Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-01-08
CONGRESS TO PROBE
CONTROL OF B. & 0.
Movement Originated With Ship
pers West of Cumberland.
NOT GETTING SQUARE DEAL

5altimoreans Expected to Take An
Active Part In the Proposed Investi-
pation--Pennsylvan Railroad Co.
Blamed For Existing Conditions by
Owning Controlling Stock OF the 3.
.&o
Control of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad by the Pennsylvania Rail
road is to be investigated by Con-
lyress.
Determined efforts toward this end
nave already been inaugurated, and
those back Of the movement declare
9hat they will not stop until the
connection between the two corpor-
ations is unfolded. And they be-
dieve that the unfolding OF the facts
viii force the Pennsylvania to let go
SSs grip on its rival
Baltimore to Aid,
AT present the movement for the
Congressional investigation OF the two
roads is confined to shippers west of
Cumberland, but Baltimoreans are ex-
pected to join it and help make the
light In Congress.
Some of the biggest men in West
Virginia are involved in the movement
against the Baltimore and Ohio, and
they are already very active. as the
following dispatch from Wheeling
shows:
"A large delegation OF prominent
mining and industrial men from Cen
stral West Virginia held a conference
with Senator w. p. Hubbard yester-
day and requested him to bring up be-
fore Congress the matter of Con-
gressional investigation into the alles-
ed controlling ownership by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company of the
stock OF the Baltimore and Ohio.
Prominent in the party were ]. NJ.
Jacobs. Ex-Governor: A. b. Fleming,
AZ. L. Hutchinson, C. g. Wells, J. NJ
Hartley, l.. G.. Race, w. G. Watson
u. NJ, Showalter, a. Bowen, o. S. Nc
Kinney and others.
rhnse gentlemen represent the
Ocoal and other large shipping inter
psts OF the Monongahela Valley, ira
versed by the Baltimore and Ohio, and
they charge that the Baltimore and
Ohio is making no effort to look after
the interests of the shippers along the
line This is the only road they have
for transportation, and it is further
charged that all requests made to bet
Ter service and equipment have met
with fiat refusal.
F5Iame the Pennsylvania.
They lay the blame TO the Pennsyl-
-'rania lines, which. they charge. hold
down the road by the power OF own
ing controlling stock, and that it's OBJ
lect is TO cut out competition from its
own interests in Pennsylvania. What
gives credibilty to this belief. they
say. is the fact that two of the high
officials of the Pennsylvania lines
Vice President Samuel Rea and Treas
7urer John p. Green-are members of
the directorate of the Baltimore and
Z 9hdo.
THE delegation also called on Sena-
1s0r N B. Scott. and after the confer
sarces both Scott and Hubbard promis-
~ 10 bring the matter before Congress
as soon as possible. Ex-Governor Elem
Fay stated that this is but the inaug-
sIratIon of movement of changing
ne pohtics of the Baltimore and Ohio
" the Interests of the shippers along
ms lines ana from those of competing
Zines Fleming is at the head of the
consolidation Coal Company of Fair
nunt, the largest producer in this
Srat6
yores5aent Oscar G. Murray. who is
soCI. 10 'retire as head of the Balti-
mare and ONO, is said to feel very
Seenty about the Pennsylvania re
ported control of the Baltimore and
vOhio, and shippers interested in the
proposed Congressional investigation
believe that if they can get him on the
stand an the facts in the case can be
sS9rough1 out.