The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-19
West Va. Shippers
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lgf@aFwHTfit EgGGz---2 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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The great markets were in the east
and here the shippers ana mann.
1%;lctnrers were up against a seri-
ons condition.
Ex-Governor a. r Fleinfne's
i1ca was to take the matter di-
rect to Congress and have Con-
eressman Hubbard take up the
matter Governor Fleming had
been talking to another Congress
mar whose name he was not at
liberty to dirulge but the con-
ercsslnnn was interested in the
fight that the shippers are maxim.
ard said that Hubabrd was the
man that could give them the as
sistancc that they wanted. The
Congressman said there were few
men in Washington That had the
Influence Of Congressman Hub
bard. Eniisting the ability of our
representative iii the shippers
cause and have congress to shake
loose the Pennsylvania Railroad
CGmpany's influence over the Bal
timore and Chic Railroad Conf
pany was the plan that Governor
Fleming would have the shippers
pursue.
Colonel John II. McCiraw, OF
Grafton. took issue with Governor
Fleming and said it was the cor.
rect thing to go'to President Will
lard !irst. That the new prcsi-
Grnt Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company had been
hcr0Idad rs n man that was free
from airy AND all alliances and ir-
flurnccs except the lie, elopmcnt
OF interests If the Baltimore anil
Ohio Railroad Company which hr
has! come to preside over. Colonel
AlcfiraW said that he doubted the
ability of congress to pass II law
that could cumpe1 the %l'ennSyiva-
mia Railroad Company 10 sell its
stock in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. ITc quoted
President Taft's message rclati%"
IT, railroad companies holding
stcek i'll competing lines. lie said
that The President urged the pas
sage Of II law that w,uli prohibit
railroad companies from ccquir-
ing stock in other lines hut not 10
disturb the present holdings III
companies that have stock in com-
pcting lines. Colonel Mct;raw
said that President Taft was too
good n lawyer to urge the passage
Of a law that would be Ineffective
because OF its rppngl,ancy 10 thu;
Constitution Of the United States
which say that no ex post factn
law shall he operative. Colonel
ilcGraw thought congress co.ld
not shake the Pennsylvania com
puny's power over the Baltimore
and Ohio. Tie said that congress
could IiSqualify the stock rs 10
its voting power and bring about
1.-The result that the shippers wait
JEDI. by disYualifyin= the stock
tnc baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company could then contro! its
own policy. but to make the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company divcst
itself Of its stock in the other com-
rany was another proposition
that was impossible TO do in his
opinion. Colonel McGraw cha"-
uctrrizcu the action Of the Penn.
syivania Railroad Company in
buyin. the stock of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company cs
the master stroke Of the greatest
railroad statesman that ever had
IL being. II was planned BY a. ).
Cassctt who saw the forests III
Pennsylvania denudcd and the
great coal chambers Of that Stale
empty. He knew that he could
not buy The great coal felix's nf
West Virginia bat he could ccn-
troll the carrier that marketed the
product. Colonel McGruw urged
The. committee to present the case
III the shippers to President Viii
lard and get an expression as to
what will be done in the. future.
Hon. o. S. Mckinney supported
the argument advanced by en-
Governor Fleming and wanted tile
matter adjusted at Washington.
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