Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-07
WEALTH ROLLED IN
OTHIS Y0UNGMAN
Rich PicRingS Of the Chief Clerk
10 a Pennsylvania Railroad
Division Superintendent.
WAS ON THE COAL PILE
His Salary is SiS6 a Month, But This
Mas Not a Touch 10 the Profits Of
HIS Coal Supply Connections.
A'socIaioi Tross D..ralch by gpeoIal wIIo,


Philadelphia, Pa. June 7-.Josenb K
Aiken, who has been chief CLERK IN tho
superintendent office Of tho NIononca-
hela division of the Pennsvlvania Raj.
ROAD gave some interesting testimonv
at the Interstate Commerce Comnitteo ~
investigation this afternoon. At Tho
outset ne showed a disposition TO spar
with Attorney Glasgow After almost
every question he would stop to reflect
cast his eyes upon the ceiling and then
repeat the question before answering
ie told OF large coal company interests
winch he said be had purchased with his
own money When Mr. Glasgow wanted
to know how he got the money he ss;d
by wdicious investment of my salary +"
-, What is your salary ?' asked Nr
What is my salary ? Oh, it has
varied from $50 70 Sl26 a,month."
1T is Sl26 now Q"
Yes it's Sl26 now"
Wen viii you tell the commission
how you could save enough money out
OF that salary to make such large pur-
chases Of stock %
II don't care about giving my private
history TO the public Still / turned
$50 900 out of a coal deal in 1900"
How was that ?'
How was thar Well l had some
options on coal lands which / sold 10 the
Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Co."
And they gave you $4,000 ?"
And they gave me S20OO0"
''ln stock or cash ?n
'In cash.
Joseph Boyer. chief clerk in Mr.
Gibbs office. said Mr. Glasgow. said
yesterday that you sent him money.
Well, / did,
"How much 2"
"How much ! gave him FIVE cents
q ton for fuel coal which the Dunkirk
Coal Co. furnished the railroad" "
Why did you give him the FIVE cents
a ton ?'
"Oh, thought we would like some Of
the company's business and / paid Bower
hNe cents ton commission for getting
the business for us. That / believe was
the recognized commission"
you wouldn't have paid Mr. Bower
that commission II he did not hold the
position be occupies with the railroad
would you?"
Z, Certainly not / wouldn't pay him
Ave cents ton for nothing
Il Asked if he ever got any money from
coal companies Mr. Aiken said Cant.
Hicks had al various times sent him
checks for $50. He received about $3.50
in that way
Asked as TO his stockholdings, Mr. Aiken
said he has 500 shares in the Braznell Coal
Co., for which he paid S25 900 cash.
Mr. Aiken said he also has $50 shares in
the Dunkirk Coal Co., for which he paid
sl7 500; 500 shares in the Pittsburg and
Westmoreland Co., for which he paid
$40 500; 60 shares in the East Connells-
vile Coke Co., which cost him $4,000;
25 shares in the Preston Coal Co., given
to him by H A. Kuhn, president of the
company, and 25 shares in the Crescent
Coal Co., given him by John IT, Craw-
ford
Mr. Aiken explained that he was one Of
the organizers of the Hazel Kirk Gas Coal
Co.. paying Sl2 500 for his interest therein.
This company. the Schoenberger Coal
Co.. and the Penn Manor Coal Co.. were
consolidated, forming the Pittsburg &
Westmoreland Co. He said also that he
received $50 a month for several months
from a company store owned by H. A.
Kuhn