The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-07

T1ON COMMISSION, mn
STEAM R.l1LnOAH COMPANIES, Y Il;
TILE MATTER OF PRESCRIBING d
MAXIMUM PASSENGER RATE.
City Of Richmond,
27th day OF April, 1907.
The State Corporation Commission
having carefully considered all the proc
aeedings herein. and all the testimony
exhibits and statements adduced and
!lled before 1t In this proceeding, ana
having put It's conclusions in writing.
which are made part Of tho record
herein tho Commission, in order to
carr. out It's said conclusions, now
makes the following order and regula-
tons and prescrlbes tho following
maximum rates to be observed by al
in the State of Virginia In the trnns-
portation of passengers: AZ
4. 1T is ORDERED, That on and after
the first day Of July, 1907, the following
steam railroad companlcs-viz.:
Norfolk and Western Railway Cons
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Conn.,.
Atlantic Coast Limo Railroad Conn
pany, ~
seaboard Air Limo Railway Company.
Southern Railway Company,
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potos
mac Railroad Company,
Washington Southern Railway Com.
pany,
Railroad Company,
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Company,
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company
shall put into effect and observe rnaad-
mum rate Of two cents per mile In tho +;
intrHQt9ta
In Virginia, said maximum rate to DO
observed whether the transportation be
entirely over tho line of one OF the said
railroad companies or Joint Transports
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 a 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, 1T is ORDERED, That q maximum
rate of two and one-half cents per mile
| for the intrastate transportation of paa-
sengers be fixed and prescribed, to go
| into effect on and after the first day Of
July, 1907, on the following divisions, or
branches, OF the 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 Danville. @0+ mtles.
exclusive OF so much OF the said
/ division as may be in tho State Of
| North Carollnn: y
Franklin Branch. extending from
Franklin Junction to Rocky Mount. &c
miles; il
Clarcmont Branch, extending from
James River Junction to Claremont 90
miles.
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be unlawful for the Southern Railway
4 Company to charge or coiiect5a greater
sum than two and one-half cents per mile
! for tho intrastate transportation or pass
Il sengers over these divisions, or branches.
unless otherwise directed or allowed by
the Commission. Ill
3. 1T is ORDERED, That on and after
the first day OF July, 1907, the following
Z steam railroad comprehensive:
). Chesapeake-Weste Railway.
a Cumberland Valley and Martnsburg
!, Railroad Company,
Danvlle and Western Railway Com
pany,
Indian Creek and Pound River Rail-
road Company,
Marion ana Rye Valley Railway Cons
Nelson ana Albemarle Railway Com
. Valley Railroad Company Of Virginia,
Virginia. Carolina Railway Company.
Virginia Southern Railroad Company
Winchester and Potomac RallroaG
Company,
:, Winchester and strasburg Railroad
Company,
Norfolk and Southern Railway Com.
!, pany-
shall put into effect and observe q maxi
!, mum rate of three cents per mile n the
}intrastate transportation OF passen gers II
4 Virginia, and on:and after the said date y
shall be unlawful for the said RAILROAD
> companies, or any OF them, to charge %
, collect greater sum than three cent
! per mile for tho transportation OF passen
gers over the lines controlled and ope
j.! rated by them respectively, except a
. otherwise allowed from time to time b
. the State Corporation Commission
4. 1T is ORDERED That on and ate
the first day OF July 1907, the following
steam railroad companies-yiz.:
= Big Sandy. and Cumberland Rallrotl
: Company,
I Black Mountain Railway Company,
: Interstate Railroad Company,
. Lick Creek and Lake Erie Rallroa
Mt. Airy and Eastern Railway Con,
New River. Hols.on and Wester
Railroad Company.
n Potomac, Fredericksburg and Pied
~ mont Railroad Company,
70 Surry, Sussex and Southampton Ral
til way Company.
at Underwater and Western Ralroa
Company, !, III
Virginia Anthracite Coal and RailYa
ri Company, :, j..
= virginia and Kentucky Railway Con
y | pany.
Wise Terminal Company
shall put into effect and observe q max
+. mum rate OF three and one-half cen
per mile In tho intrastate transportauc
Of passengers In Virginia, ana On ar
after the said date 1t shall be unlawf
for the said railroad companies. or al
Of them. to charge or collect g Great y. =
mile for the transportation Of paslenge
a. over the lines controlled and operated
60 them, respectively, except e 9 hi, ssa
'oc allowed from time to time by the Ssa
Corporation Commission. IN
s, IT is FURTHER ORDERED, TIL
k in applying the foregoing n,aximu
~ passenger rates prescribed for y
several railroads In Virginia, the rallro'