The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
FREIGHT RATE Case !.
DELAYED TEN DAYS
PROTEgTlANTS ARE GIVEN TIME
10 STUDY THE RAILROAD
FIGURES.
TO FILE PETITION SOON
TAUNTON WANTS TELEPHONE
RATES INVESTIGATED
SION POSTPONED IN ROLL
ING STOCK CASE.

The State Corporation Commission
yesterday heard arguments by repre-
sentat;yes OF the railroads OF Virgins
IN favor OF their petition for a hort.
zontal increase of Ave per cent on
intSastate shipments OF freight. b. d.
Hotchkiss general freish agent of tn,
Chess peaks and Ohio. made the CHEZ
plea. speaking for all the roads.
Petitions and briefs were aled and
the matter postponed for ten days.
giving opportunity to those wishing
to do so to oppose the petition for
the increase. The Norfolk Produce
Exchange and the Chambers OF Com
mcrce OF Norfolk. Richmond. Peters
burg and Alexandria and others have
expressed a desire to be heard. When
their formal answer to the petition OF
the roads rs fled the commission will
Get a date for a hearing.
VIII Not Fight Increases.
The professionals .re mot expected to
ceptions than those of coal and ores
be made and that on some articles a
compromise rate be agreed upon
Among those present were:
Trafic Manager Goodman, OF the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Secretary William NJ Martin, of the
Petersburg Chamber If Commerce:
Trafflc Manager and Secretary w A.
Cox. OF the Norfolk Chamber of Conn
merce, and Secretary Bridges ard At
torney +. j. Cole. OF the Norfolk
Truckers Exchange.
They asked the commission for a
stay of ten days In order that they
might read over the schedules filed by
the common carriers and compare
H..
TIL request the commission willingly
granted
Every railway operating in virginia
was represented when the meeting
was called to order, a. were the Old
Dominion Steamship Company and
rho Virginia Navigation Company.
The commission also took under ad
visement the application of the chesa :
peake and Ohio, the Norfolk and
Western and the Southern Railways
to charge for storage Of the cars oH
the side tracks in Richmond and
Lynchburg As in the case of the rate
Increase asked. this petition follows.
In measure. the recommendation OF
the interstate Commerce Commission.
after it's hearing on the case of the
Interstate railroads.
Rolling Stock Tax.
The end Of the argument on the
act leaves the matter undecided. Th1
commission gave time for the Ming OF
additional briefs and will then, 1t Is
expected, take the matter under adj
vtsement. withholding decision until
after the adjournment of the tax ses-
sion Of the GENERAL Assembly.
Next week the commission will
hold hearings on the case OF the Nir-
gin!a Railway and Power Company'a
rates on light and power, and mex.
week. too, the commission will receive
q petition from the city of Staunton
asking that body to investigate the
telephone situation in Staunton and to
pass on tho Justice OF the present rates
for service rendered.
The controversy between Staunton
and the telephone company arose over
a petition of the companyto the coun :
I'll asking the privilege of erecting new
poles in order to move the offices Z
the company and install new and
modern System the company having
announced Its purpose 10 increase. the
rates The council holds that there
should be no increase in rates with the
installation of the new system. claim
ing that the rates for the present sys-
tenn are too high.