The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-15
RECESS IS TAKEN
UNTIL MONDAY.
Rate Hearing Still Engages the
Attention OF the Ccrpoar.
ton Commission.
PLANT MAY FINISH TUESDAY
And the Adjournment Will Then,
Be Taken Until June 2bth
Harmonious Day.

With Mr., A. II. Plant, comptroller Of
The southern Railway. still on The stand
on cross -cxanlna ton. the State Corpora.
ton Commission, al $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, took a recess until II O'Clock
Monday. Al the request OF counsel on
both sides. 1t was announced BY Chair
man crunp that after the coirplc ton OF
Mr.. Plants testimony, which Mr.. Brax"
ton said would Ia probably next Tues
day, further recess would BID taken un.
til Tuesday. June goth.
There were no striking features in yes
terdays session, unless II was the
searching crosF nAinatlon, through
which Mr.. Braxton put the Witness all
during the day. There were no objec-
tons by counsel, and no sharp debates
involving fine legal points. as has been
tncj case on several previous days The
session was harmonious throughout, and
all parties seemed to be IN an agree
A. able mood
1t was about II 40 o'clock when the
commission convened, and a tier Some dis
cusson as to a.recess. 1t was announced
that &at the conclusion OF Mr. Plants
a testimony. which Will be early next week,
the commission Will adjourn Until Tues
day. June 2Gth 4 u 4, q
Nj. Braxton resumed his cross-exami-
4 nation or Mr. Plant, and asked the Wit
h ness II he would Me statements In EVIL
derce later OF certain Issues OF stock OF
( his company, and the witness snid lie
H would. # s5
He waH asked to explain what items
were included under the held 8Of gem
eral expenses In 1906. which he did.
Asked as to Salaries.
Mr. Rrnxton wished TO know What sala-
ries were included IN the salary item
II 81 1894. 1873, and the witness said this would
\ be hard to do, as there were flucttla tons,
\ and that Ito some extent the salh rles
were charged In part to other properties
He could not. for these reasons, furnish
Il 9tabulated statsrla It giving the il,5l-
vidual salaries Included III Tho tenn.
Do all OF the salaries OF sour s enel al
officers appear on yon1.s pa roll ?'3
They d o. I'll
'..Wii you kindly ale a co5y of your
pay roll for general . feice;s IN l.Se ,.ss.%I
IT will. AZ 5s.55S3 u; -s3yt
4 xviii YOU please explain what Items
are Included Under the head Of repairs
and intenance OF broadway, amounting
g to s3,1430oo and appearing In your ! an
nual report OF DOB 2. Is I, 8.
{. iS55 In answer to II this. question, witness
TedQs IToIIf cioi liie 9 "a -
Commerce Commission. and the list OF
n items was long one. mos I Of n them
& having rel erence sto. kee ping the Epad Spy
inrcpdir. 81 ri .5s Il
\ 3"rt Seems that your onpany spent h
1905 for maintenance OF way and struc-
R ture on ali Its lines ss.4bs,S5s. 5i DO sou
understand that this was necessary to
merely keep the road I'm Its original con-
Y dition, OF was II to substantially Inn roYe
tho property 6 81
II should say that this WAS NECESSARY
to keep the road in the condltion$It was
at the beg Inning OF the year. e
22i"Mr Plant, taking your several annual
statements since the organization Of
4 your road. we find the following TENS