New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
MAKING WAR ON REBATES
EIGHT BILLS RETURNED.
Shippers, Freight agents and Car
rIers Indicted in PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Dec. Hight indictments were
returned by the federal grand jury to-day
against shippers. freight agents and common
carriers in the rebate cases brought to the at
tention of the grand jury yesterday by United
States Attorney ]. Whitaker Thompson. The
indictments returned are as follows:
Great Northern Railway Company for offer
on shipment Of 1,500 tons OF iron piping TO
Winnipeg.
G. E Campbell local freight agent Of the
Great Northern. same charge
L. W. Lake, of New-Y York. general Eastern
agent Of the Mutual Transit Company granting
and giving a rebate to Wood & Co.
Walter Wood, George Wood, Stuart Wood
and Richard Wood members of R. D. Wood &
Co. accepting and receiving rebates
Paul J. Diver, local agent of the Mutual
Transit Company, offering rebate to the Ma
tional Essence for Coffee Company, Of this city,
on shipment from PHILADELPHIA to Mime
apos on August 4, 1905.
Mutual Transit Company. offering rebate in
the same transaction
Paul J. Diver offering and giving rebate 1.-TWO
counts to the National Essence for Coffee Com
pany on shipment from Philadelphia to Win
nipeg, April IL, 1905
Mutual Transit Company offering and giving
rebates Ctwo countO in the same transaction
A large number of witnesses were summoned
to give testimony In the two cases. Immunity
from punishment was granted to those princi-
pals in the cases who appeared before the jury
and gave evidence For instance, Charles NJ
Heald, Of Buffalo, president and general man
ager Of the Mutual Transit Company, who was
summoned as witness in the Wood case, was
not indicted, but true bill was returned
against agent of the company who was not
asked to appear. Neither was an Indictment
found against the traffic manager of the Wood
Company. who obtained the rebate for his firm
In the case Of the National Essence for Coffee
Company the indictments were brought against
the carrier and its agent the shipping company
having furnished the evidence
The rebate in the Wood case was given on a
shipment made in October, 1904. The company
shipped 1900 tons of iron piping from Florence
and Camden, N. J., to Winnipeg, and two hun
dred tons from Emaus. Penn, to the same point
The published rate was 491k cents a hundred
pounds but it is charged that the firm obtained
a rate of Az cents. The 1900 tons were
shipped over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
to Fairport, Ohio thence by the Mutual Transit
Company across the Great Lakes to Duluth, and
then by the Great Northern to Winnipeg. The
two bundled tons from Emaus were sent to
Buffalo by the Reading Railroad, placed on the
vessels Of the Mutual Transit Company. and
taken to Duluth. The full freight rate was paid,
but it is charged that in January of this year
the Wood Company received a rebate of ST.
go So
The National Essence for Coffee Company. it
is alleged, received rebates two shipments.
The first consisted of 45.6OO pounds Of essence
from this city to Winnipeg. It was sent by the
Reading to Buffalo the Mutual Transit Com
pany to Duluth and the Great Northern to Win
nipeg. The second shipment was thirty thou
sand pounds and was consigned to Minneapolis
It followed the same route to Duluth. where it
was sent to Minneapolis the Northern Pa
cilc. The total rebate alleged to have been re-
e
given In the form Of reduction for carriage
from the companys place in this city to the
Reading freight station. A reduction of two
cents on one hundred pounds was allowed on the
first shipment. or So IL. and three cents on the
second shipment, SO.
District Attorney Thompson expressed salts
faction with the progress of the prosecutions,
and said he would push the cases for trial in
February OF March.