Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-26
TITIROAD COMMISSION
IS BUSY ON REPORT
.o,AN. THREE.cENT FARE
viii SOON BE DECIDED.
,.umi..iou Gets w0rs'ed ." Attempt
% Assume Too Much Control
Of Property.

uniIfuaA WIN
~ engaged recently in the prepa-
-. ~ their annual report. which Is
,he year ended March l. 1909.
~. report is now in the hands OF
y. ur,pter and will be ready for dis
.-,,-,iOu IN the course Of the next ten
s.vs This report contains a resume
: ne acts and dOings OF the Office for
i. wear. the rules and regulations
.-.scribed for the government of the
s.u,o.ds OF the State. tariffs showing
e,.,eht and passenger rates prescrib-
= Oar the various railroads, and other
,.,ormation that should be Of interest
\ shippers throughout the State.
c.ples Of this report will be sent to
myone upon request.
commissioner Bitch has just re-
armed from Clearwater. Fla, where
~ went TO investigate a complaint
euucerning depot facilities.
The Commissioners issued an order
Monday amending the freight classic
esiion 50 that knOcked-dOwn vege-
abe carriers will take the same rate
ss vegetable crates.
Conference was had by the Commits
aolers on last Tuesday with c. L.
qoop. vice-president Of the Southern
Express Company. relative to the rates
q fruits and vegetables from Florida
protuclng points TO points south Of the
OHIO and Potomac rivers. The Com
nissiOneFs are endeavOring to secure
FsductiOns In the rates between the
points named I'm order that fruit and
vegetable shippers in Florida may In
crease their markets and prevent the
over erOWding OF markets in the East
en- and Western cities.
On the 18th inst. the Commission
es heard the officials OF the Florida
East Coast railway relative to the con-
GtFuctiOn Of depOts at Naranja and
Viking, and relative to the establish
nent Of an agency at White City.
The Commissioners have not yet
reached a decision In the cases.
Upon request Of the Live Oak Board
q Trade a supplemental order has
Zen made in the case OF the construc-
noa Of a union depot at that point.
me supplemental order simply
ehanges the location OF the depot IS
ieet Il is understood that the work
% the construction OF this depot will
Dc started In fifteen or twenty days.
fhe auditors who have been az Tai
Anassee for some time preparing data
2 'abstantiate the position OF the
commission in the L. & n. passenger
iaie case have gone TO Pensacola 10
make some further Investigation into
ne books OF the railroad company.
hon. l. c. Massey. counsel for the
commission, has just returned from
FenaaeOla. While there he endeavor-
g 70 arrange for an early hearing
q me Commissioners side OF the l..
~ X. r. passenger rate case. but
loand q hearing could not be had un-
~ after the month OF April. Il seems
1Ai the State courts are holding their
.pl'ns terms at this season, which
"'eneres greatly with other business
slHlde Of those courts. The passen-
~ fate case is pending in the United
'.-'es court This case has been drag
shs ior several years. owing TO want
means 20 procure the necessary
unony until the last Legislature.
ne commissioners nave been making
thorough examination OF the case.
- nave been collecting testimony
II more than a year. They are anx-
o@ 70 have this long-drawn-out mat
u disposed OF, as they feel confident
- upon the whole case the court
~ Dc warranted IN dissolvlng the in
.s-s'ion and In ordering the operation
we three-cent.per.mlle rate.
ue supreme court on Tuesday sus.
- 'he Commissions authority un-
me law 20 compel connecting rail
- 70 make reasonable connections
'-nelion points The Florida East
- Hallway had been ordered by
-, commission 20 make connection
90 'he Atlantic Coast Line az