The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-03
Says II Is One Thing To Bring a
Suit and Another To
Prove Charges.
GLASGOW IS u THE FIGHT
Services Of Able Assistant Arc Sc
cured To Prepare Papers and
Bring Suit Against b, & o.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. "a
movement is on foot in Baltimore to
perfect an organization OF the iude-
pendent coal operators Of the Fair
mont and adjoining regions for the
purpose of bringing suit against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, under
the Interstate Commerce Law. to
compel a Just and proper distribu-
tion Of cars" Upwards OF s5 per
cent OF the independent operators
are said 10 be already enrolled in the
movement. and II is expected that
practically all OF them win eventual
ly Join IT. IN view Of the fact that the
suit. II entered. win be in the na-
ure Of test case. and one that win
stand as a precedent for the adjust
ment Of differences between operat-
ors and al other roads.
Plans Wen Advanced.
The nIans of the independents are
well advanced. W. A. Glasgow. or
Philadelphia. who won the celebrated
Red Rock Fuel Company suit against
the Baltimore and Ohio. on a COM
promise IN Judge A. C. Dayton's
court IN Clarkshurg. W. va. last
March, and who has been actively
engaged since then as a leading
counsel for the Interstate Commerce
Commission. has already been engag-
ed to bring and conduct the suit. As
ISOLATED with him Is Attorney Fred
erick Dallam. OF Bellairs. who is well
Informed on the situation. Mr..
Glasgow has at his disposal an
OF statistics. and the
agents OF the independents have for
sometime been collecting additional
data.
Favoritism Is Charged.
|. II viii be alleged by the independ-
suts that the Baltimore and Ohio has
been favoring certain companies In
It's distribution Of cars. and the sult,
which # Is intended to bring before
Judge Nathan Con. viii he for the
purpose OF compelling the road to
make more equitable apportion-
ment than that which they claim IS
now made. regardless OF sepical al
lotments OF cars for fuel coal. At
the present time It Is said to be the
practice Of the roads to aIlot cars to
be filed with fuel coal for them
selves to various companies. and in
addition apportion them their regu-
lar quota. The independents. It Is
understood, viii ask that the fuel
cars he Included in the number
which Il IS agreed the operators are
entitled 10. For instance. II a com
pany's output Is sufficient to entitle
It 10 $50 cars daily. and in addition
10 this apportionment a carrier gives
II 50 cars more TO he filled with coal
for the roads own use. the inde-
pendents viii maintain that the 50
fuel cars should be included as
part OF the regular $50 car aIlot-
ment. In other words. II IS claimed.
Instead Of getting 200 cars. the COM
pany IS entitled to $50 cars. so OF
which are fuel cars,
Conference with omciaIs.
No suit viii be entered until after
a conference IS held with the BaIH-
more and Ohio officials. Messrs. Dali
lam and Glasgow have already In
formed that company Of their desire
for a conference. and one VIII be
held within the near future. It is
said that the Independents win not
consent tot any series Of conferences.
but viii determine upon their course
after formally presenting their griev-
ance to the proper authorities. In
case they are not satisfied with what
ever may be the attitude OF the COM
pany suit will be brought at once. ae-
cording to present plans.
Efforts are being made to secure
the cooperation OF the local inde-
pendents. and IT is said nearly all Of
them are interested. 1t Is held that
the future Of the independents is to
certain degree at stake.
Meeting Is Held.
A meeting was held recently at the
Rennert Hotel and plans agreed up
on. Representatives Of Is compan-
les are said to have been present
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