| Show SCOPE OF INQUIRY i iI TO I I Evils Evis of Private Ownership o of Cars to be I QUESTIONS FOR CASSATT Iii I ersta IC Commerce Commission slon i to Know Why 1 Order Cornn for Cor GOO nn EJ Engines n Was as Hc Rescinded l. l Philadelphia May fa 28 Mere 28 Mere methods of gathering grf graft and the It as o employed by certain and of the time Pennsylvania raIlroad railroad rail raU- road company in charge of the distribution this dis of oC cars to the coal operators will wi form a comparatively insignificant cant part If It an any of the inquiry conducted conducted con con- ducted b by the tho interstate commerce commission when Us its Is hearings are arc re re- re I Sn med The evils evis of or ownership of or cars rs arc to he be taken tulen up UI anti and Investigated fully the commission being determined deter mined to ascertain in what detrimental detriment a al nl degree the supplying of oC motive power for Cu the movement Of f Individual al ai cars Cals of favored shippers has Interfered interbred Inter Inter- bred with the movement of oC company cars allotted to operators who owning no private rolling stock depend upon a fait fair apportionment of or these extra cars cm's for the time carriage of oC their coal coni to the markets Hearings s at zit Washington tun In view of f the time expected return of oC President Cassatt next Friday or Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- it i was thought the commission would resume Its Is hearings here hero But today it was vas given that the approaching approach approach- ing silting would be held In Washington Washing Washing- ton ion probably early next week Acting upon the suggestion that President Cassatt wishes to appear voluntarily the commission It Jt Is Understood understood un un- will wi take talc no action acton to compel compel com coin pel pet hl ills presence but should he lie not re respond 10 ro- ro spend spond to the c commissions commission's passive las ivo or sont Ia implied invitation It is very possible that a subpoena will be bo issued Order for fot EI lles There Thero Is one ono question queston which the time commission is particularly desirous of pulling to lo Mr 11 an and that Is why was as an order orter for COO engines placed with wih the tile Baldwin locomotive works cancelled by him about one and a half years ago at a time when the distribution of or cars was so curtailed cur cut tailed as to seriously embarrass many shippers not among the tho or fa favored who ho had Important contracts to fulfil At the hearing In tho federal I h lid lid- Id- Id ng it I was declared b by officials That hat while coal cars In sufficient numb r to relieve the tho stress wet were probably t 16 b be had the time root of tho the was really realy a lack lac of motive power T were not sufficient engines to the the coal trins trains Will ili i Help Suits I v This will 1 be an Important ai aid to the operators operator's who vho are arc to bring suits against the tho Pennsylvania railroad company compan for alleged d 1 0 t. t foi an l' l t el f tt c it at nl t J- J iu au 10 IJ c l Berwind and he m c were m me inching InG their c V K rl Tidewater and big market f He iii le lei i shii shivers mets met's WIS had hati marke ul no show the car dust ib ib- giving gling us to t that mt for us nC according accord they had cars ears all al right nit I ing lug to our out pro lLO rata raIn Jt lacked the necessary motive 1 P I I |
