The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-04-17
cARNEcIE.s WAR.
How the South Penn was chok-
ed.

der Of Representative Wherry's anti-dis-
elimination bill During his talk Mr..
Carnegie severely criticised the Pennsyl-
vania railroad officials. and charged that
the late Edgar Thomson or the late Ihos-
A. scott would have refused to do what the
present Pennsylvania officials would rush
into to-day. In telling Of the railroad
discrimination against Pennsylvania and
her industries. Mr.. Carnegie grew very
earnest. He said the Pennsylvania Rail
road was carrying coke 20 Chicago for 80
cents per ton, while it charged 20 cents
per ton for carrying coke from the same
point Of starting to Pittsburgh, and that,
too. directly through property given free
TO the railroad company by himself and
others. Speaking OF ais own connection
with the south Penn road, Mr., Carnegie
said
CSRNEGiE AND THE SOUTH PENS.
After stating that he had gone into the
enterprise when the elder Vanderbilt in
formed him that he would put in 5000
coo, Carnegie said that while in Eu-
rope Vanderbilt was coerced into selling
out to the Pennsylvania Raillond Com
pany He Carnegie cabled at once di-
recting the sale Of his interest because he
did not believe in going into SIGHT un-
less he could whip. He did not believe
it possible then, bot nov he believed he
could whip the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
A LESSON FoE THE PENNSYLVANIA.
Reference was Tia en- made to the decis-
ion Of the Dauphin County Court against
the absorption Of the South Penn " hieh,
Carnegie said, was lesson to the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company that the
State had "A Constitution. After this de-
cision he and others went to Vanderbilts
sons and told them that il was their duty
10 see their dead fathers name was not
dishonored. They agreed to a scheme Of
reorganization, but when the time came
would not sign but ar eed 10 give US 90
cents on the dollar tor our investment,
which / accepted."
H0w TIE vASDEiBTLTs WERE c0ERCED.
Continuing, Carnegie sad
Although the withdrawal Of the VAN
derbilis was q surprise, had been fully
advised ol the fact that the officials Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company were
pressing them again The truth is, that
the President and First Vice President Of
the monopoly eoerced the young Wander
bits and threatened destruction 10 their
varied interests If they dared to interfere
with the monopoly Of transportation IN
Pennsylvania, which the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company assumed "a its right.
This railroad monopoly has done indi-
rectly what the courts prevented them
from doing directly. They made a bar
gain. or came 10 an understanding with
the Nanderbiiis. Tie money paid to the
south Pennsy lyaHia people is not Wander
hilts money. L: was, or is TO be taken
from the surplus of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in some form or 9TH
er, 50 that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has used the millions extracted
uuiusily from the State Of Pennsylvania
to prevent ;he southern counties from
obtaining railroad facilities
BOUGHT wrH oCE owN MONEY.
Il l. our Pennsy lyania money that pre-
vents the development OF Pennsylvania
You will notice in the annual report Of
the Pennsy lvania Railroad Company that
slO02. .00O Is handed over 10 the Pennsyl-
yania Company; that is, the company
that operates the lines Of the Pennsylya-
MIA Railroad Company west Of Pittsburg
that : not charged TO that company,
but the Pennsylvania RailrOad Company
Well, Legislators OF Pennsylvania, do
not know if that j. the first million Of the
money TO be paid the Nanderbilts, bet l
do know that III some underhand way
the money, or lis equivalent will be paid
l have been informed by lawyers that
the Pennsy lvania Railroad Company can
be made responsible for'the loss incurred
by stock kholders in the South Penn Rail-
road Company, and that if an action is
brought that Judge Simonion may hold
the officers ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad
Company guilty ofeonempt, but do not
think the issue presented is one for indi-
yidaals
Tffn CuNSrrrf-rfpN vrpr t-rru
II is the Constitution Of Pennsylvania
that has been violated in spirit the or
ders Of your courts that the monopoly
has made a mockery. Perhaps you may
believe that an Investigation committee
is imperative. II you 50 desire there
will be no liffeulty in getting at the
truth if you will allow ne to conduct the
cross examination Of President Roberts
and Nice-President Thompson, and one
or two others. / gazed at the headless
piers in your river to-day, and said The
first blow the South Penn Railroad re-
ceiyed was the blow Of an OPPONENT that
openly sought its capture. The fatal
blow vas the act Of the a-ssssiu who
stabbed secretly from behind. and in the
dark. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has killed the South Penn Railroad
Company. your courts and YOUR Consti-
tuition notwithstanding such is the mel
aucholy story Of the effort To develop
still further the resources Of our state.
men will stand calmly by and see all
Ohio and Chicago furnaces fed while
theirs are idle.
TAXING Org COMMERCIAL CrSs.
The people Of Pittsburgh lined the
streets upon memorable occasion and
prevented guns from being taken from the
arsenal % b. shipped south before the
rebellion broke out They dill this in
the interest of the nation. Are they TO
be forced to enter protest in the inter- I
est ofthe state against the Pennsylvania I
Railroad Company carrying supplies past I
Pittsburgh furnaces 20 furnaces in other
States uron t--ins they refuse u.s.
The President Of the Pennsylvania /
Railroad Company has been fully appris- I
cd Of this wrong. He knows the excite +
meant tho discrrssfor, bas srnussa,l The /