The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-24

In view OF the passage Of the Joint rcYo.
luton by the Legislature for the institution
Of quo warranto proceedings against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, a
reporter OF the ISTsLLI0ESCEn concluded
TO call on Mr.. Keyser, the Second Vice
President, aud ascertain his views in re.
gard to what had been done, and ascertain
also II possible the probable course that
the company would pursue in reference to
Il. BY way Of introduction the reporter
remarked to Mr.. X. that he presumed he
might readily divine thp object Of his
visit In viewof the action OF the House OF
Delegates the evening before, in passing
by 10 large a majority tho Senate joint
resolution. have called, said he, to
know whether you would give the lN'
rRLLtoEXcER your views on the general
subject Of the matter embraced In that
re solution.
Mr. Keyser-E do not know that | can
say that have any special views on the
so.called quo warranto resolution. In
fact, doubt whetheraaybody has matur.
ed any special views on the subject.
Reporter-I suppose, Mr. Kcyser, that
you have contemplated to some extent
the possible consequences to your c)m.
pany's interests. and also turned over in
your mind the course likely to he purs,,.
I'd by the company?
Mr.. K.-Only to a limited extent
hyae. ma Won sen here, n great deaI nj
miscellaneous business to look after, and
really have not gone very far nor perhaps
very deep in nv meditations on the quo
warrauto.
Reporter--Nfav max whs,hor vou havo
had the opinion of your legal advisers on
the subject? 'fs ~
Mr.. K.-I have consulted with them
since the quo warranto resolution was in.
troduced, and I can saw that they do not
believe that such a proceedin1 can he
successful against the companv Far nv.
sell. have no idea that tho componv,s
charter would bc vacated hy The conrt4
ponouto, a. -, -, a.. ~.
LO''' w "o' SupP'se tuAs Jus
Legislature really desireS 10 vacate your
charter. notice that Mr.. Stuart, OF bod
bridge says TINT his only object ia IN 90.
.rro oo,nn.or.;,o, -
9 ro"ipro1''Se'
Mr. h.-Weu, we have anticipated MI.
Stuart in that way, il that is his object, "a
Won have soon hv our rew Fre;rbt ord
IT. "'''
PIS''''se' '"F'NS'
Kepotter-l presume that snos the sort
oil u compromise which some OF the men,
hers havo il, v;ow Mr. s,rort omor, ,,ow
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IN view
Reporter-T presume that not only re.
duction in rate, but mn abolition NJ dis,
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e'''l''ra''onS "ou'o no lhc'uueu III Such Il
compromise as would BIO popular. &
Mr.. K.-Please tell me lust wha. Is meant
Nv orr observation-disclosures '5'aR 81"
n...1s ~, ~ 's.f =.
nepoF'et-"e'i' II Is saiu that you us
eriminate against places In our State in
favor OF places out OF the State. and aVains,
one place over another in the State and
also against certain industries?
Mr.. K.-Thcrewer Soma coses In which
some manufactured articles Ind been
shipped from Ohio into this Stats at a less
rate than il shipped within the State,
This faCt was incident IN nur com%ier
system OF business bns was in no WIG \
feature OF Il. We have ren,edied and OK.
pect to remedy all cases OF that kind, Az
TO the complaint about ono place being
preferred over another within thO State
that is really not the case, unless Won mean
the through rates from terminal points,
and explained TO the Senate COMMITTEES
the exact nature Of the necessity laid unon
us In regard TO those rates.
Reporter.-Col. Johnson said in his lnte
speech, printed in the ISrELLI0RScPR that
Won are nj thh fine CHARGING more than
eight cents per ion per mile on grim bc.
tween Keyser and Cimbefland q : /. ~
Mr. K..I ASSURE Won lint Col ,Tohnsor
is altogether mistaken. | personally in.
vestigated that very case and | found that
he had been misinformed. The Company
Is not charging tie rate allowed hV ilg char.
ter at any point along its line. / would
have alluded to this statement of the Col.
onel's in my explanations before the Son.
ate COMMITTEES hul Thought Of tint Inc
fine.
Reporter-You have seem Mr. KeVssr
that despite vour explanations Inc two
Houses have passed lie Uuo wnrranto rCs.
olution?
MIR, XII suppose, as Mr. Gum sail
that mistake 81 that kind nishtas eaSi.
IL be made by the legislature In our case an rs
in the case OF the Pacific road resolutions
Whynot
Reporter-You consider then tho u Las,
age 81 the quo warran,o resolution a p sOr.
ious mistake on tho pnrt of the legislature
considered from tLe standpaint Of Tia in.
forests Of their constituents do YOUR
Mr. ri certainly do sneakin1 from
their standpoint | consider L a yeFy ser.
ious mistake.
Reporter-How about it from the rail-.
road company's standboint2