Evening journal., 1921-04-19
men SAY P. R. R.
WASTED MONEY
Motive Power Head TeSti-
hes Road Paid Higher
Price For Repairs
REA, VAUGHAN
ASKED TO APPEAR

PHILADELPHIA. April "a
Charges were made yesterday by
Pennsylvania Railroad workers OF
wilful waste on the Part OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co, in allowing
outside shops 10 do locomotive re-
pair work. The charges were made
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission at a hearing in the
Federal Building. by Frank p.
Walsh. counsel FOR the shopmen.
+. IT. Barclay, OF Washington. an
Interstate Commerce Commission
examiner. has charge Of the hear
ing. The commissions counsel Is
NJ. c. List.
Mr.. walsh asked that Samuel Rea.
president OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road. and Samuel NJ. Vauclain. head
OF the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
be subpoenaed TO appear as wit
neeses. Mr.. Barclay said that in
stead OF issuing subpoenaes. he
would request the two men 20 be
] present Mr.. Walsh made no OBJ
, lection.
The particular case involving the
/ Pennsylvania Railroad Is the. letting
I OF "a contract TO the Baldwin Loco
motive Works for the repair OF 200
/ locomotives at an aggregate cost Of
S4.5OO.OOO.
The railroad workers assert that
the banking interests have forced
the railroads. in which they have
power. to take their work 10 private
shops. to make the operation OF the
private shops profitable.
James T. Wallis. superintendent OF
motive power for the Pennsylvania
Railroad. upon being questioned by
/ Mr. Walsh. said that the work al
Baldwin's costs twice as much as u
would have in the company's own
shops. The reason for letting of
the contract, according To- Mr.. Wal
lis. was TO save time. He said tna'
ifhe Baldwin shops had promised %
have the engines back ON the roae
lr two and half months. He tesu'
ood they were not through with th'
work for six months-threc and
Iiair months longer than was prom
is.d he said. also. that there wa
,,o nenaltv clause IN the Baldwin
contract guaranteeing the -eturn '
the locomotives in he speoihe'
AFTER reviewing the case. an inter
voning petition of the workers u
b .be Interstate Commerce 'oinInls
5 sion makes the following charges
! "First. They Othe raiiroadsl de
70 sire TO make profitable the Opera
e ,io,s OF certain private equlpm'l
u o,rnnanies in which the rallroao
20 ar certain large banking groul
which control the railroads are i
s ,,,entiv Interested As the puhi
q navs the bill ultimately for the tran
$ portation industry. this means th'
the puhiic Is being required, Wlth"'
:, warrant in law or ethics. TO pay u.
y defensible charges TO secure pr''
table returns on certain equlpme'
COMPANIES which are controlled
- the same financial Interests whic
cor+roi the railroads Many OF tines
. continent concerns made eNcessi'
nrofts on an expanded capital du'
ing the war period. and would n'
he profitable. were IL not Tor IN
policv OF manipulating the publ
interest for private gain.
= second. In the second place, man
railroad managements. especial
those afinated with the hhnkl %
house of j. T. Morgan a CO.. ?
closing their own repair shops an
contracting with private compani'
=. to do their locomotive and car n
pairs. evidently aim TO disrupt RAJ
road labor organizations which ha'
r developed during the war. The
obvious plan is TO throw railway en-
o. Moves temporarily out Of emplo
nent and later when work Is resur
ed In railway shops, 10 re-empioy q
former workers not as members
railway labor organizations but
individuals. Our records alrea'
show approximately 100000 m
H thrown out Of work
u QUESTIONABLE in Evidence. ......
There was placed in evidence "
terdav a questionable answered
4 the Pennsylvania Railroad for I
United States Railroad Administi
.i ton. The document was filed
-, Washington on or about Fehrua
nm 2S. 1890 The railroads were
~ turned to private control on Mar
te /. 1920.
10. In answering the questionable
is Pennsylvania Railroad said that
~ was able 10 handle an Of its rep
4, work I'm its own shops. The contri
al for the repairing OF the 200 LOGON
tives sent TO Baldwin's bore no da
but Mr.. Wallis testified that IL v
made March 10. or about ten d'
"a after the railroad had said that
~ could handle its own work.
l" Another point brought out y
W that Baldwin's were paid 90 per CO
ne on actual working cost for overhe
-. charges.