Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-11
AFTER THERAIL WAYS
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Begins Investigation.
DISCRIMINATION is CHARGED
Making: Freight Tariffs Envo,inE
Shipments to Norfolk and Thereby
lriurlng Lharlcston's business.
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frai.tt -, ~
~, s 800 - M,'l:li s!le 'es
,o,t,ti,, $500 -. ~ :. Gus.
arninst 40 va.ia,s ,iI, ,;,ln l.
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r,hnrc ara ,hn',t ,G7,.,, .''' ; s1uta,
,.,.,ac n,n,od ~ .'i"'N 1N'''1'
thr,n ~ e,St,,., 1e. .'S a,lio!s
coast 7 mo as.,,,!; ~, VIC N'''t {.
h1,rI All. -, - -, enc
more ana Ohin ~ ~" , ~ i'a ~,
lnnr-r,.,,,a;,, N.i.'i * - ne
th,t aisc,.;,,,i,, - ilarlestoh
thn rai1,y,,.r ~ t, 'ates are mace ny
nrainst ,,h,,las.o, 80 l"'A a'.o
80 en''i lcSt"h' porn on products
coastwise sh;,,,,, n,'u 10y lorsisn ana
trib,t;on rrn,,, Nn.s ~ - 'Hit"sy uls-
crn nni,,t. '''' ->oiio'N ~ o'Nef south
Tho ba,r;nr b.
C.o,n,nissionar. rio1 ptici t
Calhoun rI,hc,, ,,s,,.,el NY ano
p];tinonts p l.. $50. - ~. ~ colii,
John a. Sn,i,h man.,t-o, 80 ~, 'hu
ton frr.ht hura.,, i1 =. - = |l,<1i -
fcndaot carriars v,,s E-1x..,,,, ~ 81 .ne "
RAII,WA1- MIN -r II : :, ~ 'e''
An,onr thosn 1,,ssa,,t
we're Vim Ca..,,1a11 .ie '.eS.ill.s
a.rert - tha ~ a. lie1 ~
nni. p.j,,,.., :, ~, &c i.sS.sfh Iiii-
..rr az INA se,,,b,,, .lasilc mana! ~
C;loye,. trofEc ,n,n, 81. -. y:
The tirs. ,,.;te ~ - = ,oe.' pu't' .
chairman Of ira co,,ti,., a. ~
Association. His rSan3in,,ia ~ d go
opcd ths. fact ina. hi. aseS,.;. ~ ~ w.
tho succnssor of S,.,,s! ..' - !" ~
Freirht Assn,.iatio., ~, ~; Ili51n ol''ts
mo Ola So,,ths, :, i, ..''s -, ~ u
shin Associ,tion NJ p,,.,.,t. - - -, " :
q good many .,,,o 80 ~ tli..
TEL, associatinn wara sti1I -; ~ ~ &c; =
the rates from the vest RI 10 eo,,,, j.
eastern seabo,rd noir-s a. -.
fully con,nrsart nith ~, 40 ~
rates had hsan ,,,.,7a c,, s''o: =:
rates We're rs,,oll,- lic,,..l.1 ~, u
meetings OF the assor.;atinn I,,o',,,,' ei! :,
did not undertake ~ ,,,sl.. =, ;, :, - So. :.
them.
GAVE No TN,-c,p,1 ALTON
W. Fl. I1itzccrnr5 coon,n;s.sjo,,,,,
Virginia I3ailv,av ssoni,t;,, w ~.
cd b,,t No adGad va, ';,t1a ~ 49, cail
l,.,iea of .,.,, ~ 49, - ~" h1lo
w,r n,al. ~ y! rs tit!s'''i nc !off :
consisted or ina A,la,,ic 49,. rs s<'lu
tic Southern ,;ai,",- -. lily '.h .I1
Mir Line having bna, , n,a,s,,, !. y,
about three wears 49, III a;n -
ever had nnr,1;nr :, -, =. ,,.; 49,. nov"
through rates n7arely n,-l,lishin 81, !,
compilin. hn ,,tn.. ,;,.a,, :. "ilu
,,vi6,,a rnals rnu al ~. - W. n
ton Freight Rure;,u .,n,,envn,.e.s 40 49,,
on what D,.inc;nIa the -, - ~ ~"
ton were made b,,t N,. E,itzra,.ald -,
ter an hours c,lcsfioninr, co,111
that thay we're cam,,jln,s ~ 49, 49,,
Ryan one of the, Ate c,erks in ~ -
flee Witness sai%Sa,.. eray -, - ; -
lions as to how rho tsorn;1,t;on sho,,i>,
be made and did raj rn,-inI,- ~. 49, ,'S. /.
after ii was done If IN, ,,,,.l- iv,s =, :.
satisfactory to the indiyil,,,l ro,1,s
they could call attention to # 0thar-
Wise the clerks compilations stood a.,
Fitzgrrald at FIRST said tha+ = VAN
be impossible for the sol,thern ,.,ilw:Iys:
to reduce the western, through rates tn
south Atlantic norts without rn1l,,I.;,,
the loca! rates to interior roints as i
would interfere with the long and short
haul provision established Nv the in1cr-
state commerce commission. He a1ter-
ward admitted however that the fact
of Water competition by great lakes and
Atlantic coast steamship lines applied
as much to Charleston and Wilmington
as To Norfolk.
NO DISCRAMINl ALTON
"r. Fitzgerald said that While he did
net know Just how rhe rates were ar
ranged. he felt sure they We're arranged
on tar an! equitable basis with no
View or .n1uring Charleston.
me last witness of the day was c. S.
ruiton, secretary of the Ohio River.
Central Traffic Association. He furnish
60 the surprise of the hearing by shift
m G"s rnfee aanst the 5er sn ah
Atlantic ports to the shoulders Of the
southern railway lines he said that
the roads north and west of the Ohio
a standing offer to pro-rate the through
charses TO the South Atlantic ports
win the railways south OF the Ohio on