| Show EXPOSES TRICKS Of Diu SHIPPERS I I Captain Grammer Shows Evil Evi of Export and Import v Rates MANIPULATION OF CEREALS r Grain Sent Under l' l Low Export Is Ik Retained In il the tue Country I by Con Consent of Carriers Curriers i Chicago Sept 19 Exposing sharp harp practices of oC the large shippers of or the lw country aided by certain rt railroads 1 roads Capt George Gcorge J. J Grammer vice ice president president d dent nt of or tho New ew York Central lines ne appeared before the Inter Interstate lato commerce com corn commission this afternoon and merce melco declared emphatically that the strict A enforcement of the thirty day notification cation clause of the tho Hepburn commerce com corn merce law Jaw would result resul In tho the re removal removal re- re moval of or pernicious influences from rom the railroad rate situation throughout the United States Slates The Tho presentment was made In tho the hearing granted b by the Interstate commerce commission on the I f effect of oC the thirty day notification 1 clause on export and Import shipments l of or grain and und commodities Capt Gramt GrainE Gram Gram- t E f mers statements were wre Indorsed by J. J E. E t Gorman of or tin th Santa Fe lie and opposed oppose h by 13 W. W M. M Hh tt Illa-tt t. t a foreign freight traffie f. f t. t fie fe manager for the Illinois Central Centra J and E. E E 13 g. of oC the Kansas Kamms City S Suther Southern l who virn contended for tor an inter inter- I. I L of the clause allowing r changes In export and import rates rate fC f. f on he days' days notice to the inc commission 1 y f Before beginning hl his argument Capt c Grammer Crammer produced credentials authorizing author author- f f izing him bun to speak for or Eastern trunk f J lines Jines nes and nd the thc lake alce In lines linos s. s z tJ J Capt Grammer saul said sid in part g nod Impart Ha Rates I CM Ono o of th the tue most discriminative as aswell well eB as destructive l methods of oC making mak mak- tt- tt ing rates rUl'S toni has been practiced In the b past has been by using the subterfuge I f of or export and Import rates Frequently a n shipper with wih an understanding with wih tho the carriers has offered property for Cor vi J. sale sao at less Jess than current market price I plus the published rate and when placed the carriers would woul Issue a tariff under tinder the three days das notice reducing the rate rall to apply to that specific shipment ship ship- 0 ment alone thereby favoring favoring the special sie- sie cial shipper at nt the expense of uC all al other shippers o of the same saro class of oC property 4 I It I It has also been a a frequent practice l for property taken to seaboard on an export rate to be diverted to lo domestic use thereby practicing a a discrimination tion this being especially true of oC grain jJ via jn the port o of New York where all al I grain grain on on arrival must arrival must go Into and out M of oC the elevators on grade thereby preventing pre pee venting an any possibility of the Identity I of oC the pr property per being preserved Trick Hh Grain In addition grain billed to tho the seaboard seaboard seaboard sea sea- board at th the export rate has hans been Icen forwarded forwarded for for- warded from one coast const point via Ia an another another an- an other coast point to the interiorS interior interior- S notably from New York and Baltimore Bal Bat J. J 5 via Ia Savannah to Southern points and ant from Boston Doston to tho the northern north S era ern coast etc elc which Is not nol contemplated hy by the Inland export rate Jf e- e mh IJ l o t. t It it S' S has n l eel ha cu In th 5 S past except x pt In a a small degree for export ex ex- ex- ex S port pon grain crain to he ho he shipped on through t 41 bills bis of or lading from roni the tile inland points of oC origin such origin such grain going to the thc seaboard sea sea- sla- sla I. I 5 1 board bOrl at the Inland rate subject to top p the conditions the time consignee can make I at the s seaboard with wih the tile ocean steamers steart stear- stear steam 1 1 I t ers for carriage beyond bond Export flour four provisions etc eta etc have i Si i S frequently methods been handled b by the thc same 1 Hate Hale S l I I 1 seriously l think the practice of i ta making a lower lowe rate rato on export property property prop prop- I erty than Is made on un domestic prop I t t rl should not be bl done thereby removing re 5 moving moving this source of or manIpulationS manIpulation'S manipulation 5 S 'S r. r which should be made Jalc effective as us soon as ns practicable I S I n I im unqualifiedly in iii favor of the c r r i 1 commission ruling that tho the domestic 1 1 l S rule rate from 11 all al ports of or entry should apS apply ap ap- J J ply on Import shipments this S r regardless regard regard- gard- gard less o of inland luland destination The present S methods have he been en a very great source S. S o of discrimination against the tw importerS Importer S S at al the port of entry and In addition such Much rates laleN have been manipulated by S various methods so ao that a large per pr perS percent cent of or domestic property has been beel handled on this tills reduced Import rate This has been heen true whether by connivance connivance con COIl or cons consent nt of the tho carriers or otherwise and I question whether It is possible in all al Instances s. s to prevent prevent 11 pre pre- vent It 55 It I Is hoped that the commission will wm willI I Insist t on the thirty days das rule rul of o chang chiang ing InC both export x ort and Import as well weB as domestic rales rates A rulo rule of or this charS character char char- S actor acter will wil remove such stick sources of disturbance dis and discrimination as lS have been practiced for years ears and It I would be bo valuable to the general public It I is our belief belef that tho nece necessity for forth forthe forthe th the present Hepburn law lav has been leen more tho Rio result