| Show EFFECT OF WATER RATES Operation of Ocean Competition Described in Railroad Hear Hearing Hearing Hearing ing This Morning EXPERT ON WITNESS STAND STANDI t I L I j Spence Tells of Disadvantage tage Under Which Southern I pacific Does Docs Business I 1 DI Form Great rut Fu t of A S lor the ome on light ui u n the tho Influence of ot the I known TI n A 18 water wlter t trw N n upon UP the rate rale situation at Lt atthe the hearing f t the case lue of ot the Salt Sail IAk K club truffle traffic bureau at st the railroads which was vas re rc before toro Commissioner E K E It Eo I o or the Interstate c com corn this morning g by b I he he testimony rf cf L J J spent e general freight agent ft t th the 1116 t lines liMa ot of the Southern p ra v t I lallI iJ 1 1 an line Une from fruin f 1 Tok Yok to Ie flan ta a on thu At coast Tills 7 tine line is la I composed 1 of uZ o tr from New Nw NewT uw T TNt rk t I Iv U q Texas by what hat l lu le Ie u aJI J th Merc n line and from frunt fromi i l to t I Sui n l O and inter 11 in h the tho Southern Pa Pacific road h the southern portion of ef Ui Ill the i H IT un I i i in Sir Mr Ir tU mon t it t alei Is I com cam TOMS l I made on commodities nn m N w Y Yo 01 k to Son Francisco and andre nee re vea VeM b h purely steamship line ului hh w v go into the market with mth without out G I r t ra nt rt t v the Inter state tUtt com m n fl and make whatever the HIM m li h m in order to get freight t I haul hiu l tWE those points whereas tt tl w b c M i n t Pacific Pa line lint by rail raJi and andi anda i a i 6 ner the Ole Jurisdiction of ot the thel f l s j i v 1 must mut announce any an ant rr rM t i a i u I pi ted by b It II 30 ZO days in Ind InI d I 1 8 M late date upon which the tilt rI ilu hj tk effect Competition Is la 1 i ff water vater route by Iy b way of rc b i of e t 1 ait abt alq f t Magellan by way of ot otI tv I 1 If tP ui 1 nf C r Panama and an by way ny r thU 1 fee mute roulf the latler lafler beIng ib tho tort f t 1111 ll the route named hauled vt I 0 the Ike It a 1 I I e tr mute for to or That r raso rasen aion tile HI r I making makinI power in nil aU nils tr c s i i tin th T 1 re rl oi Q 0 T r thousand houland l tons tona to fit n t up lip s II i 1 n 0 f any nn or of ltd trips trIpe Mild eald Vi 11 ft rr f m T agents o out Into the theu thea a t ui MI u If k kp any an rate they the d em n 11 a 0 ure mf the l and antl It 11 n II 1 the Ihl Southern Pacific Ton nOt OL h ki t the Sunset flout Houle floutt i t t I t MI fl 11 11 t In securing busl buet I vP Sl U iKi i r said eaul that no agreement etui HI I 1 tint Il u e t the IIII water BH III ii j ia a i i t aid the pub laib hP ih t h ii I td rIf Ine ot of the thu thoRn thun n n Rn nm other lIther carrying l I p iii IT that Ihal the th Sunset route had nirna n r d n ii I lites aea at the beginning r f th I i vear for n m ff MI Ii ti h fi r It e of f the 11 h I if train from 1111 g fi f m in in as d COlt of operation r T 1 in IP I anti and the th rail fall pOrtIons portion 0 I hl ha h I ii 11 i l also In the fare face of ot n it IId d r 0 f t inage He lit contended hn 00 r h i Hit th I h Southern PacIfic had hadi t b i t U i ful In Its HI It rom coin J 0 1 I h the t he other ather lines line 11 0 of or f the shorter burler illS dis disi dl I 7 i ni d to In be covered to U make i i t ii Oh 01 I trip by Ihl this lh i h in n only mIles 1 I V G Her fir TIC ni n of the th r tail rall ll iiii 01 i o i ii v ton ion n o f Nevada Niada vda beth nit JJ ing ig I th tha n Ileno no rate rille cnN cane canei KI i i t mil r na aliI lt conducted the Ibo MX si Io l f r MI II jo with the Ih un 1 ding that Illat the testimony should hould t I t j i ui I h case as L a well as sa In L rase ru The Tie method of ofA v u r jt it at f r a ft Protracted A t I i m R I nr r r preliminary ground ho bo hOI boM f C M I l 1 fre the real reitl rea point at l li la Is laI i fi Cj 1 Mt it i t At t times tinis the iho ruea i B I HI I quite I Ji y Ue the exam 1 ii restraining I a 1 show 1 r f lp In die ih 11 AdO AIJO t r i u bit b k l to 0 n Ih the conditions ut of wn wa j J 1 n i ao 10 SIr Mr Ir Md 1 h Wl in a t I rf ro iP r of At th tM the i MI 10 was a th Ih the line of ot clip j uV r H h V ns v wol anti anI antin l 1 i n vat f fur far ur to 0 tin to tJ Iti I iiii 1 1 int I H n Frt nel o J l s I I r p re wire other owl ooin lu n VH II HV of if the of oft t ii 11 I other Oilier hud been I It I 10 n bul t th Ih the old lIing t f practically done lIone donet t l 1 I hv hy t am r be 1 r L i I II P PI m In and nd th the Atlant Mr ien fl MU l I IH I s 5 S h laj The st sain in kirn Ia r hul etry fy commodity L 0 II res said Mid ld 0 r ezio tt Ih e I t 1 sad aad ll id Dial it I in II j t V nth or of th the PW iii lIl yr y i n rIp ut f freight ht halt hall II en th I eater ater t r e 1 w of f the J loa K M n 1 1 lI I h f G HG tone Ion ni I was Nud b bt bI by h V i t I l mite l or 1 JJ 23 