Sun | 1917-10-19 | Page 2 | Sudden Close of the Railroad Cases

1 SUDDEN CLOSE DE I THE DAILDOAD i GASES bbbI l BBBH Jt i.otm, mm: is ciixkoko Hint H X citoss DisitiMiN vriov. H i 1 IlYnnilimllnim I nll i tied lit Tnrt I'm- BJBBBj l mci'h lU'lun-ii WltmwM. nml ttor- BBBI I a nok I'nr tin- iH'frndniiU Niilnrr- BBBM 1 mm ltx'nl I'nnlinvni Mr Tnnililcn BBBK lk-f(in- Inn mlnlo CDiiinilMlntirr, B ' I'mm tho .liilnlHinl nf nmne nml BBBBj .1 ftperntttt irf Cnrimtt county it lm Inwm BBBB - further frnplmnlUKl Hm mM wek at BBBf th.i mr atmrlatt lirntlHR Ht Mult mkr BBBB : ' Oil)' Itttore (' It Murnliitll. lnter(ntn BBBB t tflmtnxrn rnmilMlnn eXHiiilnwr, that BBBB ;J dJMrlmlnntlon In Ih-Ihk Merrlnd hy BBBB the Denver nml Kin (Irnnde nnd niH- BBH ricetlmc linen In tlin dbttrllnitlnn of BBBB nrn fnr tin tntiiHiHirlnthiii of rottl BBBjl J from thn inlrii-M in Utah In fnvor of BBBJ one of Hip IihhI iiiiiiihiiiIbk unit nlnti BBBB ftf the mine In tin- Itnck HprliiRH dln- BBB , trlrt In Wynmlmc During tlio hmr- BBBB ! InK tin prttewdlnKM vver rtwilved to BVH ,i purlodn of Hi-Kiinimit Iwitweeti wit- BBBB J ncMnn nml einmlnlmc ifiiinwl nml Hot BBBH prmcrewi wnn Mow nml rriimultr HVH ; puneliinted by dnrln nr wirr-Hntn Kverr SBBBB tju point tliMt tin- ifiinplnlnnnt nml com- ' J! pltnlmi iHiimlit to ifitnlillnh M being hit- j lerly ennteMttl ' I! In reply to tln iiimllon nn to wlie- If (I tlirr or not It Ik ninntwiry for Hip ! i, Denver nml Itlo (Intndn or the Oregon .! I Short l.liu' to Kiinrnntro n regular BBBE Jm. mortnint of coke from IIih plnnt of BVB - jj the, Ulnh I'ni'l tompnny lit Himiililo BBS ' licfnrc tin1 littler ran netuiv tho html- BBBj H new, A I) IMenwn, Ki'inTitl mil en agent BBBBl flOl of thn t'tnti I 'ill' I eompuny, rnfuned In BBBK ,9! it n wit. lie ralil Hint urtiiln mm urr BBBJ , maintained In tln uokii Mtmlro In BBBi 'U Montana under nrrnnKoincnt lirlueen HBB m thn IVnr nml Itlo (Irmnle nml lha BBH Qj OrcRon Hliort Mm. to wlilrli tin I'tuli BBH I'url et niti MHn not iwrty H to Wllllmu (lorlon tntfflr itiHrniurr r.ir HVj ( 1 Imlrpnulcht CihiI nml t'oki- romimn) BBH' il (leiorll)iMl tin- property nml equipment BHBB 9 of tlmt comiiin n reproMMitlint un BBC lnmtmont of iiImmiI tl. 100,000 l)ur- BBBJ m I MR ull the time Hint It lum l'en In M liiDilnrrn, tlorlon wild, IiIk lotnpiiny (J, lia linil illffliult) In ulllpplnic nml to ilrflrril ti rrllorj On Hie Koiitliern mi I'ni Iflo liu iih iimilili to et iiirn for BBJi W, hr tcrrltor) of Hint n)ntrm, nml Hint H jHj do hlil I hi' nrtine illffliulty on Hie BBBf jBj IVnver nml Itlo OrnmlH linen. Dnr B ' BJ Iiir thn pnnt four or fln yean llirre BBl II PJ has Iktii no nlinorinnl Inelnmn In iml BJ 'proillii'llnn In lltnh, nml there linn B ncr liwn un exlrucinllimr) time BBBl BF when thi' mllmiiitn rotilil not untlrl- BJK pato Ihn liniln of the vtirlotin imii BBBvjH ran, BBBBB Onrtnti until Hint hi n pr enrol nl VflH n meetlriR of thn nml opvriiturn vvllli BBBSBf A. IJ. HwerU Vlco prrnlilvnt of the Dyll- BBHRB ver mul Itlo Or mule, In Dirmnlnr, BBBJii'Bt