The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-10
THE SEADOARD AND SOUTHERN.
Vhe Request of the Latter Was
Granted.
The Interstate Commerce Commission.
Says tho Southern to Nee, the Ont In
Rates Made by tho soaboard Air Line
May Charge Less for Long Than m
h Short Haul of Passengers.

WARRINGTON, April 9-The inter-
state commerce commission TODAY
granted the recent request of the South.
ern Railway Company, that in order to
meet tho cut In rates made by the Sea-
board Air Line 1t is authorized to charoa
less for long than short haul of pss.,
sengers. The order Of the commission
is as follows:
"it is ordered that the prayer of said
petitioners be and the same ia herebv
granted, and the said Southern Railwav
Compsnyis hereby authorized to CHARGE
TESS for the transportation of passeppera
oor Longer than for shorter distances
liver the same line in the same direc-
lion, tho shorter being included within
the longer distance, but only to the ex-
tent and upon the conditions following.
First, Such higher rate for shorter
distances shall not in any case exceed
tho lower rates for longer distances bv
more than five dollars. Second. Such
lower rates for longer distances shall
not In any case be less than those nre.
yiously published by the Seaboard Air
Line OF other competing carrier between
the same points Third, Such Iower
rates for longer distances shall no. in
any case be less than the cost OF tho
service rendered. This order is herebv
declared to be Temporary and proyis-
lonal pending further Investigate on bv
the commission, and the same NAV be
moaibed or revoked at any time and
with or without notics In the discrarion.
Of the mmission.
In explanation of the order the COM
mission made the following Statements
in substance:
1t appears that prior to March 6.
1892 the hrst class passenger rate be-.
tween Atlanta and New York was SaA
by all the routes named and that On
March o, the Seaboard Air Line pub
lished tariff putting into effeot rates
between Atlanta and New York citv "a
follows:
Via Portsmouth and tho Old Domin-
ion steamship line, Sl4; via Portsmouth.
Cape Charles and Delmar. sl4: Wis
Portsmouth and Baltimore, STA: and via
Weldon and Quantico, sin 10; that while
such rates apply northbound, the Sl4
rate soushbound applies only to the Old
dominion steamship line to Portsmouth,
and tho route through Baltimore and
the Day limo OF steamers to Portsmouth,
ehe rate by way OF Delmar and Cape
Charles being $40, and by way of Oasn.
tico and Weldon, $40 10. The Pennsvl.
vania Railroad Company has not re-
duced lis rates between New York and
any OF tho juno ton points above named.
and the Seabosrd Air Line has red uced
rates to ana from Intermediate noints
Wherever necessary 30 as to conform to
tho rule OF the fourth section of the act
to regulate commerce
1t further appears that the reduc
rates 40 established by the Seaboard
Air Line, and its connec tions. o,her
than the Pennsylvania system, apply
over part rall and part water route, exa
cept the route via Quantico, and are so
much below the reasonable rates which
might lawfully be charged for the SER
vices rendered as to afford an insuf..
hcient and inadequate basis for the adj.
Justment OF relative rates over the Gil
rail rou'es of the Southern Railroad
Company. and that sufficient grounds
appear for granting relief to some ex-
tent from the operation OF the fourth
section OF the act TO regulate commerce.