The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-26
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tou,ess hc hal Ioarn~d that an officer ~ The
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eompany.
fbobcr, Kelro Casratt. uon NJ the president
~ The Pennsylvania Railroad IL tho Eastern
4Snt ~ the Ecyatona company
These disclosures we're tho olimaS 20 Tho
testimony NJ thia witness which In " " en-
tirSty was an ~arraianment ~ the Pennsyl'
vanla Railroad for its gross discrimination
in che distribution of coafcarr.
Having good coal lands, himself q prao-
tical operator with plenty ~ money with
which 10 work his mine, this man was
Suddenly pulled from the position Of q pros
peroua operator 20 that Of n man who In one
wear had TO spend Sil 900 more h his re-
cepits In order to keep his mine running.
Thh opsrator gave away no coal stocks
nor other presents. nor did he have any CON-
nection by reason Of family ties with power
full ofholals Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Many other disclosures regarding special
privileges granted by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road TO the Berwin-White Coal Company
by which this pet corporation was enabled
to gain great advantages over its COM
~petitorz were brought forth from witnesses
to-day.
Instead Of It's oars 10 tdewater being
delayed until they were weighed, they
we're eent direct to Harsimus pier at New
York harbor, under a blind billing: that
ia an estimate of the contents OF each car
was made and the freight charged upon
this estimate.
In connection with Harsimus pier and
this blind billing the evidence given by
Pennsylvania officials to-day showed that
in order to prevent any inconvenience TO
the Berwind-White company the regu-
lations, which give great annoyance 70 the
average shipper, were wholly missing when
the cars of the nerwind- White company
were being handled, The lease Of this
pier to the Berwind- White company for
It's exclusive use was shown to work out
to the detriment Of the independent coal
operators, as 1t practically gave a monopoly
70 the Berwind-White company.
The first outright refusal OF a witness to
give information desired by the oommls-
sion ca me this afternoon when Frederick
McOwen, treasurer Of the Berwind-Nhite
Coa Company. declined. on the advioe~of
counsel, to give the names OF the stock
holders Of the company. Charles Heeoner,
counsel for the company, said:
Il do not think you have the right to ask
witness for the names, and there is no rea;
son why this corporation should be singled
out and held up to ridicuie,'
This brought from Mr.; Glasgow the reply
that no other company had refused similar
information, not even the keystone a
and Coke Company. He added; Il can't
see why you object to this" "a
"My objection ia based on the public
suspicion that would attach 10 the rames OF
tockholders of this company by reason Of
the Investigation"
Asked il he would grant the commission
permission to privately inspect the stock
record book of the company, Mr.. Heebner
replied: i can only promise to send a
cablegram to I. j. Berwind, who is in Europe,
for permission to do So" =,
In the testimony Of Joseph L. Crawford,
engineer of branch lines of the Pennsyl-
vania road, he said he was interested in coal
- ~ ~. - - thAN - ~ -,
Coal Development Company Effing ham
B. Morris, a director of the Pennsylvania
road, and Samuel Rea, third vice-president,
are associated with him. The mention OF
the name Of Mr.. Morris in connection with
coal property caused a sensation, as he is
Chairman of the committee appointed by
the board Of directors OF the Pennsylvania
road to investigate railroad mems connec-
tons with coal companies.
The Pennsylvania Railroad committee
held its first meeting to-day and later gave
out the following statement
The special committee appointed by the
board at it's last neeting for the investiga-
ton of the acquisition and ownership OF
stocks and other interests in coal CON-
par les, &c, net for preiin irary corsidera-
lion of its work this afternoon, all the mem-
ters being present.
"The committee will perform It's duty Of
investigation ard report as speedily az car
he consistent with the making OF O. thor,
OuRU tNdIlIIEhl iOI VI tnC hNhis I iStl ~ Oi-
the company and With the Accomplishment!
Of a lust and W lisa result,
THE committee have retained as theil
counsel Messrs. w. d. Guthrie Of the city
Of New York and Silas W. Petit of Phila'
delphia.. The committee will meet with
their counsel on Tuesday next"
C. Stuart Patterson, chairman of the com,
mittee, was asked "Wtn the meetings OF
the committee be open to the public.
sThey will not, y he replied. g..
will representatives Of the press be ad
mitted?" Most certainly not" Mr.. Pat
terson said deoisively. 1T would be mani
testify unfair for the committee to admi
any one except those directly Interested"
PITTsBuRo, May 25.--ln spite Of his decla
ration that he would not appear before thu
interstate Commerce Commission, Rober
Pitcairn, resident assistant to A.. j. Cassatt
president Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, left this morning for Philadelphia. tt
pare r men Mr.. Pitcairn said he was merel,
roing to Philadelphia in connection will
y his coming retirement on Jun l..
From a close friend of MIR. Pitcairn, how
ever, It was learned that he had been sum
,moned to appear before the co mmission
and that he expected to/be on the stan
Tomorrow.
i W~AsHINoroN, NAV 2s,-Representativ
George F. Huf to-day denied the pnblishe
statement that he had attempted to evad
: q Summons TO appear. In the Pennsylvan