The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-07
Attorney Luciefl H. Cocke Will i:|l3
Begin Case Monday ida D ''li1;
Put on Con stroller Coke.


of Roanoke, In charge. t..8ff II ssS 80
Mr.. Cooke sold last night that his first
witness would be Mr.. u. w. Coke. Comp.
8troller IL the Norfolk and Western.
SA Mr.. Coke was one OF Y the first wit
nesses put on for tho Southern. 50 he
has already testified once during the
pending inquiry. "A Is III 81 *
S5 It will take the; Norfolk and Western
several weeks to get through with Its
witnesses, and then the Chesapeake and
/ Ono comes on, Il though the latter road
will not be reached until September.
@ Tho commission Will adjourn next Fri-
= day until july go. e. 33 D i,a
Another adjournment will be taken
LIST No sessions will be held during Aus
MI. Plant Continues.
s 4 The commission convened promptly at
II O'clock, ana Mr.. Blsxtons continued his
cross eros, -examinat ton Of MIA ~ Plant.
comptroller OF the Southern The Wit
ness filed statistical tables showing the
results Of operation on all the various
lines Of his road in Virginia for the year
ended June 3d. j 905, t5 and The explained
some OF the items briefly. l.Ss 3a4f
4 Coming back to tation expenses; tes-
titled to on the previous day, Mr.. Plant
said Upon reflection he desired to corr
rect his test imony, and that instead. Of
using s2oQ 900 as station earnings IN com Il
putting the cost OF earning ia dollar al
such stations. he should n have 5$ used
s124o00. The latter, he ia d, 81 Was the
amount which q actually Went into tile.
treasury Of the compa ny from this source.
fs Witness was questioned as to the own
8ership Of the various lines In Virginia.,
operated by his road d and he told what
he knewBof this subject. " t3S$I E{i.s35S
ts Now the lawyer went into tho question
of6rates at Danville. and the witness was
asked II his company had not been q BILE
to successfully resist q. suit for lower
rates by Danville /. Ct tizens, on the ground
j that tho company had competition at
5Lynchburg and none at Danvile. "a III
e FIo did not know that this was the
ground and could not say Of his own
knowledge as to relative rates a in the
two cities. He said. however, that a. low a
$erlng OF the Danville rate meant the loss
necessary eduotions which would follow
8 to and from points In "a a large radius
around Danyille. II e
His Own Views. s52s
# Witness thought the company resisted
point and notsfor the reason that Lynch
burg was competitive and Y DanYille 1 q
non competitive point i. 5.,. .ss Nm
Mr. Plant could mot say Of his own
Knowledge what, II any discrep ancy ex'-;ii
listed between the Lynchburg and Dan
Vile rates. &8 He might have an idea, but
he would not underta Ike to say accur ately.
3lg.It has been said that the Atlantic and
SDanvile was very unremuneratiye
piece Of property before the Southern took
IT. suggested Mr.. Braxton. Can you
tell me, then, Mr.. Plant, why, II this
was true. your road desired to lease the
Atlantic and Danville. unless It was to
keep down competition at Danyille q
Mr.. Thorn Objected and the question on
was not pressed i. y S,I5 1. X 4. II 81
Can you! give the ttlntrast ate tonnage
OF your road In Virginia for each month
during the fiscal year ended June 80
1908 r. Il i5l n VIZ Il: n
IT cannot now " 4. N *. II sd
you kindly produce this 1sinfor:-;Ss
nation later during this inquiry?'
cit Will cost from $1,000 to So, 900 to pro-
duce It, and I would not think you would
care to put this burden upon the COM
pany."'4 8 4 3i ~ e "a {., w K a .
"A Mr. Braxton said /, he; did not wish to-
burden the company, BY ne greatly De- g.
sired the irforIna ton. II q, sys 5s
From Different Sides. II
The lawyer ana witness discussed tho!
alleged di fflcultios3S OF the proposed task
at some length the former being unable
to understand how 1t could entail 80 much
cost and labor. S,l I.
4 Witness commended thntAtoT compile the.
information desired would mean tho goint,
over of all the gway-bllls for the entire
year He promised, Z however, to do the
best he could to- furnish. It.
Mr.. Plant submitted some sta tlstics In
answer to question by Mr.. Braxton.
on the previous day, showing that Tor;
the month OF May, l908, the Chesapeake
and Ohio operated over tho tracks or
tho southern, between Orange and Alex
andria, 2o4 freights north and south, and
1872 passenger trains mort and sou tn. |. 81
Gj Commissioner Stuart questioned the
witness at some length on the subject
Of switching charges, and Mr.. Braxton,
who had said ne was about to conclude
his cross-examinat !on,s1wns meanwhile
carefully examining his notes, S5 3&
Classks Of Freight.
Mr.. T3raxton reminded the witness OF
some other statistics he had been re-
auestcd to file, and the latter said they
would be forthcoming, (. II, u. rs
Witness gave list OF the various
classes OF freight and the tonnage Of
each handled by his road In Virginia
during the fiscal year ended}June 80, 1905.
Tho total tonnage was S.443,s74
Mr.. Thorn now took the witness, Mr.,
Braxton having announced that he was
through. and the attorney for the cons
pany questioned him during the remain
| der OF the day. 5.t & 3s u fs 5 y. 0
| Witness explained tho rule followed In
| keeping the accounts OF his company with
reference to expenses, etc. but much OF
this testimony. had Keen gone over pre-
viously during tho inquiry,
He reiterated to what accounts he
| charges the cost OF building, repairing,
ETC., and took a good deal OF t:Ele to
make his explanations. M tSs x, i5st5
He said where new, rails We're put. In
the place of old ones, the account sof
| operating expenses was charged witt, the
new rails and credited with the old ones,
1 Mr., Braxtons law partner, Mr.. Lewis
c. Williams, took Mr.. Braxton's place
at the afternoon session, the latter hav-
Ing a pressing engagement elsewhere,
The Attorney General was o. little late