The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-10
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Connptpllcr Of Norfolk ssai1dSWc
!ert, Oh Stand Before Corpora
ton Commission. vi
MAKING "A FINE N: " il A'IE:';''
Will BE Taken in Hand ID b, Mr. I,
II Braxton Oh Cross-Exaait1iEtlaa:-:5
\ ton for the State ate

Air. \. Coke coinptrolaler I, g tho The
Norfolk ana Western Railway Company
occupied the stand Mt the rate nearing r. r!
before tho Corporation Commission yes yes
terday, and will probably require ~ q y
today 10 got In iis TESTIMONY ~ c GU 9 I.
Mr.. Brax ton will then take Ak, nm On On
cross examination, and ne VIII liKelS "
On all during the week i. . y, \ V
Traffio' Manager De Want, OF. the Nor
folk ana Western will be tho next & iS Wit
ness for tho company . s. k . . y, I. III
IDA ttorney Lucien H. Cooke, OF Rome k <,
iseconductlng the case for tho y o 3, Q! ~
and western, ana Attorney General 'i7 w
"A. Anderson and Hon. ~. Q.
Tho Testimony 81 Mr.. Coke yesterday
iwos i very clear. y ana & It is L the prevail.
Il, = san titnent that he $is making e good
witness ri for the company UP % }t tnls5
THE following figures were submitted
IN answer to questions, showing the con- CON
4diton OF tho road. \. 4.
Operating expenses exclusive & q Tux. s.
On entire sYstern for the year su ende g
June 3o 1906 $14, 49, 40; total opertatllInlg
exne,, soa Il, Virginia, y7,e6, 1891: total
freight operating expenses IN g. 1As
Sc CAB, ss;,1e Il it. u N i.
Virginia Earnings. ga
XII rhe percentage OF tho total virginia
earnings to the total earnings Of the en-
8tire system Is 58.8: intrastate revenue "
Virginia 60 per cent. OF the VIII ole freight
reyen lie. The intrnstate gross freight rev.
Snue lii Virginia Is 17.68 per cent, OF the ne
entire revenue. Al e % u ii iats 4 .
4 Gross 4 earnings 81 OF whole system for
fhe wear 1905, 81, 089, 22s59. 70; gross freight
earnings, $2O, s77, 743.23; gross earnings. N
Virginia from oil sources, $1445 2s7. 50 ;
gross freight earnings in Virginia, 81, :
s7G6, $40. O.; q gross intrastates earnings N
8Virginia, s2.4ss, Sss. 80; gross intrnsta n.le
freight earnings In Virginia, $1,12 .927.21'
low ma ny. men nre aemployed on your
whole system r. was asked $ iii
s3usevent teen thousand seven hundred ana
S5.How1 many mon are employed IN vlr--
S,'ren thousand one hundred and six !.
::5ttWhat does 1t cost your company to
eurn zone dollar on the whole e system ~
5E.b9.7 II cents = E
What does It cost to earn one dollar
In Virginia Fl s,5,55 a
g"565 cents. ~ NJ 4s&. &
#"How& about over time. pay expenses
trains ~ n M
After an experiment lasting three
mont his, we found that the crews ON the
Shenandoah division were paid $l.7b per
!! hand on the local trains, and 81 cents
on the through trains. -
8,sWhat does II cost to earn one dollar
On local traffic in Virginia
"a bout 81 cents" 5s
Witness said the additional cost Of earn
ing q dollar on lntrastate business was
attributable to the facts that the haul
was shorter, the tonnage lighter ana ana me u
wear ana tear greater, owing 70 frequent
stops. h III s4si
Cost Of Operation.
Taking az train making o round Il trip
from Roanoke to Shenandoah, Mr.. Coke
told Of Its cost, and OF the rious ele-
ments that entered into It. The cost Of
the making Of tho round trip-lls6 miles miles
each 4Way-was 1924 81. igi,
On a local freight train between Lynch
burg and Roanoke, witness testified that
III cost is1.14 to Darn a dollar OF revenue.
| Eestook another train between Norfolk
and h Petersburg. Here It cost 81 cents
to earn a dollar OF revenue. Anoth or IL
Illustration was given a OF " round trip
between Graham and Fink, on the Clinch
Valley division. The cost was s1C6.S So. and
the earnings, $2oe37 It cost 80 cents to
earn a dollar OF revenue here. M f3t;
Taking these and other illustrations to-
gether, witness said the average. cost OF
earning dollar OF revenue was 81 cents.
He re garded his illustrations as typical,
and said the trains referred to were such
as n his road had to handle every day
In the year. 5l XII III 4 tg e . a IA II En-
TIe said the minimum cost OF earning
a dollar on the Norfolk and Western In
Virginia. on intrastate business was s. 10
cents, ssf 9iS ~ 453
Asked II the cost OF conducting the
railroad business was growing more or
less, witness said It was almost constant
", increasing, He specified good
many Items which are on the Upgrade IN
tho matter Of cash. and among them
were labor, bridge timber. etc. ii 81
Striking Illustration.
Mr.. Coke said bridge timber and rail-
road ties were striking Illustrations and
he gave figures showing that both had q.
steadily Increased from yeas-tss tos year. FAX
Witness spoke at some length concerns
Ing the pay roll Of his company and he
said there had been frequent increases
oil along the line. iyft fS%
;,What can tho company do TO meet
this situation q" the wltness was asked.
Tho only way I know to meet It rs
to- keep the properties OF the company up
to the highest possible standard"
At q o'clock the commission took re-
cess until $3.50 P. NJ, when Mr.. Coke ra-i
sumed his Testimony. III. ls Il. 81 q 4
Witness said that for tho year et.Itcd
Juno 80, 1905. the loss to the company
would have been, II the proposed classis
flea ion Il and rates were applied. about
s91,00o. VII b vi te{i.5t Z. III.
st,'Pleaso say how many mon and days
were necessary In order to ascertain tho
Information you have given the commis-
sion on the subject under inyestlgation."
2. l.Tha asrRraea ia " cost Wna about &. GOO