The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06
ASKED LOWER RATES
BUT NOT ALLOWED
Shown That the Norfolk and
Western Wanted to Ship Coal
For Less Than it Had Under
Motion Of Mr.. Searles to
Charge Presses En-
barrassing Questions.

Especial to The mcs-Dispatch.)


2 PHILADELPHIA. PA. April u.-Dc-
6velopnents at to-daS's hearing before the
lrtcrBtate Commerce Commission 10 de-
,ornline how far and in what way rail
roads are interested In coal and oil which
they transport rs common carriers, fur
i,her confirmed and emphasized the, start
Ing facts brought out by the testimony
tie day before, when 1t was shown mat
through two so-cailcd statistical bureaus
ali tile railroads leading cast from the
bi,uminous fields are leuEued together
IL control absolutely all the Underwater
ard line shipments of coal
The first Witness OF the day was W.,
". Atterbury, general manager OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, who brought Win
him the papers and documents which
had been requested By William a. Glass
gov, .Jr attorney for the commission,
Mt the hearing the day before. Iiis tes-
,i,nony was directed 10 explaining how
h0 could treat a coal company fairly In
the matter Of percentage when no record
OF it's actual tonnage was kept
Mr. Searle.s' Memory.
Mr.. Scarles had IL most uncomfortable
experience on the stand. Ills questions
we're confined almost entirely TO the
workings OF the various associations Win
which he, MS coal agent OF the Pcnnsyl-
vanilla Railroad is connected and at times
his memory failed him wocfully,
.A1y experience with railroad men,
particularly with those having to do win
tho ira filcage" said Mr.. Glasgow, mas
been that they arc men of wonderfully
acute memory. 1t Is possible that you
are an exception 70 the RUE. MT.
aries ?" was the seating rcmukc OF
Mr.. Glasgow.
~ guess my memory Is as GOOD as
any ones" replied Mr., Scarlcs.
,-rhcn please demonstrate IT," said MT.
Glasgow.
Mr., Glasgow's questioning was most
',nsIetent. and he finally succeeded IN
wrlnging from, Mr., Scarlcs Damaging ad-
missions Of tho workings OF the associa-
lions.
Underwater and New England Assot'u !,
lions. IL was conclusivcly shown hat It
was the avowcd purpose of the associa-
lions to agree on n schedule OF rates as
VOL as n percentage Of tonnage
In March of each year the rates We're
,,ntcrmined for the ensuing year, begin
ming April 1st. In March, 1905, 1t was
wrought out tho words had Ngrcrdi,
In speaking OF tue Ia'cs, ~" OSH''
changed TO "indvdually announce
Asked TO explain the change, Mr.
searles, in an nadvertent moment, sa a
,,pcrhnps II was loss strong' but when
,h,s remark was quickly caught up ~
Mr.. Glasgow and a further explanation
demanded, he said: II don't know as !
makes any particular difference whht
word was used, The purpose was '''e
same any way, !.
you mean tho only change was N
the wording no, in the meaning sa'a
Commissioner Pronty.
Going further into he changeof names
Mr.. Glasgow asked why PASSWORDS tue
was changed from that OF commissioner
10 that of statistician, ana Mr.. Searles
replied: Commission was such cons
mon name; II could mean anything
~ see" said Mr.. Glasgow, sou wanted
more high-toncd name Did not the fact
that several commissioners had been
taken into court make the name llnpleas-
nnt?''
''1hat might have had something to do
with It," was tho reply.