New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
REA In COAL COMPANY.
T. Il. r. agent Also Seys Investi-
gator Is Interested IN Nine.

Philadelphia. May 25-Announcement waa
made at the Pennsylvania Railroad Office in this
city to-day that President Cassatt sailed for
home from CherbOurg. this morning. Mr. Cas-
satt went abroad for a holiday TIP on Nav q
1t is believed that the disclosures made bsfore
the Interstate Commerce Commission are re-
sponsible for his sudden change OF plans. He fz
expected to reach this country Saturday June .
Joseph u Crawford. agent OF branch lines OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, testified
before the commission to-day that he held forty
shares of stock in the Cambria Coal Company.
one of the mining concerns in which d. F, Will
Jams, previous witness, stated that he was
interested Mr. Crawford also testified that he
held stock in the Big Coal Development Com
pany. which had acquired a tract OF coal land
from the Bowman Lumber Company, on tho
Caven Creek extension of the Chesapeake s
Ohio Railroad. in West Virginia Other PENN
syIvania Railroad men interested in this conn
pany. he said. were Efngham B. Morris and
Samuel Rea. fourth vice-president Mr.. Norris
is one of the directors OF the road appointed on
the special committee TO investigate the
nection of company officials with various coal
companies.
Charles Heebner, counsel for the Berwind-Whita
Company made strenuous objection TO furnish
ing the stock list of the company or the stock
transfer book to the commission
Frederick McOwen. treasurer OF the company,
was on the stand. and Mr. Glasgow asked him 70
furnish the names Of the stockholders. The at
torney said the company was willing TO give the
commission all the information to which It was
entitled. but there appeared 70 be no good rea-
son why the list Of stockholders should be mads
public. Asked if he would be willing to allow
the commission and its counsel to examine tha
stock transfer books he made a similar reply
VT,o
for the company TO grant this request than. for
him 10 draw the information from the witness
by examination
Commissioner CocBreu took part in the dis
cussion and said
I'VE want 10 find out if any OF the PennsyI.
vania Railroad officials are interested In the
company?''
Chairman Knapp explained that the commits
sion simply desired to examine the list FOR its
own enlightenment. and told Mr.. Heebner tha-
nothing found in the book would be placed or
the record without first giving the company an
opportunity OF entering objection IL it so de-
sired. This arrangement was satisfactory % Mr..
Heebner who promised 10 produce the stOcz
transfer book
dent Of the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Com
pany. was questioned concerning the rating Oe
the mines He said engineers OF the railroad
examined the mines and on their estimates and
the actual shipments for given period the
capacity was determined and the rating made.
He was asked Il the distribution OF cars was
always made in accordance with the rating and
replied that it was not He further asserted
that his company had been counting the cars
sent out by the railroad since 1901 and he was
satisfied that the distribution sheets were fre-
quenty disregarded
The witness and Francis I GOwen counsel
for the railroad then entered into discussion
Lathrop contended that under the present,
method OF secrecy the big companies would
grow bigger and the smaller ones smaller until
they were finally compelled 10 suspend opera
tons entirely. He said that publicity and tho
rating OF mines according 10 their physical
capacity were the only methods that would re-
suit in a just distribution OF cars. Mr.. Gowea
wanted to know II II Mr., LathrOp's idea
TO furnish cars according 20 the physical capac-
ity OF a mine even though that mine had no
contracts and might be unable 10 market its
products. Mr.. LathTOp said that was a COM
mercial point which did not concern the rail-
road It's business was TO furnish the ca~s and
the operator would take care OF the coal
AGENT TELLS OF ALLOWANCES.
r. H. Large. assistant coal freight agent Oe
the Pennsylvania Railroad. was questioned con-
cerning coal tariffs from the bitumiuous regions
TO Hareimus Pier. at Jersev City Counsel Tor
the commission read a clause in the tariP
schedule that the railroad has no facilities at ths
pier. and asked Mr.. Large is that mean. that
the pier had been leased to the Berwind-VVhits
Coal Company. The witness said he understoo1
the land had been leased to the Berwind- White
company and that the pier had been buft by
the coal company. He admitted that IL yvaz
operated only by the Berwind-White company.
He had no knowledge Of any other company