The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-16

R7Oo, OtH), 900 InvoaLnant.

limo huruIIr cNhnunlrh.
B7o0, O0O. 900 InvoHLrnant.
Now i"rIiI"ry In Developed al big
hnInrd. More thnn 100000. 900 hnh boon
rprut In III" development, Of tho gins In
durirv In West Virginia before II wna
lntuGfr? navy representa- MI Investment
Of STuH 400 200
'Thr EaH Industry la different from
others In that II IL MI tho tIJnc selling
It's aas"ig. aud when tho gna Ia gnuO all
aEs.tH. practically. ar" gone II repro
a"nia such au imm"ns" Investment that
unless there ls get aSid" n sinking fund
tn take chru Of the plant. the loss VIII
hr tremendous. ~ railroad Is Cnntinu-
ally transporting freight. u merchant
can easily rcplcniSh u stock of m"r-
chauhac but when II gaH rompany's ter
ritory has been Developed and exhausted
It's assets hnvr gone It il necessary 10
lay aside sinking fund Of 10 pur cent
for you cant hope for II gas field to last
longer than ten yrnrs.
"t;as Is migratory. II Is different
from coal In thIH respect. Two con-
pnnirs may own adjoining coal proper
Ties. ON" mny develop It's tract Mt once.
ihr other may await more favorable
mnrkrI runhiIlunH with assurances Tint
It's coal will he Their" any time IN the
future. II IL different with InH. Two
companies mnY LEASH ndJolninE terri
i"rv. IT on" company hrVriupn Iis tract
IT hrh""vrn ia" other To do lIlt.wiar. ar
til" rlrrt company may obtain MI thr gns
under ia" property of the other
Uoforn To Mr.. Bluo'u Hpeoch.
Mr.. i:T"anrup wnn nnll~I for hin npln-
Ion "r ia" nuhr"rr delivered 10y Hon.
Fr"d -. iIlnr before the Worst Virginia
linr A"'"'Inrl"n at itr recent r"nrrmti"E
1T WELL" sulphur %pTImgr. In which The
r"riu"r rInio tax rnrniuIrrnuor h"lh Tint
Went Virginia hnn tho right, under III"
r"lirn powers OF th" uIntr. I" compel
TIA" gas ""urrnui"n I" furnIHh m ado
ruht" "upuI" "f KnH for West NirKlnin
consumers b"rurn bninR permitted to
"kpuTt "a" niItsId" the Htnt".
MIR I!lu"H address, wna u law pnp"r.
in which lac dIn'u"T"h legal vI"~R Of tn"
question:" replied cot. GrnHHrup. lilo
cited what IN hts opinion was l"Rnl
way +" accomplish something without
Interfering with Ia" constitution Of III"
United States Mr.. Ella" lid not say
that H. Thought TINS ought To b" done.
] tln not think II iS his honest convic-
lions TINT 1t shn:ilA h" done. He merely
pointed out thar il might he done with
ont Violating III" federal constitution.
IF Mr.. Rlu"'S Interpretation or tho
stnlr'S right under III" police powers OF
III" stat" j. upheld md enforced It Will.
! holirvc. defeat til" purpose OF the f"d-
cral constitution. The constitution wns
drafted /" bring thr Sinira together IN
harmonious relationship and Ia "mphh-
siz" their int"rdrp"ud"ncr" and In pro-
cluhr any StHl"'a independents" OF IN"
nthrTJ
Might Conflscnte Property.
Tho enforcement 10y tn" stat" nf this
power reveals danger point. Mr.. Cross
cup declared "ThCr" would II" chime"
ri discrimination and in some instances
II would amount practically tn tn" con-
fisratium u; rr"prrty Suppose TINT on"
ruInpnuy has i,".Irly all nf It's customers
IN this stat" and charged them cents Il
Thousand Whii,. ihus' ouiSid" III" stat"
WrTy charged ~ ,'"nt". Another com
many might have. - l"w customers IN
lhis $Iair and = lrrE" "Np"ri;nS trndc
m" West Virginia consumers Doing
charged rents and th" ones ~ other
states Ii r"ui~ IN" enforcement nfth"
power described hy Mr. Kin" might mean
lin, roufIsrutinn If tho property nf the
firrt company,
Resolved - It's simplest form, The