The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
ROAD is REFUSED
THREE-CENT RATE
r. +, & p, Like Washington
Southern, Allowed TO Charge
2 I-2 Gents.
ACTION WAS EXPECTED
Board May Appeal, but Likely to
Await Decision in Case OF
Sister Line.

As was fully expected. the state Cor
poration Commission yesterday en-
tered an order IN the rate case OF The
Richmond. Frederick sburg and Poto-
mac Railroad similar to the deciaio OH
Ia he Washington Southern case. made
last summer. The order refuses tile
roads petition To be allowed TO charge
intrastate passengers 3 cents per mile
nut permits II to make charge OF
X cents on It's line from Elba station,
luchmond, to Aqua Creek
The two railroads mentioned make
NJ the Richmond- Washington System.
end exactly the same conditions cover
them. ABOUT eighteen months ago the
q Washington Southern filed It's peti.
ton asking for 3 cent rate but no
decision was had until last June, when
an order was entered permitting
rate OF ~ cents, and refusing the 2
cent fare The Washington Southern
tqok an appeal TO the Supreme Court,
which was argued about two weeks
ago. and is now awaiting decision
Road May Appeal.
II Is presumed that the Richmond
fredeTicksburs and Potomac Will await
the inal decision in the Supreme Court
In the Washington- Southern matter
before Il takos an appeal. There was
no talk OF an appeal by the State in
the Washington Southern case. and It
Is presumed there Will be none in this
instance. The permission to charge
2 u cents will probably DO disre ga I'd ed.
as 1t WIS IN the other case. The rul-
Ing Is In effect April !.
In both hearings the plea was that
the line did not with ia charge mira
state passengers moSe money. but that
IT feared ruling By the Interstate
Commerce Commission allowing II to
charge z rate OF only 9 cents a mile
n 4 : 1rn
Was not satisfied with the ~. cent
rate awarded last summer, and re-
fused to accept It.
COMMISSIONS William r. Rhca. dis-
sonts from the dec!sion Of yesterday.
and flied short statement giving il
as his opinion that the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac should
nc required 10 maintain Its present
MAXIMUM rate OF cents per mile
Maintain ,lilcnsc Tickets.
The court provides:
That this order shall not be con.
Hirucd as authorizing or allowing The
"lihdrawal from sale or any conmu :
,a,ion rates or mileage tickets now
authorized and published by the said
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potc-
mac Railroad Company;
That in applying the foregoing
maximum passenger rates prescribed
for Il. the Richmond, FREDERICKSBURG
ana PotoHlac Railroad Company may
charge and collect q minimum ra,n or
10 cents per passengnr for any single
haul; no charge shall be made Tor
fractions OF loss than one half mlle.
and fractions or one-haif mile or more
may be counted us one mile: ana Tor
an odd number of miles the company
may charge as for the next hlghcs;
even number of miles For example.
for eleven miles the charge may he as
for twelve miles"
Opinion OF Communication.
Tho opinion by Chairman Prcutis.
fled with the decision. after dismiss
ing Two tables submitted az UNFAIR to
tho state. and one as unfair 10 the
failroad company. proceeds: I.
Subject to the criticisms herein
made, we believe statement No. . TO
he the table which properly apuortlons
the expense between the interstate ana
tntrastacs business. The apportion-
rent is made upon the basis OF pass
cnger miles. excluding from the intra-
state revenue that derived from tho
interstate passengers who buy reduced
rate tickets to Alexandria and travel
over the line Co points beyond lie
state. II shows that the number or
miles Travelled by intrastate passen-
gers Is 6,bso,a1i, as against 3IaG5.i5o
Travelled By all passengers inc In