Show RAilROADS SHOW IN OF COAL CARS Philadelphia phia May l Testimony ten tend 1 ing to show favoritism by railroad corn com paules in the Ule distribution of coal cars was eJi elicited it cl today wh n the interstate com comm commerce m merce commission resumed Its I tion into the alleged railroad dl tion Shortly before the clo close e of the aft aCt session Geor George e W Clark a car distributor employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad company at Altoona Pa ad admitted that he had received orders to tomake tomake make s special ial assignments of cars to the Coal company Mr Ir Clark admitted d that special allotments had at times to a certain extent interfered with au an equitable distribution of cars Arthur Hale HaJ superintendent of trans transportation of the Baltimore Ohio rail railroad railroad road was on the stand the greater part of the day Through him it was brought out that the Merchants Coal company compan and tile the Somerset Coal company compan had fre frequently frequently received many cars in excess of their percentage allotment while various smaller companies suffered a shortage Mr Ir Hale HaJe eXPlained at the shortage shown on the l did not Indicate that the companies suffered for tor lack of cars as In many cases these companies could not handle their full complement of cars The full commission is conducting the hearing |