The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-19
COULD INTERESTS
Arguments on Granting Of Charter
To Fredericksburg aud
Southern R, R.
FRANK STATEMENT BY COUNSEL

At the hearing in Richmond Monday
hafore the CORPORATION Commission ON
the question OF granting charter 10
the fredericksburg and Southern Il. ~
Mr.. Henry w. Anderson, vice presiuen'
and counsel OF the Richmond ana mesa
peake Bay h. r., confirmed the ru'nots
as TO the Gould interests controlling the
proposed new line and the water rlRhlt
at fredericksburg. y
Judge w. ]. Leake, counsel for X, +.
4 p. X. r., presented al Intervention
which he asked leave to file setting
forth legal right OF H., +. x 7. Il. Il
under present laws, etc. lie also con
tended that the plans OF the r. q ;. Were
to eventually parallel the L., + * r
and compets in freight and passenger
business.
AZ counsel for the f. 4 3, Mr.. Henry
Anderson objected TO the filing oil TINS
petition. III the applicants have com
plied with the law the commission mas
no discretion" he declared
Judge A. L. Holiday presented
paper on behalf OF the State proxies IN
dorsing the position taken by the IL I.
&P. n
Attorney General Anderson asked leave
TO file a similar petition on behalf OF .ne
Sinking Fund Commissioners oblecung
to the granting OF the charter
Mr.. Henry Anderson opposed the az
mission OF any of these papers. MT An
dsrson held that the applicants have the
right OF appeal TO the Supreme court
and that the question OF the charter was
a matter In which the r., +. * Z. coulu
not legally intervene.
Mr. Anderson argued that the law
prohibited the paralIeling OF the H. r. a
P, not the granting Of charter to OPP
crate a road through O part oil us srri-
tory. a..
Mr. Charles V. Meredith addressed the
commission on behalf OF the State pro1-
les. He argued that the commission
could not give TO any one a charter fighI
to do an unlawful thing.
Mr. Meredith revived the history OF th'
Seabosrd Air Line fight for charter 70
Washington.
Mr.. ANDERsOS's STATEMENT
Mr.. Anderson made statement as
follows:
"a great deal has been said a. TO the
no,ition OF the Richmond and CHESAPEAKE
Bay Railway Company, OF which am
vice president and counsel, in connection
with this movement. | think the com
mission understands the position oil ina
company. with respect to this movem.nt
and also the ownership Oithe fIed.rlcAs-
burg Power Company, because al TINS
has been discussed with the commission.
This application il in the interest ni
the Richmond and Chesapeake bay hal-
way-or in the interest OF Mr. FRANK jay
Gould, who controls its stoek-and r.
made with his approval and by MS III
rectiOn.
Both Mr.. Gould ard IN gself visited The
neighborhood OF Tappahannocs, ana
was authorized To proceed with the CON
struction Of line 10 TsppahsnnocE.
The prosecution Of that work 'ast OF
Ashland was DELAYED. owing TO the De-
laws in the completion Of the line Ia Ash
land. Subsequent 10 that time Mr.
Gould had brought to his attention The
fredericksburg water power or tn'
canabilities of the river for Development
and hscertaine1 that it did have posi-
bilities for the development oi very large
water power, aud although ne Wa- 10
Exypt at the time, ! wrote him, rtcprn-
mending the purchase. which h cahi' d
me authority to make, and that COM
pany was acquired by the Richmond ana
Chesapeake Bay Railway Company IN
1906.
"Subse1lent 10 that date, Mr.. Whit
uar. who was connected with the red
ericksburg Power Company az it, pre-i-
dent. and Mr.. Embrey and Others, sug-
gested the extension of the Richmond
and Chesapeake Bay Line TO Fredericks-
burg. This appeared u be desirable
thing 10 do. because the Fred ricksburg
Power Company can develop in the Rap.
pahannock River a power in excess OF
that Of both the James and AppOmattox
Rivers combined. or in the neighborhood
of 80. 900 horse power all the year round,
which cannot all be consumed IN FREEZER
icksburg. and 1t is necessary, In order to
make the venture profitable, that indus
tries should be established there, and al-o
some of that power can be brought into
the Richmond market Therefore, with
in the last year, when we took up The
question OF the development Of the water
power at Fredericksburg, the matter o.
the extension OF the line Of the Richmond
and Chesapeake Bay Railway to thai
city has been considered. and 1t being de
sired by the fredericksburg people, We
suggested TO them that they make ap
plication and obtain a charter for
, road.
If have not desired before that the con
, troll of the Fredericksburg Power Com
pany be known, because we had to ac
auire lands along the RsppahannocI
River needed for the DEVELOPMENT; bu
now having acquired some 1000 acre.
OF land for that purpose, do not know
OF any reason why our control oil tina
: property should not be stated.
THAT is the full extent OF the Interest,"
NJ the parties behind the Richmond an'
/, chesapeake Bay Railway Company In tn
development Of Northern Virginia, excep
that they do hope, and ! hope, that !
this line is built to Fredericksburg unde
the charter applied for, some way ma.
he found TO extend the line TO Manassas
and in connection with the opening up o
the territory OF Northeast Virginia, opel
e M to Richmond also the territory oil tn
D lower valley.
: 1.-THE application for this charter doe
2 not affect the existing charter OF the Rich
mond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Com
: psny to build its road into the north
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