The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
TWO EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS FELT IN RUSSIA TODAY
The WEST VIRGINIAN TO give away Ten BOX SEATS
Independe dents
Sued B. & o.

LONG LIST OF CORPORATIONS
MADE DEFENDANTS IN VERY
IMPORTANT SUIT.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 1S.-A suit which
will doubtless mark the beginnins, Of
momentous litigation was Instituted
in the United States Circuit cour:
by the Pitcairn Coal Company, Of
West Virginia, against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company.
The &purposeo { the suit is to break
up the alleged discrimination against
1t and other independent shippers by
the railroad company in the matter Of
the distribution Of coal cars In a
few words, the contention is that the
railroad company in the allotment OF
its cars favors certain large coal com.
panies. The result is. the Independent
shippers are practically frozen out, or
are forced to sustain heavy financial
loss because of their inability to Sc
cure cars to transport their coal out,
irut,
The suit scbrought under the rul.
ing OF the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, which investigated certain
railroad companies last summer, and
which is that coal companies with a
grievance of this nature have redress
in the courts, which may take such
action In the matter as Is deemed
proper and just.
Judge Morris signed writ Of man.
damus in the proceedings, made re-.
turnable February 2s, when the. case
will have a hearing.
Named as Defendants.
Besides the baltimore and oLtos the
following is list OF the. corporations
made defendants in the action:
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company, Fairmont Coal Com.
pany, Somerset Coal Company, clarks-
burg Fuel Company, Consolidation Coal
Company, Century Coal Company,
chleftain Coal and Coke Company,
Clements Coal and Coke Company,
Cook Coal and Coke Company. Cook
& Hart Coal Company, Davis:Brydon
Coal Company, Davis Coal and Coke
Company, Douglass. Rausch Coal Com.
pany, Fairmont and Baltimore Coal &
Coke Company. Federal Coal and Coke
Company, Grafton Fuel Company,
Grafton Coal and Coke Company, the
Washington Fuel Company, Hutchin.
son Fuel Company. Killarm Coal Com
pany, Lukens Coal Company, MADEIRA
Iiill.clark Company, Maryland Coal 6
Coke Company, o'Gara Coal Mining
Company, Pennsylvania Coal Mining
Company, Pennsylvania Fuel Compa.
ry, Philippi collieries Company, Pitts
vein Coal Company, Rosemont Coal
Company, Southern Coal and Trans.
portation Company. Tygarts River
Coal Company, Virginia and Plttsburg
Coal Company. New Central Coal
Company. Meadowbrook Coal and coke
Company, National Coal Company,
Pittsburg and Fairmont Fuel Compa.
ny, Rosebud Coal Company, Short Line
Coal Company.
Claim Unfair Discrimination. s
The attorneys of the Coal Shippers
Association decided to bring the suit
in the name of the Pitcairn Coal Corr.
reny, which is a corporation created
and existing under the laws of West
Virginia and owns a tract of land con.
tanning 1000 acres of coal at Clarks ).
/, burg, W. Va, and operates mine
It that place. on the line OF the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. The capacl
| ty of the mine, it is claimed, is 1000
tons per day for shipment. It's opera.
tors assert. however, that they have
never been able to get enough cars
from tho Baltimore and Ohio and tina;
they have therefore been unable to
I'LL their contracts. They also claim
that the road has given undue pref.
erence to other competing companies
All cars are supposed to be distrib,
uted to the operators on a percentage
basis. The claim is advanced that be.
fore distribution is made certain ar
bitrary assignments of cars are made,
reducing the total number of cars 10
be distributed on a percentage basis
summarized as follows:
/. Fuel or supply cars of the Bal
tfmore and Ohio are not charged
against the percentage.
2. New mines are allotted an arbi-
trary number for development.
3. Fuel or supply cars OF foreign
roads
4. Private cars.
5. Whenever q shipper on the Ba.
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