Show RATE RATE- UNDERSTANDING IS NECESSARY NECE SARY TO TRAFFIC 4 11 1 TS T. T SI S nt Sn Says Trade Condition r tJ Con Cannot lOt He lie Carried til ll on AVIth- AVIth I Jo out au an Sl J e. e V April 2 21 The uThe The con corn com l and trade conditions of this country try cannot be carried on unless th there r Is some Hort sort of of- of understanding between the r railroads as to rates was as th the the- defense which T T. S. S Davant freight traffic manager of the Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- 01 folk Vest Western ern railroad was forced to advance this morning at the further Investigation b by the Interstate com com- comI j I merco commission In Into o the coal and oil business to account for foi past relations relations rela rela- of ot his road with other railroads SJ Special Counsel Glasgow assisted b by Attorney Whitney for tho the com commission commis sion put pUl Mr 11 Davant un under tinder er a crossfire crossfire cross cross- fire lire of questions In re regard ar to the competition com corn petition of or the thc Norfolk Yes Western tern with the thc Chesapeake the Baltimore Baltimore- Ohio and the P Pennsylvania l for carrying car car- coal to points In in iii the eastern states from the West Virginia bituminous bitu bituminous minous fields IC Denies an aim A Agreement At Al first Mr Air Davant denied there thele was vas any agreement by Y th the Norfolk Norr Nor Nor- or- or r folk Western was to 10 keep out out- of or ru l. Washington stating that his road could not n find terminal facilities bytho by b bYthe time the water vater route route lOute an and that a shipment shipment- nt to Washington ns l by tail rail 1 talt s. s 4 bJ S-i S J was rile asked If Ie ITo 1 hail Had not hud hall conversations with officials of ot other roads In leSar regard to the lie Washington m market ket lie admitted talking with Mr Searles Scarle coal freight agent of or the hc Pennsylvania and that he h had d been given to un und understand rt tand tha that I If the tho Norfolk Nor Nor- Nor folk Western e tc n entered Washington the Pennsylvania w wOuld go Int IK LK tat ta t l It lt might be com ab uJ he hj o T A Tt t |