The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-15

4IUduS Iileifiy W llleIll III tilSp+
Original condition. and that at the .nd
OF fen Years they were Y, no better con-
dltion and the propett. u more vnliiA.
sble7, 03
lie said prior to 1902 some Improves
inents and betterinents may have i'es,i
charged to operating expenses, though
s.nce then, none had been 80 charged. Ils
did noe think II could be fairly said That
keeping the road in order vas not III
Improvement.
n rs II not a fact that d railroad, u, to-
date. IN 1905 s a much mere elaborate
and expensive structure than such
one Iii 1895 ~
THAT Ia true, and 1t Is MADE 50 Wy
Il the demands OF traffic. I"
,.The cost In 1895 Of maintaining a ir,llu
( Of your road was SOL and IN 1906 II WAY
%s9T, and yet you say the road Is In good
condition. How do you reconcile THIS IN.
crease Of nearly 2S per cen In The COST Or
nlerance7
Your fgures are Incorrect as .he
company does not maintain all tie mi'cS
+ or track II ohera tes. IA. III III,
81 The witness pr oceeded with his ans" Ell
and he made lengthy explanation, de.
#sgr,ed To show that Mr.. Braxton's dtdu+.
lions were INCORRECT. Witness was quts.g
toned at length .as to the total tonnage
& OF HIS whole line for certain years, ala
Y liz could not give much information on
The subject, as he had not the figures and
lie said the Information was not % q
thinabe
Afternoo Session.
The commission met IN afternoon ses.
sion at 3:to o'clock, and Mr.. Braxton
resumed his .cross.examination OF Mr%
plant. The lawyer, with the Sontllern's
report for 1905 before him, continued 70
question the Witness ah to items con-
tanned therein.
the items contained IN each. and the wlt.S
ness answered. most Of them by reading
the requirements contained In the REPORTS
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
This portion OF the inquiry was very dry
to a layman. but every one Interested
could see that the attorney for the Com
$n,onwealth was Lending uc to soine Inn
portant point, and they, therefore, gave
their undivided attention. S !. 6,
The attendance OF railrond attorneys
and officials was smaller than on former
days. only those OF the Southern Ches-
apeake and Ohio and Ntrtolk and West
crn being present. The Chesapeake and
Ol,iu 81 ID the next road 10 be allied
Treasurer W. y. Duke 81 the Richmond,,
Fredericksburg and Potomac sailroad,s
was an intereuted sp 1otator during most
5ot the dar, B.
The eleventh annual report 81 the;
Boutfern Railway Company, from which,
\ Mr.. Braxton WAS getting the basis for
4 his a uestions, IL q volume vi Thin Itself.
and 1t looked as though he would never
reach the last page: II. "A
was asked X he Gould tell
what parts OF The loss and ANA &c and
personal Injury accounts were charged to
Virginia in 1896, and he answered THUS:
+ he5 item sOf loss and damage I'm svlr-
! GINA for the year ended June 30, 1905,
was s126,ss6 III
5s Personal injury, ;lss $50. q,
Witness was asked * the yards and
I stations OF his company at Alexandria;
y Lynchburg, Dantille, Richmond Char
|. lottcsVille and Monroe were not much
larger than the Interstate Business,
would either demand or Justify ~ Il ss
Tbes5 answer was that this was prob-
ably true TO som e extent, and yet the
demands for modern eaupme nts. even
+ foras State; business, would require
adequate accommoda tons;
How They Are Charged
.s5 are not all the expenses Of maintain,
sing and operating these terminal charged
to the s tate Of vIrglnlh ~ Y.
~ itllsgs said his ssaA mot entirely
to plain 4 how the exp enses are di-
yided- "A L 5
AT Lynrhburg and Danvilie. the cost
sEas charged ID the Danvllle operating,
( which operates both In and out. OF the
State. s5g NJ - III
LIZ freight Ii shipped from Charlottes-
Vile to Lynchburg. do you classify 1t
as local or through freight?''
I'VE make no classification OF tf1is...
Can you tell me, Mr.. Plant, later
on, what was your tonnage In Virginia
for the year ended June 3O 1905
f II cannot. unless you will bear the
expense. 1t will be very costly
The witness was cross.exa mined at
/ great length as to what he had said
about the running Of local and through
8freigtts. on his i examinations in-chief,
and, while the questions were adroit and
entanglIng. the answers usually were
careful and deliberate. Is 53s Fl 8
& Toward the end OF the session the Wit
ness seemed a little weary, and now
and then, as Mr.. Braxton would ply his
Swell.constdered questions. he would say, };
81 cannot answer that but, from q his
general bearing and denleahor on IA the
stand, he has not only evidently been
there before but Is one OF the ablest
railroad accommodating officers in this
country. g3tsS
At $3.50 o clock the commission took a
recess until Monday morning at II,
o'clock. s. ~
WEDDING IN HANOVER.