New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-18
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| Brubacher Coal Company, which is a holding
company only; nine $500 bonds in the Aroma
/ Gas Coal Company, ave $1,000 bonds OF the
Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Company 500
/ shares par IS, of the Thacler Coal Company. on
the Norfolk g. Western Railroad. and fifty
shares and $4,000 worth OF bonds of the
Thacker Fee Company. holding company.
R. L. O'Donnel general superintendent OF the
Buffalo g. Allegheny Valley division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, said that from january.
1902, 70 january. 1908, he was superintendent OF
the Pittsburg division Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. and before that assistant superintendent Of
the same division. While there he was in charge
OF the distribution of the cars.
CAR DISTRIBUTORS STOCK.
Mr. O'Donnel said he had 800 shares of the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company. which were
given him in exchange for 100 shares of the
Madison Gas Coal Company, which was merged
with the keystone. The Madison shares We're
given 70 him. His holdings In the Latrobe-Con-
nellsville Company are 400 shares. received In
exchange for Saxman Company and Superior
Company stock when these companies were alb
soFbed. Mr.. O'Donnel said he purchased no
bonds. but shared in the free stock issue. J.
Howard Patton, he said. gave him 100 shares OF
the Lucesco Coal Company. He received 200
shares in the JanisOn Coal and Coke Company
from Edward Pitcairn. trainmaster Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. In the Preston Company Mr.
ODOnnel has 25 shares, Gilpin Company 20
shares ATonwall 20 shares, and Bagdad 20
shares. He said he paid $1,000 for the stock In
the last three companies and had been receiving
from $50 TO $125 month dividends on the stock
Mr.. ODOnnel said also that he held shares In
the JohnstOwn Coal Company. the Salisbury
Coal Company and the Bowman Coal Company,
which he had purchased.
During the time you received these gifts of
stock" said Attorney Glasgow. you were either
assistant superintendent or superintendent OF
the Pittsburg divisions"
II was"
And you were in charge OF the distribution of
cars?'
yes"
THE Jamison Company had a standing order
for twenty cars daily for fuel coal. did it not?'
Witness did not remember.
Frank B. Wigton, OF this city, head Of the
MorriSdale Coal Company, with btuminOus OPP
erations in Clearf1eld, Bedford and other cOUn-
ties. accused the Pennsylvania OF discrtmina-
ton He declared the company had estimated
his company's caapcity at per cent Of the en-
tire district. This percentage OF capacity, he
said. called for sixteen hundred tons The aver
age of cars supplied by the railroad to the Mo-
risdale Company in the last four years. he said,
was four and a half cars daily. During 1902
and 1903 the price OF coal advanced and the
supply Of cars was reduced to two and a half
=. MGSSFS,
Trump, Provost and Pugh and asked permission
70 build individual cars. The officials permitted
the coal company to purchase a hundred and
fifty cars, which were delivered several months
later. The railroad also sent ten a day,
after much pressure to the MOrTisdale mines,
Mr.. WigtOn said, and the company could have
used sixty. In 1902 and part Of 1908, the wit
ness said his cOmpany's production was prac-
tically nothing because of lack Of cars The
Berwind-Whtte mines, he said, were able TO pro-
duce their normal output
SAWS HE GOT REBATES
Mr.. Wigton declared that the Pennsylvania
Railroad had given rebates as late as 1908.
He was asked by Mr.. Glasgow II no had any
knowledge as to rebates. and said:
II know Of no rebates since the days OF W. H.
Joyce"
Mr. Joyce was general traffic manager Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and retired in June. 1908.
The EkinS rebate law was passed in 1901. Mr..
Glasgow asked the witness IL the rebates he
referred to were given shortly before Mr.. Joyce
retired, and he said within few months
II would like something definite on that point, ;"
said Mr.. Glasgow. when the commission was
In Baltimore Vice President Thayer appeared
before US and asserted that the Pennsylvania
Railroad had made no allowances nor conceS-
sions since 1899. What knowledge have you OF
rebates2'
knowledge OF settlements myself made with
the company on tdeWat ter shipments 5S G6S The
actual amount ton was never paid"
Mr.. WigtOn said he understood the Berwind-
White Coal Company, the Sterling Coal Com
pany and the Puritan Coal Company had received
rebates
Asked as to the reason for the rebate Mr.
Wigton said there was competition between the
all-rail and tidewater shipments to New Eng
land which had to be met. Further, he said the
Pennsylvania made its tariff rates subject to
rebate according to the destination of the coal
Mr.. Gowen said he thought the witness was
mistaken in the date and asked him TO appear
before the commission again tomorrow with
a more definite statement as to the time. Mr.
Wigton said he would do so.