I9U, when the matter of tnr nhortoRe BBkB wnn illmuMeil. Hnnrt ut that lime BBBnii'Sr al'1 tnut h" u"u''' tnl" ",0 I'mttrr up BBHmiH at "''ivrr, to xvn If nomethltiR roulil BBBljtll! not m' l,0"u lu Klvu Hie coal inluen of BbHtBII Utah n mora lllivral nml reuulur nup- H d'HI Ply f rarn, hut that lio illil not nxx(t rw to aci'onlpltnh nnythlnn u fur un tin BBB jB Utah Copper i-ompany wnn rnuccriietl. WjWi Oorton. wild tlmt Hid liuleJvuuYnt HfiH Coal nml C'ukn vomin wnn mmpel BBhv'BJJ leit, heenunn nf cur nhnrtuRe to refine BBBB) f ' B onlrm for ronl to hn nhlppeil over tin HLBjl OrcRon Hhurl I.tnnrnml iiiiiiiMtlium lu : Idaho, WnnhlnRtou uml OrpRou II MffB' wan ntntcil liy (lortnn Hint thn er BBBj 101ft nml 1916 coiintltutiil the Itunt re BBB ' munerntlvn ptrloil lu the hlntory of H BT the Imlepeiulent (o,il uml Coke com- BBB l'nny, lint hu mlmllleil thut the mlnwi BBJ H wrrc mixer m pronperoun un ilurliiR J H 1910 nml particularly 1 V 17. Iteenunx BBJ Bl of the higher prkvn on coal BBJ IB Htorm Man Tcntlli, H H. Thn tuitlmony of J H Hinlth, nun BBH JBJ axcr of HprliiR Cnnou Coal conipnu), BBJ iBb , wan to I hit effect that whlln the mrtul BBJllBji tnlnen of thn Tlutlo illitrli t, with which BBKEBB) he wild hn wnn familiar, enjojed u 100 BBwBK vtr rent ncrvlce, the uml mlmn uf BBBlB frrrd a nhnrtaRu of mm, BBflBa.' II. W. I'rlckitl, innnnifir of I'tali BBBW Traffic Ktnlco bureau, Introduced nn jRfll ohllilt to nhow that thn ruportu of thr KJBSfltyj Denver mid Itlo (irunde pruvid that BBB Bra th tunmiRo of 191 oxer the prcxlnun fln BJnTj car amounted to 2ti pur tent un BBjd Bl" rn; S.I pi r cent on coke and 10.3 per BBM HI vent on hltumlnoun eoal nml that thn BBS K ' total tonnitRii hud nhowru tt it liitrwu- BBJ H . of ;,B3S,CliT tonn. I'rlekett maintain- BBB B ! cd that the coat oporutorn were nut BBr (W . Klxen thvlr proportlonntii number of H w mirn to pi nnlt them to nhuru In the BBJ BJ ! Rnnerul ltunane In trade Thin wun BBJ B I uhji'i'led to b If. A Hiillldrett, ilttur. BBB B nefor thu orKi)ii Hlmrt I.lnu, on thti BBJ Wi round thut there In no proxlnlnn In I BBJ JM1 the law reiiulrliiR thn I'lilun I'kiirii BBJ, jm to furuUh cam for I'lah hmdlnic BBj BJj ilnrn than three-iiiurlrn of Hn hour BB flt wan connumed In un nrRuiueiit !- BB Qi tween I'rlekelt unit J U .Mi.Murriij BB nt tfoutiMl for thn Deiiwr nnd Itlo BB M Urnudo, In nn effort on the iwrt of BB BH Muilurruy to iHraure fiom Trlikelt un BBS flf tixplaiiatlon or the lutler'n theor) of BB n the proper illnpoltlnii of inrn m nn to BB eiiinlUi nervlce ut ull point. I'rlekett BB m 'mulntalnod that the dlnxltlon nliould BBl ri 1m5 f"lr BB Jn Court ItiNim lti-Mirliv, H Mjt "Vim urn an expurt und Imve trav BB Ul eleil ull oxer, uml nr uireplwl an u BBl 111 prophet h the pulillc utllltlna iom BBt HI mlnnlon, und when I Hk you to Mid BV Vtt un out nf Hiu tvlldnrnMM," wild Me. Bm All Murruy, "ou nay, 'lt fair " BV II "During tho punt ear u have uc BBt Si lepted ull the sriiln, wool and Mock BB BVI offered to you," nald l'rlekett, "und BBflK why