Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-25 | Page 2 | Influenced by Passes

INflUENCED BY PASSES One round Found Who bo Admit Frankly Frank Frank- ly Iy That C of I Should He Re Returned Denver Jan 21 The i-The The Investigation In of or the uso use of oC railroad 1 passes In Colo Cob Colora Colorado ra rado o b by Interstate Commerce CommissIoner Commissioner Commis Commis- Harlan was confined toda today to the examination of ot shippers twenty twenty- five of or whom had been summoned With but ono one exception the testimony went to show that the time use of ot passes on the tile part of ot tho the shippers did not influence In- In fluence them in any manner In regard to the routing of ot their Interstate or local shipments ih A. A Friedman a wholesale liquor dealer deal deal- er er testified that ho had 1111 been tho re recipient ro- ro of or railway passes paRses and that ho certainly would be and antl had been In influenced Influenced flu flu- through receiving passes He lie said he considered I It t a a. courtesy on the time part of ot the railroads which should be returned b by tho the shipper whenever hene possible pos pos- sible A A. S S. Cuthbertson commercial agent of ot the Colorado it S Southern road and W. W 0 O. Skinner commercial agent ag of ot the Atchison Topeka C Santa Fe Ic road testified that the tho issuance of ot passes passes passes' In Colorado Colora o was a a. matt matter r of or competition tion Uon and that the they are arc forced to Issue them because other roads do HO so Twenty tie moro more shippers and railroad railroad rail rail- road men have havo been for tomorrows tomorrow's to tomorrows tomorrow's tomorrows tomorrow's to- to morrows morrow's hearing