Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-06-08
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Norfolk virginian-Pilot CDem.)

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot lDem.)
The scandal that has grown out of the
action of certain members of the Cor.
poration Commission in organizing what
is known as the Virginia Corporation
Company will not down. We know il
to be fact that letters were sent out
by this corporation to practically all the
lawyers in this section of the State,
and we take it that the same thing was
done in other sections of Virginia.
In yesterdays Virginian-Pilot was
printed this circular letter that has been
broadcasted to the legal profession. In
the letter in question it was stated that
the laws in this State are more liberal
than the laws providing for the incor-
pOration of companies in any other
State, New Jersey not expected. The
letter further says that the advantages
of such company have been demon
strated in the case of New Jersey.
Probably those who have followed
the history Of recent interpretations
under the laws of the Mosquito State"
will not be disposed to take issue with
the statement that such corporations
with the proper pull-and this one as
we shall show by the circular letter
seems to have the pull necessary-could
be of great service in securing such
charters as corporations with none too
nice an idea of business integrity might
want.
This sentence for example would seem
to indicate that this particular corpora
ton was authorized to speak by the
card 'it is our purpose to cooperate
with the members of the Dor in corpo-
rate matters which come within the
scope of four operations making with
them a proper division of compensa-
ton"
When it is recalled that the President
of the Corporation Commission was one
of the twenty stockholders in this or
ganization this particular sentence rela-
ting to Compensation" is more or less
illuminating. Also it will hardly be
questioned that the company has par
ticular facilities for securing charters.
So the following may not fall upon I'M
needing ears. In praising the facilities
for doing work that it undertakes this
most peculiar corporation says, land
having easy access to the State Corpor-
alton Commission and being in touch
with the Legislature when in session we
are in position to keep fully posted
in corporate matters"
Again we desire to make the remark
that no man having a normal mental
equipment will dispute the truthfulness
of this statement since the President
of the Corporation Commission is a
stakeholder in this charter-getting pro-
position. We take it that few things
could go on in the Corporation Com
mission without the knowledge of its
President, despite the fact that he
seems, according to his own statement,
not to have given any serious thought
to the matter before he took stock In
the corporation in question,
We do not want to make any charges
against anybody in this connection, but
we do desire to say, with all necessary
emphasis, that a full and complete in
vestigation should be made and that if
it is found that the relations of any
member of the Corporation Commission
to this corporation have been censura-
BILE such member should be promptly
impeached and removed from the Com
mission.
The Virginian-Pilot has frequently
taken occasion to express admiration
for the manner in which the Corpora
ton Commission has discharged its
duty, but in view of this particular de.
velopment it feels an overwhelming
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