Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-18

have fsr-reaching effect and the draf..
ina OF which required a great deal OF
time and attention from men OF prom
inence 81 different parts of the state.
L. hat made BY the railway commit.
tee ~ the stn.c BOARD OF Trade.
which Was IN session this week in
farkersburg Among the members OF
the committee were o. W. Dawson
and Nen Robinson OF Charleston: r.
e.. Colcord. OF So Albans. as well
as Henry a. PAWS. =. 7. Vlnson. J. e
brady and " e. Mcconnaughoy. tho
last named bclng the chairman. The
r,i y says.
20 the last annual meeting OF the
state Board 81 Trade heid Ia the city
of huntington committee composed
Of Hon. j. W. Dawson. senator n. G..
Davis. lion. = 4 Ninson. lion &
BRADY. Hon. Mel Robinson. senator
=. & Colcord and ". G. Conaughey.
was appointed with instructions 20 re-
port az the nevt annual meeting OF the
state Board of Trade. its findings
and recommendation as 20 the Inn.
portance of and necessity FOR a state
railway commission.
ln seeking 20 determine what rea.
son. II any exist for the creation
Of commission OF this character.
SIC find that while the trainers OF our
national and state constitutions In
making provisions Tor the protection
81 lie and property OF man. both I'm
the individual and collective state. ex-
crcised wisdom and foresight THAI was
almost EupcrhumHn. o. was perhaps
impossible in the very nature az
things a. they existed at thai time
for those men Co foresee the wondcr
ful progress and Development; of tha.
law made creature. tho corporation
The rap.d.iy with which tho mar
vclous Resources of this wonderful
country OF ours has been developed.
the necessity for adequate transporta.
t.on faciii ios have made 90 usccs AIRY
90 employ the agency OF this corpor-
ate being because the wealth or any
one man or a reasonable combination
OF men was not adequate to carry
ON the work This was especially
true in the construction ct those vast
arteries OF commerce. our rallways.
with which We have 90 deal in no
other way save by governmental own.
nership, could these great systems Of
railways have been constructed and
operated The Importance and a.
pcratiye necessity OF these railroads
IS not questioned. on the other hand
u is greatly 20 be doplorcd tina. there
have been times when ii-advised legis
lation. both national aud state. winch
may have been prompted by the beat
Intentions. have greatly retarded the
further development OF old lines
which are utterly inadequate 20 han.
die properly The commerce OF today
and the construction 81 the new roads
without which some of our richest ter.
ritory both in minerals and fertility
OF soil must remain dormant aud sr
developed
Possible Remedies
u Is not the province Of this com
mittee 70 deal with theoretical eide
of corporsaiop, but BE- b. pertinent
,D note that the corporate body po..
-esses one element not given 10 the
individual. VIZ; that 81 pcrpetuily
In connection with this b. the fur
thcr fact that this lnanimate entity
bic creation OF The law can be- used
are often charged with being ur
scrupuious men GO accomplish Ger
tain things. the very nature of WbHh
have cast more or less 90 reaas
lion upon all corporate bodies De-
cause Of The potcntalitirs thry 3D..
Gcss. Therefor. We nnd uaf rail-
ROAD and other public uuhg cora..
atoms. OrsaGized aud created pt
"aIi.y Cos zee purpose az inr "a
oortain fiEd 1f s.rti,f to iae rauIi.
are ln charged wla BEING uu
iQst. oppressive and oher aua.e..
sometime we'll founded taf created
o feeling u sentiment inimicaI Co.
tne welfare aud prose-. .Iy uf ua.
corporations which are aitr.a uff
veii defined iegal ard moral umt
atoms
Hccauac 90 their arra financial
reug.h and Influence. tHe ndsis.
90 WHO feels aegricYcd mu ba O.
man Of courage who alone seeks r
dress by litigation and on tho other
hand this iceiine o. resentment come.
times makes "a diMc1h Tor flf COZ
ryrafn hodv "a, ,.rrt.. t.. d. f