do )ou not aetnpt all of our BB MB B HU "Oh. I know ou are daffy on ful ' HKf replied Mt Murray, "hut why don't BBVIsj i ou tell un how tu brliiK nhout the cur JfU ,oqunlUutlon avoonlliiK to your the- BBUH ory?1' BBBBI 'Thn matter In not- ImIiik tukeu HBBBJ caru of h the vvnr nhlpplnR hureuu, BBBW replied Prlukctt, and thn dlnnuRnlon BBBH HBJB It wan admitted by Krcd J, Wild, Jr frelRht truffle mannRcr of the Denver nnd Itlo (Irnnde. Hint the Int ter hud enteri d Into n contract with the Iftah Copper nimiwny to Imndle eeventy-flve hundred tonn of ore u day A request from K A Hweet for Inrnrmntlou romernlnR the rontrnrt with the Utah Ciper rompHny vnn opMMwd hy Mi Murray Wild nald thut lie wnn not permmnlly nwnre of uny contract lietween the Denrer nml lllo Drnnile nml the Oregon Shert Mne fr Urn movement of mke to Itnttt Hweel tentlfleil coneernliiR it certain converwilhin which he hnd with K. K. I'nlvln roneernlnR the cHr nhnrtnK. nertleularly an It affected the lilnlio trade, nnd Hint Calvin declared tlmt It wiw tint the duty of the Orienn Mhort Line to fiirnlth rani to the Denver Den-ver nnd Itlo flraml" for hwdlnjc on the linen nf the latter KMimlner Vtnrnlmll ankwl for foT-iirea foT-iirea t Into the reeoril of the ctml production of ltnh Oilorndo. Wyo-inlnw, Wyo-inlnw, of the Hmery and CnrlMin county coun-ty field, of the cnrnplnllmntn. of the rtnh fuel iinntmny nnd nf the I'nlled Mtnte I'nel etmnvny. for the vee till to 1917. Imloelve IMII Vis Ol' UWV llltl.MI l,l)ll,(IM'.MKT Ol CASUS I'inillliK deelirtoti ly Ihn InturxtHle rmmemt iiiiiiiiiImIiih nt WunlilnRtnn, D C. coneernliHC n'ttnln lml imlntn Involved the hearlHR nf Hie enr nhnrt-Hue nhnrt-Hue nnd reiwrntlon cuee broimht ly foul r the eon I oMnttltiR eompiinlen of the Helper ilWrtet HRHlnel the Denver nnd lllo (Irnnde nnd i-onnn llonn wan teiiipttrn" mmiendml Krl-iInx Krl-iInx nltermmu hy It Miimhnt! Intestate In-testate eommeree i lamlner. nnd It In nut likely lhat It will be reniimed until eome time next nprlnR l'Hn eontlnuliiR the enne. .Mnrhull Rave the lomplalnuntn until Deinnhrr Itth In which In file hrlefn nnd Hie r-npomleutN r-npomleutN will have until .lanilHry Utll lu Which In Hie Hlinwim, Time for urRiimeiit will be fixed Inter The ileelnlou of Kxnmlner Miirnhnll followi d n million on the purt nf II A, Kenndretl, etium II for the Union I'.irlfle und OreRon Hhort Mne for din-mlwml din-mlwml un the RTound thut Hie Union 1'uclflc In not bound by uu) IcRal ob-IIrhHoii ob-IIrhHoii to (iirnlxh mm for the trnnn-portntlon trnnn-portntlon of frelRht either to the Milppir or to the line with wlihh It nmnntn. Hmndrell mnlendeO thut It In mil) the eeeoiutiiry duly of n rail-ronil rail-ronil to furtiMi inn to u lonmilliiK tin. Mlorue) Mm I hewn Conenr. Thin view of the matter wnn con-i con-i lined lu l niunMt fnr the mil lk-Itollte. lk-Itollte. U'eMeril I'nrlfli und Koilthern I'm lib A I MutthiWM. ri preeent-ItiK preeent-ItiK Hie Weeteril I'nrlflv. mnlnlnliiml that the Interstate i oinmereo nun-mlMiion nun-mlMiion hud no ihiwi r to