Show RATES ON COTTON GOODS subject of hearing before interstate commerce commission washington april 20 rates on cotton goods from southern points to the pacific coast china and japan were again the subject of hearing before the interstate commerce commis blon sion II 11 J southall Sout ball representing the th complainants moved to postpone the hearing until he could serve the defendant railroad and steamship corn coin with a subpoena duces tecum to compel the Iro production of the minutes of the conference held in 1905 which resulted in the alleged agree ment to raise rates the defendant companies finally finalli agreed to produce k these minutes mr southall said he intended to show by kv these minutes that the conferences were participated in by railroad men notwithstanding the denial dental of this the railroad representatives replied that the minutes would not show the presence of railroad men at the conferences and claimed further that no agreement was entered into by b y them t h e 0 regarding the rates in question qu I 1 estion it is claimed that if it an agreement wag was reached between the steamship lines it is beyond the jurisdiction of the interstate ter state commerce commission secretary ayres of the china japan trading company explained the exact method of purchases price lirlie of goods and rates torn forn new york to tho the orient via the suez canal and via the pacific coast the defense rested their case after the testimony tes diony of lincoln green r aen through u gh traffic manager of the southern railroad mr green told the commission POm mission that the rate complained of was fixed on an exceedingly low basis because of water competition and that it had bad been reduced from per hundred pounds to san francisco to tha the present rate the commission took the case under advisement |