The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-23
.HONA. c. BRAXT'DN
PRAISES THEM Il |
Declares Those in Charge Of Cor-
poration Department Are
Safe and Sound.
EXPERIENCE HAS PROVED IT.
III Speaking at Banquet He Says
Three Years Have VIM
dictated All.

One or the most brilliant and eloquent
addresses made ut the recent Constiti-
tional Convention dinner was by Hon.
III G. Braxton, OF Staunton. who was
tho author OF the ordinance relating to
corporations and which brought into lRe
S;tho State Corporation Commission. me
remarks or Mr.. Braxton were as follows,
often Appended from, the Cor
5poraton Commission with one imlnatefial
cXccptiom has never yet been reversed,
and onlyN the other day our y :s1t prenlei
Court OF Appeals paid to II the high and
unusual compliment OF not only affirm
ling jts decision, but OF adopting, In TOTO
the opinion OF the Commission us It's
+ own. IS 81. 49,
Gates OF the Commission at the time of
Sits creation by the Constitutional Con,
vention, three years ago, nave no ~ iou
their full yinalcation not only IN t ,he
b American people upon tho Question: 3 - oi
government regulation Of railroads, but
Qin the actual operation Of the virginia
Commission. MS $5isj So n A AT si,5l N u.s.
In reading tho recent debates both IN
and out Of Congress, on this grea sub SUI,
4 ject oil government regulation OF ran 8,
e have been almost induced TO believe lth iil
cation Of debates Of the virginia Lon
8stitutioal ConYcnton, had at last, come me
TO life and reported; for tho discussion
American people have been rcgaled during
THE past winter. is but a Reproduction
without material change of the. arg ",
eng sen
body considered this difficult and Vital
question and gave to the world tho first
key to its Just and effectual solution.
Commands Public Confidence.
After two years OF pubic service, the
ness ness brings them before III and its. rcpu-
1tatlon, lor spromptness, thorou ghness.
fairness and ability, q s now established
Throughout the Comm on veal u on the
strongest and surest foundations.
8$ The numerous and far-reac ching con:ro-i
Srcrscs, which must& inevitably arise, from
time to time between tran sportationa and
are no longer left without the means Of
speedy and orderly arbitrament but all
complaints. aga inst sucll comp anles VI h
an, limits I, s.ates jar,sd1ction
/ well founded, they viii DO promptly rene
died, and, II not well founded will be as
The efficiency 81 The Virginia Com
mission has already been recognized In
many States of the Union and + venture
TO assert that, 4 f such a machine were
+ adapted by the, Fed eral Government5t to the
regulation OF ii Interstate Commerce, and
placed in the hands of#such high-minded,
E just and efficient operatives as The
present Corporation Commission 9 ( ,vir-
4 glniu,S hon q ne Of the creates questions
which confronts the American people to-
day would speed find its solution. and
neither Yves + " lrglnia; Goa l&nllners n or
Virginia 55S 1nanufacturers4W would be d now
+ owing the continuation Of their bust
ness lives to- he occidental fact tina q an
influential senatorial millionaire happens
for the time to have more money! In
West Virginia coal mines than in Penn
Ssylvania railroads.
Revenue Producer.
Aside from It's functions Of regulating
public service corpora Ions the Virginia
H Corpora ton Commission has shown j r.
:tselfHto .be,4 by far the greatest revenue
y prod GER ever connected with Ours State
& government. } fsss3S5 Sl ~ XII g M I s5$
From sources not heretofore touched,
slightest complaint this Commission has
+ brought into the spuu1lc treasury each
fiscal year more money. than enough to
cover the entire cost of the Constitutional
b Convention IN add ton to 81 defraying,
own salaries and expenses. g5ss 4,
1t seems most unfortuna tie then that, out
Of a&nistakcn idea OF economy, the last
Legislature failed ito permit the Com
toamaintain II in full operation.
e5 This mistake will, doubtless. DE corr
trectcd by the next Legislature, but. 1t
lis q finatter Of much regret that, In order
to enable the Commission TO hold out
until this stake can be corrected next
tall until then, much of the valuable and
Important work 1t has heretofore been
doing. #
rs M ora BENEFITS "a Come