The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-21
THE OBJECTIONS RAISED
BY THE RAILROADS TO THE
RATES PRESCRIBED BY THE
RAILROAD COMMISSION.

The Hearings Before the Railroad
Commission Continued Yesterday.
Another Session To-day.
The CHRONICLE, at the time, gave no.
tice that hearing would be given by
the Railroad Commission to all the rail-
roads Of the State before the rates pre-
scribed by the Commission should go
into effect Hearings which began on
Tuesday were continued on yesterday.
The Passenger Rates.
The general trend of the arguments
made 10y the representatives of the rail-
roads is that the reduction of rates made
by the Commission would bring loss
TO them. They asked for relief from
specific rates established by the Com
mission. The representatives of the
Richmond \ Danyille and the Whining
ton Il Weldon railroads stated that their
roads were willing to a reduction in the
passenger rate to the 4 for first class
and , for second class fare on their
main lines, but that they were unwilling
to make reduction upon their branch
lines, and asked the Commissioners to
change their rule in regard TO passenger
rates on branch roads.
The q. +. ~ Y. Y. road through Mr..
Petecy Gray, acting president, and Mr.. j.
W. Fry, superintendent, protested
against any reduction in the passenger
or freight rates.
Mr. NJ X. King, Superintendent,
aud Mr.. Hudging5, Freight and PaSsen-
ger agents appeared for the Norfolk Il
Southern road. They claim that having
water competition, 10y the sound on one
side and the canal on the other, they
could not atl1rd the reduction ordered
by the Commission.
Richmond and Danville Railroad.
Col. A b Andrews, Second Vice Presi
dent; Sol. Hl 5, General Traffic Agent
}. Il. Drake, General Freight Agent
JAS. l. Taylor, General Passenger Agent
and W. A. Turk, Division Passenger
Agent, appeared before the Commission
for the Richmond Il Danville railroad
They mainly discussed the freight rates
expressing their willingness to accede t.
the passenger rates prescribed except OF
their branch roads.
The A n Y. c. X. X.
Mr.. 5 l.. Dill, superintendent, ap
peared in behalf of the A Il n. G. r K.
aud asked that this road, which belong
TO the State, should not be required t
make any change in existing tariffs.
The Roanoke n Southern.
Application was made by Mr. g. "
Masolin, Superintendent of the Roanok
& Southern railroad, asking to be re
ieved from the rules aud regulation
made by the Commission.
A. To Freight Rates.
There were long discussions before til
Commission upon the freight rates pr,
scyibed 1t was stated by one of th
IOllroad Cflicers that the rates pre-
scribad would mean a reduction of 4
per cent upon some Of the classifc.
tlons, and too much reduction upo
others Some of the roads asked to
allowed to retain their present tarf
Others asked percentage of increas
of from ten to twenty per cent. ov,
the tariff prescribed by the Railroa
Com mission. These requests wei
mainly on the letter classes which il
cude chiefly grain, corn meal, and 9th
articles OF prime necessity which tt
Railroad Commission had so claSSlit
as 20 give y low tariff rate. The Cor
mission, in their classification, soug
to make their reductions upon such a
ticles as corn salt, &c, which even Il
poorest people are compelled to have.
Most Of the roads asked for chan!
in the classification of fertiliz 9rs, cottt
seed meal and oil cake so as to cOnfor
to tue present special rate used in trar
porting these articles. The Railro
Commission had placed cotton Seed me
aud cotton oil cake in class *. Tn
had placed fertilizers by the car load
class NJ less than car loads in class
The price for five miles for 100 pounds
prescribed by the Railroad Commissio
on class X, is / cents In class III t
price IS 50 cents per ton.
To-Day's Session.
The Commissioners will meet aga
this morning at 1870 O'Clock at th
rooms A hearing vii! be given to NJ
John Q. Winder and other officers Of /
Ssaboard Air Line Railroad.