The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-05
RATE DECISION IS
WON BY FARMERS
Chesapeake and Ohio Ordered to
Reduce Tariffs on Virginia
Air Line.
DECLARED TO BE UNJUST
Law Applicants to Be Examined
November Lieutenant
Resigns.

Deciding that the passenger and
freight rates now in vogue on the Vir-
ginia Air Line. u branch OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio. connecting Its main
line and the James River Division are
discriminatory, unequal and unjust. tho
state Corporation Commission yester-
day handed down decision against
the railroad. The suit WAS brought by
the Virginia State Farmers Institute
and the Fluvanna County Farmers AS
ISOLATION. II was charged that the
rates on this short line are very high.
and that compared with those charged
on the Buckingham Branch. the people
living on the Virginia Air Line was
disseminated against in getting their
products 10 the markets.
The case was heard several months
ago. BY the terms of the decision the
Chesapeake and Ohio Is required by
November | to put into force on this
branch the same passenger and com
modify rates In force upon It's other
lines in Virginia. distance considered
1t is as follows:
Text of Decision.
The commission having maturely
considered the evidence and the argu-
ment OF counsel and II appearing tina
the virginia Air Line Branch OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
psny is operated as par, of the gen
eral system Of that company as part
OF Its Richmond division: that IL has a
peculiar and pecuniary value to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
peny much greater than the amount of
earnings apportioned to II on q mile
age basis because II enables the com
pany to transport both freight and
passengers over its main lines with
greater economy and expedition. that
the excellent and expensive construc-
ton of the Virginia Air Line branch
facilitates. eNped!tes and makes IL pos
sihlc to move promptly large volume
of overhead freight trafic between
points on the James River Division
and points on the Richmond Division
main line OF the Chesapeake and ohio
Railway Company: that this use Of tho
Virginia Air Line Branch eHpcdites the
passenger service on the main lines
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company by relieving those lines OF
freight traffic which would he other
wise moved over such lines and that
the passenger rates now in effect on
Its Virginia Air Limo Branch are dis
criminatory. unequal and unjust and
that its class and commodity freight
rates now in effect from and to points
on its other lines are discriminatory.
UNEQUAL and unjust as to shippers to
and from points on the Virginia Air
Limo Branch:
Therefore. IL IL considered by the
commission that on or before the FIRST
day OF November, 1911, after due pub
licdion according To the law, the
Chesapeake apd Ohio Railway Com
papy establish and maintain passenger
rates on its Virginia Air Line Branch
and mileage class and mileage CONNIE
dlty freight rates between points on
lts virginia Air Line Branch and points
on all of Its other lines In Virginia
corresponding in amount with such
passenger rates and mileage class and
mileage commodity freight rates now
effective for equal or similar distances
between points upon its other lines
In Virginia"