The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-19
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.
Employees of the Pennsyivsnia Accep.
 ted 6ratuftfes.

Empioyes of the Pennsyivunfa Accep. ted 6ratufties. Philadelphia, May ls.--Additional ev- idence of stock presentation by coal companies to railroad ofic Is. was ad- duced at today's session of the Inter- state Commerce Commission. B. J. Cleave of Cresson. Pa. superintendent of the Cambria and Clearfeld division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was the first witness. He was asked If he held stock in any coal companies. He said he had 250 shares in the Cochran Coal Company which he received In partial payment for land sold 10 the com pany.
 Had you ever been offered stock In any coal companies?" inquired Attcr- ney Glasgow.
 'Ts 1t necessary to answer that ques- tion7' asked the witness.
 T was offered stock but declined to accepted"
 F. l. Sheppard of New York. general superintendent of the United Railways of New Jersey. when questioned by Mr. Glasgow, said he owned stock in several mining campanies. He could not re- call the names of some of these com panies. The stock In one, which Is subsidiary company of the Berwind- White Coal Company. the witness said.
 
 was paying dividends but he did not re- member the amount.
 MT. Sheppard said he owned 80 to 100 shares in tho Pine Run Coal Compa- n.y. He received this. he said, from Frank Patton. He had invested S2,500 in another company which failed This money was returned to him and he was given the Pine Run Coal Company stock He was also given. he said 60 to 70 shares in the Ptttsburg Coal Company for his work in negotiating the sale of the stock.
 Have you ever declined to accept stock in any coal companies?" querted Mir. Glasgow.
 Declined Some Stock.
 'T have"
 "whyT'
 well, I thought I might be asked to do something that would hot DC ' proper in my official capacity.
 "Who offered you the stock you re- fusedr'
 T really can't remember"
 you were in a position to favor the coal compariesT
 gro a certain extent. yes"
 ."Then some you turned down and others you acceptedT
 That's correct
 .'Why did not you turn them all down?"
 propriety in accepting the stock took"
 Has any other company the same facilities as the Berwind White Tor dun,ntrg coal at Harsamus?" asked Mir. Glasgow.
 NO" replied the witness.
 Mir Sheppard was asked if he knew if any Pennsylvania railroad officials were interested in the Berwind White Company. He replied he had no knowi-
 AfKN sensrally reported to be the case. Mr Clements asked the witness if he did not think 1t injurious to the reputation and standing of a corpora tion like the Pennsylvania Railroad. for It's officials to accept gifts of stock in coal companies. Mir. Sheppard said he would not attempt to justify the practice.
 wigtOn Changes Story.
 Frank H. wigton. President of the Morrisdale Coal Company, who yester- day testified that his company had re- ceived rebates from the Pennsylvania Railroad up to within few months of the retirement of Freight Trafic Manager Joyce in 1903. today corrected his testimony.
 'oThe last adjustment our company made with W. Fl. Joyce" he said. was in 1898. After that time the adjust ment was made by rendering monthly bills up to March s1. 1900. Since that time we have paid the net rate as pub lished by the railroad company
 Commissioner Clements asked MT. wigton if his company ktpt all the re- bates. or If they rebated them in turn. The witness said the rebates were Kept by the company.
 MT. wiKton. continuing his testimony, told the commission of complaints he had made to the Pennsylvania Rail- road concerning the rates to tidewater The rate on Pocahontas and New River coal in the Southern field. he said. -s 1s5. and on Central Pennsylvania coal S1.20. the difrerential being Is cents. Mir. wiRton claimed the differential should not be less than SO cents, be- cause of the higher freight rates from and the increased cost of in this State. The witness asserted that both Mir. Provost and MT. Pugh for the Pennsylvania Railroad admitted the justice of an increased differential in favor of the Central district Mir. WiEton said he believed the pressure brought to bear by the Norfolk and Western, the and Ohio and the Baltimore and ohio Railroads prevented a change In the differsntial