The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
lAElgSREADS SCALE
FORIGONF ERENCE
Declares Shippers Are Not
|'EaJryIng TO. Usurp Powers
Of Commission.

;sssseW. Il. Smith 2of Weston -. ..
sDowdel1 sof sElkfns, s. NJ Murphy
of Clarksburg.sS "A. Waller OF
Grafton. T. D-zConnen OF Ear.
mont and Ira OF Ba1rmons
represented Observation-Disclosures
today at ameedngssfnsC Charleston
when. the matter OF tnter-sta1e
rates was taken up. It's hoped
that at the meeting today am ad-
1ustment. Of the interstate rates
maybe made Though conference
methods with the carriers. At the
meeting in Charleston this morn
ing Ira AkinsTof this city. acting
In place of r. Darden of E1Eins.
presidentsof the Monongahela Val
SIeyAssociation,.w who was:Inable to
attend, read the can for the
meeting. twas prepared by MI
sDardeng and was as follows:
First of an al1ow,me to correct
what Ifear Is false impression of
the proposed effort which we are
now Initiating. 1t is not the pur-
pose OF the shippers and CONNER
sciaI bodies of the state to under
take to usurp any of the functions
NOR. is 1t their. aim to in any way
~
spiafogatives or duties of any pub
lie official of the state. It is the
ssdm. however, of the shippers and
Monumental bodies :of the state
ARcting as a unit, to- bring together
and harmonic aItthesinfoEmat1on
assembled by commercial bodies.
communities ,or 7byf the represen-
tadyes OF the shippers land manu-
sfacturers.. and to piece this 1nfor-
nation togetheras Unreasonable
Intelligent and constructive whole.
First: that in this way the
state may! be best served and
secondly, that time may be saved.
and thirdly, that the officials of
this state having the responsibility
eof deciding these questions may
have the viewpoint, wishes and
of all the representa-
tive bodies and communities of the
state.
~. ut is our further wish and de-
sire that If the common carriers of
the state show disposition to CO.
operate with the commercial in
3terests of the state thus represen
ted. that we may jointly sit around
the table and adjust the various
interests and viewpoints,
with the hope that in thc~end this
conference or conferences, the
commercial Interests, and the
carriers interests may be able to
present to the commission for it's
the joint judgnentl
and wishes of all concerned, re-
sgarding the various matters affect
ed.
81 want to feel assured ON one
point, that is-that this altruistic
effort is so reasonably designated
as MOTTO be prejudiced because of
.itsSnewness. nor on account of the
fact that this kind of an effort has
failed in other COM.
5monwealths.
cit is demonstrate fact that
there are gross Inequalities re-
sgarding the charges made on GER
tain commodities. It is also a
fact that West Vir-
sginia as whole is. paying too
large a part Of the nations char
iges for marketing it's materials
However, this conference must not
be confused primarily with the
idea of rate reductions; While
some reductions are undoubtedly
desirable and necessary, yet it is
primarily the inequalities and
what might be termed localized
that haHper the deyel-
topment of West Virginia as.~ a
whole, and it is therefore with the
idea of ironing out and adjusting
these local matters. and adopting
some form that will in reasonable
limits apply to the state as whole
inEthe making of rates." !