Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1906 — More Railroad Investigation. [ARTICLE]

More Railroad Investigation.

When the interstate comnferce commission resumed its session at Washington Thursday Fourth Vice President Thayer of the Pennsylvania railroad took the stand and endeavored to explain the mine rating and car distribution about which so much had been heard. He contended that so long as private cars were in use there was no method to prevent some discrimination and on. this account they had ordered the surrender of all individual cars after this year; Mr. Thayer admitted that the ownership of coal property by railroad officials should be abolished. In response to the notices sent to various railroad companies that Thursday’s session would be held for the purpose of giving them a chance to be heard in their own defense, none of the railroad presidents appeared. Prior to this, officials of the Western Maryland, Chesapeake and Ohio and Buffalo and Susquehanna railroad had testified. The general manager of the Western Maryland admitted that his road operated sixteen mines.