The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-01
RDlD lgREElBlE
TO hEM CRlRIER
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But r. F. Z r. ohicials Object
to STROBE. Folkes
Bill.
ADVISE CANCELLATION
Promise, II @Harsssing'' Ceases
70 Consent to Taxable
Basis.
fE FE
CANCELLATION

thera In exery likelihpod OF
IN atnioabie and equitable settlement
bstwesn the Richmond, ~Fredertcks-
burg and Potomac railroad and the
6tate In regard 10 tho company SUR
FsadsFing IT, old charter and gotug
On . taxable basis, and that the
strcde-FoIkes bill. which would COM
pei the company's trains to stop any
and everywhere along the line, .
not in conformity with the spirit now
prevailing between officials OF the
read and State officials, waS the bur.
den Of the argument Of President
White n Attorney Braxton, general
counsel for the Richmond, F'reder-
tcksburx aud Potomac. at q hearing
before the Senate Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation Mon
day afternoon.
--duTtnE the heariHK.lSeuAtun Strobe
and folkes declared the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac officials
had not shown the proper spirit to-
ward the State by operating the most
prosperous railroad south Of the Po-
tOmac river under the terms Of an
archaic charter granted seventy-eight
years ago. They made II plain that
until the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac road took position be-
hide other railroads In the State and
paid It's fair proportion Of taxes TO
the State treasury they would on
finue 10 urge their bill compelling II
10 Hive up to every burdensome re-
q~utresnent Of the ancient charter.
Consolidation the Keynote.
President White and Attorney
Braxfon referred to the conference
they had had with Governor Mann
and the Legislative Committee on
Eonkerance with the Richmond. Fred
-~E4A1kAhafg Ana-not6fhAe,-aud-xAid
consultation was the keynote of all
their meetings, Coercion, they said,
was mot apropos at this time.
T1sey intimated that In h interest
- AGssHeas expedieney they would
uftx the stockholders Of the COM
panyA 10 nhregAte the old charter and
xhlcA wiil consolidate the Washing
4en1oputharn,- potnmAcl Central
Byrd street and Elba station roads.
.hey did not minee words about the
probability Of the passage of the
Strode-Folkes bin. exciting their re
1ad causing them 20 resist rather
than support the bills introduced n
.fAe-<euse- Observation-Disclosures u-
thorsxfnx the proposed consolidation.
President White aad Mr.. BFaxton
raid the stockholders could not be
L~rnwhaaten into giytnx up the old
chxr<oE. which n perfectly good to-
day, INT \ they the 6~enAtora1 de-
Sisted In h~arassin9 the read ths
stDekh0ldera. for their own business
Interests. would In all Likelihood aus
thoytHe an application for q new
esartar.
Eecretary Dabney. d the Richmond
Chamber OF Cosmmerrc. and Attorney
MeIlwaine, of Petersburg. told the
committee the passage OF the bill
would rus great financial losses 10
both cities.
The nAmmittee reached no decisien
FfOndey afternoon. The hearing VIII
~ csntislued ~ . cscaack "wednesday
riGhts
HEARING Before House Committee.
The Coleman Richmond. Freder-
IcksburG and Potomac bill compeli-
ins thaa railroad 70 live up to its
chartef will be argued before the
House Committee on Roads and In
4evnal Navigation Tuesday afternoon
Ut J o.clnck.
The supporters Of each side of the
hfIi will be given thirty minutes to
argus their , and the decision
OF fhe .cnmnittse will probably he
repoTted to the House NJ the after
nooM session.
President whita. Of the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac road.
ana Attorney HFaHton will be present
% oppose the passage Of the bill.