Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-26
Another Chapter Of the Old Story
Of Railroad Di Crimina-
ton and Ruin,
A Grain Buyer Of Ulysses
Forced to Quit For
Want of Oars.
Ths Senatorial Contest Serl-
ously Delaying Legis-
lstion.
The journal Comp my Swallows
the State Printing Com
tract.
Detailed Proceedingsin Both Houses
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION

RAILROAD DISCEIMI IN ALTON.
Special Correspondence OF TIM BBs.
HOW A GRAIN BUYER WAS BUSTED.
LINCOLN, January 23.--Shortly az.
ter IL o'clock this morning the special
railroad committee met in room 6, but
owing to the fact that the balloting for
United States senator takes place at
IL o'clock ii was found impossible to
examine more than n witness, H.
Fl. Miller, Of Ulysses; but some very
important evidence was brought to
light. The examination consumed
about forty minutes.
Mr.. Miller testified that he had
been 'trying" to carry on a grain bus.
mess wish emb srrassments, which EN-.
barrasments, he explained, he con.
sisted In the great difficulty he had in
procuring cars in which to ship his
grain, and in the early part of Deem
Der, 1881, he was positively refused
any Cars at all. Finding it such diff
cult matter to get cars while other
parties running elevators could get
from six to ten, the witness went to
Lincoln and had q talk with Mr.. Nc.
Commit, the division superintendent
of the Atchison & Nebraska, who said
"We cannot allow any competing, We
have two elevators, which should be
competition enough" Finally Mr.. Nc
Commit told witness he had better see
Mr.. Harris, the general fret ht agent
of tho Burlington e. Missouri at
Omaha. In company with Mr..
Jensen witneis went to Oma.
ha, and after waiting o day
or 80 for Mr.. Hlrris, who was at
Denver at the time, he saw him aud
laid the case. before him. He (Mr.
Harris) also said there was competi.
ton enough already, but witness as
sured him that that Was not the oase,
and that 1t was hot giving satisfaction
to the farmers, and he Che witness)
could produces farmers to back up his
statements. Finally, MI. Harris said
we cannot give you a place to build
on, but witness told him he did not
want one. He asked Mr.. Harris II
he could have equal facilities for trans.
portation snd rates, and he said yes,
the law provides for that; We could not
do otherwise. Notw lthstanding this,
however, the witness continued to
labor under the great dis advantage of
not being able to procure cars, while
the owners of the elevators could get
as many as ten, and being advised by
attorneys to prosecute, he sued the
company for 81, 600 and put the mat.
ter in the hands of Colonel Sessions,
of Lincoln, and the next day there
was an extra freight train run there.
1t then seemed that they had cars
as soon as witness brought the suit.
1t appears that a certain MI. Goodell
furnished money for the grain, bu.
owing to the great delay in receiving
1t he sent to the agent asking the
cause of the non-arrlvsl of the grain,
and being told that witness could moi
get any cars, requested the money re.
funded which WAS done. The witnes,
sued the company because Mr.. Rice,
their sgent, positively refused t.
furnish him with cars. In the course
of a conversation with the agent, wit
ness said this transportation wal very
embarrassing, and that If he could MOI
get any cars he would have to do some
thing. The agent replied that til,
sooner he did the sooner he woult
commence getting cars.
Cross examined by Mr.. Deweese,
assistant attorney CT the B. & NJ, a,
to whether he did not get money from
Mr.. Goodell and never used It anc
lever called for it. The witness ad
mitted that he never used the none,
simply because he could not get az,
transportation. Pressed as TO whethe
the company did not hold cars 70,
him, witness replied that he coulc
not got tho cars until after the none,
was returned, when of course, he hat
no use for them.
Asked whether he remembered tina
along IN December, 1881, the com
pany had cars for him, and asked hin
to use them and he did not; witnes
positively declared that the company
never had asked him to use any cars
Witness further stated that he coult
buy five times the quantity of grail
that he was shipping now, il he coul'
insure the transportation. TIE B. &
M. have brought a counter sui
against Mr.. Miller for demurrage.
The committee adjourned subJec
to the call of the chairman.