Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Prove Somewhat bothersome in Ex-
planning Why's and Wherefores.
Interstate Commission Going Deeper Into Coal
Cars Distribution Discrimination.

Philadelphia. May - ~" hearings
of the int"r&tat" commerce commission
into tia" alleged Discrimination 10y IT,"
railroads. in the distribution of coal
ears were resumed today.
The revelations of last week when 4
number Of Pennsylvania Railroad oil
Gals admitted accepting gifts Of stock
in various soft coal mining companies.
impcllcd the commission To subpoena
more important officers i'm an effort 10
determine the extent of the secret gust
ness relations alleged to exist between
the railroad ana certain coal com
panicS.
AS result Of the investigation. min
GRITTY Stockholders OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad are said To be considering
plans to bring about 4 NOR" thorough
probing through the state Legislature.
Such IN investigation WoIiI include
Hn inquiry into al the details sur
rounding The contracts for steel rails,
engines ANA other equipment made in
tn" last i've or six years. The present
investigation is limited by tn" TiIlman-
Gillespie resolution to The relation Of
tha railroads ia tile coal ana oil in
dustri"s.
The entire COMMISSION sat for tnday's
,h";trip:S. th' first witness called WAS
W. i. Patton. assistant to President
c:t%Satt. ~ Philadelphia. IL" Mas ASKED
10 tell what interest hr had ia coal
companies. Taking i list from his peck
ret, ~ enumerated thc various cunIrI-
nice in which hc held stock. Concerning
the kCESt"nc coal Co., shares of which
90 were in his name, il" said h" got
tE" Srurl; by purchase .IId through the
m"ll:iug with ihr keystone 60. or
snttllcr cnml.,ui,.; i'll which H. Held
stock. u" snid that 800 shares belonged
"a lis brother. j. Howard Patton. who
is Interested in coal properties in west
crn Pennsylvania.
Mr. I'atInn proved an unwilling Wit
moss when II" WA, questioned about his
holding i'll the Ntlrntic Crushed coke
90 rE. Examination resulted IN /; tilt
hrtvccn the witness nrd Attorney
Glasgow Tor tine commission ana caused
iInpoti,rIt comment hy Commissioner
c"ckr,I H. Mi Patton accused tn" law
yer If forming opinions as Ia his; bust
ness DEALINGS which MI. Glasgow dc
lii 4.
TIL" controversy occurred after re-
r"a'rd efforts hi1 been mad" 10y Mr..
Glasgow I" draw from TN" witness -
positive %tat"in"nt rs t" whether h''
had raid any actual cash for his inn
Shafc% ~ w" company Mf. f''l"n 'N-
rE'in"d thht r. h'r"ln' interested ~ inc
ltnh pnrrhaSIhE company through }.
Howard ration. VINO represented the
interests of trl. tirurt;" J. HUFF. When
the laud WAS purchased. the investors
were obliged {" ply their pro rata l.cr
Sha"c. but as there had boon no losses,
it was not necessary I" pay in cash
You got that obligation back, di1nt
You.
y ma III STOCK.
"N"rc You required I" pay anything
toward the purchase of the land
Il stood to lose and had il been nee
cSsdry. would have raid my share.
Senator 'ockrcIl h"r" INTERRUPTED,
saying: ~ seems 70 ~" :" pc an easy
matter Tor va" /" say you went mo Il
speculative "'al' lhl' none "i You I'aid
any chSh anu 'ihl 'il' '"i P'"d''"' VIZ
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