The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-25
HAVE NO POWER IN
 KNOXVILLE CASE Southern and the L. & N. Fight
 Each Other GAR SERVICE SEEMS POOR Coal Operators of Middlesboro District, However, Seem to Be Satisfied
 With Results of the
 Investigation.
GAR SERVICE SEEMS POOR

Knoxville, Tenn, October 4.-The in- vestigation being conducted here by the interstate commerce commission into the relation of the Southern railway to coal lands and questions of car. supply ana distribution was concluded this after noon. Tonight the two members of the commission here, Judge Clements ana Commissioner Harlan, together with C. c. McChord, w. o. Davis, James L. Mur- phy and others attending as agents and attorneys of the commission, left for Louisville, Ky, where a similar investiga- ton will be begun Thursday morning.
 This Louisville inquiry will be along the same lines as that conducted in Knoxville and will deal with the relations of the Louisville and Nashville railroad to the coal mining industry. It Is said an effort will be made to establish the fact that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company owns the Louisville Property company, a corporation which owns about 50OOO acres of land in Ken lucky and Tennessee, and which leases coal veins to companies on royalty basis. An effort will be made to prove that the incorporators of the Louisville Property company are or were officers of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad, and that these officers now own or did own stock in the company. Questions of car supply and discrimination will also be discussed and the allegation that combine among the retail coal dealers of Louisville exists, will be sifted, 1t Is said.
 Take Up JeIIico Field.
 The commission this morning concluded an investigation of condition in the Mid desboro district and entered into an ex- animation of witnesses from the Jellico region. Numerous complaints were made of unfairness or discrimination in the furnishing of cars to Jellieo operators by the Southern railroad and Louisville and Nashville railroad. The complaints against the Louisville and Nashville grew out of conditions prior to the opening Of the main line of that company to Knox vile. Atlanta and southern points in April of last year.
 The concluding evidence of the situa- tion in the Middlesboro district this morn ing was an examination of the books of the Naming coal exchange, in an effort to show the source of the revenue and expenses of that firm.
 Witnesses from the Jellico district tes- tiied that the Southern Railway is re- fusing to furnish cars to mines located on the Louisville and Nashville railroad track, and some of the testimony tended to show that certain mines have been favored in this respect.
 Witnesses also complained that before the main line of the Louisville and Nash vile was opened into Knoxville and Att lanta, that company refused to furnish cars for use to southern markets, and the Southern Railway lines.
 Can See No Remedy.
 The alleged refusal of the Southern Railway company and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company to exchange switching accommodations in Louisville, Nashville Knoxville and Atlanta, was also the subpect of bitter complaint. Judge Clements stated that the commis-- | sion had now no authority to remedy the distress caused by this refusal of the l lines to cooperate in this regard. | The commission finished It's work here | this evening and departed tonight for Louisville, where 1t will continue its in- | vestigations. The coal operators of the Middlesboro district who were responsible for the investigation, expressed them