The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-19
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no,n,ad hy the Government are going over
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criminal nroccsdinas ~ ca,ae for stch ac.
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,ra ~ frse hl,cks NJ :, ocLs ,o ,oilrcad me,
tbst Connissioner CIamenta d, movsd IN
uaLe ths following nointsd s,atement IN n
xitness.
n vou not thi,k tbat il ia in iurious IN the
rsn,tatio, and charac,ar Of vonr railroad
and its man 0emen, for it's oe1cers IN accent
oifts ~ stocks or o,b.r valI,bl, tbings from
mine owner.2 What IL the reason of these
oifta2 Arc ,bsv not pivsn like tins 10 n
waiter at a hotel In order TO secure favors
wh;oh ira NOT THAR dua9 Theao ara not
tnvastmanta tbav are donations
IT., 49, paD,art,onio poiIroo1 h,. ;,s
ihe' 'he iUh"7'i'"n i""''"N y w.
system OF allowing the B~erwlnd-Whlte
Coal Company exclusive possession OF its
facilities for tidewater coal at New York
harhor II iustIv discrininates AGAINST
H%an"- ~ aouna 80 -,
shlaher coai companies was Drought
out IN the examination OF r. H..
Sheppard, superintendent of the United
Railway divisions of the Pennsylvania
R.ilrood r.boso beodo,,artsrs ara in
% ~ 49, "
view 10TH
This witness, who was formerly located
at Pittsburg and Altoona possessed coal
stock acquired i'm the same EASY fashion as
vas tbe custom in those regions, and from
vac '"'" ~ "V7
which ne no" receives eomlortaoie
dividends.
From this testimony It appeared that the
Rerwind-White comnan il allowed to have
a., .a,,.r ,ij.uoa. aool .,.oh
no oais oo't.a'ius .'ue"aei y" 90
thelr destination "lthout any ek'rd oelay
for weighing at Jersey City. The coal, he
said. was probably weighed en- route, but
vbora bo did NOT inst know He said be
'u nv "nH '' etorina ,tn, - hnI
receiVeo nlahiies'9 Sio"lns 'ha' " 'au
been weighed, but be could not say posi-
lively that this was not a case Of blind bill
ing. that is. guessing at weight. in order
-, ,a, aaI,arioa Til o,,iol, doliron,
~ has'e" ueh'erH inN qN'DN "et'ery
Of course gives TINS company great adj
vantage over ITS independent rivals whose
coal Is held up uhllI IL can De weighed
He also said the Berwlnd-N mite company
handled the coal at the dewat station,
and for tins the railroad allowed cents
q ton. Az South Amboy, where most OF the
independent shippers have to take their
coal, the railroad only pays D cents lot TINS
same work.
Lawyer Glasgow made the point here that
the raiiroad appeared TO he allowing tho
Berwlnd-Nh nj company a : cent allowance
which was not given to other companies.
II was also brought out that the Berwind-
White company only. paid 1880 a year
rental for its dockage facilities at New York
harbor, and that Tor improvements alone
at this dock the pennsylyanla Railroad
PAID more than $4,000 ms ana not rep
resent the value OF inc properly.
Supt. Sheppard Said ne also decllned
some stocks, but stlli mad IN ms possession
many valuable blocks which We're gwen
TO him. In answer to a question OF Com
missioner Clements ne admltteo that the
system was undignllied ana improper.
ne name OF Sainuel iVea tne lniru VICE
president OF the pennsylVanla itallroau,
was brought INTO the lhVestlgatlon ahu as
q result the lie was given one "lVhesS ny
bnOtner.