—— - co ———“—— Testimony ia the Railroad Deal. Parlor C of the Continental Hotel was 80 filled with Penusylvania Rail road officials yesterday morning when Examiner Weiss began day's hem ing in the South Penusyl vania and Beech Creek Railroad ip the jumetion suits that there was scarcely | room jor the who are pitted against cne another. | of the Directors President R rts and most Vice Presidents and President Keim, of Railroad, looked A.J. Cassatt, a the Pennsylvania Railroad, the with there, and R wang on [ively interest, recion ol was first called and questi wed by At. terney Genoral Cassidy, He deserib ed hi+ meeting in New York in June with Mr. Bliss, a representative of Mr the was discussed, followed two days later by D. pew, of the New York Central: Vauder hilt, w hie n proposed de al a conversation with President “f wudersiood from him,” said Mr, he leading interests in line Daring the con Cassatt, “that 1 the South anxious to sell Pennsylvania were out, . f+ I him that I thought ¢ versalion 1 (oid Dim LOAL nought a new trunk line would take more busi ness away from the New York Cen teal than from the Pennsyly cepling so far as Pittsburg proper was C the intervi a-ked m 43) pr that Hoberts him afierward York. | with the Mr. Ca the through Drexel and progre - formed of ti per hase ‘I Of Iv was to be | Pennsyly projectors were | tory bond.” “The Pennsyl “I didn’t hea: that the bond wast that of a good “What was t Beech Creek R Mag 3 “George J had failed t stock as ‘e bad « x pecte “When was that hit wl anged.” don’t know “Are you familliar with the B port and Bedford Railroad ?” “Yes; it is forty miles long.” “Has it paid?” “It has never paid the is bonds. It has always defaulted.” “What is its indebiness?” == Its original indebtedness was 81, 00,000.” “What was to be paid for the Beech Creek, and how was it to be paid?” interest 4] « gnderstood from a conversation with President Roberts and vice Pres. ident Thomson and Mr, Lovg Branch, that a majority of the stock was to the company making the purchase and Drexel, at be turned over to the latter was to give a guaranteed bond.” “How much in all, six millions?” | did: hear.” “W hat comp ny was to make the purchase?’ “f don't know.” “Did yot have any doubt as to what company was making the pur. chase?’ “No! I understood that the pur. chase was to be made in the interest of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany by the Nort! Central, the Bedford ern arfield, the " Tyrone and C] sod Bridgeport and others, Director Henry D. Welsh, the next witnes 8, said (hat bis first knowledge of the Soath Pennsylvania purchase was at the meeting of the Directors in August, when the $5,600,000 bonds of the Bedford and Bridgeport Road were indorced. He favored the pur. chase in his official capacity as a Di. rector in the Pennsylvania and Bed: | ford Roads, as it was “very desirable for the interest of both these ecom- building along side of them, and es- pecially as #0 outlet would be afford od for the Bedford and Bridgeport Road. The new road would shorten the connection. between the Bedford and Bridgeport and the Pennsylvania Railroad system.” second distinguished counsel | were I | to purchase the two roads, | | “Why I thought y | buying hole«iu tha grounds,” remark. Ww were only ed the Attorney General. «f don’t know about that. know | wo paid un pretty big price for it n Was it [right to do that? not raized | at your meeting?’ “Nothing was said about it.” Mr. Welsh confirmed Mr. Cas to to the | eonditi yn of the Bedford and Biidge port Road, but thought that by in he nothing of statement as bad | indebtness it He Mr. Vanderbilt's connection | 3 * | creasing ils might { made to pay. knew with the ma ter, nor whether the bonds to guar. antes the purchase had been issued. Director H. H. Houston said d to of the Bee that s indebt h matter, and when asked by the additional indebtness on the hopeless, ly insolvent Bedford and Road, re plied : “To get hold of h the Penn Sout sylvania sec iribies at their cost.” en thi bstantially a transaction Railroad.” bad pre i Viee Ir sylvania, who is also the Presid the Bedford and Bridge road, described h ident Green, of th York with President ' the purchase of the sylvania was un On August 24 he tock the $5,600 bouds of the Bedford and Bridgeport New York and deposited them with Mr. Morgan, of Drexel 4 He received no se rit | of the South Pennsylvania in retu Mr, Mr. Green will contin er Road to Morgan, ies ro : i, but was satisfied with Morgan's receipt. his this morning, and President 1 evidencs Roberts will also be caile Puiraperrnia, Oct. 2.—After Vice President Green left thestand at the hearing before Examiner We to-day President Rol He was asked to ¢ he control of Vi ) ADY the Penns Creek Railroads, tell all he knew about the transact spoke { one South yivani and Beech al “The first time | was ever » to on the subject was, I think, about nox n “Was there any question as to your | . +2 financial | A — w— sr ———— {ato snc an aie nent vuatil there was some assurance that the money | t gould be raised for the consummation | | at's | BE | ties | ! | | | i i | } | { the newspapers for | Creek | Autor | | Mi ney General why he voted to saddle | Bridgeport | [ agreed, however, to | if They aid x0, but of the project, look at a contract they submitted | of | the | At the time [ told them of the expensive chara oue, Mm account certnin objectionable fiatures agreement was rejected, ter of a project which contemplated a of eo That was the last I heard route over the southern tier ur of il until it assumed the shape of a line west from Harrisburg aud connecting with the Reading Railroad Company [ was called upon several times by | themselves as he parties representing subscribers to what was said to an | syndicate to build the South 1 nosyl vania