The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-31
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But Corporation Commission.
Like the Brook Of Poetry,
4slH5f. Goes OF Forever. sl3ss3
IH.orCAKlss RESTS "A MONTH
He Will Go On the Stand Again.
on September #sI
3ls the nth. N

IN THE State Corporation Commission was
"a little late getting together yesterday
morning In the halt OF the House 4 Of
Representatives to res,ime the hearing
OF the freight rate question, 1t being II '8c
before the three comniss toner's came int %
the hall and took their seats IN o. row, II
" III The Chesapeake and Ohio road and s1t u.
interstate rates were STU under discus O. Z
sion,8 and apparently Will be forff so q. !,
time to come, af ter the commission stA IL.
resume work on this line m sepeeiilpo..
Major I. y. Hotchklss, the general; tr q
nc manager OF that road. gain took 'l the IN!
stand, and Hon. "A. Caperton Bra x (,
Oh behalf OF the state, resumed "a h 9
cross examination, where It was left OF :
fat s. q, clock last Friday afternoon 7
was soon apparent that Mr.. Rraxton was as
nearing tie end OF the cross tlon'
and It looked at one time as II the morn
$lnp session would wind up the business
nS7hnt,d until September, but after Q con on
s,,ltatlon between counsel and e. conIler-
ence With the commission, short al al Ter 1ai
noon session, merely to receive certain e.: :
omitted exhibits, was agreed upon.
Lumber Under Discussion.
" 1,un,ber rates were first taken up az
the morning session, and by a. con1par RI
son OF tariff sheets It was sho Wn q "a. !.
the present high-grade lumber rates D o 1
the Chesapeake and Ohio for distances
of6f1ve miles and up to two hundred, a s.E
from a. half to- one cent 70 WerS tina r. LIS .
proposed commission "a te, s but X hule =
On the cornmissidn's rate sheet, proy1ides
that where the proposed rate 8ls higher
tl;an present rate tho latter must pre-
val. THE language OF the rule was not
clear and there followed lengthy dis us.
sion "a to when dity,'tS or .'cl Ia IS
rates shalt be changed. s.Theacommission
finally decided that; where the railr 3 3
.co1n1nodity,'3 rate Is lower than&the pro-
posed Virginia Glass Il rate, the former
must be charged and If that Is not al
sren DIV made clear In the language of Iaulo
a the language will be chan ed.
Counsel N cormlss ioners and witness
were a long time STRENGTHENING out TINS ls
tangle, and at the end of Sit the witness,
Major Hotchkiss, ad lifted that IN ma n
Ing his comparison Of rate 81 ,eets sf1 l oW-
Ing that in many instances the mesa ne g
pcake and Ohio present rate IS 70 Wert t ma
the proposed 4 State rate, he had over over;
looked or ralsconstrued this rule. ii
The balance Of the cross-examlnat ton
was made I'M OF questions and answers
Of q a general character, but cidentally
it was shown that pre- tty much all of the
3Chesapeak and Ohio freight from, Rich
5mond ana points east Of Richmond, to
Clifton Forge, and points west IN
and out Of Virginia, is carried over the
James River Division, the Ion ger rouut
because, as explained BY the witness Of
the easier grades and because Of the
fact that the James River Division ~
the logical freight route. PA 4 t.s
&g Major Hotchkiss here repeated his Il e X
PLANTATION made previously that the poll
O. Of the Chesapeake and Ohio had been
to protect Richmond, and favor this city
and Its wholesale trade against Baltl-
more, Philadelphia and New y ork, as IA 7
as i'll could in safety against the long
and short-haul clause Of the interstate
law on that subject. n q aii 81
THE afternoon session, which #4 COM
menced at IA o'clock and las ted only an
hour, was n1erelyathe winding up Of the
Icing and tedious examination Of Witness
Il Hotchkiss. II ,i} ~ 5s z, III n
Major IIotchl1iss was briefly cross eX-
amined by Mr.. Brax ton and then he sub
mltted a long written explanation OF his
exhibit, No. 81, which was admitted Ito
record. Mr.. Wiclehanl also submitted adj
7dltional exhibits. whlchYwere corrections
OF exhibits Nos, g., 8 and 81. 5..&
The commission then, after consulta-
ton, continued the railway rate hearing
Fl tn u o'clock Tuesday, September tn.
The commissioners will spend to-day on
Office work ~ & l5f5lg NJ nv y SSf N