Show HEARING IN DETAIL Murdo MacKenzie Testifies as to General Complaint Kansas City Dec 20 The interstate commerce commission shortage investigation Investigation begun in St Louis was taken up here hero this morning by Commissioner C A Prouty Prout aided by P J Farrell attorney for the commission It Uis Is ex cx expected expected that the hearing will continue until Friday evening when Commis Commissioner Prouty and Attorney Farrell will depart for Washington D C CJ CJ CJ J R Crow president of the J R B Crow Coal Mining company of Kan Kansas Kansas sas sag City the first witness testified in hi reply to io a question that S T Fulton of Chicago assistant to President Win Winchell Winchell chell of Island railroad holds stock stoc in the Crow company compan He admitted that Sir Mr Ir Fulton had received this stock without paying for it but said he be had obtained it before he be became became became came employed emploY d by the Rock flock Island Livestock Men Complain Murdo MacKenzie MacKen le president of ot the American Livestock association asso and manager of the Matador Land Cattle company compan testified that he had received many complaints from Colorado New Mexico and practically all the south southwest southwest west w st of financial loss resulting from I shortage of stock cars What Is the tho reason rean for this short shortage shortage shortage age asked Commissioner Prouty Prout The railroads use the cattle attle cars for other oilier commodities replied Mr Ir Mac MacKenzie MacKenzie ac Kenzie Mr Ir MacKenzie said he had known of sheep shep she p being held helel for six or seven soven weeks waiting for cars and finally they were driven front from Albuquerque to Kansas in order to get them to market The shippers had experienced more or less s delay every fall fail but this year the thede de ile delay lay was wis the most severe seere yet In one case it took four days to ship cattle cattie from Kansas City to Texas and in an another another another other instance cattle shipped from Tex Texas Texas Texas as to Kansas City had bad been sidetracked in Oklahoma for hours hoursH H S 5 Boise of the tho Boise Bolso Cattle com corn company company pany of Channing Tex gave practical practically ly the same testimony as given by Mr MacKenzie saying that the car short shortage shortage shortage age this year was as the worst ever expo experienced experienced by shippers James M 1 r Coburn a southwestern ranchman told of several instances where his cattle had been held up in shipping to market |