, 1881-03-18

A nooD THING FoR THE rtn1IC.
The argument WIS continued at grcnt
length as TO the technical details Of railroad
operating and the scopo0f the railroad law as
It now Ia.
White hoped the talk would cease, rs the
Committee WINS anxions to get at facts, and
not op1n!ons OH law.
Harding wished to know tho average serv-
Ice of freight-cnrs for which lnileage was
paid.
The question was objected 10. md Gallon
made a speech 10 show It was pertinent.
The question wns repeated, and the witness
salsl It WIS Impossible 10 say, rs lie Ind no
daIn 10 ~ by.
"Was it 100 miles% quoriel Harding.
Objected to.
Callon rose to reply, when Needles offered
n resolution TINT ll0 more arguments be
allowed on objections.
Gallon wished to amend by excepting mp
pcals from the decision Of tile Chn1r.
Needles motion prevailed.
Tic question was renewed, md witness
said he
HAD NEyEl sEES AN ESTIMATE.
Witness would like to SEQ the man who
could tell the basis OF freight nntl passenger
rites. It was MI tentative. The cost Of
hauling freight has long bcGn considered,
but no uniform conclusion llns been reached.
1t is not MI exact science.
Cfuss-exalnincd: Witness knew Gray, of
tho Lake SllUre Road. This roud IN fllihnis
Is nbout fourteen miles long. Gray Is As
sistant General Freight Agent, Witness had
transactions with tho Links Shore Roatl. Its
trntllc Is almost exclusively Interstate.
Complaints were. ,nntla to witness. that starch
ha.l BEEN shipped ~ "c0rn-l'orr."
nnn Iiagdtnc % n,'i i.n,,,,nv vi" virorn,sfy ol,. Is.
was A. snstained. a,aa ,v,,,o,. ,v,4no,, ,o,,, ,o.
,o,ut,i" nt"ta ,,hot III ~ the ,,,ni ~ pan,
Crrek nnfl Wynust
r,tr f,n1rf,r or r,1r poo1,
,.o. IN ,,oid rotas nm, md ,,nifar,,,
WIZ w. y ,ntnr ,u s"G1 @nn @ StI Ws ,i M ia n,do
the pool IL aoes net mecetSaari'y imsotse y. Gti
aoa oee n 's cnnsn9 ~ st9
l,uis, t'a naMsG, -,
n4s"'egs nrs garna Vla Vl,nsss "eau ca,,,1 po"ds nt
IE MIe ,t lnthGu: ~ 'sHtss ,,,,,.,nt Sut'" nn'
w apotl. 10 t a",ss ~ "sM", ,,att;,:,,
~ WHY, Vs o tv roI.n =" tho,I
Eo!Mts. .ey H. tss s"sss e, :" '''eo'
KHsw oMy npo9s vha,, s ttssa 9s .aae
70 tnnins: ~ When WlSness ' "as Sc coI,suitca
seg"Mt the msamet pooi no ~ was no. not, apnsasea
~ .no 1Ht.a , ul.u ..,t s;f.. ns ~ III" te'c1
Ennnfor Vl,tfirf, rontl n tntfnr r),nryfnp r1ta-
crimInntion OH tiic Dart OF lis faiIrpnu com.
pnny at Depew, IN md alleging that a aring
ilnti ;; there Ept rntes III grain md lumber 30
fur cent lower. ii nlso cilur9eI Tint some .of
tho
nAuno.n orr,c,41s wrnr m PARTNER
''"'t-"VMm s,11,, sn 1v1r,I :r,Is, ..uiMn @ uv.S
r,, sun Will ans a., nana xea M,n. .,.a
dhe seator asse II te M tn gnarRes Msac true
ana A.! ttie witness fep!iea IN she ~, me8atlpe A..
MithroWM w wanted 70 Know s .!ie ha,ne OF te
@ Wi!tef OF tho letter. ana " hitting aec'lhea 70
reveht' u. ., ,,.
Mal. GonMeiiy wantea 70 kllow lla W, WIZ
ness naa any mIoEl1aa'o n,s nnot m dl!ung hnv. nv
INK ahlppea sthrch as "cofh noar" over t1o
N9Sk 95,s;dsial is!alld H. 1tatlroad.
yoJeGteu,tn. ,.,,-
tiaTainK sa,u II INC Commlttee wanseu 10
60 !!,to It 1 nc ,aA 9 MM ,lo op)ect'on The eharges'
however, Wetc lniSe.
Conileily h!so nSKca ABOUT Lanning's coal
ponl O. .lacksnngtisn, .,,..,
OBJECTED 10. Bosh matters were allowed
4np = ptn,o,, ~ +t,o t,rr,,,,o+,,, t,,o,, ,r,s
rccm,isd III i,n,, axon,Ins.I NJ r,nnv r"h,t.s,
rs he could since lie WIS excused list weak.
ioh wotHinr ~ ali ~ hts S51rmnr III ~ tGst;tnnnv