The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-10
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MATTER, AR0USES. A l:|||l ST: J.
THE GOVERNOR.
Giues Out An
MferuieW For
Publication

Before leaving Charleston on aasur-
day to coniee 10 lMorgantown and
clarks5ura, Governor Wm.E. Glass.
cock was asked for an interv!.w OF
tie q. and oarzilroad matter. now SO
prominently before the people In this
rart Of tie Stale. He consented to
talk ON the subject and while he did
not say SO. ittis Understood stile Gov.
er,or IS very seriously eonside ring the
assembling of the Legislature for tris
and other reasons very well kncwn to
the people ofythe State.
The Guvernoreis at Morgantown to-
day but u.I1go to cIarksburg this
evening or Tomorrow and will be pre7-
ent at the shippers meeting to-morroH
afternoon. He will be the guest Of
H'eh. and 1Mrs. Virgil L. Highland
while at clarkshurg.
The Governors interview on the o.
ard o. railroad situation foIiowa:
1.-THE report has come Ito me that
freight shipping Interests of the large
and Important seetionrof the State
ttavcrsed by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad are making bitteracompIaint
that that railroad, because of the
domination on the part Of powerful
railroad interests operating ..:.l an ad
joining state,a ,a,is. not keeping pace
with the business growth OF the corr
r1un,ty and the various business in
ter:sls located In its territory, but on
the contrary, Its equipment has been
allowed te run down, until 1t il entire.
" inadequate 10 handle 4the inere1s-
ihu traffic of that rich territory now
in course of deveI: I:pment.'
al regret that such conditions have
arisen as to lead TO this complaint.
Curing my administration so far, and
! believe the other State officials have
had similar experience, have found
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad con-.
pany fair In 5lI respects SO far rs we
have had to deal with it's officials.
While other reads hav- appealed 20
the courts for relief from the prs
" Liz k~o'SGlh RNsS0llSGl lai
law, the Baltimore and Ohio has
shown disposition to abide by tl,c
law, and has matte no attempt to
charge higher rate or fare than that
fixed by therIaw.
Charles Are Serious.
"But the cFargea made are serious
and should be carefully Investigated.
If It IS true as charged that the
Pennsylvania interests are able,
through their ownersh!:., Of part of
the stock OF the Baltimore and Ohio.
to dominate and dictate the policies Of
the latter road to Tire detriment of
the territory dependent upon It. then
| it Is high time that steps should be
taken to rrr1edy the evil, for 1t Is ',-
deed great evil. The complaInants
charge that the interests referred 20
are erntering their. efforts toward
building Up the Pennsylvania system
for the development OF it's territory,
ard al the same time are In position
to d!-tate the policies of the EaIti.
more and ONO, and tfat they are DC
tating to the extent that the manage.
merit of the Baltimore and Ohio are
Eowerless to keep that road IN suah
Ghape as to take care Of the shippers
along its lines,
"a large section OF West Virginia
Is entirely dependent upon the Baltt-
rrere anti Ohio for IS railroad fae:l:.
ties. In fact. almost the entire north
ern half Of the State must develop with
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad until
other roEfs are constructed. Other
trunk lines cross the extreme Eastern
Panhandle and the Northern Pan.
| handle, Wrile few counties are
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