The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
5(By Associated Press.)

a PHILADELPHIA, June Sat the con-
clusion of to-day's session, the Inter
state Commerce Commission suspended
its inquiry into the relations of railroads
with coal and oil interests until next
Tuesday, when the investigation will be
resumed in this city
Probably the most important feature of
to-day's session was the voluntary tes-
timony3 Of J. Mcclellan. of Blairsville.
contradicting the testimony Of previous
witnesses who told the commission that
II had ,been the policy OF the Pennsyl-
vana Railroad Company to encourage Its
employees to become interested In coal
companies on the lines of the road.
Mr. Mcclellan said that the impression
had gone out that tie practice was sane
toned by Frank Thomson,ta former presi-
dent Of the company, now dead, and he
desired to place on record Mr.. Thomson's
policy. While he was In the employ of
irhe railroad company. Mr.. Mcclellan
said he was offered stock by Captain
Alfred Hicks. He consulted President
Thomson as to the propriety Of accept
ing 1t. and Mr.. Thomson advised him to
refuse the stock, telling him that his
honor and character were worth more
than stock secured In that manner Mr..
Mcclellan also presented in evidence a
letter from President Thomson advising
ulIl IlOL u hCCcptI tIle StoCh.
McFadden Held Up.
F Charles McFadden related the story Of
his troubles while he was a mine opera
tor In the soft coal fields. tIe had two
mines In opera tion and his car supply
became so meagrc that he was compelled
to rent cars from the Commercial Coal
Company concern In which General
Superintendent Creighton. OF the Penn
sylvann Railroad. is interested. When
he applied for private cars he was told
that the company was dlscouraging their
use. and he was finally compelled to
make an arrangement by which the Com
mercia! Coal Company operated his mines
for one third Of the profits.
Additional Information concerning the
Berwind White Company's pier at Par
sinus was secured through Max Rieben-
ack, comptroller OF the Pennsylvania.
He said the pier had been improved by
the railroad company In 1889 at cost
OF $4,000, but that the payment was not
made by the coal company until May OF
the present year after the present in
vcshgation had been authorized. In
the meantime the Rerwlnd-White Com
pany paid no interest on the money.
Robert Kalso Cassatt. son of President
Cassatt. asked permission to answer the
testimony given yesterday by s. +. Pot
ter president OF the Donohue Coal and
Coke Company. Mr.. Potter testified that
the Salem and Huron mines, the former
ono OF the Keystone Company's opera
tIons, had been greatly overrated, while
the Donohue companies rating wnsN far
below the mine capacity Mr.. Cassatt said
all of the opera tions were underratedc'
and denied that the keystone CompanY's $
operation had been favored.
In answer to questions. Mr. cassatt
said ho was interested In tho Delawa
River Lightcrage Company, a towing
company which transports coal from va
r!ous piers on the Delaware River, 9th
ers In the company. he said, are Con-
eressman George F. Huff, Lloyd r.. Hun,
j.. p. Huddle. NJ. Donald and John NJ.
Doran The latter is Il clerk In the
office of the superintendent Of Greenwich
coal piera Philadelphia. 1,
Judge Gordon asked Mr Cassatt II
there were any other Cassatt interests
in tho Keystone Coal and Coke Com
pany and the witness said no.
AlliMlnes Underrated,
r.. n. Womelsdorff, Of Phllippsburg,
Pa, mining engineer, testified that hi
VAS at various times employed by Goa
companies to examine their mines Els
said In several cases he had compared
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