toi lt Ir I I ay y of ot the and aM aMt t L h route rOUle e The dl t u ee iy by I 1 and N Nw w York 0 i of I MaK S about t y f a w GI GO GOot ut UI II i L ot lIu lb 4 1010 0 U Mr Os on I i was still It a III I tha taken I W v M f ON this the this thU q II W V LII lint ont iela or r if II tr freight u II th if 11 led Jullie Jud of oC f the i ern ernI or r J 4 hll II II III hIS hla I I i It is Jid hI lila will win ato aLu I ir Ihl hi of ot ofin the SWa ee ship hll I is tAl t Out fa I It fI 11 in II a few r sw IV In 11 I tl t I by liar Ml fuI e fn r In hi tonna n I boe at al tile tIe 1 t i lid ald Mr Ir Iii that Iha e a n 1111 h 1114 entIre ester Iller 44 route ton tOil I at al politic tons et thet tor tori n Ih d ItlE l ery ary M ll lid did nut th Ih Jot 1 Iho I II fl Ia Jo j or f the Halt Jait I IL tha Ille Ll d or of r M Mr r fu UM II t t e i il j that the tho men who bUIlt bum buma di l 1 a ill alII l J 1 i le h iIi ull f Zi I 4 I us 1 III tIll t affi tl l that till tho r rs rl 11 n r e o u I me met Tho rates ruta charged h In tunas e 8 tin higher titan than at al n e m nt which va II for far In by II y the tho fact fAtt that IhM lIe iio business of or till tha country wee was then being dune done on the th greenback b bI nl specie not It II being bAIng resumed hy by the government until 7 and by the flirt net that was much IH lees kM in qua ty HAT W Im ASOD The Th v acknowledged that ral on Olt the were wars erf tol the of tin the III I resent year jear the Increase being something like 10 0 per rent cent Ho Ito saul eald 11 that Ihal he hI figured that what low lois lo of traffic had boen boell by b tho the rail railrOAd rOAd rends following the Increase of lit tho the rite rate not m lie Ii much due to tile the ad mi made as all to the tart fact that the companies hud their lima of Mailing The that thai he hI considered a n remunerative freight rate ruto for n fl railroad warn wan inn no nothing thing that will produce a profit over overend end bo fixed charges charged Sum Some little developer the Ihl examining anti tho tiso an as to the tho percentage of ot traffic Hattie taken through the Iho Ogden OSlIn gAte gato nay to 10 the Pacific coast COQ I terminal counsel maintaining that thai tit at Ot 91 lint II or rent cent went through and witness claiming that only on I about SO 10 O per Iler er cent of ot tho goes through to the terminal points DISCUSSION 4 A great groat deal of ot time limo 18 consumed by hy the counsel In asking li 11 by questions anti and discussing t tf saab name f 10 with tile tho hing log Ing I nit upon upun a rate which would enable the traffic to 10 move freely During the discussion Judge I aked It If the tho vv lineup would that that would be le a ii fair air rOte rate which would w slop stop all traffic In Ilia country How could a rate which would move moat traffic freely operate so Ci ns n to stop atop nil traffic Interjected slot Mon Clark at thIs point pointOn On One point h 1011 I ht out during tho the long drawn Out Olt ex un I nation ii and ami that thai was a that In Mr lr Lucre Lucos uc opinion the tIm water tOIe had hit Increased c ably Ibl during the thi tent 10 0 Of The Tho ht railroad rates are a proportionately 25 2 pot por r cent higher than the hl 1 rates te The Tle he advantage possessed by b tho th raU mU rj mUzo ra zo then Is ta a an tt Z per fr cent mr than the com asked Mke Judge no noNo No Xe riot not exactly eu answered Mr Lues Lue the tha th rate Is 18 X per percent p percent r cent lower lewer than Ih the railroad rate rte and Ald they still UI pet get t the tl buln Mr lr Ir Lucs LuC In res l ono D to t a 1 by loy Judge Jurge said sl I in n his hil opinion the Die railroad ld lines line nl a consulting the carriers rl made Inte the Iho rate The rhe daM elass rate rale la Is now hOW 13 3 i per r 0 pounds pound Tills the wit witness 11 ness flees leu said raid was nl not a it I fully lul remunerative rule lute to 10 the Ihl railroads railroad It Is I a forced rate rale Ite wild Mr lr Luce LuC The Te witness admitted that rat rt rates i hal lial be basil n II raised 1180 In 10 II 1994 and ad that the tho witter carrier Cn had raised their rates rute at It th thi same me time tl me Judge JudIe 1 to In bring out the fact tact that most moil of ot the traffic west e t of ot Ogden Olon according to 10 the dalm of ot the railroads rUNd IA Is II on an haMs bali The 11 witness Ild that thai somethIng less leM than Ihan 96 6 p per r l cent ent of the th 0 westbound traffic and 80 8 S per cent cant of or the time traffic tre was SU NEn ron FOH Will Wil til you lu U mU me ma then naked asked Judge Jude tho gets lie Its Is Income with wih which to tl pay p 6 per pr cent upon its Is common stock 7 per PM cent upon Its It preferred sleek sl k and nl nan to accumulate a of or OOOO The 18 roads rOls have sources of ot Income In me meIther other Ither than the tho unprofitable Nevada haul answered Mr Ir Luce |
