Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-20
THE RAILROAD LAW.
TIEWS OFBUSINESS-MEN.

THE RAILROAD LAW.
views OF BUSINESSMEN.
OF the STATE IN Conference Meeting or the
House Committee.
Last Friday night the House Com
mittee on Roads met in the hall Of the
House Of Delegates and had under con-
sideration the railroad commissioner
bill. Several gentlemen appeared be-
fore the committee on that occasion.
among whom were Colonel John b. Pur-
cell and Mr.. John S. Elicit, representa-
tives Of the Chamber Of Commerce II.
d. l.. Lewis, Of the Farmers Assembly,
and several railroad officials. The bill
which was under consideration by the
committee at that time was the one
offered in the House by Mr.. b. h.
Munford, Of Pittsylvania, who also ap-
peared and explained its different fel-
lures of the bill. 1t is said to be a
copy Of the Massachusetts, law, with the
18th section added thereto, which reads
as follows:
Section IA. But II any such adjudication
shall decide that the rates charged by auy
such corporation for the transportation OF
any freight or passengers between two
points upon It's line in the state are unjust.
! Is discriminating, as compared with It's
rates for like class Of fre ights or passeng
between other points in the state then the
| said Board shall further ascertain and FIX
what would be lust and reasonable rates to
bee charged for the transportation OF such
| freil ht or passengers between the points as
| TO which the discrimination Is decided 10
| exist: aud IT, after the lapse OF ten DAYS
fom the date OF such adj dJudicatiOn, such
corporation shall charge a greater rate be-
tween such points than that 80 fixed and
ascef;ained for such passen gers and frei ght Is.
then II shall be guilty OF a misdemGauOr.
ard fined not less than s1OO DOR more than
$500 for each charge In excess OF the rat ,
so fixed and such offence shall he cogniza %
bic. and presentment or indictment thereof
found either In the county or corpora tiOn
from which or 10 which such passengers or
freigbts may have been transported. Aud
the president OF said Board shall on appli-
cation OF any Justice, COmmonwealths at .
tOrney. or court OF the Com mOnwealfh fur
niEh a certificate ~ any rates so Il Xed and
ascertained by the Board. and his certific q
of the same signed by him. shall be eYi-
dence Of the facts tn ereln stated without
piUCi OF his handwriting.
EXPRESSION OF VIEWS.
The latter portion of section l3 con-
tains a provision which is greatly OBJ
jected to by the railroad authorities,
while the friends of the measure earn
cstly insist that it is essential to its
success. The committee was in ses-
sion but a short time, and at the sug-
gestion of Colonel Purcell adjourned
to meet last night to hear expressions
Of views Of the representatives Of the
farming interests, chambers Of COM
merce, boards Of trade, exchanges, city
councils, railroad corporations, &c.
The House Committee on Roads
Is composed Of Messrs. Stribling
lchairman), Brown, Cardwell, Burks,
Starke, Loving. Smith. Oglesby, Tagen-
ner, johnson, Martin, and Franklin.
4 CONFERENCE.
On Saturday the Committee on Inland
Trade of the Chamber Of Commerce
requested the different representa-
tiyes interested to meet them in this
city Tuesday, January l9th, at their
rooms. Yesterday at ~ o'clock this
meeting was held, and the following
gentlemen were present:
staunton Merchants and Manufacturers
BssociatlOn Alexander Hart aud Ar.sta
HCgc.
Iauville Chamber Of Commerce: y. :.
Crees. j. NJ Neal, and W. L. Towns.
Lynchburg Chamber OF Commerce: John
F.siaughter Jacob If. Franklin. and George
~ Jones.
Norfolk Merchants and Manuacturers'
Exchange: Thomas =. BOrum. William A.
Smith, and -. \. Burweil. Cotton Ex-
change Charles g.. Elliott, Henry Rsy-
no d. and &. ". Gandy. Councilmen n.
:. Cooke, and W. W. Webster.
Portsmouth Board OF Trade T.. {. Brooks
K. J. Nicely George X. Trout.
Alexandria Corn Exchange j. I. Beck
ham, J.. B. H0Oe, q. T. WOrthingtOn. Jr..
George b. Cochran, John p. Robinson.
Merchants: ". A. smOot. re presenting the
lime. plaster, Goa, and fertilizer interest;
Charles King, wholesale grocery trade J.
H. Zimmerman. coal interest; Herbert
krya agricultural supplies, &c; r. "A.
Reed, shipping; Robert ". Lawson. grain
ard commission trade.
Culperer: Major Charles Waite. OF Fray
x Co.
Kiverton: Il. B. Mccoy, g. William Cone.
and {. W. Dorsey, merchants.
Petersburg Chamber Of Commerce {. T..
Burton and j. 4. Dalton.
Richmond Chamber Of Commerce John
z. Purcell. Robert r.. B.ankenship. &. h.
WiDgo, r.. ID. Taylor, and OTlH COttrcll.
Glain and Cotton Exchange: Lewis ID.
CTenshaw, Charles Simpson. and x. A. Dun
lop. Manufactures Archer Anderson, Pc
ter Ainslie. Senator: J. TAYLOR Ellyson.
Railroads J. NJ. Robinson. president Sea-
board and Roanoke railroad and Bay Line
OF steamers; Colonel A. =. buford, president
OF Richmond and Danyille; MAJOR +. +. ID.
Meyers, president OF Petersburg railroad;
sol. Hass, T. NJ. OF the Associated Rail-
ways; J. ii. Drake, general freight agent
Richmond and Danyille railroad Il. VI.
~ullyi superintendent Petersburg railroad
l.. 4. Myers, superintendent SeaDoard aud
Roanoke railroad; j. \. b. Thompson. gem
eIal freight and passenger agent Virginia
Midland IRi.rOad; ID. ANtell, receiver and
genera manager Richmond and Allegheny
railroad General william {. WicRnam,
vice president Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way; h. Wslters, general passenger agent
Coast Line; .. V. Smith. cain agent.
Portsmouth j. W. McCarrick, general
Sgent clyde Line; c. a. Taylor, general
flCket and passenger agent Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac: W. W.
Bridges, pres dent Of the Atlantic Coast
Line.