The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-28
GARY WILL REFUTE
COREY'S EVIDENCE
IN STEEL INQUIRY
Latter Concludes Sensational
Testimony in Suit to
Dissolve Trust
VIRGINIA PROFESSOR
ON WITNESS STANDI
Geologist From University ID
Authority on Ores and
Mining Fields But Is
No Geographer

mo Geogfapher
NEW YORK, Jan. 2T.--Elbert n.
Gary, executive head of the United
States Steel corporation, is to go on the
stand in the governments suit to dis
solve the trust to refute Coreys SWORN
statements that Gary had personals
participated in one or more of thu
secret meetings of steel manufacturers
at which prices were fixed. James "A.
Farrell, who succeeded Corey as press
ident of the Steel corporation. also
will be called to the stand by the
trusts big array of lawyers The date
of their appearance has not yet been
definitely decided upon. They will
probably be among the first witnesses
introduced by the defense as soon as
| the government shall close its case. 81
1t was tntimated today by Judge
Jacob Nj. Dickinson. the governments
chief counsel, that his side of the case
may be brought to it's close within d
week. Richard w. Lindabury. chief
counsel for the trust, said that he was
/ not yet prepared to state how much
time would be required by the defense
for the development of its testimony,
I though he hoped that not more than d
Few weeks would be consumed
Gary Provides Room.
Todays hearing before Special Exc
aminer Browne was held in one OF
the large rooms that constitute the
/ headquarters of, the steel trust on the
top floor of the Empire building, H.
/ Broadway, Cramped and uncom-
Portable quarters for the proceedings
/ heretofore have been used by the gov
ernment Judge Gary, learning OF
/ this rendered the use of capacious
and we'll lighted room on the TWEEN
| ueth floor of the home of the huge
/ trust.
A delicate touch was made by Judge
DICKINSON today on the personal res
latlons between former President Coz
rey and Judge Gary. obviously with
the view of discrediting the rumors
that Corey is taking advantage of his
opportunity as a government witness
to get even" with Gary for suppfant-
ing him as president Of the corporation
with James A. Farrell. The latter
I has been known in the parlance of
steel trust factions as a Gary man.
while Corey was known as a "Carne-#
gle man" Instead of responding To
/ the government lawyers efforts. how
ever Corey promptly declared that he
was wholly out of sympathy with the
suit, and that at least quarter of his
personal funds still was invested in
stel trust securities.
Opposed TO Suit.
II am opposed to the whole pur-
pose of the governments suit" de-
ciared Corey. quickly, in response to-
the lawyers question, If he approved
the proceedings
Under close questioning Corey ad-
mitted that the trust could make
steel rails cheaper than any other
concern in the country. He denied
that ne had ever said there had been
at any time an international under-A
standing among sresi manufacturers
to keep prices up or in any any other
manner to affect the worlds market.
He asserted that the manufacturing
costs of the Carnegie Steel company
had been reduced since 1t had become
a part of the Morgan Gary combine.
This closed the three days exarnt-s
nation OF Corey, and he INDUCED in o.
loud sigh of relief when the govern
ment counsel announced that he was
excused TO recall should Developments
make his temperance as a witness
advisable c. A. Severance. OF the
steel trust counsel, put few unim-s
portant questions to him. After fig
iuring several minutes before answer
ing Mr.. Severance's question as To tina
approximate cost of a modern steel
mill of sufficient capacity economi-l
cally to manufacture rails, the witness
replied that 1T would be between ten
and twelve million dollars.
Calls Virginia Professor.
James S. Grasty, professor of geol-g
ogy at the University of Virginia. sue
I ceedetf Mr.. Corey as witness. He
4 was called by rife government az IN
expert on the amount and value of this
/ birmingham iron ore field. He said
I that there were at least six hundred
million tons of commercial ore Within
! easy access of the Birmingham plants
and that about four hundred millions
of this was the property of the Ten.s
nessee Coal and Iron company. at the
time President Roosevelt gave special
permission to the steel trust to absorb
it's only potential rival
| The Nirginian's testimony was
wholly technical and displayed much
knowledge as to minerology and gee
ology in general. but he was tripped
up badly on his geographical inforna-s
ton. by D. A. Reed, who cross-exan1-s
ined for the steel trust
Although he seemed to know much
about the geology of the steel trust'A
ore holdings in the Lake Superior res
gion, and the Northwest he was un-s
able to tell in what State any of these
properties lie. Finally Mr.. Reed tried
q to get from him the water route ship
ments taken from the points of origin
4 of the raw materials to the nlanufAc-g
turing plants. Professor Grasty said
they originated on Lake Superior. and
from that body of water went through
Lake Ontario to Pittsburg and other
manufacturing centers. He was uit-s
able either to remember the names M
the other three bodies of water TINT
constitute the five great lakes AMI
placed Ontario next to Superior.
He Is Not Baptist. @
When the professor had dniAhoA
! the cross examination, amidst ~
chuckles of counsel and specfatnxuS
~ .sxf fn&r a..
/. Professor. are you a Baptist r.
why, no." stammeringiy answeFo(k
the professor. adding why do Y&|
| ask me that?''
| Because replied tina gOveea
ment's lawyer, you evidently ax4 m6