The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-03
SESSION
OEC |! nj
'Mr. Braxton Shows. Great 4 ]; Intel ter,
estinSPninpingi Mr. Mr. Green as 'ss'5
to Rate Making.
.H0L ONO sEsslllIo . TO MORROW n ".
Counsel Have Long ' |ra.ttlgle s at
III End Of Session Over Powers
" Of the Gl-o,1ltnliIs ss sit9f,ltl,.

Resurr,ing lis hearing 81 tho freight 'lss3
fate matter at clock yesterday morn 4,
Z M, Tie state Corporate Com 1,ission,
Held H two sessions ycstcrdny u XXI md "a Z!
burned until II O'clock "A to- dny ! here
Gill te nd session, Il to- morrow, owing to-
sthe fact Tint II will be July 4tf,.
& Lincoln Green, the frellg 81, afhc
I manager OH the Southern, IS still on tho
Stand, ana WAS severel g ross cxtl 2, lt1ed
during most Of the day by Mr. I3raxto f1.s
e He Will go oti "a gaitl this morning, 9 nc
D fiia y remain on tho stand until the end
sOf tho week. si5S NJ sss "A a Jss
sEEfSt,,rlie Norfolk and yYeatern VIII Ike up
Its case when Mr.. Green est,r,orys is8
Conclude cd. fi M; 5F8 Nh 81 8
me Southern will complete its l.testi-:5t
pony /, n, tl1e Sorfolk a11d Wsss srn
$ll$ Tho commission met NJ prompt " at II
oscloek. ana Attorney-G General Z. A 7,
lincoln Green, freight n traffic mana ger
n Of the Sou tlern. ss u. t 5 Hill & sSl3
NJ very few lawyers not actually enga sed
Il IN the case were on hand, and OIL who
ala attend suffered from he elterlngi
Heat. II there was IN " air in tho hall ~
Was s.hot air u and the day was spent at
great sacrifice by al those whose business!
4 feaulred their presence. l3 n 4.
NTH M .SBraxtOf1.f
! M I. Braxton took the witness In hand
y about 1880. and N he questioned him at
great lengtl, as e rates and class ca-
tons. IN " \.
roysn II te esS where ts tame originates
the territory one elias aifS
Terminates In aflot Ter s III
explained how the classinlctaa.s
Moi, & wa applled several in1p2i,FFt e nt}
eases re cited but Il aid 40 appear n that
there was any hard md fast rule con
Corning The subject ~ a n. !, ],
The question "a q the long nd short haul tIl
/ came Ia ut 4 his point. a nd the WITH 81
was called upon 81 great length
concerning 553
aAred 4i1l various cases as z 10 the long
ana short hap ana IN WIFI. SRI
/ exception sheets are used 33
Wherein does the clasHi1lca tlon8 e pro
sposed ~ the coinnssi on di fer from the
4 Southern classi fication ~ was asked. and
witness answered tina ms 70 most Items
the former was N ugh y ~ eF. s5
! nv whom Is the Southern u Gle ssi1ca-
II ian y controlled, and who Is AZ thorizeds
10 ma Ike a changes therein "a "a;
1.-THE class, ficatlon work is done 'rlt \ by q
spbcommlttee hls Z, s9peoi.
mite meets 81, g 81,
5Rtw0 QhyA g ~ al kStS M
Sock rs \ have Items eh N SEQ HE ri sAp-
commit tlcn he$ fult eorl-
81ltttee. sj85 $ts ~ ,$ y,
i, sF s. 81. sat \ g 8,
@fne General Commit tee on ftcat e. o.
ana tn tho END sof learnin p aapput ms
i Hnaaslsed a number OF cues ton M IL g35
witness was asked r n he Virginia Se Is
8ceptioli street used by his road yas g ex,
tly ike those used by ther5 nor nnd
south roads In virginia, md ne sa1d ne
thought 1t was. .5s
No General Notice.
notice gIYen t <. pers 81
hearings is DO given them py the sub r.
!. Committee on Giassf lea ton
y .:rhere Il IS no general notice r. he
{ shippers. These questions generally come
IN as a result OF est Tor q cllanges
OF rate from some slippe r"''iS
Does the commit have sta ted mee IS
sngs
III &$::tYcs, sir; there are nlar meeting
every three months. IS @sy .Ss
* Witness admitted that here the cons
pany and the shipper fnally lisag greed
4 az n to the reasonnbleness gSof + IA ties, the
Corporation Or RI Tread Conn ssIoon Vas
the only tThpn BAL tIS hsFs tlas matter could
9s witness reiterated q his Oft repeated
statement that rates are controlled by
the necessities Of bnsl ness and said no
4 company could make them 50; high as to-