The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
Investigation Of Railroad Discrim-
nations and Monopolies Is
to Be Made.
3. & O. ROAD REPLIES
TO TRUST CHARGES
West Virginia Company's Accu-
sations Of Determinations
-. Are Denied.

Washington, Feb. >20.-By unanimous
vote. the house committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce decided today to
make a favorable report on the I'LL
man resolution as amended by the sub
committee, consisting of representa-
tives Hepburn of Iowa, Townsend OF
Michigan and Adamson of Georgia. =
In its amended form the resolution
provides for the investigation by the
interstate commerce commission OF
"railroad Determinations and monopo-
lies in coal and oil. -
The compromise measure is com,
bination of the Tillman, Gillespie and
number and title of the Tillman reso-
tuition but narrows it by striking out
the proposed investigation of monopo-
lies and determinations in all products
handled by railways. The measure is
broader than the Gillespie resolution in
lespie related to bituminous coal, and
1t practically includes the Campbell res
olution by extending the investigation
to oil. :,
Reply by B. & Q.
The reply of the Baltimore & OHIO
railroad to the statements recently
made in the senate on behalf of the
Red Rock Fuel company of West Vir-
GINA was presented in the senate at
the beginning of today's session by Mr.
Rayner. In presenting the matter, Mr..
Rayner was very careful to say that
he did so by request, adding that he
ter.
The document was signed by Hugh
s. Bond, Jr., second vice president Of
the Baltimore & Ohio. Mr.. Bond says
that when the fuel company purchased
its mines, which are in Upshur county,
W. Va, it knew that the Baltimore &
Ohio had informed it's predecessors it
could not afford railroad facilities I'M
til it could enlarge it's equipment, but
that the fuel company Immediately no
titled the railroad company that the. Red
Rock company would at once locate a
coal tipple 1000 feet from the rail
road and construct single track there
from to the road and demanded that
the Baltimore & Ohio permit it to make
physical connection with the new
track and furnish cars at the tipple for
the shipment of coal.
The Baltimore & Ohio road at that
point is a single-track road, and the
proposed point of connection is prac
tically midway between two stations
The reply goes on:
"To perform the service demanded
by the Red Rock company would re
quire a special switching service fo11
twenty miles eacn way. Iue answer VI
the railway company to the demand OF
the Red Rock company was the same
that had been given to their prede
cessors in title, as they well knew
namely: that until the railroad com
pany could enlarge its equi pment i
could not provide special service tt
provide a new coal territory, but mus
stop at the discharge Of its legal obi
cations as carrier. They were tolt
at the same time that the railroad com
pany was taking steps to make large
additions to it's equipment. Thereupo1
the Red Rock company filed it's com
plant before the interstate commerce
commission.
How They Deal in Coal.
'The baltimore & Ohio is not
stockholder in any coal company, larg
or small, located in the vicinity O
or on it's lines of railway in the Fail
mount district. It has for many year
owned a majority Of the stock of tn
Consolidation Coal company, Mary
land corporation. In 1903 the Conso
idation company acquired bare ma
iority of the stock of the Fairmoun
Coal company. The commission find
that the alleged stockholding of tn
Baltimore & Ohio in the Fairmoun
company is the reason the Red Roc
company,s demands have not been CON
piled with. This finding is absolutel
ton, and is not only unwarranted b
the facts in the case, but these fact
and the evidence taken by the Re
Rock company upon it's own behal
completely negative the commission
conclusion