Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-09
POLICY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Statement Employees Are Encouraged to
Invest in Coal Stocks Denied.
ONE MAN HOLDS TWO JOBS
Local Agent for PennR Co. Ht
Milton Sells Coal for keystone
Coal and Coke Com
pany.
ONE MAN HOLDS TWO JOB

PHILADELPHIA, June Sat the CON
clusion Of the days session the Interstate
Commerce commission suspended its in
auiry Into the relations OF railroads with
coal and oil interests until next Tuesday,
when the investigation will be resumed
here. Probably the most important fea-
ture of the session was the voluntary
testimony of ]. J. Mcclellan of Blairs-
Vile, Pa, contradicting the testimony of
previous witnesses who told the commits
sion that it had been the policy OF the
Pennsylvania railroad TO encourage It's
employees to become interested in coal com
panies on the lines OF the road.
Charles McFadden related the story OF
his troubles while he was A mine operator
in the soft coal field. His car supply be-
came so meager that he was compelled to
rent cars from the Commercial Coal COM
pany, a concern in which General Super
intendent Creighton of the Pennsylvania
Is interested. He was finally compelled
to make an arrangement by which the
Commercial Coal company operates his
mines for one-third of the profits
Robert X. Cassatt, son of President Cas-
satt, denied the statement made yesterday
by S. f. Potter president Of the Donohue
Coal company, that the Keystone COM
pany's operation had been favored in the
distribution Of cars. He also stated that
the Keystone company was mot Csssatt
concern"
| w. c. spangler. local agent for the
Pennsylvania railroad at Milton, Pa, said
he also acted as sales agent for the Key
stone Coal and Coke company, receiving
a commission of PA cents ton.
Letter from Frank Thompson.
| j. Mcclellan of Blairsville, Pa. the first
witness at the afternoon session OF the
interstate commerce hearing, who ap-
peared voluntarily. said he came to Phil
adelphia to vindicate former President
Frank Thompson of the Pennsylvania com
pany. Mcclellan said that while he wa'
| in the employ OF the railroad company
| he had been offered block OF stock
by Captain Alfred Hicks. who was about
to organize mining company. Witness
said he wrote to Mr.. Thompson asking
his advice in the matter and that Mr.
Thompson had advised him mot to take
! the stock" that honor is worth more
than all the stock you can acquire"
Mcclellan produced Mr.. Thompson's let
! ter, which was dated June 13, 1894.
Previous witnesses before the commission
testified that Mr.. Thompson sanctioned tho
acceptance OF gifts to employees Of the
i coal companies.
Joseph AIkens Fired.
| Joseph Aikens chief clerk to the super
,ntendent OF the Monongahela division OF
| tha Pennsylvania railroad. was dismissed
today by direction by President Cassatt
In his testimony yesterday before the In
| tarstate Commerce commission Aikens sale
that while his salary had averaged be
tween $40 and S126 per month he owned
nearly s75,OOJ worth OF coal stock. He ad
n,ltted having received checks from Goa
companies and also gifts OF company
stocks.
Company begins InVestiGattOn.
The Investigation by the special committee
Of the board OF directors Of the Pennsy
vania Railroad company, into the charee'
OF discrimination in the distribution OF Goa
cars and into the allegation OF irregularlue'
of employees as revealed before the lnter
state Commerce commission is in full swing
The committee today prepared and sent oul
| 10 all Of the officers and several Thousand
! eYnoloyes of the company two circulars re-
| uuirtrT information. Besides the omcer'
and employees of the Pennsylvania raliroao
proper the circulars were sent TO persons
| in similar positions on the PhlIadelpha
Baltimore & Washington railroad North
ern Central railway, West Jersey Sea
shore rHiroad, Pennsylvania company
PittsbNrs, Cincinnati, Chicago 81 LOUIS
railway, Vandalia railroad Grahd haplu'
( A Indiana railway ana Cleveland Ah'oh O
Columbus railway
All officers and employees are required tC
make a full and candid answer 20 the in
quiries. Where necessary the committed
viii summon officers and employees whom
they may desire to examine orally. The
circulars are signed by the members o.
the committee and are endorsed by Presi
dent Cassatt.