The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-19
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Valley Association. Darden.
president Of the MonongahelasV Val
lev Association, and who lives at
Eikins, presided at the session this
morning T. x. Dye and b. s.
sDowdell were also present from
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The members OF the conference
we're the guests OF the Fairmont.
Chamber of Commerce at lunch
con at the EFairmont Hotel.
The meeting this morning was
approached with some apprehen-
sion. as it was generally under
fstood that whatever the nature of
Lewis that it would represent tn =
final word of the Baltimore & Ohio
lin the long dispute over freight
rate adjustments in the Mon onga
hela Valley. the rate adjustment
question being one that has been
the bone of contention in numer-
Gus parleys and conferences during
the last several years.
AS Mr.. Lewis. step by step. gave
out the details of the new PROPOSE
ton and passed around long
schedule of present. proposed and
Pittsburgh rates touching this ter
ritory, the feeling of apprehension
wore off. and the members of the
Monongahela Valley Association
put on broad smiles The PROPOSE
ton submitted this morning, in the
minds OF those present. marked a
victorious conclusion to long
struggle that has marked the ac-
tivities of the Monongahela Valley
Association since its birth two
years ago. IN fact. it is generally
known that the main reason for the
organization of the Monongahela
Valley Association was to obtain
better freight rates.
Under the new proposition every
town in the Monongahela Valley
stands on its own feet and is not
touched primarily by any gro1p
classification as was the case uri-
der the old system.
Three Groups Proposed
The new scale proposes to make
three groups touching the territory
in question. as follows:
establish class rates between
points in Central Freight Assfcia-
ton territory and all points in
West Virginia north Of and in
Guiding the main line of the Ball
timore & Ohio Railroad. Grafton
to Parkersburg. to which rates arei
now made arbitraries on basis
in detail.
2. The Eikins group-To estab-
lish class rates between points mi
the Central Freight Association
territory and points in West Wiz
GINA on and north of the Charles
ton Division from Orlando to Elk
ms. now taking arbitrariesE over
.Clarksburg and Grafton. The basis,
of the proposal was outlined in del
tail.
2. The E1kins group-To estab-!
lish class rates between points in
the Central Freight Association
territory and points in West Nir-l
ginia on and north of the Charles
ton Division from Orlando to Elk
ms, now taking arbitraries over
C1arksburg and Grafton. The basis
of the proposal was outlined in de
tall
a-The Redwood group-To
establish class rates between points,
in the Central Freight Association
territory and points in West vir-I
sinia south of the Charleston
Division, Elkins to Orlando. now
taking arbftraries over Clarksburgl
or Grafton. The basis of operation
was outlined in detail.
1t was evident from the mass OF
figures and papers presented thisl
morning that the Baltimore &
Ohio officials had spent a great
amount of time and money in pre-
pairing the new proposal and blue
nrints giving the entire scale in
detail with figures from Narioua
cities to many points were passed
around for the members OF the
traffic committees.
Vote Of Thanks Given.
Before the morning session
closed. a vote of thanks was extend
ed to Mr.. Lewis and the Baltimore
e Ohio officials for the great et-
fort put forth in preparing the new
proposal
Local leaders in freight rate mat
tiers expressed much satisfaction
with the situation as it now stands.
as it is said to give basis of oper-
alton which very nearly approaches
exactly the things that have been
fought for over long period OF
time.
1t is likely that R. Darden, pres
ident of the Monongahela Valley
Association, will call meeting OF
the association in the near future
to put the proposition of the Baltf-
more & Ohio before the entire body
for official action. 1t is thought
that the organization will approve.
as it is said the present proposal.
is far better than anything yet sug-
gested by the railroad leaders.
Expectations Met
At the meeting this morning. r
Darden gave out the following
statement for the press:
The traffic committee of the
Monongahela Valley Association
has been in session today in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms with
representatives of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. these representa-
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