The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
Norfolk and wv esterr, Road Next
4 Is Be Called and Then Chesa-8
peake and Ohio. 4 y.

animation OF the witness by Mr.. tn om
Yesterday was along the line heretofore
| followed, and many statistical tables re.
2latng to rates were put IN evidence
.'Do you know any y means "a by wh len
Tho company could reimburse Itself, ~ x
the proposed rates are applied7" asked
Mr.. Thorn. ~ ME- ~ 4 ss#
-''Is do not. I, 5wns tho reply.
Would Not increase. II
"1f the proposed rates were q l'' p
would the volume Of traff &c si pc 853 an
creased z. lsts 5 III III ;1Is
III link not. II several rate wars when
The rates have been cut for competition.
81 was found that the business did not
j'Aspoes the interest Of the road demand
a rats reasonably low?'''s d 4ss
Yes sG$4, sS \ ss sis
.'Can you state why this is 50 7,'s55s .sS
THE rate has TO DO sonably low ~
order that It may not Impede the MAJ
mum movement OF traffic NJ y.
ii5.But now that the rates are reasonably
low would q further reduction increase
the maximum movement o.: frelglt tfat-
f tic + ,ts5 4, l&
11s..No. think not. 4 fss:s, NV
XII ri goods are moved at carrier 9 rssk,
or insured, what Is the additional cost r9'
About 20 per cen I. h. 4. \, ss .s 1,
Are ftncre anys!6uCu sAo!Ao 49,
proposed rate scheme
mot so far as I know m is
With the State.
s MI Il Thorn at this point turned L the
witness over n to II the attorneys for the
state tate y but Mesgrs. Anderson and Brax.
ton desired s,to confer before going . on,
and they asked the commission tn erefore
Is I'd 1ourn& at i o'clock instead OF two, ~
s5 s This Yves agreed to, and the body to ,>
recess for lunch. A
$$4ttl The afternoon session OF the commits I
sion was convened at 4:15 @ clock VI and
Mr.. Thorn asked Mr.: Green IT, few more
questions, and requested him 70 NE cor
tain sotfer tables relating to rates with
the commission as exhibits Attorney
General Anderson then took the witness
an " cross examinat Ion, and opened SEE by
questioning him with reference n to Z. his
long connection with the Southern ~: aau
way. est ok "a ssT iist I'll 5#s g y
So Coming to the Question aof rate clalssi:
fications I'M Virginia ness was ask s.
Sif the exceptions to the southern e! ASST ~
doation in,tvirginia were numerous
Ri ."phoy h are not, .',SsA was the answer
s"thore being about thirteen in all,
lWitness z explained these exceptions,
ana why and how they were made.
b Are not the transportation md traffic
conditions generally In Virginia, as homo
eeneous IS as those In other Southern
States ~ was further Questl on.IS
s5 Witness answered at great length and
the gist Of his answer was that this was
mot altogether true. 81 4, III
& Would Not Simplify, 5si
Vi ITO what ok tent have De Norfolk and.
western and Chesapeake and Ohio
adopted the Southern classitt ton &, "a n
,$t.I don't understand that either has
adopted 1t to any great extent ~ 3,V II r.
ginin. "A s; E 5l E
''Would 1t simplify transportatio Ion and
rate conditions for AT. the roads to adopt
one classification in Virginia 2
at would not, owing to the varied con-
ditions prevailing. = fss55sst 8&
what harm could result from such an
arrangement ~ <i I "a 5t5i III s w
T.'The adoption Of another and addi-s:
tional ifcation would confuse rathe r
than simplify alters. y, sYs 4,
Fought, not your branch lines to res
ceive h a. larger compensation for trans
portation hauled than that given your
witness did not think so. except in the
case OF the Bluemont Branch, which,
hauls no through freight. t45
SIS not the chief business OF oil your
branch lines IN Virginia local s IL
mo, sir; this Is not true 9><all Of them
Dy uIy l!lclId 4t41O0eo91a ~ 20 " ss1O
mont Branch" i.3, 4 as Sss FIJI Il
The witness here explained in detail the
classes Of freight hauled over the yari-
Gus lines OF his company In Virgtnles
.sWhere is the fourN from the I, Valley
section chiefly. shipped N sf$ J.83
Much OF 1t goes Into North Carolina"
| .IIow about cattle y I! II q n
Most OF this traffic goes to Baltimore.
and we handle It only TO- Alexandra or
Strasburg Junction. s 5ss2 3 a :5tI
been greatly Increased since 1885 r. Il
"It has, and at heavy cost to the COM
,pany.' 8;s II y 4ss t48.i s II Il
At Heavy Cost. Eli
IS Witness was questioned about improved
conditions In other equipments Of his
road and he emphasized the fact that his
company was endeavoring to keep pace
with modern demands; that this had been
done. as economically as possible, though
at enormous cost, and In the face Of de-
creaslng rates a ND I. 38s,iy
.t'IIas not the average capacity Of your
trains been moro than doubled since
1885 ~, $yl II IL
II cannot answer that !: u ss
Il Tho ttOrpey- General was now e9dlng
tho .witness Into matters relating 70 an-
other department than his own, and 70
many OF the questions as to the dlfterence
In the oOat OF operation ana eQu1ptaeHt
now and In 1885, he frankly answered thar
he aid not know accurately Of Ma own "
knowledge.
n Ie came back now to tine subject OF
|rate.making, and tho wltness was again
| at homo. .iiss 81. p, w ffs5 4 iB III
on the method OF making rates. tho
testimony OF the witness was practically
o rhteratIon Of that given on his exam
inat.on In chief 4iisS al
'' Would Stop Traffic.
nWiIl not 10 reduction OF rates increase
tho moving OF transportat On ~ was
aaked. l t3i VI & rs. sft8
reasonuble, II lowered would tena TO stop
truNic movement rather than ~ Increase
it.n i &.
.Woujd nat q reduction In ratas mo rease
the output ana movement OF merchandise,
farm pToducta, otc. r
i = IT, Ask. a<-