The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-21
General Manager Doyle y'ltI
So Declares as to G. Il
& o. Officials 4S
OBTAINS COAL FROM \.
MINES ON THE ROA.DI[. D II. ]
Distribution Of Cars Equitable,
and No Preferences Shown
Mr.. Parker-Had Chance to H
Acquire Stock, But MI
They Would (;
Not Take It. ,ss
-lBv Asaociated Presa.l 3


$(By Associated Press.)
L WASHINGTON, D. c., June q. Offt-8s.
cials OF the Western Maryland. Chess
peake and Ohio and Buffalo and Susq,ie-3
hanna Railroads were before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to-day to X
tell what they knew about the ira nsac-Ss
Stions Of their roads in connection With n
coal and oil traffic. $ S
A The first witness was A. Robertsoii. i.
general manager Of the Western Mary
land, his examination being conducted
by Mr.. Whitney, special counsel fors,t tho
commission. Mr.. Robertson admitted "
that the Western Maryland Railroad
Company was the owner Of the Daystss Il
Coal and Coke Company. He dd I'M otss II
know that his road was int nterested In any
other coal mining company along Its lines
On the subject@of car distribu tion n Mr. S
Robertson said that while the mine rat
Gings OF his company were not Epu blishe M
or posted anywhere, any shippe had Sper-sS
mission to learn VIII at these atlngs Were.sl
So far as he knew, there had been no s
complaints from operat tors that tn ey We're
not receiving sufficient cars unde err lles5
percentage Of ribut Ion. ID
Encouraged the Ind depend
The witness declared he owned no coal 81
or oil stocks or propert les, nor had ne B
ever at any time ED such In nterest. Thesg
number OF mines operate ed by his road |
he said, was sixteen, while the 4indep ms
dent operators had fort It wa s#sst b theE
he declared. to encourage Sin every way
the Independent perators. peciall sinss
the matter OF sld ldtngs. 2 SSSt5
t5 C. "A. S} Steiner, superin tendeIlt of 81 theS
West Virginia VI 81 on OF theS est tsrnEs
Ginry land, tes t itlsd to q IL Ave shares
of f&stocl In the ans Greek n loal and
Coke Company, OF q Il par va lue s1yy !!
per- sllnre " hich. he sal u slets bon ng ghLi;
iron, Mr.. Brady, who was Chief &englT MI
near Of the Little ISanawila Syndtc ats,iS
for $50 a share. Brady, he sal " It one
Zine was Superintendent OF mines or
the Davis Coal and Coke Conf ny anu
sold his stock after severing ~ corlT55SS
&necton with that company He X. further5 1l
said that Brady had { no come CT VIII
the Western Mary land.
i$ The witness said he had no interest," @
any other coal company. K. nor was sheE
aware that any other o ft1clal6 Of or enl-Ss
#ploye Of his road had any such int rest;
lad No Such Interests.
nressrs Smith and Hendricks were
briefly examined. I'D Their testimony deVel-N
oped the fact that neither OF them had n
my IN terestsln any coal or OIL \ stocks sOts
properties, nor did they, know That thetrs
road or any Of its q tilci ais or employ
had any such Interest ou tside the Davis \
Z Coal and Coke Company. NJ
Mr.. Baumes testified that MS road a
controlled every coal plant on It's IA
except that Of the Northwes sterrfA1 Mining
\ and Exchange Company, !, which pelongeGss
TO the Erie Railroad. There were heSs
said, no independent tt conipa lies 9al ongsTl
his line. The witness declared that, ,ssI
while there were many other coal proper s
\ ties along his line OF road. 1t had n &ssre-EA
$ceived no applications from independe dents j
or others to develop them, 3 So tar as his
company was * ttncernel, however, z he said
1T would be glad to put; In sid dings TO gs
those sundeveloped properties. il REQ uested3 NJ
to do so. ssigs' Ssssss
G. and O. Men N Of IN II. ss sss5
c. 10. Doyle, OF Richmond. Va, general
manager OF the Chesapeake and Ohio VI
Railway Company, said. . i. In answer to-
questions by counsel for the commission i
that he owned no stocks and had mo
nor was he aware OF such ownership ~
or interest by any officer or employ g OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Ralr a. q. tyy3
He said, further, that the Chesapeake ss
and Ohio used about 5000 tons of coal
4 q day, and that this was obtained from
the various mines along the road, sew
eral of which We're the old W. =. Rendf fs
mines. In West Virginia. nor owned by
the BerWnd-Whte Coal Mining CoNFas
8pany, and that they furnished, Of tlts5s
total. amount. minimum OF $50 and All
maximum OF 400 tons a day The object
Bof the question. It was explained, !, was II
to show that the distribution OF cars
for railroad fuel played no part In ,tsA IL
ratings given the mines on the ship
ments. .s5 4 fi4 8Ii s 8 sg; g;&%sSs
The witness admitted the existence 81 &
an arrangement that the cars supplied 81
for fuel for the road would be included gg
in the allotment OF the mines, except
that 1t did not apply In the case OF 4,
the Berwlnd-Whit Company, becauss
their contract was an old one and would ~
not expire until next year, ss.
To a question by commissioner
Clements, the witness replied that thls
arrangement came nearer doing 1ust'cess ps 81
{ to all concerned than any plan tina could 81
be devised. 4 s;s NJ
No Preference Shown,
Asked specifically by counsel for thssi
commission IL the White Oak Coal Conn., N
many did not receive preference In the
matter Of car distribution that was 3deniadSi
other companies, the witness answered.
that they did not The witness said
further that the chesapeake and Ohio
operated the White Cal division 70 Srai dlssggs
ance OF three miles, but beyond that tAsssI
coal company paid IS a day for the USE
Of an engine ana the Chesape ake ana Il
Ohio would be glad to do the same Tor
any other company. II M
E, II. Parker, OF Newport News,