New-York tribune., 1910-11-04
LbCKANANNA accused
Marian Coal Company Charges
Hiuh-Handed Methods.
APPEALS TO COMMISSION
Attempts to Drive It Out Of Busl'
ness AIleged-Reparation Of
S55, ,239 Asked.

washington. Nov. "A denunciaton o.
-hs Delaware. Iackawanna & Western
Tzr-oad Company. in which II Is charged
WIN rereatedly attempting 10 drive com
reti-or cut of business. and al aTraign-
-1ent of the so-caIled anthracite trust are
contained n a complaint fled with the IN
4,-state Commerce Commission to-day oy
fhe Marian Coal Company, Of Whining sSon'
De. Reoaration amounting 70 S55-2S9 is de-
rsandeG-
The statement contains allegations OF one
o. the most remarkable series Of business
h7~assments that ever figured before tle
,o-,-,,fssiou- L charges that the Marian
ro-,nanv has been subjected 70 unjust and
discriminatory rates. based on monopoly
maintained through the device Of the TEN
r7le Iron Comnauy.- the directors of whlea
ere -he presidents Of the railroads consl-
r-tin- the Anthracite trust and alleeez
ssictatfon OF production, Interference with
prospective purchasers Of the planl- olFeI-
son Of water supply. and heaping or Tue
on fire which threatened destruction OF
-A4 Marian company's washery at Iaylor'
Pe8r
Tlqe Marian washery is on Lackawanna
s=fvfsion switch. which also serves three
r,o1lleries alleged 10 belong 20 the Lacka-
wanna interests. Tho complaint states Fa''
s--s acts preventing equality Of conditions
between the Marian and alleged Favored
-,,---,,e-f-o-s who constitute tse trust
some Of the acts charged against the
,or,,-anv ere that Il attempted 10 compel
=, 7rs-fa-7 0o7r-anv 70 sell its product 70
.re T-s,lzsu-anra on an agreement as 10
-.e+-;r,5on of outru. that would have
s.-4--o-,- -LA Marian company out o. busl-
ness and that the I4ackswann2 refused
o., quote rates. local or intrasJa1e- me
-rs-ta- -o-rrarv. Il Is further asserted
finally offered its property for sale ana o-i7
-arlyav-ar-la- having obtained n coilllut''V
she names Of the bidders. informed '''e-H
80 If -bav bought the Marian property
-rev would buy law suit a..
-a,e Tar15awanua- according To l-le
r-17arrsz. rersistertly routed the Nal lel
ro-77na-7v,s products over longer hail7 "a
1-fe5,a- rates than were imposed on 1dNoi ca
.ztf~7e-s and deliberately built TWO dams 10
,=i,-s~- water from the Narian's coal WASH
CIV ---.-,-----
connecting carriers. the Marian conlpa--s
Saws. refused 10 put into erect me -'l -
.ofnt rates that would absorb the I1olil'--
80 switching charges Of the Lacka wanna
In 1905. the statement continues -i'7
-s-lrav-a~na. when Informed that nre
- So c--r-r hank threatened destruction OF
-r7-'s- r-aoe~ty, ro- only sent word 10 me
Marian people that as il was on the l'7eAs4
-~arna-s land ''it vas n0hocys business
7--r deliberately dumped neT fuel on me
ire. causing destruction Of 7a2oo tons o.
--s1rahle material and costing SO" ]"
eave the Na-ian's cUlm hank from oeS'I1o-
sion. L
The JsacFawauna also eAaTEe1 --0
--a-ian company. Il is alleged o. GEMS q
-or for hauling its coal 900 feet rom '''g
-as1e-v 20 q connection WIN 1he -'-.,' O.
Railroad of New Jersey so a. % ~-a-
the additional price for coal JHe -A-7- IAN
.----s--. wight have obtained along the
,..---zr.s line Other shippers had UHcn
---1-ar rate i Is said