mmix I the cnrrlcm to mid to their equipment nml moved for u iINiiiImui! of the mite In no fur nn tin UVntrm 1'nclflr In nm-cerned nm-cerned The bRHl dill) of the Denvir mid lllo (Irnnde. mild J ll MeMurru. r p-riMiitltiR p-riMiitltiR Hint VoHd, will neeemrlly be uffetted b) wlmt may ultimately be determined lo Ik- the duty of con-ticctini: con-ticctini: linen. I' A Hiieit etuliil thut he HRilfd with Mt Murray rvRiudliiR duller nf eonniHlliiR I'm-n uml Hint II I u matter mat-ter decided by the Inli relate com-mine com-mine inmmlnnlou that Hie cnrrleM nhuiild eo eumilltutn thcmmlxen thut Ihn) muy form one national nyetem. The llnbllll) of the IVnvrr nnd lllo Idnn .to lie furthi r Mipported b) brlcfn uml iirRtimciitn. Hrlefn will ulwi In filed by the luteneiinnc Turn .Not l'ncvNHtr,l. Kxnmlner Mumhatl mid that th cane had not taken nit unexpected turn The trlul of it ettno ircdliued on iIIm rlmliiutlou uml ronullnnt ihiin-ii ihiin-ii Ken. In xx h It'll the en rr lent Imxe fall-td fall-td lo perfoim tin Ir dul) on reanoiutbte demand, ho aald. In one whleh iIimm lint friipu ntly come In run the Inter-mate Inter-mate commerce coinmlnnlon, nml pre-nentn pre-nentn mini) dlfflculllen If tllnirlmln-Htluil tllnirlmln-Htluil el(eil he Mild, the furtn llllmt t leiirl) be within the knnwtedRc or the defendant comtmnlrn. The dut) of ctmncctliiR linen in fur-nluli fur-nluli tniiinp.irtiillun for coniiiu rt lul orRnnlxittloiin or lo unothitr imrrlur for polnln dcxllned over other routen In which the eomiectltiR carrier In it par-tli par-tli IpntlnR carrier N n cnlliiterul ipien-tlon ipien-tlon of law The examiner dlrrtlcd lhat the torn-plalnanta torn-plalnanta reformulntn the rcqucnta for Information denlred from the rail-nxtdn, rail-nxtdn, whkh xvnn connlden d vn-ontlnl In lirlnRliiR the hearlnR lu n iiiiiilu-nlun, iiiiiilu-nlun, to lie nuppnrlid b) brltfn nnd arRiimintn llrlrfn wilt nbo be riled by the Intrrveuorn .still Another Cum'. Kxamluer Murnhall later Iwruu the laklnR or cvldtmui In thn Kunllvxurth and Helper railroad rune, In which the prlmliHtl Mwkholdcrn urn neeklnR tu keriire the rnllflcntlou of lontluit b whleh they may ncture the rlRht to operate the road Independent!) of the thfindant compun) Tho Kunllworth und Helper wen taken over b) the Dtnver nnd Itlo lliiindc Dtemlwr I, 1911. followliitf the Connolldutetl I'm I oiniHtny cune of Junu 34, 1913 In the bitter the Interntule fomnurie tominlMilou han riilnl thai a ml I road uniid bu) or Iihiho or m) it pro rutu on nml nunt frim mlmn to connect wllh the mrryltiR lino hrum Jimn 31, 1913, until Deiim-her Deiim-her 1 1914, tho Kenllworth nnd Mil-per Mil-per operated uml ululmed n cnrtulu nuiu for the truinfur or coal to the Dmvir and Itlo Orimde. A lompro-mine lompro-mine wan broiiRht about ntld the Den-xir Den-xir uml lllo Oianda UKrccd tu pay ntMiut thlrt)-elRht thounaud dollar ror the nerviee rendered Tho kiwi to be imld fnruiM n purt of tho UKreemi nt thut In now noiiRht to ho ratified It wan lutlmuted by J, (1. MoMurrny, attorney for the Denver