New-York tribune., 1906-05-26

ever having used the pier. witness was 'heH
questioned concerning allowances made oy me
Pennsvlvaria Railroad to coal companies Whlch
operated spurs or branch lines from their mines
- ,be main line oe the railroad He said an
allowance OF 10 cents ton was given 10 tne
Agil,vvoos Coal Company for this service; the
T.a+roba- -Connellsville Coal and Coke Company
received an allowance Of u cents, and the Glen
white cor,panv an allowance OF 10 cents ton
FOR similar service
Nfr Glasgow asked the witness If it was not
a fact that for twelve years prior 10 lSU2 thls
allowance was made to the Latrobe-Conneis-
,;lIe Company. when that company had no en-
ei,es Of its own and the spur was operated 10y
the railroad Mr. Large had no knowledge on
tbe subject but J. G. Searles, general coal
freieb+ agent. who was sitting close TO the wit
ness told the commission that such was the
case and that IL was after 1902 when the rail-
road learned the coal company had no engines
Mr.. Glasgow asked the witness if the Susque-
hanna coal and Coke Company operated the
Csreen,vs,Je rjer in New York Harbor. and Mr..
Large said yes This company Is a nara coal
cancer, owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
A. ,rea said the pier was leased by the rail-
Toad 10 Ihe coal company and was used Tor load
ing supply coal tugs. An allowance was AI'1ue
10 the company for discharg1ng the coai' No
ofaer coal companies made use OF the pier III,
CIasgovy asked Il the trains Of coal were mace
r5r ifs the Pennsylvania Railroad lcilitOiS 'Oi
the Berwind- White Company they Went Iili VUsl @
without a stop at Altoona, and receiFeu al
affirmative answer .t,a .l,or
Nr Large said the coal was not Welsheoq tleI men
because 5f freight congestion in the alIooIIe,
yards. He was not certain WheJueL - - 80
shipped By other companies was allowed 10 pass
Altoona without being weighed Inc c"aI -
VIZ am irving 10 determine" said Mr..
GLASGOW IS that large shipments Of coai mace
by Berw1nd-White to ttdewateT were i'o'
weighed"
..qIlal is true"
Rerertius 10 the question OF allowances to coal
commands AIr. Glasgow asked the witness y
any allowance was made - the FennSE i1$iil.N mo
Coal and Coke Company MI Large sald no DC
cause that company operated its brailch VOL
UNFAIRLY. and that the Pennsylvania RaIroa1
would prefer to do the work
Hasn't the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Com
pary complained that the railroad refuses 10
make r. am allowance for the same work FOR
which allowances are made to other cOInpa-
rfes2"
Fl believe there has been some complaint
BUSINESS HURT BY CAR SHORTAGE.
r. Won Boyueburgh. general manager for
Reaklrt Brothers q Co, mine operators. testi-
nel that flle business of The company had been
practically ruined through inability TO secure
cfs The Witness said thar AT one period his
,...aIa.g s-as compelled to sell coal THAI cost
81 As no produce low as 81 o.. in orde- 10
keep tae minors - work The mines, he said
had I..u operated AZ loss for the last two
years and Il half he had complained ne SAID
t. almost every official Of the Pennsylvania
I.aiIrnal. nur eot no relief
~ believe" said the Witness that somebody
Iien .u gave orders 10 freeze me out and all OF
Tle others simply followed Instructions ! be-
lefe A. j. tassatL is responsible believe
through Tie community Of interest plan he con-
TraIS most tf Ie railroad systems and that plan
has worked alfavauS harm 10 many shippers
do you believe this policy has been adopted
for the purpose of faYorlns certain operators?
paiy. The keystone Coal and Coke Company,
=. +. Williams * CO. and others have been ia
vcred-"
-Wty were you not so favorede'
y suppose because didn't give the railroad
officials shares OF stock in our company"
The witness said there was no system Of rat
ing "Aay method the railroad fit TO in
IE05uCe II used" he said. he had written 234
letters to the railroad company asking for relief
=. T. Williams and Q. BrintOn Roberts. OF D.
I. Williams & Co, testified that their company
had suffered from car shortage.
oscar A. Kuue, auditor OF coal freight re-
ceipts, WAS examined concerning the tidewater
rates charged the Berwiud-White Company on
weighed Ee stated that The regular rate was
charged. the cost beirg estimated by the capac-
ity of the car. 40 shipper was permitted 10
load MS car WITH more lna1 10 per cent in excess
of its capacity. as stencilled on the car For in
stance q car the marked capacity Of which
100000 pounds could not carry more than no.
600 pounds. and the rate was based on that
capacity.
AIr Large who testified earlier in the dav.
asked permission 10 correct some of his state
nent7 Ii= said DE found that the railroads.
freEl rates b 1he case of Berwjnd- White were
--tA -'-Jf' --i' Sttii,lilto Cd I)fcttt
of the car and not 10 pcr cent He said. also
than IL was the understanding Of the railroad
company mat the Berwind-N Nhi-e Company sold
ir7 coal n Harshnus or Tie estimates Of the
abroad company.
The eomInission adjourned to-day to meet at
q time and place TO be decided on later Next
wesS The MEMBERS Of the commission will go
70 Washington 10 examine the evidence pre-
seutel during the hearings in this city and IL is
likely The IrVesti cation viii be resumed in that
CITY either the latter part OF next week or early
The following week