Railroad, and desiring to know | ba the Pennsylvania Railroad Compaay. I declined ut the whether it could connected with Carnegie was one, that time, stating that I thought project was one requiring too much | mouey for the Pennsylvania Railroad {to embark in, [ heard no more of it until August of last year, when I met Mr. Vaoderlilt at Saratoga. He ex | pressed a desire to withdraw from the | He was anxious to sell out Pennsylvania | South Pennsylvania Railroad scheme. his inter ests in railroads in Pennsylvania wi de Peansyl wil tng dred to know whether the vania Railroad Company was y to negotiate with him. I sai thal we were approaching when something should bed will he weat over to Ne w rk, and after secing other i - iterests there telegraph ed me that he did not believe ao un lerstand ing could be reached had dis y withdraw, m Lhe basis wi jascd it I received in April “The next matter that oc the f Mr. Rut dent of the New } y hy t viol ed by the election {esire er Depx w and I meet and he talking of the necessity of New York Central getting the cont the West Si “What were wore Railroad.” you ¢ v asked. “The ¢ ad The next thing that oce with Mr. J. Pier x0 at my office in June Mr ntrol of rails properly in view [4 i an d his people ti imtry for asked lo vY orkCentral he thou were that : nt, was ared to assume under cer prep ce ye { hen Mr. Twombley {al : three years ago, when Mr, Twombley tain conditions the obiigations of the and Reon Barnes, of New York, call led at my office and told me they had lt. | a charter for a road to cover the low. er tier of counties. They asked me { whether they could secure arrange | | ments with the Pennsylvania Com pany for so interchange of business in case the line was built, They were | anxious to have the line constructed as a feeder to the Pennsylvania. I told them we would be glad to have an understanding with them and would do all we could in reason to aid in the construction of the road They wanted to make a traffic agree- ment at once, and I told them I did not think it would be the policy of the Pennsylvania Railroad to enter : i | : : West Sb I asked him He did so wes re Railroad. y outline the conditions, and Itold him I thought that satisfactory." “What was the idea of getting con trol of West Shore?” “To prevent undue competition in| the through business, I then his attention to the South Pennsylva~ | nia Railroad.” ealled | “Which you regarded as a compet. itor to your road ?” “No, sir. A competitive line for through traflic between the east and west which would so reflect upon sll the systems, not only our own, as | we could pot negotiate. | terview | had on the st Lael f, | inch wide to preclude the obtaining of results " Mr. Morgan expected to secure by West Morg vn then stated getting control of the Shore Mr the conditions under which he could Railroad. get conty i] of the South told sideration was too Pennsy Iva that the hin con nia, and {I excessive and that The next in- ihjeet was New York, on Me. Morgan's yacht, | Mr. Morgan Mr. Depew, Mr, Thompson and my in at whieh were present At that meeting it was agreed that the Vanderbilt carry out the interest would proposition suggested by them if we would assume the obli- gations in Penpsylvania” “What weee the H YOu hlitgation were to assame 7” he ceant.interest upon the amount “We werefto assume t payment per of money vested at that time in the Fa Of oO ' conetruction of the South Penuvsylen nia Railroad.” A. ent of the Beech Cres G. Palmer General Superintend k r road, test and tram answer to Mr. Mc. rad fied in regard to the route of that Ie ad. In Veagh, ke said tl would be at the Philadel a valuable i i Lo Northern Central, and Pp Ha and Erie, that it kl fl Francis J. Gower the request of Gowen’ he had gone to see Mr. Vanderbilt and aske NN " col be penny wise and pe with regard to gricvous troubles have been the badly fitting bo L. A had lon 2 suffered fr or = , : \ X Head which ied LO sed eyesight became impairs toe exiven physicians prescr bed van ment but without sa ’ sult ry physician asked t nsulting physician asked | ts, which were of the most ed | inted toes, narr atiern, heels almost in the middle of the foot “AL,” said the doctor “Here is the cause of all your trouble. of broad-soled, fs never pul My again favorable symptons had dizapea: and the young girl seemed to have re cvived new life. o1Three years passed since the sensible boots first worn, and during all that there has not been an ache the h the girl is blessed, Or A to disturb perfect healt whi Useful bags for cl thepins and wash lines are made of stout gray lin en twenty inches square, Have a two. | hem at the top | which may be run stout liven cord ; or if preferred, nickel or brass rings may be sewed about the edge for the running string. Two clothsposts, with a clothesline, may be worked in oul: line stitch, while on the clothspin bag | clothspins may be embroidered, or | ary design to suit the fancy. An ob long wooden frame with projecting ends on the side places makes a good clothesline roller. The rope is at. tached to this and rolled upon it,thus simplifying the process ot putting up thie Beech Creek | through | | axelusively. the line and avoiding any “kinks.” A i Be ,—,—,e A IF SECHLER & CO. Groceries, Provisions, FOREIGN FRUITS and CONFECTIONERY. CHEESE, ~F VINEGAR ¥ One § I» A NEW FIRM. « McCalmont € Co. moar - "rr. “lew as own ~~ Wa eelhaeie vv STUDIO, 2nd floor Bush Ar p ' ; ; . N edd oo do a bindz of PAINTING, cade, ”~ wranteed in all ’ } CAsPse, you call, pecimens of work. In Painting ns given in 2 VERY RECPECTFULLY, Cc. P. ACilder, Wanted WE WANT 000 MORE BOOK AGENTS nee, at 0 Secure Territory A] . I Torna vA Ss AOENTR We wae rE TT a LTERME Tend Pu. 4-uhep Bp " t RAB Lat vierd, Cons Yard. 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