The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09
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h. Philadelphia. he had n tirtbgF ialk on tho
subjeut With Mr. rhomson, Motennan
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pany, ~ we'll "a my own honor, werc against
the acceptance ~ tho stock
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missioner Clements, that Mt Thomson
placed very sryers structure upon the
receipt ~ stock
Motcnnsn WA n volunteer witness, not
having been summoned II was not until
he arose before the commission and aaked
permission tn testify that Attorney Glasgow
was aware either of his presence or of tho
existence OF tho letter.
william MoTennan, tho father Of the
witness, wa a well known lawyer and TIA
guardian OF Frank Thomson, and ID was
this latter fact that led to tho sons APP
pearanoe.
More evidence corroborative Of The
charges that discrimination had been
practiced In favor of the Berwind-White
and Keystone companies was given by
Max Riebenack. comptroller OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad. and by W. G.. Spangler
agent of the Pennsylvania at Milton, Pa.
Several independent mine operators and a
mining engineer gave similar testimony
IA 90 the Berwind-White company.
The most startling portion Of Comptroller
R~iebenack's testimony was the fact that
although the Pennsylvania Railroad had in
1899 spent 81 900 for improvements on the
pier at Harsimus, New York herbor. which
is used exclusively by the Berwind-White
Coal Company, this money had not been
repaid to the railroad. as called for by con-
tract, until May Fl Of the present year.
Emphasis was laid by the Government
lawyer upon the fact that this payment
was made after the Interstate Commerce
Commission had begun to probe into the
conditions at Harsimus pier. The witness
also said that no interest had been paid
and as far as he knew no arrangement for
the payment of such interest had yet been
made.
Charles McFadden, a coal merchant Of
Andalusia. Pa, who mad conducted q bitum-
inous operation on the Pennsylvania line
as long as he could stand the unfair system
Of car distribution, but who was finally
forced to let another company, in which
railroad officials were interested, operate
his mine, threw some light upon the way it
was necessary to conduct business.
Being a close friend of Joseph U. Craw-
ford, engineer Of branch lines of the Penn
~sylvania Railroad, McFadden testified hat
he went to him and in he name of friend
ship asked for advice as - howt to surmount
t he difficult les surrounding coal mining on
he Pennsylvania lines.
"You must cit her buy or fight your way
was the answer Engineer Crawford is said
to have given. Il fought my way as long
az my ammunition-my money--held out
and then ! had to surrender said McFad-
den to the commission in explanation of
how poor car supply had forced him from
active business.
One Of the Incidents of the session was
the appearance of Robert Kelso Cassatt,
son of President Cassatt, accompanied by
his counsel, ex-Judge James Gay Gordon.
Lawyer Gordon requested for Mr.. Cassatt
the privilege of going upon the stand to
deny testimony given yesterday by G. l..
Potter of Greensburg. 1t was that the
capacity for output of a mine owned by the
keystone Company had been overrated,
while Potter's mine had been moderated.
Mr.. Cassatt produced a number Of figures
to show that the mine of the Keystone Com
pany had been underestimate instead Of
overestimated.
Although he apparently established the
point he desired to make, Mr.. Cassatt was
unable to explain away the fact that, al
plenty of cars, while Potter, whose mine
Mr.. Cassatt admitted had also>been UNDER
estimated, received no cars of any account.
In keeping withthe precedent established
by the removal Of j. b. Boyer, President
Cassatt to-day directed the immediate
the Superintendent Of the Monongahela
Division. BY his testimony. yesterday 1t
was shown that on a salary of SRA a month
he had acquired 500 900 worth of coal
stocks in less than six years.
Rudulph Ellis, president OF the Fidelity
ibot company WAC VAC upDobhISH DY
the Board Of Directors Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to the vacancy created on the
investi eating committee by the resiRna-
ton Of First Vice President James McCna
Of the Lines West OF Pittsburg.
To raise the salaries OF all subordinate
officers in the hope of putting them in a
position to resist grating and to train an
entirely new set Of such officers for imme-
promotion are two OF the plans that
the Pennsylvania Railroad directors arc
engaged in perfecting in their effort to
forestall public condemnation OF the entire
ma ma cement because of the disclosures
before the Interstate Commerce Commission
A night school has been established at
the Broad street station at which $50 young
men are being sehooled for promotion to
positions Of chief clerks, assistants TO
general officers, car distributors, &c.
The Pennsylvania management has here
regarded the small salary roll as
evidence of excellent business method,
the men drawing salaries Of $40, 900
a year n upward nave congratulated
themselves upon the system which enabled
them to get such hard working, respectable,
young men at salaries ranging
$50 to $50 q month.