The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20
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Interstate Commerce Comn1is-
sion to Look Into Consolida-
ton Of Virginia Railroads.
From Our Regular Correspondeut.)

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April Zone
OF the most important resolu tons In
itroduced at the present session Of Con-
gess Is one offered In the House BY.
Representative Joseph Holt Gaines, Of
the Third West Virginia District, which
directs the Interstate Commerce ;Comrnls-
sion to Investigate the Community Of
Interest, by which the Norfolk and
tina: sBaltimore and Ohio Railways ARE
held b. tho same persona, or company.
The resolution, though Offered late in the
session. will probably be agreed to by
the two branches. The commission is
directed to report at the next session OF,
Congress. $ S III
nIr. Gaines says that the practical con-
solidarion OF the three great coal carry
Ing loads OF the South, under the cons
troll of the Pennsylvania, has had the
leffec: Of increasing rates for the trans
portatlon, as it has DESTROYED compet-
tion Since the roads wers consolidated
he says that 1t is impossible for the coal
onera.nls to got the cars neaded for the
Transportation of their coal to market.
the railways saying they lave not tie
equipment necessary to haul all the cpa!
mined It is charged by the operators
that the transportation companies are
also in effect the sellers OF tho coal In
the markets away from the mines, and
that they do not want the price to fall
as 1t would do II all the coal that could
re mined we're put on the market as
fast as the operators desire, IA
The railway companies have always
denied that they have refused miners
the cnrs necessary for hauling the coal
to market save for the reason that cars
could not he had. It Is also denied that
the cost OF transportation OF coal to
deep water from the mines OF the New
@Piver and Kanawha fields, In Mr.
Gaines's district, for instance Is dis
rroportonately high compared with the
price received for coal now and the price
received when the cost Of transporta ton
WAS lower, .
But Mr.. Gaines says he wants the 1n-5
terstate Commences Commission TO inves-
tigate this whole quest m and d report 7
to Congress at the next session, n If
HITS TOBACCO TRUSTS.
Representative Tawney, Of minnesota,
introduced q resolution In the House this
morning, which Is aimed at the tobacco
trust. 1t recites that In New England
la -ge numbers Of tobacco dealers have
refused to handle manufactured tobacco
Iii any form save such as IS the PROD
OF certain firms T,e resolution calls
on tina secretary Of commerce and lanor
for information on the suplecl' ana Us
,hc, says that the trust fornlds dealers
handling other than the trust made goods
he viii endeavor to get aftar the conl-
lbinatlon In a way that will bring 1t to
tfnlrer ways at doing business.
THE tobacco trust Is doing all the reso-
luton says In the New England States,
said MI Tawney this morning, 1T IS
only a question Of time until the dealers
al Richmond will find that they will not
la allowed to handle trust made cigars
ana cigarettes II they sell dollars
worth OF such goods NOT made by me
trust Ny resolution slmply antlclpaIess
the action OF the trust N the South
oSCERNlNG YIRdINIaNs AT CAP
ITOI.
+ Mr.. s.. Gordon Cumming, Of Hampton
Chairman Of the Legislative Committee
az the jamestown Exposition Company,
is in the city to-day. and spent some time
ii, conference with Mr. Tnwney, chair
man OF the Committee on EXPOSE Ions,
on the features of the Oil when VII
b. reported next session, pFoY'a,hs 10Y
II government approximation g -, M, ~ Z,
position It Is desired tilhs we ~ ~
80 drawn as to emphasize the naval teA-
lures of the celebration, without too
nearly eliminating other features,
Tha si,preme Court will take o recess
on tho I'd Of May, and will not sit again
until the 1sth. 1t is thought that
decision win BIO rendered In the Virginia
suffrage cases before vacAuom, gut 40
natter q fact :onr qoq Knows gu' anything g
Ronresertatiye Lamb returned to-day
f,,,mn Richmond, He said that the 21st
d III July, tic date fixed for the Third
-, .,...,r,. was entirely satisfac-
tnrw q l' Kin. Hs has no doubt Of bslpg
zen re,m rm II ted he says, hut no confesses
.hat ha wo,,ld like 10 know whether he
wli1 have opposition. He understands
that Hon. 3. c, Richardson VII run
/, ant,,st .i1im,T. but he has not been ss;-