The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-23
MIR. WILLARD
IS 0BJECTING
TO MORE LAWS
the Matter Of Regulating
The Railroads of the
Country.
ROADS TO BE GOOD
lfLet Alone as They Have
Given Up Their Sin.
full Ways.

Daniel willard, president OF the
baltimore and Ohio railroad, in his
speech at the banquet Of the Cham
Der ofsCommerce traced the history
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and continued:
" h my desire to cooperate In
every possible and proper way in the
: building APP OF The business OF. this
port and a better and greater bal
tl:Eorea There Is much that the
railroad can do toward accomplish
angrthat end, Tout 1t remains largely
with the9business men of Baltimore
80 sec that the natural advantages
which BaRlmOre cpjoys as center
Of Sgade fnd ccnmerce are made the
mos Of The baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. speaking through
rs eltiet executive; promises its
acttsf aco-operaiion in the develop
pehta OF the undoubted and we'll
fesaghized' resources OF Baltimore
"
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3 y Z 4, I'm NOV an apoiosist iof
- 1850 'ar as my ac'ive NE mas
Il ss5seent IN the railroad service
sffv Siy iriend' CommlS-
3 IA s S[oa'F' 'r"ly sad IN MS re-
s y . ~ ~ i"'e some Two years ago
= t4a'' thefe vas. no more promising or
"s'-"i CAGE. ior a young man than
was onSFel ~ me service OF the
9 s"r' 's'"nsi'.t ''1toh .'hes.
rate ana ya"cI
We near much al times %oout tha
SINS o' me railroads. put IN spite Of
~ I'hat IS saia' II Is sun fact that
me railroads IN this country have al
lc'"er Capitalization per mile than IN
any other country IN the world.
atnt~ at inc same time our rates are
the lowest and the rates paid rail-.
road employees here are the highest
ina. the railroads have sinned in
inc past goes without saying. Pos
se.o-y the same may be said q! all
0 Der. corporations and individuals.
Regulation bylaw.
Beeause OF such sins--real or
tipaEenaTy-the so-called railway
question became acute in 1887, SUI
flcie1tlys so, in fact, to bring about
the passage OF the first interstate
ccRniegce Law. Tha: law has now
!. been igs eject about twenty-four
learssandthas been amended and
4 supRlensFited from time TO time.
s ~ sssaot too much to say that.
AZ slaw now stands, we have in
ins6hf country sufficient instru-
IRent tties for the thorough and CT
feStlse control of the railroads by
tliessaSTal government, the las,
chSs ia the law having clothed
9mmission--'formed for the
pqep e8of seeing to its execution
ehFftt power to control the rates
Yrlilfb the carrier shall ne permitted
g ssharEe All this is a matter OF
accomplishment. l am not speaking
now 20 criticise-in fact, have no
desire TO critiaise-out am SIMPLY
stating the facts as | find them.
Nhen the Interstate commerce
lany.lwas first passedd. II was claimed
IA that the railroads charged differeat
( " ra ass TO- different individuals fol-
AtpessSsorminS the same service; that
Ssfley gave free transportation to
cme and not to others; that they
4 .s e W. nernic'ons influence over
leslsiatloh IN some Of the states
aud IN snort a.d not treat all alike