The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

approving senate bill ss7, and advo--
eating its passage by the house OF
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providing for Uniform national law
in place OF conflicting statutes and
decisions OF the various states.
Panama Canal ToIis.
On recommendation of the traffic
bureau and the committee on inland
trade, the board of directors. on
March II. 1919, adopted the report
of the committee on inland trade, that
no tolls be levied by the government
upon the domestic, ceastwise COM
merce OF the United States passing
through the Panama canal. unless 1t
be determined by competent author
ity that the imposing OF such tolls IN
required in the fuifiilmsnt of our
treaty obligations.
Membership In National and Sec
tionai Organization.
AS an evidence of the standing
Of the Richmond chamber of COM
mcrce among commercial organiza-
tioDs located in other sections, your
traffic manager has been elected an
honorary vice president of the Ma
which league this chamber lis a men, :
Der. and has been placed upon its bill
OF lading committee and it's classifl-
cation committee. He is also a member
OF the executive traffic committee of
eastern commercial orga nizations and
or the committee of Southern fraffic
managers and railroad and cooperation
commissioners which appeared before
the Interstate commerce commission
in opposition to certain changes in
The Southern classification.
Miscellaneous.
Among the miscellaneous work of
the traffic bureau. not coming under
extended specific mention. is the fol-
lowing:
Becoming party to the fling of an
intervening brief before the Interstate
commerce commission, by the Eastern
commercial organizations, in the Iowa
rate case, requesting the establishment
of more equitable basis of rate from
the Atlantic seabcard to points in
Iowa than at present in effect
Becoming party TO complaint filed
by the Eastern commercial organiZa
tions before the interstate commerce
commission, requesting that the rates
from Eastern seaboard territory to
points in Colorado and Utah be re-
duced 10 put our shippers on basis
relatively equal TO that enjoyed by
stated in the 1911 report, our dis
had been only partially
removed.
Resolution of the committee on in
land trade, approved by the board
OF directors, recommending legislation
by congress to authorize the interstate
commerce commission to establish
branch offices at important CONNER
cial centers, within prescribed terri
tories to mediate and to adjust diff
ferences between shippers and car
riers subject to revision by the COM
mission, and thus to establish closer
relations between them and faciliatate
the work OF the commission. This
legislation. though not Yet enacted.
holds promise of final adoption and
enactment by the congress.
Resolution OF the committee on
inland trade, approved by the board
OF directors, recommending legisla-
ton by congress, providing for the
erection of a modern office building
for the use OF the Interstate commerce
commission. This necessity has been
practically provided for by the erec-
ton, by private parties. of a building
immediately adjacent to the present
ing used by that tribunal.
Resolution by the board Of direc-
tors, on recommendation of the COM
mittee on inland trade, opposing H r.
294S, known as the clearance bill,
which bill provided for certain re-
quirements of railway construction
and the construction and alteration
of side tracks serving commercial and
industrial establishments. involving
large expense, deemed. In many cases.
unnecessary and superf1uous.
Preparation of extensive, important
and intricate rate statements, designed
10 give information to shippers az to
competitive conditions to be met, and
for the information OF persons and
firms contemplating establishing
themselves in Richmond.
Rates on classes and commodities
from Richmond to thirty-two points
in Arkansas, among which are Hope.
Nashville, Washington and Ashdown.
heretofore higher than Texarkana,
Ark.-Te by the addition of a diff
ferential of 6 cents on carloads and
10 cents on less than carloads, re-
duced to Texarkana basis without diff
ferential.
Adjustment of rates on lumber
from Ayers, S. c., to Chester, Va, for
Richmond lumber dealers interested
in that movement.
In addition to this, the number of
persons consulting the traffic bureau
verbally for Information and advice.
has largely increased, and a great
deal Of its time has been taken up in
matters of this Sort not susceptible of
being separately placed on record
This class of service seems to be on
the increase, not only with the traffic
bureau Of the Richmond chamber of
commerce, but with many other SINH
lar agencies.
Your traffic manager has received
from the committee on inland trade
and from the various departments of
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