The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
lNfr Jo11n Shelton il1iat1is De- De-
clares Alleged I. Nllissll,nrlailagc
NETT Intentional J'55
They PAID MR.. BARR's SALARY "A ''i I
I1wo Firms, Williams 81 Sons Sons
aid NIiddcllclotf, Paid I I'll, Him 1ll
Hundred Thousand Dollars.

or Mr.. james NJ. Barr, present presledlel
OF the company. with that systet'lllr'. li q
takes the opportunity to discuss MS owl
methods and course 4ln scaboard AFFAIRS.
Mr. Williams Is Vigorous, 10 say the5 least
n Ills discussion or Mr. Barr. "a 9 does
not ,,,incc words ana quotes from John
scott. who represents the bond syndlcc'ntte
a., A s,,ncrvising the construction OF the
lAtlnttn ind Birmingham Line. a null null,
ber5 Sc Mr.. Sc0tts reports on the f,i9I hes
of this work IRE quoted freely anu In. In,
describe MI l5arra I'm $, ,,ss1l ~ Nh Wl-
emphatic IMAM K lilosc . tes.' - 49,
MI Willums broady hints that tn 7, NIX N
Burr's o. o,o IN
tnntional. Hiic asserts that t no COM
putIom Of this limo vas dclayeu 1Joen
months beyond the tim ,c, Mn 'hn
n r and ilut it coSt about S3,Vvro, ooO
above MIR. l5arris est mate; 4. . ~
'.NIr.Nlliinnis formally submits q propo-
sitlon offering TO leave .case of
thu Supreme Court Of Appeals oi,.YiI1,
gina or to any other
that may be agreed on. IL II GEESE,
is that Mr. 1H Y, {no ,s prove
lis own accusations against 4; MI VIII ..,l,
l; and his 5llrm, Mr.. liams viii
an ample and pubic apoiosiHr
m hu Barr is'to nee these rccurements
hn 9 ,'fnlretire from tho &managenlen o.
thc Seuboard. and from he railway. busi-
ness some oecupaton N WI Whero
Ills fincupacity ana devious methods WI "
bn imnotent to injlir or destroy the IN
terests of5innocent stockholders.,,
! z. Goes Into Much Detail.
rho review Of the Atlanta, and Blrm,
ngham affair Is elaborat and goes ius
mt dstall begins Ms XVIII G asserts
that his own preliminary estimates Wi III
based on tho reports made TO !. NJ n , ~
competent experts who were seli Y o IN,
gnvctS'the East and West Line, part OK
which line was intended to be used as !;
Tie middle link between Atlanta + and
Birmingham and on MS W, o R Eng, Rai
way built between the same terminals !,
Atlanta and birmingham, and prac,iIl,ce ~
through the same country, MI. ~ M i1a tes
insists that these pre at ~ - s,,nnort
5of7.thls position presents q letter from
CO... %J. A.. Montgomery, 9; IN, who Z 3 uii
large part Of the Georgia PaG &c lsaii,
which ! Colonel Montgomery, writing 70
Colonel 4. NJ. r. I,alcott, Of Richm,onia,
saws; '.The work has been expenslN vel
handled and more noneyspens tt1 nave
shcen eXpend ed AR. Williams also offers
III evidence letters from Mr. Ba q, m
endorsed il revised estimate for the 4, ~ Z,
en-. under which 1t was predicted tlIal
this road could be finished, except LOT
o for nd abo4 SS eost Vas vas the
shape OF work and material already con- l1
trncted for, at a fixed price, Mr. BARS, /.
estimate really was nearly Ivy Per csmt.
ont or tho way, tina portion OF the SWo 1E
,hiai,- ,vns 'toSthave cost 81, 00O0 having
Nj. Williams ,lnd ert takes to illustrate the
bad managementoft the Seaboard by giving
III statistical table Of accidents, showing
that the number of passengers and en-
ployes killed and injured. resulting from rom
causes incident to train movemen slla ~
Increased from total OF 46l IN isvi, ~
ST. in 1904 and that the percentage, :, o.
Killed and injured per million revenue
train miles Increased from 6l.6 per cent.
in 1901 to 1023sper cent. IN lyl: lie si!Ss
that the average icostgfor clearins ~ w NM
per annum during the thre years OF Mr..
i2arr's administration was ~ per cent
more than for the fiscal year 1901, and
the average payments per anhunl i tsn
Injuries to persons nag announces as 70 1o NJ
Mr. Williams denies very earnestly me
charge made in Mr.. Bars circular that
the SeabOard was being sKlhned, when
Mr.. Barr took charlie. 70 make q g0 %1a
quotes from official reports, showing that az
tie year before Mr.. Barr arrived, $1,000
more for maintenance Of way, ana S3o,OO0
less for maintenance Of equpmSe1nt we're
for the years 1902 and 1923, and points
out that the two firms were not try
ing to boom the stock, and efuused 10
sell IT at the yehy , e 81 l'riccs ~
which 1t was ever quoted.3s3s
That Commission.
f NJ ,t,,r,.,ss ,c,,nrrn that AIcssrs John Il.
Williams and Son and Middelidort ana
Company had exacted q commission OF
$4,000 for arranging the negotiation Dy
Savannah and statesboro& transaction,
with Il letter from Mr.. w, ". Mackall.
of Savannah. Mr.. Williams asserts that
Mr.. Mackall, who IS Mr. ,l3nrrs friend.
Savannah and Statesboro transaction,
wrote to Mr.. Barr Just after the appear
ancc of Mr. Bars circular Of reb,
ruary $, 1905. assuring him that he had nae
the two firms had not exacted a COM
mission, but had dealt most generously
With the Scaboard, and for the interest
OF all concerned. Mr., Williams asserts
that IN the face OF all tese facts, Mr.,
Barr has continued 10 send out clrcu-
lars containing theaccusation declared by
Mr.. Maekall TO be false, and has issued
offering the terms of agreement under
which the Savannah and Statesboro was
transferred as evidence Mr., Williams
submits Mr.. Maclalls letter on this sub
ject, sent To Mr.. Barr, rs evidence that
the agreement referred to was purely n
technicallty intended TO carry out the nl-
rangemcnl ana that Mr. Barr Is wilfully
circulating a Islander. He submits also
~ report from Mr.. Barr, signed by Mr.
Barr, in conjunction with Mr.. Mackall
approving the arrangement regarding the
! Savannah and Statesboro "as fair and
reasonable" and adding that sit is to
| the best interests and advantage of the
| seaboard All Limo Railway" to accept
! It,
phn lease Of tho lIanewincklc Building,
| in RicEmond, TO the News Leader, TO
| which Mr.. Barr referred In his circular.
| is shown to have been effected by Major
| Dooley TO whom Mr.. Williams referred
| the matter, because he declined, ps
| president Of the Seaboard, to make terms
Of q lease for another property in which
! he had personal Interest, Hcyrepcats
1 his remarks already published, contrast
| ing his course IN this matter with tho
4 action or James a, Blair, one o the nov
| owners, In forcing the Seaboard to move
/ lis Sew York office to q building owned
or controlled By himself at an advance
! Of 10 pcr cent. In rent,
| s PAID IiAlaR'S SALARY
| Mr.. Williams takes up the statement IN