The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-14
COMPLAINT. is MADE OF.
UNFAIR FREIGHT RATES
State Corporation Commission APP
peals to Interstate Commerce
Commission for Relief.
WANTS TARIFFS
MODIFIED
Acknowledgement Requested to Pre-
sent Complaint and Represent Vir-
ginia Coinmission-West Ship.
pers Are Given Advantage.

The State Corporation Commi ssion
viii use its good. Offices toward So
curing for Virginia cities n modiflca-
ton of the freight tariff schedules
which now place the business interest
of this State ut disadvantage In
competing with Louisville, Cincinnati
and other cities.
Judge Robert r. Prentis. chairman
OF the commission, announced at the
close OF conference held here yes
terday that this action has been de-
termined upon. An order to that ef-
feet was entered. No previous action
in the matter has been taken by the
commission, the hearing not having
been completed until the memb ers OF
the commission went into conferences
yesterday morning.
TENT OF ORDER
ENTERED BY COMMISSION
Following Is the text of the order:
whereas the Richmond Chamber OF
commerce. Chamber of Commerce OF
Norfolk. Chamber OF Commerce of
Petersburg and the. Chamber of Com
merce Of the city of Roanoke have
heretofore filed their complaint pursuant
to section of chapter III. of the act
concerning corporations, alleging that
certain tariffs. whereby certain freight
rates have been published and made ef-
fective OH articles of commerce. shipped
from Louisville, Kentucky and Cincin-
natl. Ohio, and from Roanoke, Lynch
burg. Petersburg. Richmond, Norfolk
and suffolk. Va. to certain points of
destination III the state OF North Caro-
lima. in which tariffs the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company. Norfolk
and Western halfway Company, Louis
willie and Nashville Railroad Company,
the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas
Pacific Railway Company, Southern
Railway Company. Atlantic Coust Line
Hallway. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Company. Raleigh. Charlotte and South
erh Railway Company. Virginia and
Carolina Southern Railroad Company,
Aberdeen and Rock Fish Railroad Com
pany, Raleigh and Charleston Rail-
road Company, Atlantic and Western
Railroad Company, Carolina, Cl.nchfield
and Ohio Railway Company. Durham
and South Carolina Railroad Company,
l.aur;nburg and Southern Railroad
Company. Rockingham Railroad Com
pany and Winston-S aiem Southbound
Hallway Company participate. either as
Initial. intermediate, or delivering car
riers, and also alleging that such rates
are unjust. unreasonable and unjustly
discriminatory i'm favor of shipments
made from Louisville, KY, and 'Cincin-
natl, Ohio. as against shipments made
from Roanoke. Lynchburg, Petersburg
Richmond, Norfolk and Suffolk. Va. -
'Whereupon.- the commission having
Investigated the said complaint, and
being Of the opinion that tho public
welfare SO requires. doth hereby order
and determine to bring the said COM
plant before the Interstate Commerce
Commission for redress, In accordance
with the provisions of the act to regu-
late commerce, approved February 4,
1887. and the act to regulate commerce,
approved February 4, 1887, and the act
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto: and the Attorney General of
Virginia is hereby requested to file
such complaint, and to represent this
commission before the Interstate Conn
merce Commission in such proceeding
Attending circumference with the com
mission yesterday were counsel for tho
Atlantic Coast Line. the Richmond;
Fredericksburg ana Potomac and the
Southern Railway. The railroad. at
torneys are interested in possible
change in the system of taxation on
common carriers in this state.
Joseph w. Cox, OF Roanoke, counsel
for the Norfolk and Western, accom-
panied by Horace G. Buchanan, local
counsel for that railroad. made ali in
formal call on the members of the COM
mission in the morning. Their visit
was personal. and they had no matters
of business tO-nresent. --a .-- ,,.-,.--