The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-28
Mr.. lincoln Green, Freight TRAIT
fc Manager ofsthe Southern,
Takes the Stand.
mr.. PLANTSTo RES uME5 LATER
Soutl1crn's Rate Man Commences
Story ting to the Freight
Traffic 81 the Road. s5la5

State Corporation 9A Comm 6slon resumed
Its hearing Of tho freight rnto matter Mt
Iii O'clock yesterday, md MI. Lincoln
Green, Freight traffic manager OF the
Southern, was introduced ny Mr.. Thorn,
ana no commenced tho giving OF Ills 4
testimony liz chief. Mr.. Green was kept
take him several weeks to conclude.
The testlniotiy8of Comptroller a. HI
Plant has not yet been comnloted. but
no was excused for several days, III order
TO hnve 81 an opportunity to strn ightcn
zip some official business for his road. It
Is. probable now that Mr. Plant will not
be recalled Until all OF the tlnony 4 OF
Mr. Green isiE In. 81 a5ij s83 {. 5553
5 The trend OF the Testimony yesterday
was along tho line that the Southern
has, from time to time, Reduced Its
freight rates In Virginia to meet trnf file
conditions tbat those proposed by the
commission nre too low, and that It has
always been tho policy Of tho company
to meet conditions that arise In connec- 4
ton with the freight business BY adj ust-5 4
ing their rates 10 such conditions. ssa
$ Mr. Green, being the traffic mann ger |
OF his road, WINS questioned almost en-
tircly with reference to rates md rate
making. tS 84af Al NJ " "
The commission at $3.50 adjourned until
IL O'CLOCK this morning. W Il }38s#
MI. Green Goes On.
Mr. Lincoln Green, freight traffic man
nger Of tho Southern Railway. was put
on ns soon as the commission convened
Questioned BY Mr.. Thom witness said
he had boen in the railrond business for
twenty-four years, having held various 10y
positions. from office up 70 his present
place. NJ $s Is y ~ |, ty
which lie has been connected, and said
lie had been freight traffic manager OF
tho eastern ana western districts OF the
Sou thern since 1905, though no had been
with the road since 1891. KS ,.5 5a5
What tariff is used In connection with
freight rates on the Southern IN $fiVlr
ginia7" Mr.. Thorn asked. u. $ f5i y.
| Ta,.yyhat IL known as tho southern tariff
classlncat.o on, In connection with the Vtr-t
ginia exception sheet, containing 9 num- NUM-;
! Der OF com,noditl ties = S al, V 5&
Witness explained that in each State
There are exception sheets, but he sud a
| as a rule, the Southern classification ap-
Piled on all his lines. 81 .}
| S.rIaye there been any changes In tho!
Southern classification since its first &C
ton In 1875 q! 10 ~ 81 Il.
| Witness snid there had been great
many, most Of them having been brought 81
about to meet CONNER cial conditlons ana 70
| the wishes Of the shippers. S5ls Sl}
a He thought s. per cent OF them SI ~
resulted II from conferences between the the
railroad officials and the shippers.
Witness spoke Of other classi llca tons
ia 81 reratlon, &and ex planned how i wa q
necessary to liave d! fferent ones oW wit
to d Inherent conditions. IN II .3 .i;& M
HAS there ever been any effort 20 ]
adopt a classification ,vhicll .1eould apply
throughout the United states
& ny es, sir, ~ was the reply, and Il tneh
the witness exp planned the movement TO
tho commission, and the reasons why &c
finally failed, q u y
Mr. Braxton Objects.
Witness was reading from memorafn-
DUN and Mr. FBrnxto wished to know
the source OF his information. Mr. Green zen
said the lnenlnrandun1s erore M n. were
taken from the records OF a. rneeung .ol
railroad officials and members Of the IN! n--
tcrstate Commerce Commission when the
question OF a general classi ncation was
Mr.. Braxton objected, and said the
records should be produced and filed IN
evidence, II their contents were % pe
referred Ito by the w.tnss. u,
"a re ana Mr.. Thorn cashed y = as mug
wnv for a few moments over the PROPOSE
ton. ana AT torncy-G General Anderson az
dressed tho commission briefly IN suppo1r,t
Of the contention Of his collengue .
4, me commission allowed this line q
questioning, and counsel for the state
noted exceptions &s I. I, \, !. \. y.
Witness thought the varied co p. n
in the several sections, 59aS OF I ny
country had had much to DO with 4
the failure Of the movement for q general
classification applicable throughout ti ''
United States 81, i,
lie said tho tendency oof the classlfl-4
cations made By the railroads had heen
towards uniformity, end ne tnoug,is
another IN virginia w9ald tenn, tenm e fes
Flo did not think any public lnterest
could be served by making another rate rate
for Virginia. Glib !. ! !, 1, Z !, Z,
his road in Virginia. and exp lame d tt ny
scale or rates In operation upon g. ea q
die said the ratoBo nthe !3lueinon. f nv
wns higher than that OF the main me
IL, H.. 1y;rrinln because the Bluemont line
hauled no through sfre'g ht,
Explained the Items,
Mr.. Green held In his hand large rato
sheets, showing comparisons OF trels y
rates in Virginia during dllterelll Seat e. e.
and { whenn8iho had explained some q
these comparisons, lie was asked 1y MS
Sco,nsel To file the papers IN evidence
/ 5lC:nIng over the changes In virginia, ne
shaved that rntns had been Lowered ~
,,na,.,y ali Instances, where there nag nae
been changes In the clnsslilc atlons. 3,
uIn drawing up the pronosed rate !. zig -
IA ' Virginia Corporation comn1lssi "
Your You knowledge. get amy stu tlstlcs from
Your Your rond as to Its existing rntea, olhssl-
SS cnt, conditions, ETC., or did the com-
mission get slcl, Information elsewhers!
'"The commission did not 80 fa AZ h ~
can ascertain, Z. y, T., 4, J, i.,a,
fare tho people, alohs yotf .o''s'
orally prosperous? Ii 5ss
,,Tl,ey are. & Fl , !, u, 4, s. u, -,
I'm your opinion are tho u ex'st'''s raves .
too hish?'' II t555
Fq'They are not, I. 4, !, H. \, ,.,,,3
us 1t customary for stare Golior'ast''''
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