The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-23
Allow R. F. &P.
TO RAISE RATE
RICHMOND. VA. = So,

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The State Corporation Commission
has handed down a decision in the
passenger rate case OF the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road. and entered an order permit
ting the road TO charge Pa cents
mile for passenger traffic on its lines
from this city to QuanticO, the north
ern terminus. beginning April LIST.
The present rate is cents a mile.
The company asked to be allowed 20
charge 3 cents mile. Judge Rhea
filed dissenting opinion in favor OF
continuance of the present 2-cent
rate The majority opinion was con-
CURED in by Judges Prentis and
Wingfield.
Text of Commissions Order.
Following is the decision OF the ma
5Ority of the commission.
The commission having maturely
considered the evidence and the ar
Eument of counsel, for the reasons
stated in the written opinion filed as
part OF the record, doth adjudge, pre-
scribe and order as follows:
1. That from and after the first day
OF April, 1911, and after the publica-
ton according to law, the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company may put into effect
and observe a maximum rate Of two
and one-half cents per mile for the
intrastate transportation of passen-
gers in Virginia.; and on and after
that date il shall be unlawful for the
said Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company to charge
or collect greater rate for such
transportation of passengers over
Hines Ut T,Utway controlled and oper-
ated by il than is allowed or pre-
scribed in this order. or than is here
after allowed or prescribed by the
State Corporation Commission.
?. That this order shall not he
construed AS authorizing or allowing
the withdrawal from sale of any com
mutation rates or mileage tickets now
authorized and published Ivy the SAID
Richmond. Fredericksburg and POtO-
mac Railroad Company.
,. That in applying the foregoing
maximum passenger rates prescribed
for il, the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company may
charge and collect a minimum rate of
10 cents per passenger tor any single
haul; no charge shall be made for
fractions of less than One-haf mile
and fractions OF One-half mile or more
may be counted as one mile; and tOI
an odd number of miles the company
may charge as for the next highest
even number of miles. For example
for eleven miles the charge may be as
for twelve miles.
l. The said Richmond. FrederickS-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company
may charge and collect, in addition
TO the regular ticket rates, the fiNeC
sum of 10 cents from all cash fare
passengers who have been afforded .
reasonable opportunity for purchasing
tickets before boarding the trains
provided, that the conductor shall ir
all such cases deliver TO the passenger
n receipt for the amount collected
redeemable at any ticket office OF the
company within two days from IN,
date OF issue.
The present general rules. whether
made by this commission or by the
carrier, with reference TO the trans
portatiOn of baggage. shall remain
effective.
All other questions are reserved.
Judge Rhca DIssentS.
Commissioner Rhea filed the follow
ing dissenting opinion;
This is petition OF the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company asking that il may be allowed
20 increase its present interstate maxi
mum passenger rate OF two cents pei
mile to three cents per mile. After
hearing and considering the evidence in
the case my associates are Of the opin-
ion that the present rate of two cents
per mile should be increased 10 two and
One-han cents per mile. do not con-
cur in this view. and without going into
any extended discussion OF the evidence
mai The Richmond. fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company should be
required TO maintain Its present maxi
mum rate Of two cents per mile.
The Commissions Analysis
Discussing the evidence and ailega-
tions OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac i'm detail, Judge Prents
saws and commissioner Wmgneld
concurs, as follows:
Since the first of October 1907, the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and PO-
tomac Railroad Company has been
operating under a maximum intrastate
passenger rate OF > cents per mile per
passenger. This rate was fixed 10y this
commission after a hearing 10y the or
der of April p. 1907. Afterwards.
upon the petition Of that company,
and upon condition that such rates
was 20 be maintained until the fur
Their order OF this commission, re
hearing was granted, and the issue
raised upon that petition for rehearing
is now TO be decided, The company
alleges that the 2-Cent per mile max
imum rate for intrastate passengers
applying TO its line is unreasonable,
unfair, improper and contiscatory, and
claims that its maximum rate Tor in
trastate travel should certainly be not
less than cents per mile per pas
Senger.
1t submits to sustain its allegations
under the petition for rehearing four
statements of revenues and expenses
OF intrastate operations for the year
ending June 80, 1909, which state
ments are numbered l, ,, 8, and
And sustain the verify of the stats
/. a. of such business so reported. by
- ~"e of two witnesses.
TX lnaraf.RrCIed One by One.
- undertakes to APP
49, between its in
r. sAe passenger traT-
tic upomN the number of
passengers caTfF2L. 81 sc esaiept;
however, is franz mi
unfair by the peti&VI - =. .
as applying TO tfHRLe
there are a greaSSss<7
who travel short %
line, and in the superintendent on sCC1