EXCESSIVE PASSENGER RATES xxxxx April 11, 1911, Chas. Hartwig, Los Angeles, complained of excessive passenger fares of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. xxxxx The matter was taken up with the Yosemite Valley Railroad, who maintained that the road was not earning enough to pay operating expenses and would not voluntarily offer any reductions. Mr. Hartwig was communicated with and called personally at the Commission's office, but refused to verify formal complaint.
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EXCESSIVE PASSENGER FARES xxxxx April 27, 1911, Mark Keppel, Los Angeles, complained of excessive passenger fares of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. Mr. Keppel was advised, as in the previous case, that this road claimed that it was not earning operating expenses and that the records indicate that the stockholders were forced to make up a deficit of $100,000 the last fiscal year to meet fixed charges. Mr. Keppel was requested to certify to a formal complaint in order that the Commission could order a hearing, but declined to do so. |
FREIGHT BILLS UNITEMIZED xxxxx G. B. Neighbor, Snelling, Cal., May 4, 1912. Complaint was entered against the Yosemite Valley Railway Company because freight bills rendered by that company did not itemize the advance charges shown thereon. xxxxx The matter was taken up with the interested transportation companies and it was finally arranged to have freight bills show, in the future, in detail how advance charges were arrived at. |
EXCESSIVE PASSENGER RATES xxxxx Under date of August 7, 1911, Mr. G. B. Neighbor, Snelling, Cal., complained of passenger rates charged by the Yosemite Valley Railroad from Snelling to El Portal. xxxxx The Commission advised Mr. Neighbor that the fares he paid were lawful and in conformity with tariffs on file with this Commission, and that the reasonableness of rates complained of would be investigated on some future occasion. |