The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-25
7HE NEW B. ( 0. POLICY.
It is Alleged They WiiIFight the
West Virginia Central.
THE SECOND yICE-PRESIDENT
To be Either King or Kclm-onc of
the Reasons ror the Deposition Of
spcncer-A Fight Retwceu
Two Coal Corporations.

BALTIMORE, MD., Dec. 9i.-President
Mayer will not make any changes at
present in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
service.
He says that he will make no changes
except those absolutely necessary.
While the action OF Judge Frick and
the Garrett party in ousting Mr., spen-
Ger and majority OF the members OF
the Investigating Committee is censur-
ed by many pramiuent persons in
financial and railroad circles, credit is
given the new President Of the compa-
ny for lis high reputation us business
man and financier.
1t now seems likely that George Deb.
keim, the President OF the Reading
Coal and Iron Company, brother.in.law
OF Mr.. Mayer and one OF the new direc-
tors OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio, will he
made Vice President. Mr.. Keim now
has salary Of $4,000 a year, and some
OF his friends say that he would not give
up his present lucrative position to come
with the Baltimore & Ohio. But this
would not be necessary. The Baltimore
Il Ohio, by reason OF its present rela-
tions with the Reading and its desire to
form even closer ties with that company,
will seek in Mr.. Keim the influence to
accomplish these results. The increas-
ing business aud Improvements and con-
neetions OF the Baltimore & Ohio Mt
Philadelphia render it necessary for
chief officer to be there. The Third
Vice President, Mr.. Lord, now makes
Philadelphia his headquarters. Mr..
Keim has his office iu that city.
The Second Vice Presidency, under
the new regime, will be filed either by
Mr.. D. B. Keim or Thomas NJ. King.
Vice President Orland Smith and g. X.
Lord will be retained.
TO FIGHT THE W. VA. CENTRAL.
There is no truth in the story that
Miss Mary Garrett has placed S3,000,0O0
OF her private fortune at the disposal Of
the company, us loan, to save borrow
ing again from the Drexel-Morgan SYM
dictate. 1t is now learned that, aside
from family reasons, the Garrett party
selected Mr.. Mayer for the Baltimore Il
Ohio Presidency because OF his vast in-
IlutuCc III gLlc CUhl LIuuG hS IIGSlIelG VI
the Consolidated Coal Company, and MS
an extensive mining operator. The
Consolidated Company's mines are in
the great bituminous coal basin OF Mary
land, lying between DAVIS and Savage
mountains, The company has capital
OF over SIC, ,00O,O 900 and 7,0O0acr in the
big coal field and 1900 acres in the
smaller fields. Connecting these fields
with the Baltimore & Ohio is the Cum
berland q Pennsylvania Railroad, owned
ny the Consolidated Companies. The
West Virginia Railroad Company, with
its large mining interests, is the rival of
the Consolidated. This road taps the
Baltimore & Ohio at Cumberland, Nd,
and their coal is transported from there,
as is the Consolidated Company's coal.
Senator German, who is largely inter-
ested in the West Virginia Company,
tried hard to secure possession OF the
Oh, sapeake and Ohio Canal, owned by
the State, foruse as roadbed to afford
the West Virginia Company an inde-
pendent line to Washington and Alex
andria. The consolidated company uses
the canal, and Germans scheme failed.
The Garretts aud the Consolidated
Company bitterly opposed the efforts of
the West Virginia Company to get the
canal. President Spencer, however,
would not make n strong fight against
the West Virginia Central, aud it was in
this that he incurred the displeasure Of
the CARROTS. Mr.. Mayors policy will
be directed against the West Virginia
Company and a lively fight is promised
between the two great coal.producing
and carrying corporations, There is u
report current that Mr.. Spencer will be
elected to the Presidency OF the West
Virginia Central Company.