The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-25
DISCRIMINATION
BY PENNSYLVANIA.

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then assistant to President Frank Thon,p-
son. had 800 shares in the Altoona Coal
and Coke Company, which he, the witness
had purchased for hin, at four OF i've
dollars q share. Later, Mr.. Lloyd bought
Mr.. postlethwaltes stock at $3.50 share.
Other officials Of the railroad. the wit
ness said, had stock In the company.
Restriction of Cars.
IT was previously testified that the Alex
nndrin Coal Company, ore Of the con-
Germs In tho Columbia Coal Company, had
been sold to the keystone Coal and Coke
Company. Asked the reason for the
sale, Mr.. Lloyd said that because OF
the restriction on cars ut that opera ton,
1t ceased to be a paying proposition.
Mr.. Lloyd said 1t was the general
impression that orders had been Issued
by the railroad company restricting the
supply OF cars at certain mines He
stated that when tho keystone Company
began operations at Galitzen, there was
n reduction In the supply Of cars at the
III answer to further questioning tho
Witness said his company received 05
cents a ton for coal for company use
and was allowed 20 cents n ton for
hauling and handling on the tippe. An
allowance was thus made by the railroad
on both commercial and company coal.
Mr.. Lloyd expressed the belief that
would save contention and dlssatlsfac
tlon.
George Il. Scott OF this city, who Is
Interested In the Puritan and Crescent
Coal Companies, testified that no had
complained to the railroad company OF
the shortage Of cars at his mines, and
that no was always told that he was
receiving his share Of the cars avail
able for distribution.
Were Fairly Rated.
1--WE were fairly rated" he said. but
we got so few cars that we wore forced
to purchase individual cars. During
period Of twentythree days we were
supplied with only ono railroad car.
When I complained to MIR, Trump, ne
told mo it was no use to bring up the
Berwind- White Company. because the
railroad was determined to protect that
company at all hazards. When told
Mr. Trump that cars were being sold TO
operat tors on our line. he said the men M
charge Of the cars had no right to sell
them. complained to Mr.. Creighton,
but no was Indifferent"
"Did you pay for the use OF any Oh
the railroad cars?'
IT did
Mr.. Scott displayed a note for 800.
which T,ralnmaster Steele had given MN
In 1901 The money had not been re-
turned he said, and Mr.. Steele had palo
no interest upon It.
Victor yVirenan, OF Camden, ~ -
assistant superintendent OF the Camden
and ~Amboy division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. was questioned concerning tide
water facilities at South Amboy, N. j.
He was asked II any allowances we're
made TO the Susquehanna Coal COM
pany an anthracite mining company
which has the exclusive use OF one
pier. and replied that he had no sur's-
! diction over the hard coal shipments
Vica.pres,dent Green yesterday testi-
| Aed that the susquehanna Coal Company
10 owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company.
Stock Holdings.
Questioned as to his stock holdings, Mr..
yv;reman said he purchased one hundred
1 shares III the saltzburg Coal Company
from Captain Alfred Hicks, tor when
| he paid $1,000. The stock pays l2 per
| cent, dividends. At the time of the pur-
chase he was assistant engineer OF the
| Ioittsburg division. He purchased the
stock no said. on the Recommendation
OF Superintendent O'Donell of the same
division. He also owned q re-" adait,onal
shares in another company, for which he
paid.
]. Howard Patton. Of Greensburg,
brother OF w. A. Patton. assistant to
| President Cassatt, at philadelphia. tes-
| tilted that he occupies the position Of
agent at the Claridge Station OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and he Is also
Superintendent Of the Clnridge mine OF
the keystone Coal and Coke Company. He
said he received no pay from the railroad
company the wages Of $50 month going
to his assistant, WHO performed the
actual duties. The pay Of each Is so
month, but he assigns his pay to his as
sistant. Asked why he continued as
agent without remuneration, he said he
belonged to the Veterans Association OF
the PittsburE division, and held the post
ton for that reason.
Mr.. Patton admitted, however, that he
was responsible to the railroad for the
proper performance Of the agents duties
at Clardge
Why They Sold Out.
Mr., Patton said he Is president OF the
! Atlantic Crushed Coke Company. FTe was
| asked IL that company was not originally
| the Atlantic Coal and Coke Company.
Flo said It was not but that the property
! was the same.
| "Originally owned by KnappenburG &
| Co., was 1t not7' asked Mr.. Glasgow.
| Yes"
"Why did they sell o1t?"
II don't know"
wasn't it because they could not get
any cars when your company was getting
all it wanted, and were frozen out?"
II really couldn't say"
After numerous questions. Mr.. Glasgow