Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-18
RATE DECISION NOT
ALTOGETHER PLEASING
Some State Officials Fail 10 Enlhuss
Over Increase Of Passenger
Fares.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL NOT TALK
Two Cent Rate Wiii Coneinue For
Present on e. r. & p. and N. ", p.
to Assent to Terms Of Decision
Other Roads Silent.

RICHMOND, VA. March 1.-Two
cents nilp viii BE-. :he order in Viz
ginia for The Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac. the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk and The
Louisville. All Nashville till he Iur-
Their order Of the commission.
That announrem"n, comes from on
cial.; OF the State Corporation Com
mission and is based on the formal
orders Issued yesterday. There were
five roads which entered .ntc the Pc
tiiion lot an increase in the maximum
passenger rat"-the Norfolk and
Weyterr. the hCsapcake and Ohio,
the StabOard Air Line. the Atlantic
Coast Line ana the Southern. The
order establishing the 10 cent rat"
apples to them.
Made No Application.
The Louisville and Nashville. the
New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
and The Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac made no application to
a hearing OF the matter of the rates.
They are not includel in the order
issues yesterday. and they will have
TO abide the former order OF the COM
mission and continue to operate un'
der the 2-cent rate Till they shall have
made apple alton for an increase and
the cases shall have been decided.
Following the issuance OF the order
OF the commission yesterday. the
Southern and the Chesapeake and
Ohio announced that they would forth,
nj. he
commission in every particular. this
being taken to mean that they VIII
inaugurate the new rates and provide
for the mileage books at once.
So far the ether lines included in
the order of yesterday have no; made
any announcement of what they will
10 but it is expected that they. too
viii comply with the orders at an
early date These roads are the Goa st
Line. the SeabOard Air Line and the
Norfolk and Western.
Will Have Special Tickets.
The State of Virginia will. in ali
probability. enjoy toe same privileges
of the States Of North and South Car
olina and Georgia as TO the matter
of passenger rates at an early date.
without giving the names Of the
gentleman who gave the Information.
it is an open secret that the roads
operating in Virginia and to the
States South OF the Old Dominion
have consented to give TO Virginia
the same rates that obtain else
where.
In North Carolina there is special
ticket which is sold at II cents
mile in books Of one thousand miles
each. These tickets are good for par
ties travelling toge,ner. one book be-
ing for the entire party.
The roads will also. under the orier
OF the State Corporation Commission,
keep on sale the thousand-miie books
at two cents but the books will only
he good for the party in whose name
they are issued.
In this connection it is learned to
dav that the Bal; imOre and Ohio roa
Is selling and allowing the use OF
tickets on its lines at the rate oil
two cents a mile The road passes
through a part Of the State of Viz
Sinia. The tickets are soil in this
State and in West Virginia. and they
arr cOon WIFI p!'S'H'Nu ny '" NV
The tickets are used by families.
Other States Favored.
These family" or good to bearer
tickets are scld ny the Southern. the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard
Air Line in the state Of North Caro-
lima and also In the State Of South
Carolina. These have been on sale
In those States for some time. ana a
great many Of them are being used
dsily. The roads also have the thou,
sand-mile ticke;s. good only when pre-.
scented by the person in whose name
they are Issued.
state ofsieiaIs Silent.
The Norfolk and Western has not
heretofore issued any mileage books
OF auv sort. but there Is an under
standing Whereby the roa' will get
in line and issUc the books, which
are 70 he neutrality-suspicious. on
any line In the state.
Stste ofseis,s Silent.
State oficisls are no; all pleased
With the decision Of the Corporation
Commission. but IL there Is TO he any
step Nv the officials to restrain the
enforcement o. the order Of the com
mission that matter Is being kept So
crct. sftorne" General Anderson vi!
no, discuss the matter IN anv way
and Governor swanson Is jus, bark
from Roanoke. and II II rot known
the, he has read the opinion IN Iu...