Show ARGUMENTS U ON NI or GOAL Claiming that the tho present nt custom of r re all coal at the smelters smelter and not all coal at destination for forthe forthe the tue coal dealers Is Ia a discrimination against t one ono class In favor of or another Attorney At At- torney J J. J T. T Hammond concluded d his arguments arguments ar ar- ar- ar In fa favor or of th lh Cottrell bill providing providing pro pro- viding for 01 the tue of or nit all coal coul at al destination before the senate railroad committee thin morning That tho the railroads would be bo p perfectly willing to 1 all coal I If it the tho coal dealers deal- deal era ers would Install their own scales and bear tho the expense a as the tho smelters do was wall tho the answering argument of Attorney W Wal- Wal iii- iii dernar demar Van Cott Cotto arguing n against the tho bill billor for or the tho railroads and particularly the Denver Rio Ro Grande which handles handle from rom S to 90 00 per c cent nt of alt all coal for ro roUse Use uso In Utah Attorney Van Cott Colt also alno argued that tho the Denver Rio Grande would he ho operating under a tate state law ki while the tho Union Pacific would bo be In Inc under an tn entirely different set Bet of or rules propounded by tho the Interstate intes commerce commission because Its coal coil was WS shipped III In from out outside the state This ho he said paM would be bo discrimination against tho the Ri nI J Gran Grande Grands e. e Concerning the tIlo pilfering of coal In transit which both bolh sides admitted WaS done to a considerable bl extent Attorney J. J T. T Hammond argued that It was t the I dut duty of ot tho the railroads to prevent this loss lols to the tho dealers because the coal was In their custod custody while t In transit Attorney Van an an Cott Colt argued It was as tho the business and duty of tho the public to stop theft and not that of ot the railroad d company compan despite despite- the tho fact that the railroads did nil all thc they could to stop It r Furthermore ho he fal said paid It was Impossible In CI C es ca case e for tor the railroads to go 10 into court and ana obtain a conviction cOIn If Ir If he said Mid the coal dealers were ero to ret t-et et protection It was x as no lie more than fair t the railroads also should be protected Mr 11 Van Cott declared that the tile rd mil mil- 11 road had n never v r refused the request of or a adeller dealer deller to o ha a C car Mr rr Hammond showed a letter duer by Mr- Mr Cronin stating that cars would c not be there was visible dence of shortage lie He conte contended that thai there could bo ho serious shortage without visible evidence and that tha l the this only protection lion tion the tho dealer could have Ja was to havo have the Site coal re at destination He lie Heald aid ald tho the coal men were paying erl ht charges harg s that demanded service and ac accuracy RC- RC eurac curacy In return that the tue railroads al- al toady hud hind here In Salt Sail Lako Lake and ad au other track scales nn and that should reweigh tho the coal Tho The will now be taken n up In executive o session Ion h by the committee and recommendation m made do to the senate |