The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
COAL GRAFT DRIVES
CASSATT TO QUIT
Startling Charges Of Bribery Of
Railroad Men Anger Penn
sylvania President.
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
Philadelphia, May l7:-Grcumstan.-
tial reports that Alexander j. Cassatt
has determined to resign the presiden-
cy of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
! pany in consequence of the startling
| disclosures of graft in the railroad
coal investigation have reached the in
terstate commerce commission.
+ It is said that before leaving for
!; Europe last week, Mr.. Cassatt toid
| come of his closest personal friends
| that he had been greatly deceived by
his subordinate officers concerning
the actual facts and conditions in the
management of the company.
/ According to these reports Mr.: Cas-
| satt will retain his position until the
Investigation is complete, so that no
one can say that he retired under fire
! This is exactly the course he pursued IN
resigning as director Of the Equitable
Life Assurance society.
i, Others Under Fire.
Belief is becoming general that the
scandals revealed by the railroad-coal
investigation will so smirch the reputa-
ton of several railroad officials as to
force their retirement from office.
Hight INCLUDE several transportation
and traffic officers Of both the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio roads.
!, George W. Creighton, general super
intendent of the PENNSYLVANIA division
of the Pennsylvania railroad, admitted
that he had been given the following
coal stocks, while he was in charge of
which the mines are situated: Nit
! chell, Watson & Co., 667 shares; Coch
! ran Coal company. $50; Cabot Creek
) 30; Commercial, SO: Bend Bend, II;
!; Monterey, 40. In addition he holds
! 200 shares of the Salisbury Coal com
panv stock, which he said he purchased
! at half par value.
/ Mr.. Creighton said that in straight
1908, following the settlement of >tht
anthracite strike, he found it neces
sary to abandon the percentage basis
i and distribute the cars among about 81
or 10 Of the largest companies.
Preferred the Money.
John NJ. Jamison Of the Jamiso:
Coal & Coke company Of Greens
burg, Pa, proved to be one of the mos
important witnesses of the session. H
stated that thru J. R. mckinley o
lPittsburg, Robert Pitcairn now assist
ant to the president of the Pennsylva
MIA road, and formerly connected wit
the Pittsburg division. had been OF
fered 800 shares of the stock in tn
':Jamison company Mr.. Pitcairn di
not want the stock. however, and Jam
son said he bought it back from hil
for $4,000. According to Jamisol
mckinley said Pitcairn preferred tn
money to the stock.
Mr.. Jamison said he held 400 share
of stock in trust, which had beer pr,
scented to Edward Pitcairn, trainmaste
Of the Pittsburg division. and R. !
Council, general superintendent
sion. Mr.. Jamison said George Y
Clark, car distributor at Altoona, Pc
held 100 shares and Joseph Bower, ,er
,ploved in the office of A. W. Gibbs, s
perintendent of motive power of II
Pennsylvania railroad, held 200 share
Gave It as Bride.
Mr.. Jamison said his motive in gi
ing the stock away was to secure bett
treatment and facilities from the "a
road.
Clark, the car distributor at Altoon
testified that he owned stock also in t.
Preston Coal company and Captain
fred Hicks, a mine owner, sent hi
checks of $50 each about once mont
for three or four months. He said
did not know why the money was Sc
to him, but he kept it and asked
questions when the checks ceased COZ
ing.
Clark said he had received vario
gifts from mine operators during t
last thnee Or four years.
Pickwick Rye has made its reputati
mainly on it's quality, which has be-