The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-17


tayonize the people OF that section of
the State by appearing against IT.. IT.
was d driving wedge. and they will
use lnrger and burger wedges until
their purpose Is accomplished and our
line Is parailcled. This charter Will give
them the right, With the vote of Its
10000 OF stock, to extend from Rich
mond to Alexandra.
"a majority or those shares can ex-
tend the road from boswell to Rich
,nond without any further grant from
anybody under the sun. On tno north
they will have tho right to connect
with II variety OF lines. and through
the Southern or the Washington and
Mount Vernon establish united con-
inection and, according to Virginia
laws, II Will be obligatory on connects
ing lines to receive i0,d transport their
freight to and from Richmond and
Washington. What are these gentle
men after? In their last charter they
were going TO Tappaftannock. and the
time Is almost up In which they can
get there. We want the meat of the
matter, not merely the bark. What is
IT they intcnd?"
Here President White. of the Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac.
and NJ. Anderfon .. the Chesapeake
Bay line. engaged in an extended col
loqry. In which MIR. White asked a
number Of questions as 10 the plans
of the new line. which were answered
With great frankness by Mr.. Anderson.
Afr. White asked Ii il were still the
purpose OF the Chesapeak Bay line to
build to Tappahsnnock. Mr.. Anderson
answered that II was their purpose,
and that that purpose had not been
abandoned. The force WAS organized
to locate that line. and hut for the
financial panic would be at work.
Defines Purpose.
The commission resumed its session
at o'clock. President White continue
son. though not admitting the right of
his questioner. answered with apparent
frankness. Mr.. White asked: l'Did I
understand you to define what the
purposes of your people are beyond
fredericksburg? AS l understand it..
you have made assertions as far as
fredericksburg. and from there you
have stated you hoped some one would
build on to Manassas. May ask
whether II Is not your purpose to en-
tend north of Fredcrcksburg-say. to q
possible union with the Mount Vernon
trolley line?"
Mr.. Anderson stated that the present
plans of the interests which he repre-
scented were to make very large de-
velopment OF the water power at Fred
cricksburg-a power OF 10000 horse
power. "At present we have no plans
beyond Fredericksburg. he said. II
hope the ultimate plans Will reach Ma
nassas and develop rich country. At
present there Is not the slightest in
tention to build north of the Kappa
hammock River. nor has Mr.. Gould the
slightest interest In the Mount Vernon
road nor in tho Falls Church road.
was most reliably informed"
said Mr.. White. that the president If
the Fredericksburg Power Company
has declared 1t to be the purpose Of
his company to use the power Of the
Eappahanpock to extend an e!ectri,.
| road to Washington. IT Is admitted
here that Mr.. Gould has acquired the
right of the AppomattoS at Peters
| burg. Of the James at Richmond. and
y. the Rappahannock. which is stated
TO he equal to both. at Frederick
burg. Is ne interested in the falls at
| Occoquon or the falls Of the Pots,-
macr'
Not so far as am informed or
| believe. replied Mr.. Anderson. II do
! not think he holds any interest In Po-
tomac water rights"
Judge Prentis asked a number OF
questions from the bench. saying that
ne wished the fullest light on the mat
ter. The presiding commissioner said In
| the course of the discussions. I'VE sit
here 10 grant charters. and under tho
! Constitution no tribunal has the right
| to refuse charter II Ii bears no ille-
gality on the face of 1t and the laws
have been compiled with.
.sIindar those circumstances. i should
saw that the commission has no right
to refuse.
Judge Leake held that the commits
e IN had a right to take cognizance OF
the geography OF the State. Judge
Ircntis said 1t was his opinion that
under the terms of the proposed char
ters-the road paralleled the Richmond
| fredericksburg and Potomac. thlnE
they parallel you now from here to
| Ashland and compete with YOU" hi
j.declared.
| Point ns to Taxes.
| Judge Alvin T. Embrey, Of Fred
er,cksburg one of the incorporators OF
|the proposed new road. closed the ar
Eument, stating that he was here IN
| the effort to aid the developmentsof his
! bone territory. He was not cosnizan'
of any plan to extend north OF the
Potomac. and was willing to have q
prohibition to that effect put in the
! cnarter. The history of the Richmond
| Fredericksburg and Potomac was gont
| into exhaustively. showing the condi'
| tons under which the charter was
| granted the States interest in the
/ road. tile application of the Louisa com
| pany, now part of the CHesapeakt
and Ohio road, fc. practically parable
rights as far as boswell. in the fac.
| OF the charter rights of the thirty
year agreement with the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac now en-
PRED and the ensuing Litigation pc
Tween these two roads.
/ fudge Embrey held thar the Legislature o.
| the State never Intended to gain in inconl.
| fion, the Richmond fredericksburg Ans
/ ro,cmac stock at the expense of the whole
section OF the State south of the Rappahan
ipuck River. the development of which wa.
/ OF vastly more Importance than the aHlus
OF the States holdings in the railroad com
4 pnny. .,
and Potomac paid $4,000 into the. sta,