The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-01
MAXWELL THSTIFIBS.
Jersey Central's President
Tells About the Great
Coal Combine.
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS
How the Reading Railway Company
Controls Coal Fields Under
Various Names.

Pursuant to the stipulation entered
into between the Attorney General and
the counsel of the railroad companies in
the coal combine suits. John Rogers Max
we'll, President of the New Jersey Cen
tral Railroad Company. testified before
John L. Conover, one OF the Masters of
The Court of Chancery. in the New Jer-
sey Central Railroad Company's building
at West and Liberty streets. New York.
Ex-Judge Frederick w. Stevens of New
ark appeared for the Attorney General,
and the Central Railroad Company was
represented by John r. Emory, Esq.
Mr.. Maxwell testified that he was Presi-
dent of the New Jersey Central Railroad
and of the Lehigh AMI Wilkesbarre Coal
Company, and had held such offices since
May, 1887 Judge Stevens read from the
affidavit of Mr.. G. E. sales
Department of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company. Lehigh
aud Wilkesbarre Department, Central
Building, Liberty and Washington and
West streets, New York, September 1,
1892" and asked Mr.. Maxwell if he would
tell what was included in the Lehigh aud
Wiikesbarre Department thus indicated.
READINGS COAL DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Maxwell replied:-'1 think 1t in
cludes all the coal they bought OD the
line of our road; they bought coal from
different mines; think the Red Ash,
Newport and Hanover and other mines;
think this is included In that depart
ment; they sell all those Goals together"
Does it include all the coal which is
mentioned as sold to the Philadelphia
aud Reading Coal and Iron Company by
the Wilkes barre Company in the agree
ment of April 80, 1892, between those
two companies. which Mi. De Forest has
Just now producedp ASKED Mr. Stevens.
81 understand that aud the individual
coal that they bought along the Central
road Observation-Disclosures coal; 1T is the
same character of coal; it is from the
same general class OF mines"
s'rben as | understand" +" continued Mr.,
Stevens, "wbatever coal the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company controlled or
mined before this agreement was made.
IS now, Wheu mined. turned over 10 the
management of what is called. in the Cir
cular appended to Mr.. Henderson's afida-
Wit. the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Depart
ment of The Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron CompanyW
.'It is sold and delivered, when mined,
to them; and it is my impression. though
have no personal knowledge, that it is
all sold, in connection with other Lehigh
or Wilkesbarre Goals. through the Lee
high and Wilkesbarre Department OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company"
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS.
IInnn heihg eross-examined by Mr..
Emery, Mr.. Maxwell said that Lehigh
Goals, Wilkesbarre Goals and Schuylkill
Goals were trade names of Goals in the
market, indicating the locality from
which the Goals are produced and that
tney were different characters of coal.
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Goals would
lc ,oIi ir,f aoli
whether by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
company or individual operators.
To Judge Stevens Mr. Maxwell said
that all of the coal which was controlled
or mined by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company Was now handled by what
is termed the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
department of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company. 10 Mr..
Emery he said that he did not know that
of his own knowledge, but it was his
understanding.
Percy B. Heilner of Elizabeth was next
sworn and testified that he was sales
agent for the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company and also sales
agent Of the Lehigh and Wilkesbare de-
partment of that Company. He was ap-
pointed agent of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre May l. last. Previous TO that time
he was sales agent for the Philadelphia
aud Reading Coal and Iron Company.
nected in any wise with the Central
Railroad Company OF New Jersey or the
Lehigh and WiIkeSbarre Coal Company.
From May 1, 1891, to May l, 1892, he was
sales agent of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal aud Iron Company. and
from May 1, l 892. he has been sales agent
of the Lehigh and WilKesbarre depart
ment of that Company.
WHO CONTROLS READING GOALS.
Mr.: Hellner further said that he con-
troIled all the Goals that are produced III
the SchuyIiitl region by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company.
His office, he said, was in the Central
Building, but he had nc, actual knowledge
whether tnat building belonged to the
New Jersey Central Railroad Company
The duties of his position were to offer
for sale the Goals that are mined and
bought by the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal aud Iron Company The Goals
watch are mined by the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, aud The
other Goals which the company purchases
from individual operators along the line
of the Lebigh and Susquehanna, were
Goals included, within the de-
scripGiou, Lshigh and Wilkesbarre
and Reading Coal and Iron
Company. He understood that it includ.
ed the Goals mined by the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Company; and by others
along the line of the Lehigh and Susque-
hauna Railroad &na other connecting
railroads in. Pennsylvania. 1t did not ex-
tend TO the Goals of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, as the Lehlgh Valley De-
partment included the Goals of The Lehigh
Valley.
To Mr.. De Forests questions on cross
examinstioD, Mr.. Heilner said that he
had not changed his New York office
fro II the Central Building since the pur-
chase by the Philadelphia and Rea ing
Coal and Iron Company of the Wilkes
barre Company's Goals. The Central
Building was q general office building of
a very large number of coal companies
an individual operators.
To Judge Stevens be said that there
was no special department which under
look to manage and dispose OF the coal
or the Phiiadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company. He had the sale of
the coal which the Judge designated as
Lehigh and Wilkesbsrre coal aud that
designated as Reading coal. The Read
ing coal. however, was the Schuylkill
coal and the witness thoughU that most
of it was mined by the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal aud Iron Company, but he
had no positive knowledge-yet it all
came from Schuylkill region.
THE OPERATORS SATISFIED.