The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
commission TO
SIT IN. CAPITAL G. \ A !.
Railroad Presidents to Be Given
Chance to Attend and
"a Testify.
ORDERS FOR PRIVATE CARS.
Mine Operator Said Gould Not
Get Company Fuel Without
Paying Tolls.
.tBy Associated Press.)

"a
PHILADELPHIA. June ls.-When the the
81 Interstate Commerce commission RESUME I
u I'd lis sessions to-day. Commits sion y er
Clements announced that the commission
would sit In Warrington on June 2ls5'
4 when the railroad companies which have
been under Investigation will be permit
TED to make any statement or presens
\ any defense they may desire. Previous
K "a the opening Of the session, the COM
stnissioners telegraphed their secretary at
4Nyashirgton TO forward official notltica-
StIorl 10 the railroad presidents. The ap-
spearance OF these officials Is optional.
az no subpoenas will be Issued, The
presidents invited to attend the WASH
aington hearing: arc
Presid tents to Attend.
4 "A. j. Cassatt, Pennsyn0na Railroad;
Oscar q. Murray. Baltimore and Ohio
5Railroad; L. E. johnson, Norfolk ana
5ryestern Railroad: George w. Stevens,
SChesapeake and Ohio Railroad. e.
Newman. New y ork Central lines, ana
" a. Yates, Buffalo. Rochester ana
Pittsburg Railroad.
If a The membership OF the executive COM.
vnittee az the Norfolk and Western Rail
road, as furnished the commission by
u the secretary Of the company, Is as fol-
lows: Samuel Rea and j. B. Thayer, OF
4 the Pennsylvania Railroad; l.. p, johns.
son, president Of the Norfolk and Vest
ern y Henry Fink, chairman of the Nor
\ folkss and WESTERN Victor Morawetz,
chairman OF the executive committee Of
THE Akchison, Topeka and Santa F1 5
] Railroad. 4. III @
orders for private cars TO be used by
( in dependent coal mining companies were
gx1,ftl Stae1 Conn.
i panys by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
8pany.. and paid for by that COZ poratlol,,5
which afterward had a settlement Will
u theSes coal companies. This fact was
32es ahlished at to-day's session Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission throug;:
q tile testimony OF H. e. Schwartz, chiel
clerk OF the sales department Of the
q Pressed Steel Car Company. and by ir1--55
FORMATION volunteered by Francis l. t'nw-
en-. counsel for the railroad company
ia / III Mr.. Schwartz's Memory.
$ss M. schwartz's memory was uncertain.
but after persistent questioning byaAl
Ssstol ney Glasgow, he recollected That or
5 ders for private cars to be used, he &C.
{ lieved BY the keystone ana the BerWnd.
White Companies, had been placed with
the car building company.
& He did not know who paid for them
but Lawyer Gowent said It was IN evil
sdence that the Pennsylvania 2 Railroad
Company, having made the contract, was
obligated for the cost fs
This Information came as q surprise
TO Mr.. Glasgow. who said the fact was
not III evidence, and that he had been
trying to secure the information.
a. Guthrie. mine operator, told
the commission that when his represen-
tative' applied at the Office Of General
Manager Atterbury, of the Pennsylvania
8Ra!lroa for an order for company fuel.
y was told he could get It by paying 70
A clerk named Huff or Hoff in Mr.. After
bIry's office an allowance of three cents
4 a ton He did not say who imposed the
conditions He reported the matter to-
Vice President Pugh and he secured the
order without paying the allowance Mr.
Pugh at first discredited his story the
xvitnpss said Eit i,tl N