Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-02-09

of perverting few of its phrases
into personal charges which he
says include himself? He has
Exaggerated into a charge OF
theft an article. the primary pur-
pose of which was to show that
toll gates were no longer needed
under modern conditions, and to
denounce as unjust, the action OF
the Turnpike Company in select
| ing Shenandoah county alone for
additional gates. The gentleman
in his reply ignored both is
sues, and in addition tortured
himself into rhetorical gyrations
| in defense of Honorable Gentle
men" whose honor was not as
sailed, and by indulging in per-
sonalities.
Does the gentleman think that
he can justify his position on the
question of additional toll gates
in this County, by straining, If
not peryerting the language Of
the writer, who in a dispassion-
ate and impersonal article differ
ed with him, and gave his reasons
for so doing? The twelve year
old boy of whom the gentleman
spoke has a higher sense Of JUS
tice.
Where in that article is the
charge made that Honorable
Gentlemen were guilty Of,
Stealing unclean sheckels!'
The writer disclaims such a
charge and does not desire that
personalities be introduced for
the purpose of clouding the real
issue involved.
Will the gentleman say that the
charges made in the article are
not true?
The article charged that the
State has received no dividends
for many years. Will it be de-
MED?
The article charged that the
Turnpike Company is, and has
been dominated by private par
ties, but it did not intimate that
the State had been illegally GUST
ed as he says. However, will the
gentleman state what percent of
the directors appointed by the
State Corporation Commission at
tend the meetings of the Board
in person, and by whom the prox-
les are voted when any of them
are not present? The writer
does not dispute the statement
"the State directors give about
$4,000 worth of service gatui-
ltuously," but the public might
better judge of this if they knew
how often the Board meets and
just what service they do render.
Will not the gentleman say to
what extent the directors appoint
ed by the State Corporation Com
mission are mere figure heads,
who vote to carry out the plans
and advice OF a few individuals,
who have acquired large blocks
of stock and who elect themselves
to Office? Will he not explain
the activity of a few private
lstockho lders in the outward man.
agement of the Company?
The article charged that pri-
vate parties had reaped all the
financial benefit from the road.
Will the gentleman make public
the names of those who have been
receiving salaries for many years,
land the amount of their salaries,
Instead of saying that they re-
ceived one-fisth of what other
Corporations pay? The public
does not know what others do
pay. If the State directors re-
ceive no compensation, who beside
the private stockholders who have
stock and power enough to elect
themselves to salaried officies de-
rive any financial benefit from the
road?
The article stated that it was
apparent why Frederick county
escaped additional toll gates, and
that Rockingham escaped for
political reasons. 1t this is not
correct, then will not the gentle
man, who is on the inside and
has full knowledge, give us the
facts and explain the reason, and
also give some sound ard equit-
able reason for saddling Shenan-|
doah alone with additional toll
gates? He gives one reason, viz: |
that Shenandoah is not paying
its proportion of tolls in view Of |
the fact that the maintenance of
the road through the County !
costs more than through other |