The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-16
HEARING OF
RAILROADS !. | |.
Many Appear Before the Cor
pOratiOn Commission.
SOME WHOW!E:RE PRESENT Il $; E
The Body TO Continue its Sitting Vo>
Day and for Several Days-o'har'
tiers Granted Yesterday and
55 Others Recorded.

stlIaa d iH .+f .t' lHG'
rhe railways Of the state hro being
given hearing before the Corporation
Commission In tho matter OF the pros
,,ectlve now assessment of railway proper
ties within this State, work III whlch
the commission Is now engaged. I'hese
hearings are similar to those given by
tho old Board OF Public Works. tho pre-
decessors OF tho commission In tho as.
scssnont work. Usually tho representa-
tivos Of tho various lines appear, and ar
que against any increase of their nsscss'
ments, quoting their financial state.
ments In support Of their contention that
the roads have all tho taxation that
their business aud financial condltlons
Justify. In no case are tho railways aRii'
ing for any reduction on the old Tux rate
and generally there ls little proteot
against the new assessments, aud that
ls usually plea for the retention or
that ot last year. N.. I'll
,$st The hearing of ali the steam railways
Of the state will DO completed to-day. and
after TINT the electric railways, the tele.
graph, telephone and express companies
will be heard on succeeding days or days
t ODE announced hereafter. The hearing
to-day will begin ut 1890 A. M.
ROADS REPRESENTED.
at yesterdays hearing tho New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk was tho first
railway to appear 1t was represented
BY Judge Thomas II. Wilcox, It's counsel,
and BY Mr.. Robert B. Cooke, It's traffic
manager, both Of whom argued torceful-
" against any increase In assessment. q
5rhe Chesapeake and Ohio railways
Representative was Mr.. Garrett wan, OF
I t-.sc 49,, III, NJ, Afr. NJ IL
son, comptroller Of the Norfolk and Wes-
ern railway appeared for that line, and
Mr.. III. w. Miller, assistant to the vice
president Of the Southern railway, ap-
peared for that line The souihern's
vlce-president. Col. A. 3. Andrews, who
before tho commission. was slightly In
jured in a railway collision and did not
appear, returning to Raleigh Instead. Mr..
Miller is also from Raleigh. Hon. Al
fired P. Thorn, of Norfolk, Of counsel for
| the Southern railway, also appeared IN
| Its behalf.
lbMr..tC.s o. Bradford. real estate repre-.
sentative of the Louisville and Nush.
| vile railway, also appeared In the mat
! ter Of the assessment of the property OF
1.-the Cumberland Valley branch OF thai
| line.
THE vIRG1NIA-C4-- LIMA.
Judge White, counsel for the Virginia
Carolina Railway Company, was gver
q hearing in behalf OF that company, ant
made n statement Of It's financial condi
| ton and prospects. Hc was tho last to be
heard, and the commission rose, after
| having sat after 6 p. NJ.
j AT the further hearing of railway rep
| resentauves to-day Hon. William. J
,I,eake on behalf Of the Richmond. Fred
i cricksburg and Potomac ilWay, he 70
tomac Railway Company of Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Connection
| ~ INV, ,,1 fba NVn ellington and South
l ern railway, will appear.
/ MIR. George Mason. city attorney OF Pe
tcrsburg. will address the commission q
to the proper apportionment OF that cit.
for the Virginia. Passenger and PoWf
j Company, the Seaboard Air Line rail-
i way and the Seaboard and Roanoke rail
way. It Is understood that the city o
Petersburg desires to secure the head
4 quarters and Offices Of these various rail-
4 ways In that city.
1 Hon Eppa Hunton, Jr., will appear 70
& the Scaboard Air Line and the Senboar
and Roakokc railways In the absence o
tho general counsel for that system
Judge Leigh r. Watts, OF Portsmouth
The Virginia Passenger Car Trust AS
ISOLATION have lodged wlth.thc Corpora
ton Commission n copy Of the lease an
contract Of August 10th, 1903, for twenty
two closed electric railway coaches. to b
built on the most modern and approve
plans The Bowling Green Trust Com
pany Is the trustee. This action IN nc
cordance with the provisions OF sectio
1876 A. of the Constitution OF Virginia
. which provides that the Corporation com
mission shall have all the rights AN
powers and perform all the duties or ~
old state Board of Public Works, unde
the old Constitution. This Is ono Z
the delegated powers.
THREE CHARTERS RECORDED. /
These charters wore filed with the com
, mission for recordat!on yesterday:
The Rockhil Machine Company, Q
Roanoke: authorized to change It's nam
to the Rockhll Foundry and Maeh!n
Company. II. B. RQckhill is presiden
The capital stock of the concern is SIS
The Nrontroos Union Lodge No. !, 9
! Wcstmoreland county. Charles r. Tat
!: is named as president and no :carltt
:. stock is named, ~
: west. Norfolk county; corpora:ors, B.
Scott, r. IT. Sivils and j. a. Scott; cap
tai, $500 to $1,000.
The Cape Henry Social Club, IncFo,rre
and ' 3. c. Bell as corporators; caplt'
from 5000 to $1,000
The smith Corner Social Club. Inco
noratod. OF Princess Anne coSnty;. G.
Smith r. FL s,yS f nnn sso6 n, u Wn 1b
with i. N. Coble. William Meade. a,
Floyd Pnrkor MS Incorporators; capt
stock from $500 to $1,000.
The Great. Bridge Soclal Club, lnco
} poratcd OF Norfolk county, was chnuc
cd; capital nominal
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED,
, The Swords Creek Coal and Coke CO
i, por7tIon was chartered yesterday by q
most nretenticts charter OF the day,
: is Russell county CORPORA ton with
; capital stock Of from $1,000 to S25, 600 ~
cornorators and officers named aro: G, y
! Hall, presidents; n, A Alexander, 50
!, rotary and treasurer,
= The George y, witt Shoe comnany,
v INnchhllrg. were authorized to amend !
: charter so as to permit the issue OF SlO
. ON of preferred six per cent stock.
: These foreirnt corporations were n
thorIzed IN do business IN this. Stnte, hn
Ing comnlied with the laws: The South"
Hama C,n-onara tiun Company ~ Miss
nInni aud The NIndern Woodmen