The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
PROBING PRIVATE Y II CARS
P. R. R. Ordered and Paid For
Those of CertainC Coal Companies
RAILROAD GOT SPECIAL RATE

Coal Companies Then Made Settle
ment, But It is Not Known Who
Profted by It-Graft Talk In After
burys Office.
Philadelphia. June 1l.-Orders for
private ears TO Dee used by~independent
coal mining companies We're placed
with thc Pressed steel Car company
hy the Pennsylvania Railroad company
and paid for by that corporation. when
afterward had a settlement with the
coal compauics. This fact was estab-
lishod al the session of the Interstate
commerce commission through the tes-
timonv of II. Il. Swartz, chief clerk OF
the sales department of the Pressed
Steel Car company. and by Information
.olunteered by Francis J. GOwcn. COM
sol for the railroad company MT.
Swartz's memory WAS uncertain. but
after persistent questioning by Atlor-
NV Glasgow. ne recollccted that orders
for private ears 10 be used. he believed
hv the keystone and the Berwind-
Whit companies had been placed with
the ear building company He did not
know who paid for them, but Lawyer
Cowen said il was I'm evidence that the
pennvleauia Railroad company. hav-
inc made The contracts, was obligated
for the cost
This Information came as a surprise
to Mr.. Glasgow. who said the fact was
not I'm evidence and that he had been
irving to secure the Information. ON
being assured by Mr. GOwen that pay
m,nt for the cars was made to the rail-
road hy the coal companies, Mr.. Glas-
COW Immediately asked that the youch-
ers Doe fled with The commission II
was learned from the witness that cars
ordered I'm bulk by the railroad got the
benefit of a special rate. but he was
unable no sav whether the coal COM
NAMES prodtad lv this arrangement
Frederick MacOwcn. treasurer Of the
Berwind-White company. was recalled
but professcd almost entire ignorance
OF the business transactions OF the COM
panv Little or no information could
b. secured from him. and his attitude
coupled with the interruptions OF
Charles Uoebner. counsel for the coal
company. resulted in a lively tilt be-
tween counsel and ELECTED vigorous
comment on the part of Commissioned
CockreU who. with shrug OF hl'
shoulders. declared II was useless To
iuterroeate the witness.
T. r.. Chase. sales agent for the Der
wind-White company. presented state
mont of ears received at the Scalp
Level operations of the company dur
inc zoos. which was found to be at
variance with a table previously filed
bv the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. lie was
asked 10 examine them and inform tho
commission later as to which Is correct
". &. Guthrie. n mine operator told
tho commission that when his repro
sentative applied at the Office OF Cen
eral Manager Auerbury, of the Penn
svlvania railroad. for an order for com
.pany fuel. De was told he could get II
bv paving to n clerk named Hun OF
Hon In Mr.. Auerbury's office an allow
ance of three cents a ton. He did not
say who imposed the conditions H'
reported the matter 10 Vice President
Pueh. and he secured d, order without
paving the allowance. Mr. Pugh at
first discredi'ed his story. the witness
said
As result Of the testimony given
before the interstate commerce com
mission that the coal shipped by the
Berwind-White Coal Mining company
over the Pennsylvania railroad lines
IS not weighed. instructions have been
issued by the Pennsylvania railroad
that all coal shipped to tide water by
the Berwind White company must be
weighed and not estimated. Here
after all coal trains of the Berwnl
White company viii be stopped al
either Altoona or l;olliiaysburg and
the coal weighed An additional force
of clerks hes been provided at those
f,+- O., ,-.roIifo fha weighing