of or Irregular practices growing out of oC manipulation of Import Import Im Im- im- im port and export exhort traffic than un any other cause and now that th the law la is In ef of- of C- C feet It Is hoped that It will wI be given givena a full rul and nul fair fai trial before an any modifications catons are re made thereof S. S SUITS AGAINST I Gl S1 AI S Merchants of it Illinois Allege S S I l and mil Extortion Chicago Sept Sept- 19 no 19 One One thousand S suits alleging discriminations nih and extortionate ex ex- freight charges eH will vIlI wi be filed med J I against the Chicago Alton ilton Alon railroad b by ly the tho merchants merchant of or Illinois before a week ha has elapsed according to Information mation maton gi given out yesterday h by attorneys S identified with six suits now pending in Justice Richardsons Richardson's court While hlo the suits IL will wi bo ho fed by In Individual Individual In- In members of or tho the Illinois Freight Audit company compan the tho proceedings proceed S ings Ings will have the lie moral morl support of oC S that organization S J It I IH is intimated that suits fUIR in tho S higher courts may follow later the tile in tn initial Wal proceedings which will viIi wi he be Instituted S tilted under the provisions of the S stale state railroad warehouse act aCl IJU EX'S S 'S CE Railroads Make Shippers I Pay lay a for fO on oil IS race Chicago Sept SeL 19 Consenting Consenting to promulgate at once under a special S order our ou the commission the commission a tariff providing pro pro- pr- pr viding for Cor the tile allowance of pounds ta tare Kin n each cach carload of ot lumber all al the Western Vestern railroads party to the case instituted b by the Pacific Coast COat Lumber Manufacturers Manufacturers' a association se secured secured secured se- se cured a a continuance In the hearing before beCore the In Interstate Commerce commission com corn mission here toda today Pending the reopening of ot UH h hear nr ing at the te commissions commission's convenience th the railroads a agreed to test certain permanent devices which the complaInant complainant com corn avers a be lIe m made e on ev every cv- cv c S I cr cry ery flat fal or gondola car cr used in itt transporting trans traits trant- trant porting lumber In presenting his case caFe against the thc h Santa F Fe and nd other railroads tor J t 5 nc fey ney Waller rIter W. W Ross Ros gave ga c a 3 detailed statement of or the three complaints with tho the commission by thousands of lumber lumber lum hum ber her shippers namely on one against railroads op operating rUng in official classification classi I territories another those In southern classification territory and the third and present hearing against l those thos In western vestern classification territory terri tern tor tory extended Nl to the Pacific Pace coast I How v Trouble Arises Arisen The three complaints seek ck practically practical practical- I ly the same relief The rite gist of each Is that Ih the railroads require lumber shippers shippers ship ship- pers to load loal not less les than 2 and from that lint up to pounds of oC lumber lum lurn- ber bel on open or 01 flat Cat and gondola cars and to turn furnish Ish the stakes racks mck and braces nece necessary alY to hold holl the shipment Intact In Ill transit transi which cost approximately 5 a cl car and anti also require tho the shippers to pay pa the the- freight on this equipment which wei weighs front from to 1000 pounds Last January Januar the lumber shippers t testified d at Washington before boole the commission on the complaints against the thc railroads operating In and Southern classification territory Before DeCoro adjournment the time railroads a agreed reed that from Crom rota and after Feb 1 1906 their tariffs would woul allow alow for fol the 1 weight of oC these stakes which would be deducted from the gross Gross weight weIcht of oC the shipments At tho the conclusion of or orthe the hearing the defendants a agreed Iee to appoint a committee of eight which will wJ work wOk jointly with a n like Jc committee commit commit- tee tec rere representing the lumbermen to supervise lse tests of or certain devices that might be bo feasibly adopted as permanent perman perman- ent equipment of lumber cars eliminating cUmin cUmin- elmin- elmin the thc necessity fc for temporary stakes and braces now supplied b by the 1 sIt shipper I p per 1 Mr Ii nos' nos Petition A At t the tho conclusion of oC Mr 11 Koss's Ross's presentment pre Ire which ended with wih a Petition petton Peti- Peti pet pet- lon tion ton for COl an order requiring the tho roads to o furnish flat fa and gondola cars prop- prop eel cry eq equipped for fOI ua transporting I lumber un het and providing plo t rebates bales to lo shipper of oC the tho cost of oC temporary equipment In II deCaul default de do- fault Caul of oC compliance K E. F J. J Rich geneal general gen germ oral eral eal solicitor of the Boston Doston Maine railroad representing the New Ne England Eng Eng- land lan lines Jnes who are parties to the tH forme former for for- met mer me suit sui seconded by counsel for fOI the Northwestern Santa Fe and other de lle- lines hues Jnes protested against the tho present hearing pending a decision In Inthe Inthe the Joint committee The File suggestion that that nil all al of or the the Western West Vest ern erit roads put In effect a rate allowing for the deduction of the wel weight ht of oC this tills temporary equipment from Crom the gross ross weight and prosecute tests of these thesa permanent devices was agreed agreed to b by ever every railroad defendant to the suit stilt except the Union Pacific which was a not represented at the hearing Chairman Knapp announced his willingness to take for granted that the her latter later road will wl agree to tho the proposition prop prop- and ruled that tho commission wi allow allots alow this adjustment fo rates on three days' days notice with wih y tho the Ion slon it |
