New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-15
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tion," It was asserted would come to naught.
Thomas p Fowler. president Of the New-York
Ontario and Western Railway. said:
while it is putting busy people to considerable
Inconvenience, know Of no reason why railway
officials should not willingly attend before the ref
cree at Albany TO answer such questions as the
Attorney-General may see Mt to ask in reference
to the anthracite coal trade and conditions.
THE fact is. no combination exists. There u no
agreement. understanding or arrangement OF any
sort. The market is, at present. In fair shape
owing to the natural law Of supply and demand.
which Is much stronger than any statute Mr..
Lexow other politicians can frame. and more
satisfactory and trustworthy than any artificial
combination trust that could possibly be devised
"Inqusitorial proceedings Of this sort WILL before
long. drive many branches Of business out OF the
State In this respect the movement is. to some
extent to be deplored. Anthracite coal, for In
stance being mined in Pennsylvania, can be
shipped and handled from Philadelphia or at New
Jersey points, without entering NewYork Stata
just as well as through New-York City and. u CTR.
cumstances require II. New-York will speedily lose
this great trade The tide Of paternasm and r1dic-
ulous legislation regulating the welfare OF mankind
paper which is sweeping over this country
threatens ultimately to place the people Of the
State under more deepotio conditions than exist In
Russia
I'VE are governed too much, and we are eov-
lists who seek TO gain notoriety or political ad-
vancoment by creating imaginary evils. which they
alone are able to remedy remove by their hns
bills to which their names oftentimea at
tached by an admiring and equally ignorant con-
stituency. Our whole system Of legislation and
law-making Is on too liberal and thoughtless
scale throughout the entire country. In fact, Il
must sometimes occur TO thinking people that uni.
versa suffrage Is to some extent the basis OF
ditions which neither admirable In themselves
nor wholly beneficial to mankind"
Nj.
and Hudson Canal Company, said: There IL not and
has not been any combination or agreement or any
thing that could be construed as such. Our COM
pany. for instance makes an estimate OF the amount
OF coal It can find q market for and mines that
much. II 1t turns out that II can sell more it
mines more. AS for prices. It naturally gets. the
best prices Il can. 1t acts independently In both
production and prices, and, so Tar as know. the
other companies do the same II the companies
produced all the coal they could and broke down
prices there would be bankrupt coal companies
than there are present. II the coming inquiry
ehall disclose a way OF finding a market for more
coal at higher prices Il will be OF great advantage
to the coal companies.
Samuel sloan. president Of the Delaware, Lacks:
wanna and Western Railroad, said: The proposed
inquiry will not disclose anything, FOR the reason
~ will tell what know when I get on the stand"
said J. Rogers Maxwell. president OF the Central
Railroad Of New-Jersey.