Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-17
FIGHT FOR NlRGINiA'S
RIGHTS IN PROGRESS
Uniform Mileage Class Scale
Is Held to Be Tn
workable.
TRAFFIC u>rAini.N DIVERTED
History OF "DisInrntion" H. W~Iatrd
{" Commerce Commission u.
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Special To Ths Times Dispatch.
NSii:NlLI.E. y g.. oct. l6.-Es
ginning NirEinid's nEh, i"r a fair.r
FdJuStmcnt Of rates former Governor
Henry carter stuart was today tho
opening witness fur hir stat. in tn.
hearings befor" In. Interstate com
mere. Commission
SkctChing the history OF the Middle
Western rate adjustment. which nc
called a rate d.alncatiuu. Governor
stuart pointed out hou. by iii" work
ing OF percentage Increases in freight
rates. North cAr"llua's trade has
gradually been diverted from vir-
Hin!a cities to the rat.ways on the
ohio. Gross injustice and discriminu
tion against Nirginia interests has
resulted, he declared. but EXPRESSED
his belief that the Interstate Com
'n"rce Commission will bring ,hou;
IA return Ia the proper relationship
t'nii &" Fight at Proper rimr.
referring to the Enrth Csrolin:,
'at" cases rf ialt-lo2o. and To III.
I'M" EiNcr case. uf 1914 Governor
STUART frankly admitted that Nir.
;ih'h interest," have fnilcd 20 night
Z IN" proper TIM. and h,v. lost
-"a"s" their "as. has :t", been .d.-
Hu"i'ly = CScut.d. He quoted from
'h' decision of the Interstate ,',,m
80 Nr''''''s'f 't'Il lll lNt GAMBIA IN
! T"uEht In 1916 In which IL was
'und that tn. ohio River rate re-
auction TO North Carolina had been
drought about bccaus" Of agitation
in III" Old North state. joinc,. in hy
the Governor the Legislature, the
ne" spapcrs and public officials"
cot More Than They Expected.
questioned by Mason Manghum.
com mmcrcc counsel to the Virginia
com mission. Governor stuart further
said ;hat the North Carolina pcop,c
NirEtriaS neirhh"rS. have asked for
What they though; they should have
nnd received far more than they ever
expected. while Nirginia'S CONNER.
"itl organizations took no action. He
.NpreSs' his conviction thai over a
'arFc territory, such as thu, South.
Uniform mileage class rHt" scale.
such as that proposed now by the
r1ilr"ad" and especially with such
t'"r.ng arplicai!on as that sus.
:cStci hH one S.cti"n OF thc southern
r"a'ilc Ln"uc j. not pr.c. .ic,hly
Will, 4 rn' mIh,.' -! ;hc V!r:ini. com.
mis- ion. lie sA!d - considered such
:, nih9. hnt f"uud I w"uln not work.
Tells m Nir=tr'a's Advantages.
virginia. hc pointed out. with h :
actuai water comp"titi"n with IN.
''''' - - les Tor fHCI:ht. anG lT!ng
In the direct flow Of traffic between
the North and the South Atlantis.
STATES. and between the Ohio River
ana Eastern port cities, occupies =
position which entities her to the
advantage OF the rate levels of East.
"rn trunk lire territory. In such a
SITUATION. he said. uniform rate
scale applicable over Southern lines
cannot he successfully operated
lie concluded with A declaration
mat Virginia has never conceded
ana does not now conccde that the
decisions in the Ohio River and
carolina rate cases in any way set.
u" ihH controversies OF many years.
ana ihat his State proposes now 10
hSht ana kce" on lighting until 1t
secures decision based on right
ana ON justice.
Governor Stuart was briefly cross
cNh hmin"d by Edgar Watkins. conn.
sci for the Southern Traffic League
concerning tho practicability of a
uniform class rate scale