The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-29
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
IS INVESTIGATED
CHARGED WITH NATION
AGAINST KENTUCKY COAL
DEALERS.
FAVORED ILLINOIS MINES
Cysten OF Conflscation Resorted to
in Order to Force Kentucky
Dealers Out Of
Business.

The complaint filed by William
Fades president Of the Hillside Goa
i company, against the Illinois Contra
Railroad Company, charging d.crim
nation in the distribution Of coal cars
he partial hearing Of which was held
lat Cir enyille ten days ago and which
was re. umed in Louisville bids fair
70 be far reaching in its scope In
| TACT, what seemed a, first an insig.
/ lificunt complaint which would be
rushed aside in a day or two, will
| likely be an important link in gener-
n investigation Of the m thods of the
coal combine of the United States
and he big railroads The Interstate
Commerce Commission is watching
he turn Of affairs in the present inyes-
legation and there is no telling how
soon it Will take a hand in the matter.
Plenty Cars for Illinois Coal
Il developed Saturday in the hear
ng before the Railroad Commission
.hror Oh the testimony Of ]. II. Rudi,
sell manaG of the Memphis Coal
Company, which deals in coal at Mem.
phis that during the past few months
he could secure all the coal he wanted
rom the Madison Coal Corpora ion.
which operates about tweny Gve coal
mines in Southern Illinois. but Ii
'ould get very little from Kentucky
The headquarters of this company is
u 81. Louis, No. Mr. Rudisell said
hat he received telegram after ele,
ram from the company urging him
o buy their coal He said that h,
could get twenty to forty carloads q
, time and could gel the coal the nsX
lay after it was ordered.
Very Few for Kentucky Product.
While he could get all he wanted
rom the Illinois mines on the Illinois
" ntral he said he vas able 70 secure
1rt little Ct the kentucky coal, also on
he Illinois Central. which he preferred
o handle and WHICH his customers
wanted His testimony was that he
could have sold ten times as muct
Kentucky coal as he could get He has
4 contract with the hillside Coal Coll
lany but The company vas unable to
qt the contract OeIapsr the Il'iaDig
Central railroad would not furnish N
aar, The witness fled me telegram
rom the Madison coal corporatisi
, eng him 10 buy coal as it col J
Urnish him all n cot'5 sell
Roads ConEsrated Coal.
The testimony OF " w Jeuhins |
-niot clerk Of the West Kentucky Gur
Company which cutates extensilt |
eIljieries in Union and Webster .H |
nos, was that The colracts Of jho nN |
1ois Central railroad with the Goa
.tr' panies on its ines were for stodn
a from 90 ceHrs t. Sl.1O = I11 |
often tho railroad would conGS.l'c
SIC. cars of 'gm' coal for -
WI use aid VOL only pay Ae
steam or miXel coal prices. Should
he coal companies make q claim for
higher j. ice for the lump coal i.
would have 10 go through the claim
department. and would probably be Sly
months or a year b fore the compan-
es could get their money This often
orced The companies to accept the
team coal price.
Took Customers Coal,
Mr.. Jenkins said that often he would
lave as many as six cars of coal load
d sold and billed 10 customers and
he Illinois Central railroad would co...
iscate the coal and his customers
would be disappointed. A standing or
er seems topreyail among the agent.
f the Illinois G ntral railroad to con
scate all coal until its demand was
applied no matter what the condi.
ions or circumstances are The wit
ess also charged that he could get
a cars at his mines when l. y. Wheat
fof. no owned tn Togo mines near
. q. ho bill, the railroad from
rCao"i foo Dixon. connecting with .
a' Illinois Central could get all the q
20 wanted He said he saw .
.r.nss Of empty cars going to the
.heatcroft mines when he could D.
othing like wha; he wanted. He said
he agents would give him no sarisfac-
on as 10 the apparent discrimination !
c. Said 10 Have Holding Company a
Notes. n
While IL has not be brought ont (
the present investigation though 10
ay be il is charged that he Illinois 7
antral railroad is Indirectly interes "a
! in thee oal fields # Southern /. 6
.inois. To Madison Coal Corpora. $
on which controls so many miupa l..
Illinois IS -othing more than :
lldinC corporal on. IL is alleged. Thu In
ississipai Valley Corporation. T. is n
aimed. is another holding corpora "
IN which controls coal lands and "
rye output in Kentucky and Illinois n,
is alleged that the Illinois Central
turn. has iH &. treasury notes given
n Mississippi Valley Corporation I,
the amour # over S1.211u.0Ga N
th The stock Of the various coal N
mpanies attached as collateral LII
Hsr,so Cd Divided Coal Districts. Ic
Much interest is attached To- the tes- t,
a0ny Of II HarwoDd coal traffic p
luaggr Of the Illinois Central Rail of
ad company who viii probably be