The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-28
CHARLESTON TO
GET TERMINAL
PRESIDENT HARRISON CON-
FIRMS REPORT TO SEN.
ATE AT MEETING
DENIES CHARGES
Says Statements Made BY B. L.
Dulaney Are Erroneous and
Without Foundation !:
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated press.)
Washington, July 27.-ContlrmatioIi
OF the intention Of the Southern Rail-
way to build modiateiy ri Charles-
ton. SC. an independent coal ter
minal. largely for Panama canal traf-
iic, was given today by President Fair
fax Harrison before the special senate
committee investigating the coal rate
situation in the south.
Mr.. Harrison told ut length OF the
financial affairs OF his road. particu7
larly OF It's distress in 1908. His cross
examination tomorrow ON the finan-
cial relations between the road and
Its directors probably will conclude
the hearings until next December.
President Harrison aaid. Engineers
were now at work preparing plans for
the construction of terminal to ac-
commodate the loading OF one ship at
time at Charleston, and that It
would take from nine months to q year
to complete the work. He said he
had desired to arrange to tse the pro-
posed Clinchfield road terminals at
Charleston. but after. Iionths OF .con-
sideration he had f6hndiin May or
June last that this wasi impossible be- !
cause OF objections ofAshippers.
Costs ImmenEes SUM.
Mr.. Harrison estimated that 1t
would cost $11.3O0.000 10, put his road
from the Appalachian Goal fields to
Charleston into proper shape for pro-
fltable coal transportation and to COM
plote the terminate at charleston. -
He said the charges to the shipper
would be he same as that charged by ;
the Norfalk 6 Western Sff6m tthe Pos.
eah9nsas 6, ont ,rds sls' a|thss espsas M
During his testimony, Ms HarrIsdh
controlled by the no hal!aa '"trgas"
troiled by these interests. or by Wall
street. He expressed tho opinion that
B. l.. Dulaney independent coal opera
tor of Bristol, Tenn, who charged, In
his testimony bad faith on the part Of
the Southern toward eodl operators
along Its line, was suffering from
a "dolusion OF persecution"
President Harrison, referring to Mr..
Dulaney, said: tipS9f3 ,>IW
II believe Mr.. Dulaney has a deep
seated hatred for one or two men who
have succeeded, In, the Virginia ard
Southwestern and Appalachian coal
fields whore he failed. Being unable
to reach these two men he attacked the
Southern Railway. as q railroad In
these days is always q target for at.
tack. y4J(ys:,s
Giesents Charger.
II resent with every 'fibre of my be-
Ing the charges OF bad faith and chi-
chancery brought about the orglni-t
zation OF the Southern, and I think.I,
am supported therein by that grent
mass OF people who have done busi-,
ness with US In the south. fesl q
further resentment a. the charge that
the direction Of the policy OF the
Southern Railway has been in outside
hands and that the management has
been for any other interest than that
Of the south. The ambition; and policy
Of the Southern has been to takc a.,
part In the regeneration Of the south
and In that policy its officers and man
agement all along has shaped its
course" s.Si1'lttn; -
Refers to Growth S..
President Harrison gave histort-
cal description OF the growth OF the
Southern. emphasizing particularly,
the brilliant campaign Of railroad ac-
quisition" carried Oh BY the late Pres
ident Spencer. IS.
President Harrison was questioned
regarding the southern'6fphrch Use OF
the Virginia & Southwestern railway.
which Dulaney charged was effected
at an unnecessarily high sngure.
II asked Mr.. Spencer why he pafd
5000 a share for the Virginia and
southwestern" testified Mr.. Harrison.
land he said he had I'd" seE it--that.
there was competitioni for II and he,
felt the Southern needed 1t to get TO-
the Appalachian field F
Mr.. Harrison characterized as "ahaa
solutely untrue" the charge made by
Dulaney that the Pennsylvania rail-
road Influenced the afdfrBf OF the
Southern. He declared his campany.
had favored the DEVELOPMENT OF aydro-a'
electric power, aayinE # developed
industries and could hing glory
enough for all" Nsj%a =
In Hard Luck Is
Mr.. Harrison said the sudden death
of President Spencer left the company
with one OF the seyerast attn culties q
railway ever faced. 4, 4. 81
"In 1a0S we came as near disaster
es railroad can Gomez. added Mrst
Harrison. "a railroad with Income :
can borrow. but our income fell of. I
spent the time In New YORK trying to |
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