The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-11
CHARGES AGAINST
LACKAWANNb
Accused Of Daring Plot 10 De-
siTOy Coal Company.
TRUST ALSO AR9AIGAeO
Marian Company Alleges Rate DIS
elimination. Attempt to Burn Prop
srty ana oictstion.

srty and 0iotstion.
Asweepng denunciation Of the Della
ware. Lacaleanua & Western railroad.
IN which il is charged with repeatedly
attemptin. 10 drive a competing com
Iany out oil business. and al arraigh-
ment Of the so-called anthracite cal
trust" are contained in a comp ANT
filed vita the interstate commerce
comm.ss.on at Washington by the Ma.
rian Coal company Of Wilmn Ol.
Del Reparadon ia the sum OF 5 1913.
because OF alleged excess chars Is
demauied
The statement sets forth allegations
Of one o tle most remarkable RS
IF business EMBARRASSMENT eve r
lng be- orc tie commission Il 10. laS
attacks The alleged unjust anc 1is
crimina.te rates 10 wlion Tie MarlAn
compan, has been subjected as base q
on a monopoly maintained throug The
device q. Tie Temple iron company
The directors Of which are the presi
dents oil .le railroads. constituting the
anthracite coal trust" but charges al
tempted dctadon OF production, inter
ference with prospective purchasers Of
- nam, --..s.ersion Of water supply
and heapug Of fuel on a FIRE that naa
threatened destruction TO the Marian
company washery At Taylor, Pa.
The Marian washery is on a Lacka'
wanna division switch which also
serves three co.lier'es alleged 20 be-
long 10 the Lackawanna interests. The
complaint sets forth various acts
preser .ne equality OF conditions a.
between The Marian ana alleged "a
,ored competitors who constitute &c
trust some OF the acls charse
against the company are.
That IT. attempted 10 compel tA'
Marian company to sell Us produc
10 the Lac awanna on an agrerne n
as to output restriction that vol.'
have driven the Marian com any %
OF business
That The Iackawanna refused u
quote rates. local OF interstate.
That the Marian company finally oi
: fered its property for sale, ami th
Lackawauna having obtained, in conf
dence. the names of the bidders DO
tilted en- bidders that II they bougn
The Marian property they would ou
law suit
That the fackawanna dilibeiatei
routed tie Marian companys proinc
over longer hauls at higher rates ina
we're imposed Oh favored shippers.
That the Lackawanna deliberatei
built two dams to divert water iroi
The Marlan's coal washery.
That connecting carriers refused
put into effect through joint rates tina
would Absorb the prohibitive switcl
ing charges OF the Lackawanna.
That in 1906 the Lackawanna, whe
notified that a fire on its culm ban
threatened destruction 10 the Mara
proDerty. not only sent word TO u
Marian people that, as it was on tf
Lackawanna's land lit was nobody
business" but deliberately dumpe
new fuel on the fire. causing destru
ton of $4,000 tons OF the Marian's va
liable material and costing $1,000 e
pended in saving the Marian's cnl
bank from destruction.
That the Lackawanns charged u
Marian company 80 cents a ton q
hauling its coal 5000 feet from q
washery 70 A Central Railroad Of Ne
Jersey connection so as TO equal .
actly the additional prise for coal q
Marian company might nave obtains
along the Centrars line ofher shI
pers had q much less rate
The Marian company asks that
fair rate schedule 70 tijewaier not .
ceeding Is cents q ton or rice a
barley coal be set BY he comm so
and that existing discriminatory pr
tees by the railroad oompani be ah
ished