Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
THERE TO TAKE MONEY
Testimony of a "Pennsy" Of
fetal Today
AT PHILADELPHIA PROBE
OF Alleged Discrimination in Car Dis
tribution.
BY THE I. C. COMMISSION
Further Revelations In Charges Of
Cash and Gifts Of Stock From
Coal Companies.
THE I. c. COMMISSION

PHILADELPHIA, May 24-When the in
terstate commerce commission resumed it's
hearings today in the investigation of al
legged discrimination In the distribution OF
coal cars. c. A. Buch, the last witness yes
teIday, was recalled to the stand Mr.
Buch Is manager of the Columbia Coal
Com pany and yesterday testified that the
Berwind-White Company and the Keystone
Coal and Coke Company had been favored
py the pennsylvania railroad by special as
sighments of cars. Francis l. Gowen, coun-
sci for the railroad, requested Mr. Buch to
appear today for cross examination. Mr.
Gowen was unable to appear at the early
session, his place being taken by e. Stuart
Patterson. The latter being unfamiliar
with Mr. Buch's testimony postponed cross
examination and Frederick Vrooman Of
oseeola Mills. assistant trainsmaster on the
Tyrone division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, was called
Have you anything to do with the dis
tribution of cars?' asked Mr.. GLASGOW
Il have"
Did you ever get any money from coal
operators on your division?"
"Oh. yes"
At Mr.. Glasgow's request Mr.. yrooman
named half dozen coal operators who had
PAID him money at various times in
amounts ranging from IS to $50.
Cash for Expected Favors.
why did they give you this money %
questioned Mr.. Glasgow
Il suppose they expected some favors'
Were the favors granted?r
Not that I recollect."
Then why did you take the money"
We'll. IL there was money to be given out
was there to take it."
is that your position now"
1t always has BEEN
The witness said there was no scarcity Of
cars during the anthracite strike. He de-
MED furnishing cars to certain companies
at SD and $50 car
victor Wireman of Camden, N. j., assist
ant superintendent of the Camden and
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, was questioned concerning tidewater
facilities at South Amboy, N. j. He was
asked If any allowances were made to the
Susquehanna Coal Company. an anthracite
mining company, which has the exclusive
use of one pier and replied that he had no
jurisdiction over the hard coal shipments.
vice President Green yesterday testified
that the Susquehanna Coal Company is
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
Says He Paid for His Stock.
Questioned as to his stock holdings, Mr..
Wireman said he purchased 100 shares In
the Salisbury Coal Company from Capt
Alfred Hicks, for which he paid $500 The
stock pays II per cent dividends. AT the
time of the purchase he was assistant en-
gineer of the Pittsburg division, He pur-
chased the stock, he said, on the recon-
mendaton of Superintendent ODonnell of
the same division. He also owned few
additional shares in another company for
which he paid.
j. Howard Patton of Green sbure a bro-
Their of w. A. Patton, assistant to Pres
ldent Cassatt at Philadelphia, testified that
ne occupies the position of agent at the
Claridge station of the Pennsylvania rail-
road ROAD, ana ne Is also superintendent of the
Claridge mine of the keystone Coal and
Coke Company. He said he received no
pay from the railroad company, the wages
OF $50 a month going to his assistant, who
performs the actual duties. The pay of
each is S25 month, but he assigns his paw
to his assistant. Asked why he continued
as agent without remuneration. he said he
belonged to the Veterans Association of the
Pittsburg division and held the position
for that reason. Mr. Patton admitted
however that he was responsible to the
railroad for the proper performance of the
agents duties at Claridge.
Got Cars by Telephone.
''As superintendent of the Claridge mine."
queried Attorney Glasgow. when you want
cars how do you get them?''
i telephone to Mr.. Lloyd HufY's Office"
Mr.. Glasgow read from his records the
tonnage of fuel coal furnished by the CIa-
ridge mine to the railroad showing the
total from 1901 10 March 1. 1906 to be L.
235.347 tons. The tonnage for 1901 was
194, 252 tons and for two months of 1906,
50, 142 tons.
That's large increase In the supply to
the railroad ts II not?' asked Mr.. Glasgow.
The witness cid not think ii was q particu-
larly large increase.
Mr.. Patton said he is president of the
Atlantic Crushed Coke Company He was
asked If that company was not originally
the Atlantic Coal 81 Coke Company. He
said it was not but that the property was
the same.
Originally owned by Krappenburg and
Kemp. was ii not?" asked Mr.. Glasgow.
Yes"
''Why did they sell OUT"