The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-03
BALTIMORE MAY AID
Likely to Support Probe of
B. & D. Ownership.
WEST VIRGINIA STARTS MOVE
shippers Claim They Suffer Because
Pennsylvania Dominates Rival
Line, and Request Representative
Hubbard and Senator Scott to Ask
for Investigation by Congress.

Baltimore, Nd. Jan. 2-Baltimore is
likely to cooperate with West Virginia
shippers in the movement asking Con-
gress to probe the control Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad by the Pennsyl-
vania system.
Determined efforts looking TO the in
vestigation have been inaugurated by
shippers in West Virginia, and they as
sert they will not stop until the whole
story Of reported close conventions be-
tween the two corporations is unfolded
They believe if the truth is revealed the
Pennsylvania will be forced to let 20
its grip on It's rival
Big Men Behind Movement.
Some of the biggest men in West vir-
ginia are involved in the movement
against the Baltimore and Ohio, and
they are already very active, as the fol-
lowing dispatch from Wheeling shows:
a large delegation Of prominent min
Ing and industrial men from Central
West Virginia held a conference with
Representative W. P Hubbard yester-
day and requested him TO bring I'D be-
fore Congress the matter of a Congress
sional investigation into the alleged con-
trolling ownership by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company OF the stock of the
Baltimore and Ohio. Prominent in the
party were ]. NJ. Jacobs. former gov
ernor; a. b. Fleming. NJ l. Hutchinson.
c E. Wells. ]. NJ Hartley, L. G, Race,
". G. Watson, E. NJ. Showalter, A.
Bowen, o. S. Mckinney. and others.
These men represent the coal and
other large shipping interests OF the Mo
nongahela Valley. traversed by the Bal
umore and Ohio. and they charge that
the Baltimore and Ohio is making no
effort 10 look after the interests Of the
shippers along the line This is the only
road they have for transportation, and
1t is further charged that all requests
made 10 better service and equipment
have met with fiat refusal
Blame the Pennsylvania.
They lay the blame to the Pennsyl-
vania lines, which, they charge hold
down the road by the power Of owning
controlling stock, ard that its object is
10 cut out competition from its own in
terests in Pennsylvania. What gives
credibility 20 this belief, they say, is the
fact that two of the high officials OF
the Pennsylvania Ines-Vice President
Samuel Rea and Treasurer John P.
Green-are members Of the directorate
of the Baltimore and Ohio.
THE delegation also called on Senator
n. 2. Scott, and after THE conferences
both Scott and Hubbard promised to
bring the matter before Congress as
soon as possible. Former Gov Fleming
stated that this is but the Inauguration
Of movement Of changing the policies
Of the Baltimore and Ohio TO the inter-
ests Of the shippers along its line and
from those of competing lines. Fleming
is at the head OF the Consolidation Coal
Company of Fairmont, the largest pro-
Queer in this State"
President Oscar c. Murray, who is soon
10 retire as the head Of the Baltimore and
Ohio is said TO feel very keenly about
the Pennsylvania's reported control Of
the Baltimore and Ohio, and shippers
Interested in the PROF 0sed Congress
sional investigation believe that if they
can get him on the stand all the facts
IN the case can be brought out