Show RAILROAD SENDS SE CARS CARSTO CARSTO CARSTO TO FAVORED COMPANIES I Interstate I e Commerce Commission slon Hears Tales of or how v Independents Ills urs Were erl ere Fro en Out Omit Washington May Ia 4 Trials Trials and tribulations of Independent bo would coal operators along the tho Buffalo Rochester Rochester- Pittsburg railroad were related rented to the Interstate commerce comm commerce commission to today in It Its Investigation Into the bituminous coal conI situation The Tile principal fact act brought out by 13 the tile ex cx examination ex of the time witnesses ses was that L L. W. W Robinson president of oC the time coal cool companies operated by 11 th the railroad 1 r to have control of or the switchIng switch switch- switcHIng Ing ng facilities nOd and car cur dl distribution along the railroad although officials of tile the railroad testified that he ire held n no position po po- po- po with It No 0 Cars Cm's Furnished When John Williamson on an operator operator operator opera opera- tor near Clearfield saw MW Robinson on to whom hom ho he was wan directed Mr Robinson so 80 Williamson testified said that no cars car could be furnished with any certainty certainty If IC It was proposed to enter the time Buffalo market Williamson ald said that Robinson told him that his companies compan compan- los ies had that field Robinson on offered rr red to bu buy Williamsons Williamson's coal Williamson had hud to get out of Ot e the lite c coal l ho ito said F. F II H. hJ hl Wrote rote to to the time B Buffalo O-alo O Rochester Rochester Ro Ro- chester Pittsburg burg in regard to ter opening a mine maine lIe He was told b by LV L L. W. W Robinson to meet him on a certain d day Instead of Robinson appearing his private secretary met him When hol the secretary was sas told that the operator proposed to sell In Buffalo Duffalo tab falo the reply was wan that L L. W. W Robinson Robin son on must be he seen |