New-York tribune., 1906-06-15
RERWIND WILL ASSIST.
Head of Coal Company Promises to
.Aid Investigators.


.+snoe IN its investigation were given TO the In
-. commerce Commission to-day by T T
s1na head of the Berwind-White Coal Mining
S,env Mt. Berwind and his brother John E
.-rsnd were present at to-day's session. and
:, A-o-her was examined by Mr.. Glasgow, who
Is thst he was not yet ready to call E. J. Ber-
- THIS was not pleasing 10 the latter, who
1850 MI Glssgow's line OF investigation He
-.ssed the opinion that results would be more
,stv attained by calling the officials of the COM
e. ' Who are familiar with the details OF the bust
- than through the examination Of employees
,,s,ng minor positions and not in possession OF
- ,rSor7nation which the commission desires. Mr.
.a-u-nd was plainly irritated at Mr.. Glasgow
r.rs 10 call him. and ne expressed his dspleasure
: A.,,g corueIled 10 remain when his testimony
s not required. To the reporters he said that
. ,st1rned from Europe expressly TO appear before
- commission and had curtailed HIS trip for this
--nose leaving Mrs. Berwtnd there. 10 follow
t,r 2 week later.
~ Glasgow. however. said be could not hear
-, rs.rvrfn5 az this time. The commission then
s..,se5 10 suspend the investigation until next
~r.sssy when II Will be resumed in Washington
:. v4,icb time Mr.. Glasgow has requested the pres
- n r J. Berwind. r. r. Corcoran, G. 4. Will
ans and George Z. Dickinson. The last three
-.-,.s are employees Of the Berwind White COM
psly. .,
+o, with MI Glasgow and offered to give him
N possble ald in obtaining the information he
desired As a result a E. Storrs. who is asso-
csted with Nr- Glasgow win go TO New York and
make an examination OF various books. reports and
bus O; ladns which may throw light the sub
ject under INVESTIGATION.
MANY CLASHES MARK DAY.
50 numerous we're the clashes to-day between
ar Glasgow and Charles Heebner that both Com
nissoners Clements and CockreH frequently inter
fered ana requested that The investigation be al
lowed 10 proceed. At one time Mr.. Heebner accused
Nr Glasgow OF insinuating wrongIoing on the
part Of tie company. which charge was Indignantly
denied BY the commissions counsel. Commissioner
Clements impatently remarked that the commits
son did not care 10 have its records filed with
Tits between counsel.
Most Of the testimony to-day concerned the Ber-
vind-Whire coal shipments over Harsmus Pier.
III Glasgow Efforts We're directed toward obtain
.1g an explanation Of the system which exempts
the Berwind- White company from making its
lsims for coal lost in transit through the claims
apartment Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
For long period up 10 Yesterday all Of the Ber-
gfrd-Whita Harsimus coal was shipped esti-
mated weight. and not weighed at Altoona. The
shipments Of all other companies were weighed at
3tcora Francis / CToren. counsel for the Penn
gylyspis Railroad Company. Informed the commits
sion to-day that in consequence of the agitation
resulting from the investigation General Manager
A;erbuTy yesterday issued orders that Harsnus
coal must be weighed. and il IS now being done at
Hclldayshurg.
TIE most important testimony given hv J. T. Ber-
wind was his settlement that during the time re-
hates were the custom he had no reason TO believe
The BerNind-W White company was favored over
ether shippers. and that he believed the estimated
weights were both fair TO the coal company and 70
me railroad. he admitted also that when the Ber-
vr5-U-hite company entered the competition for
liz stearnship ira. il was assisted far was
pssdle by the pennsylvania Railroad Company
Il said further that il not possible for steam
Sins 10 suffer in the matter Of charges, the coal
Fzs shipped u HarsinUs unweighed, and was
veiched in the bucket by steamship company en-
toyes Ee knew OF no instance where there was
noticeable difference between the steamship
weights and the railroad estimates
SAY HoFF DID NOT ASK GRAFT.
To rrf1te the testimony given yesterday by W.
A. Guthrie Il mine operator Of Indiana. Penn.
that a commission II three cents a ton had been
demanded by Frank c. Hof. a clerk in General
Manager Attorhury's Office. for an order for COM
Iary coal the pennsylvania Railroad Company to-
day produced two witnesses They were J. g
S,aufer secretary and treasurer Of the Majestic
Coal Comrau- oS which Mr.. Guthrie is vice-presi-
cent and hs father. J. B. Stauffer. clerk in the
Office ct tae superintendent OF irelSht traI'S'or1a
Tie younaar s,auffer said that when the Majes-
ne company WAS organized he asked his father as
order tl- -..I coal from the railroad his father
- r0~sl.l- ot getting the order. J. T. StaufIer
C0rro50rsr,r his son. He testified that he went 10
lr Hcn .~ Information. During the intervie--. he
sad poi OIL. word was uttered by either concern
Ing s-on 10 be paid Hon IN case the order
Oscar H.re auditor OF freight receipts Of the
ft1lss ra-a Railroad, was questioned az iengih
c11-trTilE rae charges for Harslmus coal. he
sa.l that aI ght must be paid for in advance
ana Gat when coal shipped by other companies
Nts t.-l.. at Altoona the freight charges were
~. and there any loss before the coal
reached te destination the claim was investigated
az. Il correct, was paid through the claims de,
lar.-1ert. Iu the case Of the BerWind- White coal
a estiua-e -ea weight Of 107 0Oo pounds a car was
o-fgel and or this amount 10000 pounds were
Ilepac al Altoona. An additional bill rem
oe'ad by the railroad for the remaining 1000
9-ils and t.e adjustment Of losses was made
ION -as account The witness appeared unable
= explain Euv this should be except that the Har-
sil-s coal was uuweighed and al other shipments
he!e weighed.
-Lr'lel r p CorcOran, superintendent OF Har-
---- pier -Ir- Glasgow endeavOred TO learn
ss-.' .H. HH.l loaded on vessels when weighed
s"+. :.er estimaU0n by the railroad, but he
~ obtain the Information because OF the alb
4 m ltr rsmOranda showing the quantity left
'al-e after a ship had been cOaled.
81. -'-e matter VIII BE- further investigated when
- ''tHHl.Ssi0u meets in Washington.