlllweel thisweek
week signed by W WT T Semmes Orlando W M MPlttman MPittman MPittman
Pittman Tampa J W Dutton Mascotte Jno W WRoss WRoss WRoss
Ross Tampa who subscribed themselves th m elve as dally dallytravelers dat1ytravelers dailytravelers
travelers complaining of the thecondlUon condition of the road roadbed roadbed roadbed
bed between Sanford and St Petersburg on the A AC AC AC
C L Ry These men said that the track wag woo in a adangerous adangerouscondlt1on adangerous
dangerous dangerouscondlt1on condition that there had been scarcely scarcelyany
any work done on It by section hands for monthipast monthi month1past monthlpast
past that three wrecks had recently occurred occurreddue oecurre oecurredue oecurreudue
due to the fast running of trains over the Impefeet impefeat Impe Impefeet
feet track and that one of thorn bad resulted in inperlously Inperlously inerlously
perlously injuring one person It was the opin opinion 01 ophIon > 1 1ton ¬
ion of the writers that the men menoperatlng operating the thetrains thetrains thetrains
trains were not notto to blame that they exercised duo duocare duucare duitcare
care and diligence to avoid ovoidaccldent accidents but that thatThey thatThey thatthey
They were w re obliged to make the time or lose their theirjobs theirjob theirjobs
jobs and nd that the roadbed was in n no condition fothe for forthe fo fothe
the fast schedules being operated 9per The Jet lettert letter r 1
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urged the Commission I to take tnk action actionAnother actionAnother I f 1ini 1iniurged
Another difficulty has ha arisen aru en in Jacksonville Jacksonvilleover Jaeksonvllleover J o1 < o vll1 vll1ovel I
over the tbefal1ure failure of the agreement between the th thEast
East Coast Co t Ry and R d the A AO 0 L LForyear For years past pastan ptllltan
an agreement ngreementht1l11exl haM existed ted between the th two roads roadsby roadby roadsby
by which the A C L LfUlnl furnished hed theE the East lt Coast Coastwith Q Coastwith II IIwlthtermiQdl
with wlthtermiQdl terminal facilities f This agreement Agtee ent coasel cease ceaseAug co le leAug
Aug 1st and the East EnstOoaatl Coast is unable to deliver deliverfreight deliverfreight
freight except on ontl the day track traclcSQIId Solid car ship shipments shipmenu hpmentsover ¬
menu mentsover over the tbeEastCoalt East Coast are not bandied be beyond 1J 1Jyond byond ¬
yond South Jacksonville unless Unle an additional additionalswitching additionalswitching 1 l lswitching
switching charge of 2 per per car Is I paid by the cpn cpnHignees 9n 9nignecsCommts onsignoes
Hignees ignecsCommts Commissioner loner Burr Investigated this thllt thllta at ata ata
a visit this week to tc Jacksonville and advised lJvlm < ltlio ltliosbippe1s the thoshippers theshippers
shippers to pay the tb switching swltchtngcharge charge after make makeIng ¬
ing protest and to file lethe the claims with the protest protestwith JlrteltwlthtlloOommlllon1hl protestwith
with wlthtlloOommlllon1hl the Commission Thlp matter will bo beUk taken takenup tokenup ll llup
up as as soon soona as a quorum q orumqf of the t e Commission pan ln lnsecured l lsecured t tccured
secured a ahe hearing llng on it field ela and a d decision ct to mad madThe m a aThe c cThe
The testimony given by the tloraUroad railroad officials at atthe atthe
the hearing by Commissioner Burr July 13th 13thanl an3 i
14th 14thtollowI follows All of o the testimony U not given
but butwhere where extracts are re giver they are are1n In the exant exantwords exantwords exa t twords
words used at tho hearing In selecting these th ex
tracts care has haMbe been n taken to use ulethOlImOlt those most to tono
he point with the single purpose ot presenting p eHntlnf
tho situation as viewed by the witnesses witness quoted
J A Shea Sheawal was the first witness to totetlff testify on o bo b
half haltot of the theraUroad theraUroadQMr railroadsQMr railroads railroadsQ
Q QMr QMr Mr Shea Sbeawhat what are the causes caUl of the th preent pre present prosont ¬
ent congested condition c of the t terminals rmlnal In Jack Jacksonville Jacksonville ¬ J Jlonv111e
sonville and the failure on the part of the roads to topromptly topromptly 1 1promptly
promptly deliver cars to toconsgnees7 consignees A AOne One of
the causes cau el is I the congested condition of ottho the dOCkand docks docksand docksand
and embargoes placed on cars for delivery to tho
St StJohn Johns Terminal TermlnalColil1dthe Co and the Atlantic CoaMt
Line 1lnetennlnal terminal Another AnotherealJlo cause is our own owDterml owDtermlIii termli terml
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