Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

Fits APPEARED FOR STATE
Judge Powers for Central X.rwor,
Hni'"ny which IL Charged with
""'hg n" oEdcnsburs Coal
Company Rebate of 70 Cents
Ton on 10000 Tons.


Montpclsr. Ian % rh, ...
ton county cases OF State -, y,o..,',...
tho Central Vermont Rallw,, ror'r,,,,.
for alleged discri,ninotio, n e.e,.','''''' '''''
coal consigned to the state bo.-,.,,
the insane at Watortur,. ,.au,. ,'.'', 'Y'
together in supreme court ,ts -,
by Attornoy-General G. G. t,i.t. ra .t'9
State and the Hon. II. II pov.ors cor ~
oei'hdant company. These cases have
come to supremo ,nn,.. oo.'t "oF
the amended count 90 ,ho ,l,t..ior. ~
laration. ''0-
These suits nro lrou..,,.
.o02 of tho 1-e,,,,<r, .. '""
vidos tha, "A co--o..,.,', "'.'' P'o-
railroad sbo,l c!,., -, ''"S
terms for ,no ,,.....r'' '''''
.andiso and ,,to,. ......... ''V'''-
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81, ,... '"'''" WHOSE ia. d.N"aH
- ,,'.. ".'''' S'"l' hol t-trg'
to.. s,.. ava ''''S"l thereon Tor "
-, "i from a way station
'''" '""" Is charged Tor great
anu ~ cas-" OF violation
prov son, inc excess 50 charged
,""' '' ''co''feH rom said corporation.
i'I "St''eN'H IN an action Tor
''"u anu received with costs.
THE STATES DECLARATION.
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conor.l ri,,s = .''' '''H
tha+ ~, ~ ,,ee. 80 -
tho 1ir,o., N"'V' ""'ne" III
o,ar ,ho 1.., W. NN'Pi'u
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hure,h "a u.,t.,.A '''. Al
u.hirh ,to co.. ,', ~ No"'
boerit,1 ., ,y.a,.1'.,'.P .' P'-' ''',u io' '''e
W., N"''' ""'N 4i"'i the foorge
c1arrad ava i,,,o,,.,', ''''''',
cor,nar,. &C rrot..,,. O'li ',o ''"'
sn.ciood -, n ''' sun
tho frot,ri,, y.
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tha, H. o. '''' d"
ala ,,,,. q, ,i ''',-.,.ll ~ anu
49,, ''',"'"E as par OF
oa,... '' '" 'o"' sue" OK
c.ais.,.. ~, ",''- '."l N"'n excess
""" ""''" |" III"
'S ''' con Company
,i.' ''' ~ 81 t""I de-
U,,o. g,
"'.'i "'"'d j. ~
''' ''"'' "' Nc'iHoHl u''
excessive freight rate rho coaI if is
'o'u a'iu SnlPPcn 10y 'He
"' '',,p''"' inc N'"'e oi YER
'''p"'! vas '"e
H,'''' 81" u'I ''''""' was 'he car
t"e p'a'"'ii was IN" rohsignee.
"'H 'e'S"' was chargcd ana added
80, ~ 'ne oo"l "hich price
''"' "''''' "'E"'r py reason therc-
"e p'aih''i was H'reciIy party in
'','s' 10 'H's 'feieht rate. Ihe matter
'a"S 'o'0e'H'u o"IE 'h' p'ainun and
uoi'l'ui''' As 'He oecaraton states II,
i'a''oieu "o' 10 'Ne coal company
, =, ~'''i :"
'' NO" '"u'" t'' excess might h"'
WIS 'le'''S hot intended that the
''s"t TO recover shonln exist only IN
'o"Sis"o'' ne s'a'u'" is n no seNse
p'""'; 1t SEEKS only 10 make Whol' any
one WHO mas suffered hy the imposition
% an uhia"iui f''" oI treght. 1t Is only
a't"al damages "hlch can b" recovered.
JUST enough 10 max" 'Ne agsrlevel party
Whole' a statute whlch Is remedial. as
TINS pam Is, should he construed
lpcTaIIy because IT'S primary object Is
redress and not punishment.
THE ALLEGED prp,rr
mont Railway comn.rv ,ovo wa coorao
j. HAL Coal company preferential rate
or {" cents per ton under tarin rates on
the coal 10 waterbury.
The claim OF the state is thai by law
tsecuon 5so- v - Inc railway company
was bound To give TO everyone else the
same rate i gave to the i"org" Hall Coal
company ana that tie state was entitled
to the beneht Of such competition a. con
nl'lons OF trade might bring in the matter
OF price OF cohl delivered at Waterbury.