The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-09
Prominent l'l 1 e 4 Railway Il Men \ n
Bitterain PerSOnal
4 DenunCiatiOnS.
FAL Sc STA TEN TENTS ~
BOLDL " G AR CED
John Shelton Williams Replies il,
Vigorous Language to SE!a Equally
Emphatic and Grave Charges
of James M. Barr Both 9TH {.
u ;isl ss Men AK A'trIre Severe i. in q II. 55
tg Their Attacks. 3S5 $5

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II 8f5HNr.S Williams has, therefore, ',M,ade a. 4
SXtIfuI nil ssta atement of the facts y, this
|csse, . I, else he ls apable OF dIstinsuIsh.
4 linz right from wrong When his feelings a.
tsr lnterests are concerned. 4 y ',5--I
tract from MI 11'arr's let tor.
S"lt has been my 4 unpleasant dut y, In
protecting the lnterestEof seaboard stock; <;
$lholders to detect and expose N &. earr's
4Ir,,sst er,,ent 81 facts and deHlals o.
8,tru.t,5 on several occasions and 70 direct
8lattsr,tIoi, TO the Ineompete ce or 5dIsloyf-:
slaitygof his management - lExtract from
g)Nr. John SHELTON " illains' 3 statement.
1.-The greatest interest hns been aroused 'ti
$)by tho recent very sharp letters sent sent 'y
,Trcsidcnt Barr, OF I he SeIbo "a IA tr Line,
#|to tho stockholders or hat company.
denying inino uncertain terms the charges
Iprcfcrrcd agninst him BY Mr.. ohm fskel.
.lton Williams, ana bringing 81 counter rl':t,
@'clnrges. 3
s#Mr. Williams now 10 less a vigorously
dssl,is position, arld il tatement nj
q published below again 81 pre- fers charges t'A'
Sagai1,st Mr.s Barr " rho languag SO used $by
4 both 1nel, lis spicy and full 10 yeto q and
jthc war OF words lis fiery and bitter TO To-
3degreo. @ y. { t5s58 5S5s I, IS y.
Il NAIr. sBarr,s letter covers some thirteen
J tages OF printed matter, und enter, IN
ldctall. iilto tho affairs OF the Sea l
Air II line Ra ilNny. II @ us ,,s
jSSAftcrSdcfending Ills posltlo spccif flcaily
aid generally, Mr. Barr speaks $of ME-. n
fyStillIan,s as follo ws .
1 Now :is 10 the 3ai,llnIs Of Mr.. illian,s'ts
81. October 81 a1acs, llisins appfa,
Offending u con test for cor trgl sok thss
fuufd AIR Line TIL lwtt tctweri lliHselE
and N!cssrs. "a benbur Thtli1,nltlis. .;s aIld
ik.ompany. E. s klHa. Il Pierce
and Sot otters, t,vro "a mo WI Til res pect there.
ITO, and the closing para graph of2 his letlcr
38of the date named is as FOL lows:
S"This letter is for the purpose ~ adj
jyslngS you fnl rs to the pr resent st atus
l$ofR matters. and to say 70 you ina ina atSSinSy inSy
administration shall expect to receive cell
from yo,i 1 thes same earnest nd hearty
8allegiancc. andS the same zealons i GO g
operation that you havo rem red heretosT
fore. ana which! 7 have no fear that you
viii fall to recognize It to be Your duty
to give. 5 5 "a VI q I. g.
I56To which Z replied .under55 date October ,
I o. 1903: e Nj $s5 " .t 4. !. q
,9s..Is Just have your favor OF y the 6tl'..
on line IN re. control OF .Seaboard,5 a anu
have carefully noted cogtents l gather
from what you say that YOU q apprehendd g
aScor,tcst for control While T would very
(smlclls regret this, as it cannot; but work
Ito tho detrment OF the property l VIII
ibe found Mt all times working for the
true interests thereof and Of Its owners;
and II will at all times recognize their
legal representatives. k <57s a. X
Mr.. Barr goes OH to state that Mr..
Williams told him that his (Mr. Earrs)
Y election to tho position of president was
agreeable to Him (Alr. lltams). A.
Serious Charge Implied.
MI. Barr adds: 4. ,s y
,s$f"N1r. WIlInns stated at Norfolk, on
December 15 1905 In the presence OF
others. that he physical condition OF the
Seubourd Air Line Railway and Its SER
vice us we'll, had been greatly improved
x since was placed In charge thereof for
Its operation, and that the thanks there
4 for were due solely to mo. M 4 s
ION the day he reslgned the presidency
5,ofstle Seaboard Air Line Railway, De-
ccnber 80, 1908, he nominated me as his
successor IN that positlon.t s Il
3..on53 January 4, 1901, I receiyed from
Is MIR. 4. s. Williams, then chairman OF
2tle board of the Senboard Air l1ne Rail.
way, a letter enclosing a lease In dupli-
cate OF the Huncwlnckel building. Rich
mond belonging to the Sea board Air Line
Railway, to tho News Leader n Company.
of Richmond. owned in whole or In part
y by the tlrmSo John l., Wi liams & Sons,
for ten years. at rental OF 81, 900 per q n
IL nun, with request that I execute at rs
president ,I OF tho seaboard Air Limo Rail.
"a way II returned this lease to Mr., WIZ
lIams with the statement that the terms
thereof were not In accordance W tn those
4 embodied IN his letter to mo Of October
81, 1901, / In the same conn ctlon, . Il S,&
8tS"He wrote mo again on TINS & subJect.
under da to Of january 10. 1904 ana ! re-
g{pled as below; III sl5 9 s3 rs
Portsmouth, January u. 1901,
\ Mr. John lton$ w liams.
M Chairman Of the Board, Richmond, Va,
&s} Dear sir,-I have your favor OF the 18th,
imlre lease of Hanewinckel building.
Richmond. to tho News Leader Company.
vi and have carefully noted contents,S " q < !.
e Ny understanding Is when the work of
altering this building to meet the needs
8eof the company named was begun, an
understanding was had with that conf
Hpany to the effect that they would pay
rental therefora at 6 Per cent per annlm
$ net oh the cost OF the building to ls,
Under the lease ns drafted we would
real!.e only about 8 per cent, per annunl
net on tho value or the building. AS
this bIll1lng Is not required for ral lroad
use. we should sell 1t, Under n ten year
le,se. realizing 3 per cent. net we Will
be unable to do THIS sat u sa tisfactory
@ figure, w y, ), I. u 4, !, yg p 4.
lisl very much regret that this lease, N
4 its present form, has been sent to mo for
execution, as cannot sign II N Its pros.
ont shape, It5is dated April |, 1902, and ]
4 could not OF course, execute It as presi.
dent as or tllat date, NJ III ,8a !, N. q
S Il cannot take lie action suggested l,y
YOU In this connection, without Ssubjeet-
Ing you and me 10 adverse comment J, N'
which. OF course \ 90 not want q do,
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