Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
COULDN'T GET CARS
COAL MINER INTIMATES THAT
THERE WAS DISCRIMINATION.

Whsn the hearing before the Interstate
cemmerce commission In the Investigation
being conducted under the TSilman- Gillespie
coal and oil resolution was resumed today.
A c. Fuimar was the first witness called.
he said he formerly was In the coal BUSH
neas near MorSantown, w. Va. He stated
he leased some coal property from George
c. Sturgis. who. he said. was president and
the principal Atockholder in the Morgan
town and Kingwood railway. which con-
meets with the Baltimore and Ohio at Nor
gantown. A spur track one aid seven
eighth miles In length connected Mr.. Fui-
mars mine with the Morgantown and
Kingwood road He said the road paused
into other hands In December, 1902. and he
understood that 1t went to Stephen B. Ell
kins. Davis Ellxins. he said. became presi-
dent OF tho road. He said the Elkinses
opened some mining property near Morgan
town, but not on the Morgantown and
Kingwood railroad
after that. He said he could not get as
many al he wanted. He gave the number
Of cars furnished him during 1903 up to
June after which, he said; be got none. be,
was claimed, he said. that the branch track
was In dangerous condition. He also said
that a portion OF thu branch had been torn
up. The witness said the Efkins mines got
Employees Wouldn't Ride.
Ex-senator Faulkner. counsel for the
Morgantown and Kingwood road, referring
to the statement OF witness that the branch
track was claimed by the railway oflcials
to be dangerous, asked the witness IL 1t
was not true that employees of the road had
refused to ride over the line.
Yes, SIR" he said, after Senator Elktns
became owner OF the road, but not before
Mr.. Faulkner then asked the witness II
he did not know It to DO . fact that Senator
Elkins did not own twenty shares OF stock
In the road. The witness said he did not.
but added that he had heard Mr.. Elkins
say no bought It.
The witness testified to the submission Of
questions between the Morgantown and
Kingwood railroad and himself and his min
ing company to arbitration. and that under
the provisions OF the award he sold his
mine to the railroad company, receiving
10000
M. Fulnar said he was squeezed out"
and remarked that he could not stand up
against q man with forty or dfty millions.
Mr.. Fitzgerald general manager OF the
Baltimore and Ohio. was requested to sup
ply the commission with a list OF the cars
furnished by the Baltimore and Ohio to the
Morrantoxn and Kingwood railroad.
r. M. Hite manager and superintendent
of the Virginia and Pittsburg Coal ana
Coke Company at Kingmont. w. Va. on the
Baltimore ana Oulo, snio INC Co1 coPp.1
had been better during the past Eve months
than ever before. Mr.. Whitney asked II the
company's output had been restricted by
lack Of cars. ITO a great extent" witness
replied.
Denial by MI. Elkins.
The attention of Senator Eikins was called
today to the foregoing testimony before the
commission, and by way of comment he
stated that he had nothing whatever to do
with the management Of the Morgantown
and Kingwood railroad. The management
Is In the hands Of others. After the rail-
road was bought and turned over to his
sons he was no longer interested in it, and
knows nothing whatever regarding the mat
tiers complained OF by Mr.. Fulmar. He was
in Europe for several months following the
purchase OF the road. and was not then, nor
Ia ha In tad 4 i,1a