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Show ALL CAR- AND COAL MOVEMENTS SHOULD IE IWE PUBLIC Interstate Commerce Commission Urges Publicity as Best Protection Against Shortage; Connection of Pennsylvania Road's Officials With Coal Is Shown. - In a special report, the Interstate CoiimieTee commission commis-sion nres publicity in the movement of cars and coal by railroads. The publication of railroad operation in connection con-nection with mines, also is recommended. The officials of several roads were found by the commission com-mission to have connection with coal companies. The Pennsylvania is declared to he a particular offender in tilis respect. 1 I i WASHINGTON, JAN. .Y THE INTERSTATE IN-TERSTATE COMMERCE COMM1S- SION TODAY TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS ITS FIRST REPORT ON I ITS INVESTIGATION ON DISCRIMINATIONS DIS-CRIMINATIONS AND MONOPOLIES UNDER THE JOINT RESOLUTION j OF CONGRESS O? MARCH 7. 1906, I KNOWN AS THE TILLMAN GILLESPIE GIL-LESPIE RESOLUTION THE REPORT RE-PORT DEALS WITH BITUMINOUS COAL COMPANIES EAST OF THE OHIO AND IN TERRITORY BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY. ON THE NORTH BY CANADA AND ON THE EAST BY THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THE ROADS INVOLVED ARE THE NORFOLK & WESTERN, CHESAPEAKE CHESA-PEAKE & OHIO. BALTIMORE OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, BUFFALO. ROCHESTER & PITTSBUROV BEECH CRBEK DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER. PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT ft NORTH ERN, BUFFALO & SUSQUEHANNA, AND WEST VIRGINIA CENTRAL & PITTSBURG (NOW THE WESTERN MARYLAND) Interests In Coal Lands. THE REPORT THEN SAYS ALL COMPANIES OWN. DIRECTLY. OR BY STOCK OWNERSHIP IN OTHER COMPANIES, LARGE INTERESTS IN COAL LANDS. That every common rrr.er engaged m interstate transportation ot coal be required to make pub.ic the system of car di.tribution in ertert upon its rail way and the several divisions thereof, showine how the eauirjnient foi coal Hudson River railroad, it is said that i no ownership h rniv officer or emplovee 'f the 'o-k or bonds of coal companies is disclrsed. enoipt that certain share ot the Bea.-h I'n'rk I'nul and I'oke com-panv com-panv and of the learfield Bituminous oa) i m-orfxir.it ion. N in which the New York i enfral hss sto.-ks, were issued n 1 the names of certain ffieers of the rs.il-pad rs.il-pad i-ompanv to qualify them as directors direc-tors of those eoal companies, that ther miht repri sent the railroad's holdings. Th report sa s it apparent to 'tie . in nn -sion tba' "'the various rail-" rail-" i" in! 'r ikjhr-d,. lat ions were used for 'h purpose of ireeing upon and M.i;n' uni ng freight rates, and that the i ist r i ha t ion of tonnage to these sev eral road, was onlv maintained in so far s ' -a:'ie was accomplished by fixing .iree I freight rate. '" , The -oal fraaV .it so.-iaf ions having fa 'Jed to aceomplish the desired pur-pos. pur-pos. s. 'tie ('en us 1 vartia Kailroad com pan', determined to l.uiv sufficient of fh. to,ks of the Chesapeake Jc Ohio, Bil'iniiTi" i i)!uo. arid Norfolk A Western West-ern railroad, so that, acting with others, it might control the policy of these ros !. The commission reaches j 'he conclusion. nide from the question I w hether tV perr.svh ani railroad had a 'nn! of rhe st..-k of the other rail-j rail-j r 'id eompar.ies mentioned, evept the l New York ' er-rra!. t!:3' as a matter of f.i", the H;r!-n.re & Ohio. ChesapeTk A Ohio. .Norfolk A Wf-m and Ph t lade! la-de! pi-ia Heading railroads were rr:-t.'-m.'h.'x . onfrolled b the Pcnusvlvinia and Ne-.v rk l entra! . Hudson River I r- : f :i i s and that "he r-sult w a t- I pra .il' v eliminate .u hstajitu! c- m-I m-I ;.'i"o, Set ween 'he rimer ' The report says the ownership or tn-I tn-I tcrest h coal propertie? or coal traffic I by earner or their officials or employees has. :n the opinion ot the commission, , brought about discriminations, injustice and inequalities to independent opera torj. and has prevented many persons who desired to eng'se m mining coal from doing so and that the combinations combina-tions or contracts of the several car-r'.ers. car-r'.ers. member of the asscciat'.ons i.en-t'.oned. i.en-t'.oned. his had the -'2 ct of mcreasiog freight rates and a:so tna price of coal to the consumers. ' ; " s i s ip;-,. irs :mI n . . ... 4. , ir of ; ' i . s - : p p e rs a u n r t': i ' ' l e s . ir is ."c I sf r '.but ion and 'i-e r-.r !..":'. . f f a '.::"'s ' , inee'-no i. .us j : - , f ' e wnr' f p '; 1 !.' :! . . earner r: : -lr . . .v . . ppe rs If ne . a Tie 'id I :. . ' '.I- h';si',. ss -a ii sniTip.rs . '. tr.d hid f'lr-.ts'-.ed ir.fTK.ri n i- .i' i:r:f.t:! n. ' r i h sr.ipro.s i - 'he f-t: .'ns'n. i.v-.r hrs ' ' rep woold hive t ... r. -f-T'- ' 1 service is divided between the several divisions cf its road, and that the car j r.er b required to publish at stated periods the system of car distribution in effect and the actual distribution ! mad3 t each mining operator That where the capacity of the rnir.es is the basis for the distribution of equipment, a fair, tust and equable rating oi the rr.::ies be required. 1' :. i i : ' i r- ... .! 'Vf-rs 1 i o.':". ! -.-.I - I ' ' ' ' " ' t : a :h . I -c ... I c tr. ".er (.. f tt.vt.p ' rt as. -. - a'p'.e '!'!', t v. " '. I '. 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The cmjiiission cannot too strongly express i : its disapproval of these practices." j The report us ten oihctals of the I 1 Haitimort i i;.ic . . a i. an aggregate of I 7 1 T shares of stocK of coal companies, par value 1M". ano tnese c. mpanies nave their plains on and are d.uaj; I business alonn the lin.s of the Haiti iiior- A. Oai c This stock was acquired, in some cases, bv imrchase, and in others by allotment, as a bonus with bonds purchased, and in a few instances bv gift. KyuarJirij the New i ork Cntral 4 |