The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
TO HEAR CAROLINA
RATE CASE TODAY
Attorney-General Pollard to Rep
resent Virginia Cities in
Washington.
REDUCTION NOT OPPOSED
Virginia Asks Interstate Com
merce commissioti Only for
Fair Readjustment.
REDUCTION NOT OPPOSED

The hearing before the Interstate
commerce Commission on the petition
or the Virginia cities to intervene in
the North Carolina rate reduction case
VII hegin TINS morning in Washington
Attorney-General Pollard, appearing in
tho case In behalf of tho State Corpo-
ration Commission. made an effort on
Wednesday to have the hearing post
poned until after March Is. He re-
ceived a telegraphic refusal Yesterday.
ana ieft last night for Washington
The first brief to be written by tho
new Acknowledgement was filed yester-
day with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission In this case
The North Carolina Corporation Com
mission some time ago undertook to
secure from the railways entering that
state from the West n reduction I'm the
freight rates from louisville and Gin
cinnati 10 North Carolina cities. BE
tore such an agreement could be ef-
tected, the Virginia cities interviewed
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on the ground that any reduc-
tion along the lines desired by North
Carolina should be followed by cor
responding reduction In the rates from
virginia cities into North Carolina.
Without roadiustment OF the exist
ing rates, II Is claimed. Virginia cities
would be shut out of the North Caro-
lima markets by the proposed reduc-
tion from Louisville and Cincinnati to
North Carolina cities.
DO Not Oppose Reduction.
Tho Virginia cities, and the Statn
Corporation Commission. which entered
the controversy in behalf of the Vfr-
sinin cities, do not oppose tho granting
of the reduction sought by North Caro-
lima. They do however pray that the
differences I'm the relative rates to
points in the State OF North Carolina
from Virginia cities, on the one hand
and in the rates from Cincinnati and
Louisville. on the other, shall In no
event be increased as against the Vir-
ginia cities, but he decreased to such
extent as the commission may deter
mine to be just and reasonable. and
nondiscriminatory and nonprejudicial"
The Virginia cities and the State
Corporation Commission nlad the first
brief IN the case on November 80, and
were represented at the hearing in
Greensboro, \. c.. December 1918, by
former Attorney General Williams. At
the hearing to-day the interests OF the
Virginia cities will be represented by
Acknowledgement Pollard and the law
firms of Littleford, James Ballard e
Frost, of Washington, and e. f VII
Hanson. OF Cincinnati
Seek Hendiustment OF Rates.
In the brief fled yesterday with the
Interstate Commerce Commission. At
lowing succinct presentation or Vir-
ginia's case:
Certain North Carolina commercial
organizations claimed there existed nm
due and unreasonable prejudces and
disadvantages against parts of North
Carolina and undue and unreasonable
preferences and advantages In favor OF
the Virginia cities. In violation OF sec
tion OF the act to regulate com
merce, approved February 1, 1887. To
remedy said alleged violations OF sso-
tion OF said act to regulate COM
merce. tho State Corporation Commls-
sion of North Carolina filed three COM
plants with tho Interstate Commerce
Commission In December. 1912. North
Carolina. however. did not appear to
want tho remedy which the law
pointed out. but what North Carolina
wanted was thus expressed by Mr..
Justice:
1--WE want to get the Virginia cities
so that they cannot supply the local
markets.
Took 1t to Legislature.
Conscious that the Interstate Com
merce Commission would not let North
Carolina get the Virginia Cities as
above stated. or get any other COM
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