The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-26
NOT FROM THE ENGINEER.
His Name Given us Reference, Not as Author
President Williams Statement.

President Williams Statement.
In connection with the statements of
Mr.. w. A. Glasgow before a Senate COM
mittee; reported in The Times. PreSldent
Air Line, yesterday gave out the follow
In The Richmond Times of the 10Th
attorney of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company, is reported as having
made before the Senate committee on the
the Seaboard Air Line Railway was doing
and would do. which stated in an in
terview, which appeared in the morning
papers of March 10th, were incorrect and
without foundation.
'.The Richmond Times of to-day reports
that Mr.. Glasgow called the attention of
the question of a. charter for a railroad
in Southwestern Virginia was under. con-
sideration. to q paragraph which appeared
in the Engineering News of New York or
on March 10th. which paragraph The
Times publishes over the signature of w.
w. Gwathmey. Jr-, chief engineer OF the
Seabcard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth,
Va, and through this paragraph, which
was published on the Goth and which is
alleged to have been signed by the chief
engineer of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way. Mr.. Glasgow apparently attempts to
justify his Inaccurate Statements of the
18th instant.
1.-THE article which appeared in Engi-
signed by Chief Engineer Gwathmey, Of
Seaboard Air Line Railway, who advises
me to-day that he not only did not make
any such statement to the Engineering e Es
nothing whatever about the whole matter
until he. saw the paragraph printed In
the Engineering. News Chief Engineer
GwathmeyS name is not signed to the
paragraph. but the newspaper gives the
name of the chief engineer of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, it being the GUS
tom Of the Engineering News in pub
fishing news item to mention at the close
of such articles the name of the Chief
engineer or of some other prominent Of
ficer of the railroad COncerned.s This para
graph concerning the Seaboard is publish
ed along with more than forty other SIM
liar para graphs. giving rumors IN regard
to new railway construction, etc. Mr.
statement made by him on the 18th in
slant. a statement published in the news
was was for aught know, furnished to the
Engineering News by other opponents OF
the Gainesville road for the purpose of
justifying other inaccurate statements
similar to those made ~ Mr.. Glasgow.
In view of what has occurred, deem
it proper to challenge the legislative attor-
ney of the Norfolk and Western Railway
to furnish to the Senate committee or
myself his authority for the statements
made by him on the 18th instant. which
have declared We're absolutely inaccu-
rate; to-wit: First, the statement that the
Seaboard Air Line Railway has purchased
the Virginia. Southwestern Railroad; sec
ond. the statement that the Gladesyille
Railroad charter was probably backed by
the Scaboard Air Line Railway. When
these statements were made by him I
had never heard Of the Gainesville CHAR
ter, nor did I then know that an applica-
ton would be made for a charter of the
Southwestern Railroad or any other rail-
road in the coal fields. Furthermore. I
do not up to this time even know who the
incorporates of the Gladesville charter
are.
In reply to an inquiry from The Times
the Engineering News last night wired
the following reply:
"Our item was taken from a. local West
Virginia paper. Gwathmey's name was
added by u.s.