The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-28
HARRISON DENIES
DULANEY CHARGES
Rcsents Story of Trust" Control
and Imputation of Bad
Faith.
THINKS PUBLIC WITH HIM
President Of Southern Ardently
Defends His Road From Re-
cent Sensational Attacks.

Washington. July 27.-ConGrmation
OF the intention of the Southern Rail
way TO build Immediately at Charles
ton. S. C., an independent coal ter
traffic, was given to-day by President
Fairfax Harrison before the special
Senate committee Investigating the
coal rate situation in the South
Mr.. Harrison told At length OF the
financial affairs OF his road, PARTICULAR
ly OF Its distress in 1905. His cross
examination TOMORROW on the nnan-
cial relations between the road and It's
directors probably Will conclude tho
hearings until ncXt December
President Harrison said engineers
were now at work preparing plans
for the construction OF a terminal 10
accommodate the loading OF one ship
st a time at Charleston. and that II
would take from nine months to a
year tc complete the work He said
he had desired to arrange 10 use the
proposed Chnchiield road terminals at
Charleston. hui after months of COR
slderation n had found i'm May or
.Iune last tim; this was Impossible be
cause Of objections - shippers
Mr. Harrison estimated that II would
cost sll3G0.o0o 10 put his road from
tho Appalachian coal fields 10 Charles
ton into proper shape Tor profitable coal
transportation, and to complete the
terminals at Charleston He said the
charges 10 thc shipper would be the
same as that charged b! the Norfolk
and Western from the rocahontas
Held. although The expense OF the
jraNlc TO his road would be greater
than over the rival line
DENIES EMpiIATICALi,
STORY or .rRUsI CONTROL"
During his testimony. Mr.. Harrison
denied .mphaiicaliy that his road
controlled hy the so-cailcd trust
coal interests. by other railroads con
irolled by these Interests. or by Wall
Street. He expressed tho opinion that
u. l. Dulaney. independent coal on
orator. Of Bristol. Tenn. who charged
iu his testimony. bad fnith on the part
ar the Southern toward coal operators
along It's line. ~as suffering from
"deluson OF persecution
President Harrison, referring t" Nj
Dulancy said
Il believe Mr pulaney has a deep
seated hatred for on or Two mcu who
have succeeded In the Virginia ana
Southwestern and appalachian coal
iieids, where he fail.6 iieing unable
to reach thee. men. he attacked the
Southern Hallway. q. - railroad in
these days always is target for at
tack
II resent with every fibre OF my Ne
ing the charges OF bad faith and chi
'anery brought against tile organization
Of the Southern. aud mink / am sup
ported therein by that great mass OF
people who have done business with us
in the South. feel a further resent
mcnt at the charge that the direction
of the policy OF the Southern Railway
has been in outside hands. and that the
management has been for amy other
interest than that OF the South. The
ambition and policy OF the Southern has
been to take part In the regeneration
Of the South, aud Ia that policy it's Of
icers and management all along has
shaped its course
President HARRISON contcnded that
ih" charges were in the temper Of the
times. which would listen to any al
legation that railway is being used
for dishonest purposes.
NEVER INTERFERED
WITH RuNT'S Policies
'lf believed that thu stockholders
had elected directors that used the
Southern Railway TO its own tisad-
vantage !. as president of the rail
road. would resign" declared MIR Har-
rison cmphatically.
The late J. Ticrpont Morgan. who
WAS member OF the voting trust for
the Southern. never interfcred with
the policies OF the road. Mr.. Harrison
said. and never discussed with its man
aGement any traffic in coal or anything
else.
Charles steele. a member of the Nor.
gan firm was Southern man, and had
been the most helpful director the
Southern hallway ever had. said the
witness
ftcferrinl 10 t:lbert H. Gary. of the
United States steel Corporation, Mr.
Harrison said he believed he suggested
the rame OF Judge Gary as a SUCCESS
*or 10 the late President spencer. Of
The Southern. on the board of d-
rcc;ors.
Since this agitation has come ur
have watched particularly Mr.. Garys
attitude" said Mr.. Harrison. lie has
hcen sc,upulous in separating his
Identity as director of the Southern
and his interests in the steel Corpora
tion in all instances"
President Harrison gave historical
description Of the growth OF the South
ern. emphasizing particularly the bril-
liant campaign OF railroad acquisition"
carried on by the late President
Spencer.
President Harrison was questioned
regarding the Southern's purchase ot
the Virginia and Southwestern Rail-
way. which Dulancy charged was ef-
1ected at an unnecessarily. high figure
asked Mr.. Spencer why he paid
5000 share for the Virginia and
southwestern" testified Mr. Harrison
"and he said he had to get it-that
there was competition for it, and he
felt the Southern needed it to get
to the Appalachian field"
CHARGE MADE BY DULANEY
"AHSOLUTT:LY UNTRUE"
Mr. Harrison characterized as "abso-
luteiy untrue" the charge made by
J)uianey that the Pennsylvania Rail
road influenced the affairs OF the
Southern. Flo declared his company has
favored the development Of hydro
electric power. saying ii developed in
dustry and could bring glory enough
for all"
Mr. Harrison said the sudden deatl.
OF President Spencer left the company
with one Of the heaviest difficulties n
railway ever faced
In 1905 we came as near disaster
AS railroad can come" added Mr.
Harrison. "a railroad with income can
borrow, but our income fell off
spent the time in New York trying to
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