New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
DEFENDS DEAD CHIEF.
EY-EAlPLOYE ON STAND.
Philadelphia Railroad Hearing Id
j0urned TIL Taesdag.

Philadelphia, June Sat the finish OF to-day.s
session the Interstate Commerce Commission
suspended its inquiry into the relations of rail-
rosds with coal and oil interests until next Tues
ssv when the investigation VIII be resumed I'm
This city. Probably the most important feature
NJ to-day's session was the voluntary testimony
~ J Mcclellan OF BlairsvfIle, Penn contradict
,ng the testimony OF previous witnesses who said
that il had been the policy Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company 10 encourage its employees TO
hecome interested in coal companies on the lines
of tie road. Mr.. Mcclellan said the impression
had gone ont that the practice was sanctioned by
frank Thomson. a former president OF the COM
nany. now dead. and he desired TO place on rec
orc NJ Thomson's policy. While he was in the
snarloy OF the railroad company, Nc. Mcclellan
said Captain Alfred Hicks offered him stock He
eonsulted President Thomson TO the propriety
n accepting Il, and Mr Thomson advised him
10 refuse the stock, telling him that his honor
sne character were worth more than stock OBJ
NAMED IN that manner. Mr.. Mcclellan also pre-
sqnted in evidence a letter from President Thom-
son advising him not 20 accept the stock
Charles McFadden told Of his troubles while
he was a mine operator in the soft coal field
He had two mines in operation. and his car
supply became so meagre that he was COM
pelled 10 rent cars from the Commercial Coal
Company. a concern in which General Super
intendent Creighton, Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Is Interested When he applied for private
cars he was told that the company was dis
couraging their use. and he was finally COM
pelled 10 make arrangement by which the
Commercial Coal Company operates his mines
for one-third Of the profits.
Additional information concerning the Ber-
White Company's pier at Harsimus was
obtained from Max Riebenack controller Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He said the pier had
been improved by the railroad company in 1889.
al a cost OF $4,000. but that the payment was
not made by the coal company until May OF
the present year. after the present investiga-
tion had been authorized. In the mean time
the Berwind- White Company paid no interest
on the money.
ROBERT KELSO CASSATTS DENIAL
Robert Kelso Cassatt, son Of President Cas-
satt denied the statement made yesterday by S.
F. Potter. president Of the Donogoe Coal and
Coke Company. that the keystone company's
operation had been favored IN the distribution Of
cars He also said that the keystone company
was not "Cassatt concern" as had been re-
peatedly stated.
n. @. Spangler, local agent for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at Milton Penn.told the COM
mission that he also acted as sales agent for the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company. receiving d
commission OF 21k cents a ton.
Mr.. Spangler said that the greater part Of the
coal tonnage for Milton had been shipped over
the lines OF the Reading company until he be-
came sales agent for The coal company, when the
Pennsy sylyaria's tonnage was increased about one
thousand tons monthly. He was made sales
agent after a conference with Robert K Cas-
satL and his appointment was made with the
knowledge and consent Of H 3. Lincoln, division
superintendent OF the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Milton
P E WomesdorT, OF Phinpsburg, Penn. a
mining engineer, testified that he was at various
shines employed by coal companies to examine
their mines he said in several cases he had
compared his ratings with those OF the railroad.
and his rating made on the actual physical ca
pacity, was three times greater than that Of the
railroads He also found the railroad sheet,
he said, that exhausted mines had been given
ratings.
J. H. Macoreal fourth vice-president and treas
urer q the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad. appeared
betCre the commission 70 TESTIFY that he owned
ne stock IN coal or oil companies
Captain A T. Clluer. superintendent Of the
Greenwich coal piers, which are operated by
the Pennsylvania Railroad. was the last wit
nesss. lie afforded considerable amusement by
the resentment he displayed toward MT. Glas-
gov and the gruf manner 80 which he answered
all questions lie told both the commissioners
and their counsel 70 20 10 the Custom House If
they wanted 70 ascertain what interest he had
ir the schooner Mabel Hooper. Captain Ullmer
WIS asked 10 furnish the commission with his
records Of the bunker coal loaded from Green
Wieh piers during the month Of October, 1905.
He thought he might be able to grant the re-
quest