New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-15
THE SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA.
MR.. VANDERBILT AN IRRITATING FACTOR.
THE SORE SPOT THAT CAUSED ALL TIE TROUBLE
CLOSING TIE CASE OF HE PEOPLE.

THE SORE SPOT THAT CAUSED ALL THE TROUBLE
CLOSING THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE
PHILADELPHIA, Oct II tSpeciab.-The TAX
ing Of testimony by Examiner John II. Weiss to the
sale OF the South Pennsylvania and Beech Creek Rail
roads to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was re-
sumed at the Continental Hotel this morning. William
Shaw, OF Pittsburg director and OF the largest
stockholders OF the Pennsylvania Railroad and also Sec
ond vcepresdent Of the Pennsylvania Company, test
fled to the rumOrs which he beard concerning the efforts
to harmonic the trunk lines aud the efforts to get pos
session OF the South Pennsylvania road because Mr. Van
derbit had a controlling interest He understood that
Mr. Roberts negotiations tho interests OF the
pennsylvania Railroad but would not like to say that
the purchase OF the road solely in the interest or
the Pennsylvania Railroad. for although the Pennsyl
vana Railroad Companyit owns roads and connections
west OF Ptsburg which day will become connected
with the South Pennsylvania Railroad II 1t is built
"what were the sore spots, gentleman termed
them, that causing this trouble ~ asked Attorney
General Cassidy.
would call them sore spots replied tho wit
ness. would say that the trouble was due TO one
great spot-general Generalization throughout the
country and the of OF railroad prop
critics"
Then the South Pennsylvania not soro spot :"
al should say not"
"And 1t hal nothing to do with the troubled"
Nothing in its present shape"
In answer to question from Mr.. Cassidy as to what
II the South Pennsylvania put out of tho way, the
witness said 1t would remove of the disturbing ee-
menis; that way OF getting Mr. Vanderbilt out
OF the way. He was al irr'ra ing factor to
the Pennsylvania Railroad Mr. Shaw ex-
planned that It OF vital interest to the
InnsJ wanna company to exercise control over the
South Pennsylvauia because when that road would be
finished would become necessary to make connections
- You own some OF the Pennsylvania company5
stock T. asked Mr.. Cassidy.
" don't know whether own IL or not" replied Mr.
Shaw. " | admit the company owned by the Penn
sylyanla Railroad Company. | think have ten shares
The stock simply put the names Of the directors
TO enable them under the law TO sit In the Board.
MI tassi1y made "a Ornal demand upon the cOunsel
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to produce all
correspondence relating to the South Pennsylvania and
ech Creek transfers that passed between President
Roberts of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company and
Mersrs. Twombly. Depcw. Shaw, Morgan and william H.
vanderbilt The Attorney Gcneral closed the cas-" Tor
the commonwealth, stating that he believed that ne nad
made ont enough the injunction asked for.
Mr.. Omsead, counsel for the Beech Creek line, sub
united TO the Attornry-Genrral q written statement
prepared by General Mace under oath, In
which he that Whatever NEGOTIATIONS he took part
February 10 last he met Frank Thomson In Newly Ork
aud Mr. Thomson wanted him to Mr.. Vanderbilt 2nd
his people and II they disposed 10 continue the
negotiations looking To the transfer. He saw Mt VAN
derbiit. who wanted to know what propositions the
Pennsy lvauia Railroad people would mike. " Up TO
this time, General Magee cit understand
that the base of the stock OF the Beech Creek
Company to he made by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and so stated in the circular OF July ~
have since been informed that the plan was that the
Northern Central should make the purchase and guar
nutre the beech bonds. so far know the mat
has been brought to the attention of the Bercn
has been taken by that corpora
ton I'm relation 10 H."