nnd Itlo (Irunde, Hint thin road wun willing to enter Into the ton I rue t provided no further claim U made hy tho Kenllworth Kenll-worth nnd Helper road After hear- Iiir one or two more wltm-mieN Hie ctme wan tlbuuliMeil b) llxumluer Mar-thull. Mar-thull. With the cuMt ntundlnR dUnilmisJ C N Htrevell, prenldi lit or lllilrptin-dent lllilrptin-dent Cnul itnu Coke toinMtuy, wnltih ownn thn Kenllworth nnd llclr. Iilude It kuotvti that he In In ronnul-tulloii ronnul-tulloii with Hltoihcyn lelutlvw tu fur-ther fur-ther tiniti.lun He mild thut tin Denver uml Itlo Urumlo will continue to iinile the road lroortlou CoIiir to I'lnh. V D Mai lan. now with the Htuiidunl Cml and former!) with tho Utah Con! XhIcm iiRenr), told or illlfl-tultieh illlfl-tultieh in miokntluK I'luh nml In IIiukm of cur nhorluRe, and of olitulu-Iiir olitulu-Iiir InterthuiiRu' vurn. He wild Hint "ovtrliend" cxpemtHH of mllltiR ure about tho mime ilurliiR thonn period. Tin pioHirtlou of Umh onltrn ror toal wan SI pvr tent or the total, In-tludltiR In-tludltiR ordtrn ror 33 pir tent of the 3 per cent output of nluuk. Thu amount uf con I attuull) nhlpped to Utah pulutn wun 67,1 pir tent. Muiliitu had it numtitr or exlilb-ItH exlilb-ItH uf the Hllindurd romniinv'n oiitnut. und ho admitted to Kvundrett lhat In ptrlodn of cur nhortuRo tho Hluudard l.ud nhlpped to mrtulu UriRuu Hhurl l.luc turrllor). In Idaho, 10,73" tonn, and durlUR the neeoud und mom hi-vern hi-vern pirlod of tur nhurluRe of only u month or two lonnr, the Khlpmentn to tho nunio terrltoty were 49,776 tonn. Thu intretUM' here wun then fore about 3Vi) pur tent In utuh terrltor) out-nldu out-nldu of Hull l-itke Clt) the liu reanv ut the numtt period wnn only 36 per tent To timet. Mm Umn nald ihnt one reunou ror tho hev Intreune wun the futt lm hud Immhi liwtriimeutnl In brliiRluR thin trudt with him when he left the I'tah Cnul rlaltn aReuty und Joined the rltitnilurd'n foreeo, lit nuld ' the mluo tmd linruaned lu tuiwtvlt) nomewhnt, alno He ttwtllletl tlmt III tur nhorluxe iHtrlodn he hud nfunetl ordvrn for hm xxhkh wun uevtr ru-cordtMl ru-cordtMl Ordern putt ml In winter , time and unfilled It) Mitnh Int ure eommoiily ouiut lied Strvlm lu Colorado. Jumen D.tlr)mple, tttute iojI mine Inspector of Colorado, Introdutetl uu exhibit iiIiuIiik to nhow the car nervltfti afforded, to mliien on the Denver und Itlo (Irnnde In Colorado. MtMurruy nald Kuiue of the inlnee mentioned ure nttuull) nurvod b) the Colorado nnd Houthern over Denver and Itlo Urunde truukn. II A HiHtudrvtt, Inlemtutu counull fur the Union 1'uclflc, developed devel-oped thu fact thut the Colorado mliien ure In u comparatively nmull urea uml inline are nerved b) two or three rail-wii)n. rail-wii)n. At the reiient nf Hie examiner, A. D. l'lurnon, Reneral nuImm iiRent ror (Huh J'uel uoiupiiny, uppeured uruIii to iruent on the record u ntutvment or tho uutput or the vurlous mlniM uf that company, und uUo of the dUpo-nltlun dUpo-nltlun mudo of thu product, whether In roko or In uthor depurtmentn or coal nulling-.