Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-25

romplsh tho desired purposes. the
pennsylvania Railroad company deter.
mined TO buy sufficient of the stocks OF
the Chesapeake q Ohio, Baltimore "
Ohio. and Norfolk & Western railroads.
so that. acting with others. II might
control the policy u these roads. IN"
commission reaches the conclusloh'
aside from the question whether the
pcnnsylvania railroad had u majority
of the stock of the other railroad COM
panlea mentioned. except the New York
Central. that ~ n matter OF fact. the
Baltimore & ohio, Chesapeake " ONO,
Norfolk & Western aud Pennsylvnnla
g. Reading railroads were practically
controlled by tho Pennsylvania and
New York Central & Hudson River
railroads, and that the result was 10
practically eliminate substantial COM
petition between tho carriers
Tho report says tho ownership or In
terest In coal properties ~ coal lrathc
by curriers' or their officers or employees
has. in the opinion OF The commission.
brought about determinations, Injustice
and inequalities 20 independent operat-
ors. aud has prevented many persons
who desired to engage In mining coal
from doing 30 and that the combination
or contracts OF tho several carriers.
members of the associations mentioned,
has had the effect Of increasing freight
rates and also the price OF coal 20 the
consumers.
LACK OF PUBLICITY.
The report says 1t appears that one of
The most fruitful sources OF complaint
by shippers against the carriers. as far
as car distribution and the furnishing OF
facilities Is concerned. has grown out OF
the want Of publicity ON the part of the
carriers in their dealings with shippers
no an. a ah
mess With shippers openly and had fur
nished Information as to car distri-
button to which shippers were entitled.
much OF the favoritism according to the
report. would have been averted and
wherever unjust rates were made the
fact that they were made would have
been made public. The Baltimore e.
Ohio roads had made It almost impos-
siblc for the shipper to ascertain act
nally what was the system Of car dis
1ribution, and whether 1t was faith
fully carried out.
The commission announces that the
method of rating mines on those roads
where the capacity OF the mine TO pro-
duce coal Is an element considered IN
the distribution OF cars to the several
divisions or districts and each mine
Wherein has not been carried out with
the care which should characterize such
responsible and important duties.
UNJUST METHODS.
- IT Is declared that many inequalities
Bnd unjust methods are used In arriy-
dnE at the capacity of each mine It
is strenuously claimed on the part Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
the report says. that the acquisition o.
the stocks OF the Baltimore & Ohio, the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Norfolk &
Western by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company was the real cause for the cess
sation In rebates, and this claim IN
part seems TO be justified.
A LEADING QUESTION.
Secretary Perkes of the Real Estate
association made the rounds of the coal
offices today, In vain search for coal
AT Bamberger's offices he was told that
orders were being taken now for de-
livery IN six weeks. BY superstren-
Uous effort. Mr.. Perkes was able to
locate a ton of anthracite. but could not
find that there was a car of soft coal
in any of the yards. He asks how this
state of things COMFORTS with the as
sertions recently made by Rio Grande
officials about such large amounts OF
coal being brought into this city. He
wants to know where II all IS. for the
shortage appears as bad as ever.