| Show SOUTHERN PACifiC SHOWS ITS liS HANDS HANO Secy Taft Charges it With Re Responsibility Responsibility Responsibility for or Freight Con Congestion Congestion on Isthmus PACIFIC MAIL CO INVOLVED ItH I i 1 u to Stop top a i ii tui he ht Often I With Only 1111 Half n II Washington Jan Jun 15 I Charges eg by hy H I Tuft fuCI nail and Chief ChiI Stevens n nor of or the 1 canal loll thit tho 1110 Is r Ihlo tot for till thy freight 1 on out the o of Panama the moat t Interesting development of n it four nur hours hearing today out the lie deficiency subcommittee of ot tin tie house committee on en appropriations U The Southern Hallway com coat tho the Mall Ht am ship according to that IIII statu ot of o the tl of ut war arid and Mr 11 who says that since the abio gallon of the freight between ht true railroad and tn lIDs utter Hillel HUH I lit 11 tot toi bun Francisco on cit the west W st tilde ude ot Ut the It is lit I that thai frequently le Ic leiu e iu lu tun d 1 to tu to taku take on Height und InrI nun lIen purl port with only JElly u IL pin car 1111 cargo carolo go olo While gleat t leat ut ur IK lit 11 on Oil Iho he It MIS 1111 the thu apparent ino In II u for Cur this thin course e on the th putt of ot tao wall val UH to ma materials Intended for tor the canal to bo ho lie ile ut itt Colon lolon by b the op UP 1 h by the nom Now NeW NeWy y lock so 1111 1 that shipments would lie lio II net lice I coma y over oel the lines hues In Ill of the Mull Math front Clon Sun San Io that tiati till tile bl I had hlll laid hut this wt us inserted Ly tJ b Chief I SIC who thu laid that thai lI letoi VlUt al cargoes hull had been snipped 1 Mi It 11 thin Bun nail and oer the tho Pacific l Malt Mall I Urn II lit for fur this Very er r Other ship will go Iril this way wat an au Cat ml can be tie mild to lo the thu Ad there are no harves on the west westHide sIlo Hide t e of tho It 11 Is I Cot or orthe orthe the company to 0 th con colt conK K tell freIght on that side of or the Isthmus mItt mus until It win cull bu bl d to 1 han l ly the storage ami tini on the fa tR t He Rille of or tile Ito ate to t bi bIt constantly overtaxed o alit the canal work serIous ly I hlll hI ode red It 11 UH by ur several members of or the approprIatIons committee that the tho he Pacific Mull Malt Steamship company might be Induced to act more moie It If tho thu United States nero v re to ii to 41 cut oft off mall niall contracts the com company pany Inn und tutu other other member urged that Iho laws nii are nuo adequate to tn any negligent tnt act on all the Part ot Ut the company COlli Secy Tuft loft was un summoned before the tIle to make IMke explanation concerning for Or canal Included In III the additional appropriation lions hOPS of ot In III order ti to rout con continue I on the tho until the of or the fiscal year on ni Juno 30 tO Sooy Sacy Sac Taft Lit rt uia by b Chairman hat roman of if the l canal i lon hilt Chief Stevens 13 E 8 S Jj auditor nail naIl DaVId Wk V Ko general agent of or the commission Tawney Taney chairman ot the appropriation n committee anti anil other eIther members of or the deficiency subcommittee tee said after aCter the tho hearing that they the were cio convinced tho the estimate of or the th ot Of War nr and hIM bin hi have hare been 1111 made male with great greit care Mr Tow Taw ncy ney IU O said eat that the tho review of n tIle the canal raMI organization that It Is much more perfect than any all other branch or tho the government and amid la Is mori mor Economically C administered There H It little disposition dl among amon the Ih ft of 01 the to tu shave the tIme en II which the committee regarded tin Lit IN very ery moderate Additional data dab will be bo supplied U t the tho subcommittee by hy the tha war depart ment tomorrow but It Is lit not likely tint that t Secy Taft TaCt will be asked to gain SI The canal appropriation la is I to bo lie car carried ned ried In ui the tho urgent deficiency bill lilli now In Ia preparation lIun by hr tho the committee 1 will H b be reported to t the house tha th latter r part pirt of ot it the tIme week eel |
