Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11

behalf Of themselves and all other
steam railroads operating in Virginia |:
asking authority to-rnake the follow |:
ing increases in intrastate freight
cates and charges, passenger fares
and charges. baggage rates etc; IN IN |
Virginia to; responds with 'similar-i
Increases authorized and ordered by
theslnterstate Commerce Commits sion
5m Interstate rates fares and charaessF
,hrder itadecision IN Docket Elk Parte'
a. ~, e
q sS.s. passenger; fares and charges
I. .fo 7 sbs saincreased twenty per cent (2o) j
',Thea term passenger. fares" to bel
!, L: saas itleifea Ito include standard, local
on. snterline fares; excursion Feonv ,st
tions and other fares fpr special oeea7
>iorns; communications Sahtf other multi
,!c forms of tickets; extra fares on
'arited trains; club car charges =
s2nd. Excess baggage rates to&be
Increased twenty per cent GO per
cent?. Provided that where stated
: a percentaee of or dependent upon
passenger fares the increase in the
atter will automatically effect the
Increase in the excess baggage
'harges.
9rd. To impose surcharge upon
passengers in sleeping and parlor
.ars. the same to be made fifty per
,ent so per cent? Of the charge Tor
space in such cars, such surcharge TO
Re collected in connection with the
Charge for space and to accrue 10
The rail carrier.
.ith. -All rates on milk and cream
carried in passenger service to &c
increased twenty per cent GO per
ath. AN freight transportation
.ates and charges. switching charges
rharges for transit, weighing diver
SIGN. rcconSignment. lighterage
:lcataee and storage mot including
| tr2ck storage) and transfer to he
| increased forty per cent Gao per
,ent ]. that being the increase au-
.hcrized in interstate freight rates
and charges by the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission in FIX Parte "a
within Official Classification territory
which territory. IN said petitions. IS
said to embrace practically the whole
If the State CT Virginia! If author
ity to include the whole OF the State
IF Virginia in the Eastern group
taking an advance Of forty per cent
| (40 per cent? in all freight rates and
charges be not granted them, as an
alternative the amended ard supple
mental petitions Of the carriers seek
! authority to Increase all interstate
src.gEt transportation rates. switch
ng and other freight charges above
numerated. to the extent of forty
per cent 90 per cent? within that
naYt &C the State OF Virginia lying on
| aad north Of the line of the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company from
| Norfolk through Petersburg. Lynch
burg and Roanoke to Bristol, includ-
| ING all branches CT the Ncrfolk and
Western Railway Company in Viz
rina between Norfolk and Bristol.
ord inGMaing also the line OF the
Virginia Railway lying south, there
4 Sf.s and in@;that'portion Of The State
I az Virginia lying south CT the line of
thc Norfolk and Western from Nor
| felix through Petersburg, I.ynchburg
and Roanoke to Bristol. but excluding
he line of the Virginia Railway and
re above mentioned branches of the
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany in Virginia. all freight trans
ncItation rates and switching and
other charges above mentioned to be
Increased twenty-five (25 per cent?;
while Joint and single line through
rates between points north and south
Of the said dividing line are to be
increased thirty-three and one-thrd
i23 1-3 per cent? per cent.
TT IS HEREBY ORDERED.
that said original petitions
and the amended and supple
mental petitions, upon motion of the
petitioners DC. and the same are.
hereby consolidated and are directed
to be heard together and that said
petitions and amended and supple
mental petitions be sent down for
hearing on Monday, the sixteenth
day of August. 1920. at ten. o'clock
A. NJ. in the court room OF the
State Corporation Commission in
the city CT Richmond. Virginia. at
which time the commission will pro-
ceed to consider and dispose of and
determine upon the proprlety OF
granting the advance in rates, fares