The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-13
-FOUR TOLL GATES
GO ON TURNP IKE
Corporation Commission Decides
Case in Favor of Valley
Company.
FOUR TOWNS ARE AFFECTED
People on One Side Had to Pay
Toll While Others
Went Free.
FOUR TOWNS ARE AFFECTED

-Four additional toll gates are to be
erected OH the Valley Turnpike. on pc
tition of the OWNING company, in which,
the state is largely Interested. y de-
cislon 10 TINS erect was handed down
yesterday by the State Corporation
Commission.
sucn action was strongly opposed at
the nearing some montns ago Dy tho
SUPERVISORS oi s>nenaIiuodn county, and
ny clliZens Interested, on the ground
th;tt II Was against puulc puncy to
multiply ton Satts. One Is 10 DC paced
at Il point l,ozu feet south OF the cor
pofatc iiinitS OF the town or StrasUurE;
one just insiue Inc southern corporate
limits OIL the town OF " uvustocK. one
ozV feet INSIDE the southern limits OF
the town OF EuluUurS, anu the other
Just within the northern limits OF the
town Of New Market.
Merits OF Cusc.
The position ot the Valley Turnpike
Company in the matter is set forth
IN the opinion. which, is by COMMITS
sioner l,uca, as follows: "At Strus-
purS there Is ton gate now located
Just north OIL the town, ana the pres
cnt location OF the next toll gate is
uSe miieS or more south OF otrahpurE
SO that the people who live III the
town anu who ucSirc to go south over
inc turnpike for any Instance up &c
hNe miles or more. can 10 SO wltnout
Inc payment of any tolls, whereas IL
the CitzenS OF the town nave business
which carries them in the opposite III.
rtction they must pay toll at the gate
Just north OF the town. Tho people
VINO i've IN the territory south OF the
town OF StraSpurg Tor the distance OF
HFe miles or more, can go INTO the
Town without paying any toll. while
tho people who i've in the TERRITORY
north OF the town are required TO pay
IL toll whenever they go into the town
Besides using the pike TO tho injury
thereof, more or less ii appears TO the
commission that II Is very lncquitable
. I'm
town of Strasburg who desire to 70
south Tor pleasure or otherwise ana
TO allow the people in the territory
south OF the town for n distance oi
tive miles or more. to go into the town
without paying an" toll, while the pco-
pie of the town who desire To go north
ana the people in the territory for Ave
miles north OF the town, and who de.
sire TO go into tho town, are required
TO pay toll at the gate just north OF
the town"
Injustice Worked.
This condition Is regarded by the
commission as an unjust discrimination
between the people OF the Two sectAIns
ana also unjust To tho turnpike com.
pany, which Keeps its road in repair
, trough the {, TOY, town and on both sides
other towns named.
Tho Valley Turnpike COMPANY hua
never paid dividend. and, in fact, has
never earned enough TO keen the road
up TO It's proper pitch. Tho evidence
says the opinion. IN which Commissions
ers Prents and Wingheld concur.
shows that 1t (he company mas. in
late years at least. been under wise.
economic and conservative manage
ment but with all this. 1t neede addi-
uonal revenue TO make such improve
ments as are contemplated by the
company"
II Ia admitted that toll gates arc
undesirable and unpopular but so long
as they exist, the commission Gays. the
burden OF tolls should so far az practi-
cable fall equally upon all the people
who use the turnpike.
But only one fare may be charged
on any full section OF fve miles, no
the section. This keeps the through
Traveller from paying more than the
regular fare.