The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-30
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MAXIMUM PASSENGER RATE.
City Of Richmond,
eth day OF April, 1907.
The State Corporation Commission
having carefully considered all the pro-
ceedings herein. and all the testimony.
exhibits and statements adduccd and
nled before Il in this proceeding, and
having put It's conclusions in writing,
which are made part Of the record
nerein, the Commission, in order to
carry out Ito said conclusions. now
make the following order and regula-
tons and prescribes the following
maximum rates to be observed by ali
the steam railroad companies operating
IN inc state of Virginia in the trans
portation OF passengers.
~. ~ IS ORDERED, That on and after
the first day OF July, 1907, the following
steam railroad companies--viz:
Norfolk and Western Railway COM
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany,
seaboard Air Line Railway Company,
Southern Railway Company.
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Company.
Washington-Southern Railway Conn
pany,
New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
Railroad Company,
Virginia and Southwestern RAILWAY
Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company
shall put into effect and observe Mkt
mum rate OF two cents per mile In TIA
intrastate transportation OF passengers
IN Virginia, said maximum rate to be
observed whether the transportation be
entray over the line OF ono OF the said
railroad companies or joint transporta-
ton over the lines OF two or more COM
panies: and on and after the said date
1t shall be unlawful for the said railroad
companies. or any OF them, to charge or
collect greater sum than two cents per
mile for the transportation of passengers
over the lines controlled and operated by
them. respectively. except as otherwise
allowed In this order or from time to time
by the State Corporation Commission
2. IT IS ORDERED That a miximun
rate Of two and one-half cents per mile
Tor tho intrHstate transportation OF pas
sengers be fixed and prescribed, to 20
Into effect on and after the first day OF
July. 1907 on the following divisions or
branches OF tho Southern Railway Com
pany. which are now excepted from the
operation OF the maximum rate of two
cents per mile hereinabove fixed
Norfolk Division. extending from
Primers Point to Danvile. 2oi miles.
exclusive OF so much OF the said
division az may be in the State OF
North Carolina:
Franklin Branch. extending from
Franklin Junction to Rocky Mount. 81
miles,
Claremont Branch. extending from
James River Junction TO Claremont. 90
miles.
From and after the said date 1t shall
be unlawful for the Southern Railway
Company to charge or collect greater
sum than two and one half cents per mile
for the intrastate transportation OF pas
sengers over these divisions. or branches
unless otherwise directed or allowed by
the Commission.
g. 1T is ORDERED, That on and after
tho first day OF July. 1907. the following
steam railroad companes-viz
Chesapeakc-Western Railway
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg
Railroad Company.
Danvilie and Western Railway Com
pa3y,
Indian Creek and Pound River Rail-
road Company,
Marion and Rye Valley Railway Com
Nelson and Albemarle Railway COM
pany,
Valley Railroad Company of Virginia.
Virginia Carolina Railway Company.
Virginia Southern Railroad Company,
Winchester and Potomac Railroad
Company,
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad
Company,
Norfolk and Southern Railway Com
pany-
-shal lput into effect and observe maxi
mum rate OF three cents per mile IN the
intrastate transportation OF passengers IN
Virginia. and on and after the said date II
shall be unlawful for the said railroad
companies or any OF them, to charge or
collect a greater sum than three cents
per mile for the transportation OF passen-
gers over the lines controlled and ope-
fI,np1
otherwise allowed from time TO time by
| the State Corporation Commission.
4. TITS ORDERED, That on and after
the first day OF July. 1907, the following
| steam railroad companies-viz.:
Big Sandy and Cumberland Railroad
Company,
Black Mountain Railway Company
Interstate Railroad Company,
Lick Creek and Lake Erie Railroad
Mt Airy and Eastern Railway Com
New River, FIolston and Western
Railroad Company,
Potomac. Fredericksburg and Pled-
mont Railroad Company,
| Surry Sussex and Southampton Rail-
way Company
| Tidewater and Western Railroad
| Company,
Virginia and Kentucky Railway COM
pany,
Wise Terminal Company
shall put into effect and observe a MAXI
mum rate OF three and one-half cents
| per mile in the intrastate transportation
| OF passengers in Virginia. and on ana
after the said date it shall be unlawful
for the said railroad companies, or any
of them. to charge or collect t a., greater Ter
| sum than three and one-half cents per
mile for the transportation of passengers
over the lines controlled and operated BY
them, respectively except Is t GtheT Stase
| allowed from time to ume ny INC o'ee'
Corporation Commission.
s.. 1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That
| In applying the foregoing maximum
passenger s rates prescribed for the
several railroads in Virginia, the ,a rnroaa
minimum rate of ten cents per passenger
| for any single haul. - ~.
g. The payment Of fares subject to the
mtitI tho ma ssenger to the same trans