The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-24
WILL NOT AFFECT
BUSINESS HERE
FREIGHT RATES TO REMAIN SAME
AND NO sERroUS RESULTS APP
PRETENDED On EITHER
SIDE.
DECISION A SURPRISE
RAILROADS HAD EXPECTED THEIR
REQUEST FOR HIGHER TARIFF
70 NE ALLOWED nv INTER
STATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION.
DECISION A SURPRISE
MISSION.

The decision OF the Interstate Com
n1erce Commission not TO allow the
proposed increase In freight rates.
came like the explosion of she'll In
an unsurpecting camp, to the railroad
ON cials of Richmond. While it lis ad
nlttted that the commercial interests
OF Richmond and the railroads CEN
tering here would not be seriously af =
fectsd by the decision OF the commits
sion still a great deal OF interest was
felt in the matter in this ely and his
case has been watched with a keen ap-
probation of the far reaching results
tnthe final outcome at the great rate
stuggle.
The Richmond Chamber OF Com
n1erce lent its influence In behalf OF
the shippers. while the railroad officials
OF Richmond contributed their aid to
the cause of the transportation com
panies.
Warren r. Taylor, trafyic manager AT
the H. r. r. r. r. Co. was not in his
office Friday being detained at home by
sickness. Other officials Of tire road
said the decision really affect the rond
q very little as the proposed increase
! In the freight rates were between east :
ern and western points. While some
western business IL handled over this
road the amount is small and the road
will not be affected except in the
slightest manner
Little Difference With n. r. &F.
The X. F. +. R. Il. Co is a member
OF the Southern Trunk Line Associa
ton. Had the Eastern and Western
Associations won their intention to In
crease the rates. II is possible the
, Southern Association would have fol-
lowed the example at the other trunk
line organizations and made an ad-
vance in rates. This would have beer
the logical outcome OF the situtton as
tho railroad companies claim that tbs
cost Of transportation has advanced In
every department. while the rites re-
! main the same.
c. Il y. slightly Hurt.
President Stevens, or the Chesa
pesk- and Ohio Railway Company
said he was greatly surprised at Tbs
decssiofi or tife commission. as IN,
railroad companies expected at ieas
rs per cent. OF the requests mad.
would be granted. The chief Officer
! OF the big trunk line was disappoint
| ed at the outcome OF the matter. II,
could not say whether or not tn,
| railroads would take the matter Il
the United States courts or not.
| The business OF tho Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company will no
b affected seriously as result o.
the decision. The proposed increase,
affected more particularly the elias,
rates and the higher classes were af
| fected to greater extent than tn,
lower classes.
| The commodity rates were practi
! caily left A. they were. no advanc,
| Of consequence being suggested by tn,
! railroads. The bulk OF the business
| OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railwa,
is done in the commodity GLASSES.
| Richmond Chamber Pleased.
| The Richmond Chamber Of Com
naerce Joined with the other Allan
! tic seaboard business organization
the rates. Among the twenty-five as
sociations to join In opposition wer,
those from Boston. New Haven. Pro
violence. New York. Philadelphia, Bal
timore. Richmond and Norfolk.
! Mr.. Il. Q. Ives president OF tn
Boston Chamber Of Commerce. wa
chosen chairman of the executive com
mittee OF the allied associations an,
Mr., Lewis u. Brandeis, the tisttn
guished Boston attorney, was retsine,
to represent the associations befor
the commission.
This organization OF business as
| sociations had several meetings Will
the railroad. oflicials. but no under
standing could DO reached, and tn
case had to 30 to the interstate Com
meree Commission, who decide,
against the railroads in every sux
sestion made to advance the rates.
The decision IL apparently thor
oughly approved by the Richmon,
shippers.