New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

brother of w A Patton. assistant 20 President
Cassatt at Philadelphia, testified that he occu-
pies the place of agent at the Claridge staton OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad. and he is also super
antendent OF the Claridge mine Of the keystone
Coal and Coke Company. He said he received
no pay from the railroad company, the wages
of $50 a month going to his assistant -, -,
"As superintendent OF the Claridge mine,
oueried Mr. Glasgow. when you want cars do
- seiephone 20 Lloyd Huffs Office"
Mr. Patton ssid he IS president OF the AT,
lantlc Crushed Coke Company He was asked
coal and Coke Company. He said 1t was not,
but that the property was the same
''Or4ginally owned by Knappenburg d Kemp
was it not?" asked Air. Glasgow.
why did they sell out?'
wasn't Il because they could not get any
cars when your company was getting all 1t
wanted and were frozen out?'
Il really couldn't say.
A ii Fftier, employed in the coal freight de-
rartment OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, was
asked II he knew anything OF a rate given the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company Tor export
He replied that rate has been in effect for
about eight wears on Greensburg coal for export
from Greenwich piers. Philadelphia. The basis
IS the elearfield rate and. the witness said, wac
made 70 enable the Pennsylvania Railroad to
get contract requiring a certain grade of coal.
WHO filled the contract" asked Mr.. GLASGOW.
1T was filled. believe, by the Alexandra Coal
Company. Inc Shipment was Ildoe ~ Oupd.
Now isn't II fact that the Berwind-White
COMPANY got the contract for that shipment and
Shat they purchased the coal from the Alexan-
arsa Company
'That is true"
RATE MADE FOR BERwIND-wHITE.
Then the rate was made for the Berwind-
White Company"
1T was
}. B. Hutchinson. assistant to Second Vice
President Pugh, said that owing to the conges-
tion the Importantly from mining companies was
very great. I'm some cases the railroad manage
meDt learned that companies were ordering
more cars than they required, and after loading
them allowed them 10 stand on the siding In
cases Of this kind the railroad compelled the
coal companies to unload the cars and release
them
Mr.. Glasgow then read a number Of kilograms
60 Division Superintendent O'DOnneu ordering
special assignments OF cars TO the Berwind-
White Company. The orders were issued by
J. n. Wallace, at that time general superintend-
ent Of the road.
Mr.. Hutchinson said he had never issued an
order for special assignment regardless of
other companies. He said he could not recall
the sale OF 1000 cars to the BerWind- White
Company. 700 TO the Ellsworth Company and
800 10 the keystone Coal and Coke Company,
but II such was the case he thought the cars
were delivered at different times over a certain
period and not in bulk.
Frederick Nrooman. assistant tTaiEmaster,
told the commission that he had received gifts
Of money in amounts from S5 TO &20 from vari-
GUS coal companies for favors which he did not
grant
The commission to-day received a telegram
from a process server. who went to Irwin. Penn,
the home Of Congressman George F. Huff. who,
II has been repeatedly testified made gifts OF
stock in various coal companies to railroad Off
cials. The telegram said that the officer was
unable to serve the subpoena upon Colonel Huff.
the latter locked himself in his house and
evaded the server by escaping through the cellar.
II was learned later that Mr.. Huff had left town.