Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-04 | Page 2 | Favoritism Shown by Chesapeake and Ohio

r FAVORITISM SHOWN BY CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO Cincinnati Gas and arni Electric Company Compan Gets Coal ConI Cheaper Than n J Any One El Ebe Washington May 3 Why 3 Why should the Cincinnati Gas and Electric company compan com coin pan pany get Its coal at a lower lowel rate than any other othel consumer In that city was a question that the Interstate comm commerce Ice commission lon tO today 1 asked of E. E M r. r Whittaker freight manager manaher man man- ager aher of the Che Chesapeake Ohio which has been transporting the thc coal According t to t Mr 11 Whittaker a rep rep- o of the Coal ConI company company com corn pany a selling organization carne came to the Chesapeake Ohio officials with the statement that the Cincinnati Ga Gas and Electric company ha had entered into in In in- to a contract with the coal company for or the delivery of the coal and that If Ir the railroad would make snake a re reduced rate It could have ha the traffIc Owing to the fact that the gas company compan had hada a plant adjoining the thc railroad term term- inal ti and another on tho the river bank making It available to barges the C C. C 0 O concluded to take the contract and published a reduced tariff for all coal shipments to the company Why hy Get It Cheaper Commissioner Clements asked Mr Mi lr wh why liy the gas company compan should got sot its its' coal cheaper than all any other Cincinnati consumer The Tho reply was that being located d at atthe at atthe atthe the terminal no switching switching- was necessary sary You do not defend the contract do o you you OLm Inquired Mr h Clements Well Veli sold mid he I certainly would like to have the commission decide ecle on the question It has never nC occurred to me that there thele was anything wrong I I have never asked our counsel about the tho contract hut but I T shall tin do so sn r r flit Om ni- ni u n railroad will cancel the contract If the commission thinks It Is an Improper 0 one ii e. e r Mr l was questioned about th the division dl o of markets between the railroads Ica leading to tidewater He le ged there was an understanding understanding under under- standing that the C C. C fc O. O was not to Invade In the Baltimore Ballimore Ohio and Pennsylvania territory an and amid vice versa