The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

will be done within the next week
according to Mr., Powell. Other mem
bers of the commission were equally
1 reticent, although one of them prom
Used interesting developments within
the next week.
Declines 10 Answer.
When asked # negotiations with
Hill and Frey. officials OF the proposed
bodybuilding company, had been drop
tped. Mr. Powell said
That / would not care to state
at this time"
The action OF the Industrial Com
mission came as surprise as the
CITY Council nor none of it's bra inches
had taken any previous action in the
matter up 10 that time. so far as
can he learned However, members
of the commission explain that by
saying that they wished first to hear
the report OF Municipal Industrial
Agent /. Fl. Case. who yesterday re-
turned from Baltimore, where he in
vestigated the charges against Frey
and Hill and later stated that he
found nothing wrong with either of
the men or any Of their acts.
Frey Continues Silent.
Theo. A. FREY, president of tho
proposed shtpbuilding COMPANY was
wired last night and asked to make
Ia statement II he so desired Mr..
Frey would have been communicated
with sooner. had anyone here known
his Baltimore address. 1t was learned
Yesterday from Mr.. Case that Mr..
Frey had returned 10 New York and
the following telegram. from which
there was no replv. was addressed to
him at that place:
Please wire at n,y expense YOUR
explanation of your arrest in Balti-
more. Also II you still intend 70 erect
a snipvard in Sewport News
"W. s, COPELAND.
Editor Daily Press"
The editor Of the Rrun.wirx News
last night wired the following:
Report From Brunswick.
brunswick, Ga. Dec II.
DAILY Press
Newport News Va.
"Shipyard project was abandoned
here because the Brunswick Board Of
Trade refused to negotiate further
with Thee A. Frey. whose PROPOSE
ton was not at all satisfactory.
Brunswick was ready 10 carry out
her every promise, had PLANNED to
raise an immense sum OF money.
give free site. free taxation. etc
When Frey came here and submitted
this proposition he acknowledged
that he was only a promoter had no
|ready finances, but intended organiz-
ling a company. He failed 10 make
any showing whatever. and the Board
of Trade quickly dropped the. propo-
isition Frey had no dealings what
lever with local banks and ver-fitffe
lis known OF him here
"BRUNSwIc NEWS"
The Brunswick News was ouerfed
following a statement by the munich
Epal industrial agent. In which Mr..
Case said; The Brunswick idea was
given up some time ago for the rea-
son that the people there were unable
Ito fulffll a part of their promise. chief
lamong which was their inability to
illegally exempt for period of years
The taxes on the proposed plant'
Statements Conf1tes.
The statement OF the editor Of the
brunswick News and Mr.. Case are at
variance. the newspaper man saving
THAT brunswick complied with all re-
auirements. but dropped the PROPOSE
! tion after learning that Frey wac only
Ia promoter: and Mr.. Case saving that
Brunswick failed to comply with the
4 tentative agreement. leaving the in
ference that Mr.. Frey was the party
who pulled out.
i Following is the full text OF the
statement or the municipal industrial
agent.
THE strtctest investigation that
could be made has been made.
.This investigation wac made bv
the authorities in Baltimore. who fol-
4 Iowed both men's record and found
Ipothins-eather criminal or irregu-
lar.
"It anoears and f. horne ont nv
facts. that they tFrey and HuD ha i
1 bee, negotiating with several parties
lin baltimore. looking towards the
uurcha.e If stock and while there
in the interest Of matters Of tina,
Kind they vera at the same time at
tempting to. at least begin building
I'm Of an organization with which to
tharin the work at Newnort Newr as
SOON as contracts we're ready Pol
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nra ~ .nrh cases thav requested TINT
al, rasnonsible EMPLOYEES have a pecu-
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