The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PLANNED TERMINAL
BEFORE THE PROBE
President Harrison Denies Du-
lahey Charges Before Senate
Committee
tspce.al to The Richmond v,rslnisn.}

gSaeelal 10 The Richmond Virginisn.}
Washington. july E7.~-ApPeaiin@
heYats 81 stbeena 1i!ttee Of thu senate
usstsi.nstt3e CA naval affairs go TESTIFY
Ia regard So charges made by Mr.
tsen L. Bulane~ Of BRISTOL Tpun... 70
tbe effect shat the infringement al the
SesitheFn Railway tom panE ct the die
tetiess eE outside Influences had al
seescsi sAal RATES la sucu manner IA
SO adversely affect coal nprratfona on
Its lge ahh t0 prevent the free
bibytHtens Of eosl - Atlantic port
+ sauta Nesfeik. President Fa.TiaA
Harrison, If she Southern Rail way
p@gsaaRs, yMphatIcal{y 6uhica the
cfat4es maaie bY Mr. oHla hey, ami
ts,6 al p.aas for the establishment III
q eesal terminal a Charleston, which
E the southern snil~ay had perfected
bef3se the invest cation bE the senate
e9nnHttee was ordered
Ia beginning his testimony Mr. Har-
i s'sssa stated th4f he resented with
every nbre al his being harEes that
thesc had been any taprnPer c0nduct
tn shs. part Of the management of
the sauihcrn railway. and particularly
CHARGE that II had he. - submitted ~
Il fA# ,8spsati0r of outside Influences sud
allowed itself Sc be used aGaiuat the
A8-E by wes having IN tnlt -eat III
he act Ion, lie DECLARED that r. he
81 ls red Mr., i,llaHeye charges frye
Ia weu.d ro7tsp AS pres dent Of The
FuatNprn Railway company and thar
b. believed other responsible offircrS
Xee}tfd da likewise. Mr Harrison de-
fisr,,i ais belief that Mr., pulanry IN
Suffering from "a deiusiou 81 PeTserr-
tier, due g. tits Intense hatred ef
few men whn have succeeded where
he has failed. ant TIA. In hts efforts
80 9ef ut them he has attacked the
southern railway
Taking up by name tie men Mr
I3utaney had cites as Influencing the
policy of SoHtt era railway with re-"
Fk.ec; fo coal traffic Mr Harrison de-
clayw,d that none If them had ex-
srxs'erst the slightest Influence or CON
frol over Southern railway policy ana
that no member Of the voting trust
committee or the board OF DIRECTORY
bad ever attempted 80 uSa his posi-
ZION with Southern railway ie nave
airy; hing done for any property IN
which be was Interested
The charge that the Faunsyivania
railroad or any other line has ever
controlled the policy q southern Fnil-
vaY Ia rcEard 60 the movement or
coal Mr.. II PRISON tharacte rized ~
absolutely untrue, saying that the VI
rility ~ the management az HE $odth
crn railway Il fsls best answer 20 mat
lie further stated that the poIlcy OF
Southern railway a. rs cori fratfte
had been developed md administered
solely in tho interest OK Southern rail
way company. and the territory II
serves Tracing the buildins and the
fsavN4 s.7,ftlent - the Fouthefn railway
cs today fram what he termed col
fec,&uH II lines as f3rSt well ut Tor II
museum Atr. Harrison told OF Mr.. spen~
GERS plans for constructing rail
way TO serve the industrial south, ana
that he early discovered need for an
additional coal supply II WAC 10 meet
this need that FIRST the Knoxville and
Bristol railway was bought ana after
wards the virginia ANA Southwes tern.
lie called attention to the fact that al
though the prices bnallS paid for the
Virginia ana Southw estorn VAS greater
than a former price at watch IL might
have been bought, the southern was
rot ready to make the purchase al the
time IL WAS first offered, .and %hsn
Southern was ready - buy In par
aunnee 81 Ats alan Of development. the
Virginia ard Southwestern could NOT
h.. poaght for any less than was paid,
The results he declared. have fully
gussl1ed the price mich ar. Spencer
paid fer the virginia and South western,
and Jas acquisition 10y southern rail-
w2f hss not only been II sreat ad
vantage 10 e, pa! as W0TT ~ tETr tit
4usfx4ai south, particularly tbe man
Efnrturin< district ia lhe Car0lluas
PesiGts rhe bentiits derived from IL
SIS s. feeder IL ts now pay iAg the South
err i}zu per cent return up the moEeE
pafd fot its stock The Knoxville and
BristoI was purchased ta be used as
"a Uart ~ "a cat~oF line to connect
the VI aHi@bov0 field with the Morris
iowa Tenn a.d thence - the Caro-
iiJ,ss hut lnta plan was abandoned for
yHr}eQs fcasaus. afnpps tbem lhe ahur
aAus supply NJ excellent coal obtained
vita tre virginia ana ~uat'itV - eg}.
Afr Harrison reviewed the financial
history Of the Southern railway deal
Inc par IiculArlY with The financial
straits in whiGh ~ found Itself after
the paRlc If 1907. when the company
was ~. tha verge ~ bankruptcy, and
row II was necessary 10 postpone for
searK nany Improvement that were
greatly desired because ~ lack Of
finds He paid p high tribute to the
worll = ,hs late President FINLEY, who,
he SAID bgllr AT the samc time the
credit ~ Southern railway c0ElpaHS.
ana oue ~ Tie finest organizations 10
re found ip rai3way service lie showed
how 10 afford facilities tO shippers on
IT'S Illness r. hn8 f9s+ fali put In u rate
Of sla0 tear u Charleston on coal for
IS fran shipment. eze~tlT ae same rate
q th~ Norfolh and western has to tide
= water ih regard 10 thc coal terminal
3 al Charleston.
MI Harrison stated that Southern
railway IS preparing TO bHilA the first
unit Of such , terminal sufficient 10
soal enc ship at . tIne, and 2q1'ppe1
4 with the rnost modern appliances The
. ground has been bought. the money
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