The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-28
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STOPS SINKING I.I|.|'| K. | [:
Thousands Of Loads Of " Earth
Have Been Dumped ingthe
III A Marsh.
N, 4 NUFAcTURER 4 COAL RATE
Dealers are Protesting Against.
tt --- Will SInjure Their
Business.

8S5s The N Richmond, fredericksburg and
81 Potomac officials report that $'the S8trou-
sble;' at Neabsoof Creek has about been
remedied, and that the fill and bridge
There will soon be completed 5.l
Si Neabsco Creek runs through marsh,
| which. from the amount Of earth that
y has been dumped into It, seer0s to be
4 bottomless: SGi FoH& months q large force
!. OF men have fed earth to the hungry.
Fl Neabsco marsh until now at last Its
hunger has been appeased and the fill Is
holding The Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac engineers. however,, are
q taking no chances. but are waiting to see
4 II the work will stand before putting IN
the bridge. III
With the work completed at this point
the short. quick route to Washington "
will be practically In operation, al
though 1t may be some months before
1.-THE new quick schedule is put into effect,
The new coal rate for manufacturers
who do business along the lines Of the
4 Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western Is attracting much attention,
md is being, greatly. criticised by tho
goal dealers,'Who are not able to secure
the twenty-five cent per ton reduction,
which goes into effect on Sunday July
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s8s5s The dealers say they will take the
matter to the State Corporation Com
mission. but 1t is said that body has no
Jurisdiction, as all the coal fields on the
Chesapeake and Ohio are outside Of tho
State. while the Norfolk and Western
ilauls Its Virginia mined coal through
West Virginia, making it interstate busl-
ness .5
gftf The only body to take action is the
Interstate Commerce Commission, with
which a copy OF the new rates have been
], fled by both the Chesapeake & Ohio and
Norfolk & Western. 3 Z 81
nv "A II tho laws enacted by tho last I.egis-
lature. providing new sources Of rev.
nue. by means OF taxation. and directed
against corporations. are tied up In tho
courts. Two of the acts-tho gross re-
@Geipts and the intangible reoeipts-are
aimed at the railroads principally. The
Rross receipts act was to be applied
II against tho railroads for ono year only,
and II Its constitutonalty Is upheld by
The higher courts the roads will be forced
p to pay taxes to the amount OF more than
A $3.50, 900 for the year 1905, In addition to the
ad valorem tax which they now pay to
! The State, Tho Intangible assets law went
4 into effect on January ], 1900. and the
d State tax board recently completed Its
Work OF making up the assessments for
the present year. The railroads were
iound by tho board to have intangible
Il values aggregating approximately SlS7,-
90. 00o. Is Upon this amount they must
bay an ad valorena tax OF % cents Oh
3 The slGO. II the law Is upheld by the
sIourts.
SlEEIt Ig reported that the board OF direc-
,ors OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
Snany. at its meeting to-day, WILL pass o
Resolution directing all employees OF the
Toad 70 dispose 8of whatever coal stocks
7 they may have acquired, and 70 puy
4 4 M more OF them. 1t is expected that the
4 tapecial meeting of directors appointed &c
@inyestigate the charges OF graft and
Bribery among the officials and employees
y nnill also make report 10 tns board