The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-21
ASKS SANE RATE
As OTHER ROADS
NORFOLK SOUTHERN OFFICIAL Ex-
PLAINS hid ron MOVEMENT
or STATE TROOPS.
MAKES A CONCESSION
RATES SUBMITTED TO ADJUTANT
GENERAL BASED ON WHAT
ROAD EXPECTS TO CHARGE
ron LOCAL TRAFFIC..


figure for the movement OF state
troops. embraced In Its hid 10 the
adSutant generals department, was
based upon the increased rate which
the road confidently expects the state
Gorporation commission will permit III
View of it's showing that IL Is steadily
losing money on the Virginia Beach
division OF the system, was the
statement made yesterday ny an or
hciai of the road. who was here IN
attendance upon the hearing before
the commission.
The official, who resented the pub
Ifcation In Richmond newspapers that
the road had doubled its rates for the
TRANSPORTATION of State troops, pointed
ont the fact that the State would
pay the other roads / cents per mile
for each man transported and there
was no reason why the Norfoik
Southern should not receive the same
rate The road now enjoys tarlH
of so cents for the round trip on
through tickets. which would apply
on the movement of the state troops
The rate Of IS cents, the officials
pointed out. has applied only TO local
traffic from Norfolk special OK
cursion rate maintained by reason OF
competition.
Road Makes Concession.
To placate the military authorities,
however, the general counsel of the
road. Colonel W. b. Rodman, let 1t
he known yesterday at the hearing
before the corporation commission.
while Adjutant General Sale was on
the stand. that the road had decided
to make a concession or 40 cents Tor
the round trip from Norfolk TO Viz
ginia Beach This information will
- ~ Czuarat
today. The additional 10 cents II liz
understood, was put in the original
bid by reason OF the fact that the
extension from the present terminal
TO the camp site embraces a round
trip OF Ave miles, which carried out
the company's policy of ! cent per
mile.
The misunderstanding between the
adjutant generals department and
the railroad will probably be cleared
up today also regarding the matter
of baggage transportation. 1T seems
that the formal bid of the railroad
carries the item of IS cents per hum
bred for baggage, when. as a matter
of fact. the railroad official explained,
the rate offered embraces baggage
checking privileges. What the rail-
road intended to bid upon. If IL was
not made clear. was "impedmenta,"
which means tents and like camp
equipage. The troop trains will be
provided with "a sufficient number of
regular baggage cars without extra
cost. 1t was intended that this should
be understood In the contract.
VIII Reach Deeislon shortly.
Ad5utant General Sale, who was in
ciined to be 'riled" yestefdy over the
bid of the Norfolk Southern. which
he was frank to admit he looked upon
rs a sort of hold up, stated that some
definite announcement regarding the
matter would be forthcoming within
the next few days. He admitted fur
Their that he had not been officially
informed of the concession the road
hid made, and stated that the conces
Sion would have some effect on his de-
. ciston. There was possibility, he
said, that the encampment might be
held al some point other than Vir
stnia Beach. but from the ad1utant
generals demeanor IL was evident that
the possibility In remote.
The State has expended something
like $4,000 on the encampment site
and rifle range, and the Norfolk South
ern has invested $4,000 In trackage
and improvements at the camp site. 1t
seems hardly likely that the present
misunderstanding win break up the
weii-la.d plans OF the guards for the
annual summer encampanent