The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-09
ATTORNEY THOM
ROASIS DULANtY
DECLARES NOT SCINTILLA OF
EvJDENCE To UPHOLD CHARGE
y
MaDI b BRISTOL MAN.
SOuTEERN'S DEF f N Sc
SPENDING MILLIONS TO PRO-
VIDE FACILITIES FOR HAND
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LING GOAL OUTPUT--DLLA-
NEY WTTHDRAWs.

Especial 10 The Ricnmond Virginian.)
Washington. JAN S.-peclarfns
that counsel for Ben L. Duianey had
left the hearing before the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee amid a
shower of the same poisoned arrows
that had marked MIR. Duianeys en-
/ try into tho investigation OF the
Southern which resulted from charges
made by him In a letter 70 Senator
Tillman. General COUNSEL Alfred r.
Thorn, OF the Southern. stated that
a. they had failed to present proof
Of single charge he had hoped that
i Mr.. Dulaney's attorneys would with
| draw bIeif charges, but that as they
had not adopted this course he would
wish to introduce testimony to re-
flute every charge aRa }aa.u~atsoa
/ made by MIR. Dulaney aiH ais single
additional witness, Mr.. Frank &.
Wright, who IL his business associate
and relative. by marriage, and by his
~attorneys.
- MIR. Thorn declared emphatically
shat NOT a scintiiia of testimony had
been put In evidence to support ts1e
charges OF Improper conduct on the
part Of the management az Southern
Railway Company Or ~. il had been
Operated .or the benefit of interests
located outside the South. He gave
The history OF the company from it's
Organization and showed how. in spite
~ PHYSICAL and financial difficulties.
IL had provided facilities for moving
the coal of the Virginia and Ten
nesse@ fields 10 the markets OF the
South, spending millions az dollars
n 1hs purchase OF and construction
ri lines to reach the mines and other
fYllisons for modern equipment in
which to move the coal
He traced Rae negotiations in re-
gard to he eoa, terminal al Charles
ton. showing that the late President
Finley had insisted on a terminal that
would he open ON equal terms 10
every coal shipper and that anal ar
rangemenis for the building OF the
: magnificent terminal no~ under con-
struction had been made before the
present investigation was begun.
u He also told the committee or reie
work that Southern Railway had done
for the upbuiiding Of the Industrial
and agricultural interests along It's
lines. and declared that the story OF
progress In evidence along every mile
Of the Southern Railway system Is In
ttself enough REPUTATION OF the Charge
that the Southern had been party TO
any effort TO bottle up the coal
tF4uss SttfIf, as u matter OF LacI, the
development OF the great industrial
district in the Caroiinas had pro-
duced one 81 tho greatest coal con-
suniing markets IA the country.
He explained tEas tn give the coal
operators 4 furss,er outlet. the South
~rn had put in an export rate TO
Charleston az low as that TO Nor
folk. though for much longer haul.
and is now spending half a million
siellars IN the construction of a ter
q fninal which ~ an experiment based
sitogether on the faith II has In she
ability OF the coal operators to find
= market for their product, and thus
produce business for the terminal
In closing he declared that he was
ready 10 put witnesses on the stand
IN prove each of these statements
aud to make full and complete reply
to all charges Of discrimination in
rates made by Mr.. Dulaney. Neither
Mr. Duianey nor his attorneys were
present during Mr.. Thom's statement
the attorneys having stated that Mr.
uuianey now desired TO withdraw
from the case.