The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
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\ chesapeake and Ollie, Upon ali
Investigation 81 n tile Putiley
Charges, Denies Story.
'Dlps NOT REMo'vE WHITES VI !. S
Pennsylvania to Use All-Stee
{ airs Ill Future commissions
Taxing The Railroads. s5


1rlie Chesap ake md Ohio Railway Con ~
pnny have made mn investi gatioh Of the
charges Of Mr.. Putney u Buckin glanl5
gconnty, that u conduct tor on the james
ERivcrs Division forced white passengers
10 move from d chair car in VI order to
h give their seats to neg roes. HI 81 IA
SEss An official OF the Chesap eake and Ohio
said sterdny that otter II careful Rinvcs-
litigation It had been discovered that the
Scohplaint was not ( based on fact, Is and
that there was nothing in the clnrgo.r
i He assorted ~ that no white passengers
had been moved ITO give place to negroes,
y and gavc rs his au tliorlty tho statements
rnnde $by the conductors running on the
James liver III " sion. Nj
During the month 1 ot July the move
s1llents OF coal from N CIV River and Ia.
$nnwhn mines wns not us great as. In Junc,
\ on account OF the holidays and sunfavor-
l able conditions. 1he mov cement was as
~ follows: z "a Is si3 4fs nj
\ New River. "a 44o tons.
Coke ~ lois
I 1<ana WIN 3bS, Wy TONS TONS
Coke 4. 4. Y. Il. :. Z. 1871 tons.
s Total y. !. 1861 GIL TONS.
i .S5l 53l9! AZ
tssss',.4All future passenger equipment Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad will be made H Of \
steel. The necessity Of providing non
scollapslblcs absolutely fireproof pnssSeon 1t
ger cars for the New y rk tunnel has
simply lastened the day when this trans
formation must take place. he n car Of
the future must be US safe as engineering
science can max 1t. e 55s 8 Ri
q The decision now defnitelyirea Will
call Tor about j, 900 unhurnable railroad
Gco1nptv " cars to be Sread y' when the New
York$ tunnel Is completed. Il WI also call
for some 500 Pullman cars. which must
also 4 be Of completely non-c lbustibleS
construction. At the request Of the PENN
\ sylyania Rnilrond, the Pullman Company
y Is now building the first al -stecl leeper;
ever constructed = WILDE INSPECTED ~
the Pennsylvania officials at q very early
date. Il; III s, II, Ii I'LL }s5
II: II n the lower branch Of the Georgia
Legislature concurs In the ctiong OF the
I Senate, the rental OF the Western and
8tAtlnntlc. pfter5 the expira ton y of tho
4 present lease, s#wil II he 500, 900 per month.
Y The present rental Is s35 900 per MONTH
< and the lease has thirteen years to rum
n Tho matter Is significant only as an I'M
4 dication OF the probable outcome Of the
u State direct. The determination to lease
the road, II $concurred in by both
branches OF the Leg islature will dispose
OF this question for seventy-thtee years.
@s8S Georgia affords a singular example of
I State ownership I'M the railroad world Of:
America. This road was ono of thu
& first built ng,the continent, and was for
. 81 long limb operated by tho State gov
g&ernment All Some years ago 1t was Il eased
4 70 " the louisville and Nashville lat 81 q
4 monthly rental OF $S5, 600. The road has
RI proved very profitable and there Is no
IL 7oubt that 100000 or more could be obs
tained on renewal Of tho lease ss1s
The Oregon Tax Commission returns
the value Of railroads in that State al
nearly sG9.5oO,oOo against heretofore, as
sessed valuation of sl0,sl5,9lb.4l. 3s These
Il figures relate to valuations In 1904, which
was the latest year for which the COM
IS mission could secure reliable Information
upon which to base Its computations,
COUNTY assessors placed the valuation
on railroad property at about fifteen per
& cent, while they listed other property
y at 3s per cent. Of actual value.
s-3R There Is large discrepancy between
1.-the Oregon assessors and tho United
States Census Bureau, which placed the
Railroad valuation at $1,000 600 The
I'd Oregon State Commission adopted the
i method which HAS beah approved BY the
Oregon Supreme Court, which was to
. ascertain the net earnings OF the road
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