New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-21
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
MILK RATES ON THE HARLEM ROAD.
ANOTHER HEARING BEFORE THE RAILROAD COM
NussIoNERs.

ANOTHER HEARING BEFORE THE RAILROAD COM
MIssIoNERs.
The Railroad Commission finished its investi-
cation OF the question OF milk rates OH the Harlem
Railroad yesterday All the Commissioners were pres
Charles b. Meyer, counsel for the thirteen pet-
TONERS assisted by Nelson Kmer who is the person
principally interested in starting the investigation con-
Quoted the case against the railroad company while Mr.
Depew appeared for It.
superintendent Bissel OF the Hudson River and Har-
lem Divisions testified that the average daily receipts OF
l763 cans which he had mentioned at the last hearing
were upon the record of receipts kept by the rail-
road company Meyer submitted table Of receipts
made up newspaper reports by which lie desired TO
show that the statements submitted by the railroad
company were Inaccurate The Commissioners at the
request Of Mr. Depew said that they would verify all
statements by having an expert examine the railroad
cOmpany's books John Burlinson, who superintends
the milk for the railroad company testified that
the average number of received each day In loS2
was between seventeen aud eighteen hundred
The Commissioners showed evident WEAKNESS at the
slow progress the investigation making under the
system OF cross-examnaton OF witnesses and in other
ways. Mr. Depew said that so far as Mr. Blllmer ana
Mr. Never we're concerned. the matter was purely
speculative one. Mr. Killmer formerly mix
dealer and no had secured from farmers assignments in
nlnety-one cases Of claims against the railroad com
Dany agreeing to pay to the farmers - per cent oI ung
I'm those cases. aggregate amount Of which was for
$4,000 IL 10 per cent OF that amount whlcn tny
were contending for They had been defeated nc the
General Term recently and they started this milk in
vestigaton In order to the power OF the state to
collect testimony for themto use IN the attempt TO collect
that 100000. Mr.. killmer was professional anti
monopolIst, and was not In the milk business. M De
to sign the petition, and those thirteen men send lao
cans milk to market but 1877 producers representing
over 900 cans of milk, refused 70 sign There we're
other railroads bringing larger quantities OF milk to
market but they were not attacked In anoher mater
the Commission had listened TO me complaints Oh the @
goods men representing $l54,00OOOO OF capital and
those came themselves to present their case Inc
Sane was true OF the grain merchants but In this milk
business which had been dragging along for days the
only persons appear were two spectators who were
neither pro iucers dealers and lew farmers from
! two stations only The farmers said Mr. Depew' are
not asleep they frauds. Although the Harlem
road subject TO the strongest kind Of competition
the farmers continued TO send their milk over It, which
! sho We'd that they were not losers by it,
W. r. Strong Of Golden Bridge, said that the farmers
busy at this season Of the year to attend the
company charged more to Transport sr 1ean anu
serted that railroad company absorbed 38 per cent
OF the gross proceeds OF his farm by It's freight charges
! get from a reduction on milk rates
! Mr.. Stronghold, we will take our chances.
| Commissioner Rogers without any risk
Mr. Depew-Neither producers nor consumers got any
benefit from the 20 per cent reduction We made IN lsa9
OF the night they made in Mach but the consumers have
never benefited one penny The middemen, OF %non, U,
Mr. Kmer one, absorbed every cent OF proht OUT Oh
! the reduction.
according r Blanchards testimony tho Erie charged
two or titee cents less for carrying milk than the
| Harlem road
MEETING OF TRUNK LINE PRESIDENTS.
! A meeting of tho trunk line presidents was
held at the Office OF Commissioner Fink yesterday after
noon. present President Jewett OF tue Erle'
President Roberts Of the Peunsylyania President Rut-
ter OF the New York Genital and VicePresdent Garrett
OF the Baltimore and Ohio. The Grand Trunk Railway
was represented by Joseph Hickson, Its
general manager, who Is accompanied by
! l. J. Sergeant its traffic manager Although
presidents meeting has been contemplated for the last
TO or three weeks there tobeleve that the meet
ing yesterday held ut short notice. The session
was not protraeted.
The occasion OF the meeting was the unsatisfactory
relations between the Grand Trunk and the other trunk
lines since the Delaware. LAckawanna and Western
Railroad opened its line to Buffalo To secure business
that company has been forced TO make concessions from
the schedule rates which the trunk lines have adopted
The Grand Trunk Railway has been s principal con-
uecton west OF Buffalo, and the other trunk lines have
held the Grand Trunk responsible In large measure Tor
the continued cutting by ths Lackawanna. 1t
has been that the trunk lines when nave Deeh
affected seriously by the active rivalry OF the new
line have met It's reduction In rates. but the PennsyI-
vana Railroad has not witnessed this general cutting
with eduanimy IL is understood, indeed. that It mas
made vigorous attempts TO end IT, President roan Oh
the Lackawanna refused Join II trunk line noUl iOr
the general that the company had not perfected
| Commissoner that he would maintain schedule rates
and for the personal Information OF the Commissioners
| would furnish him u statement OF the LacAawanhAs
II has been limited that the Grand Trunk might be
| forced TO sever its connection with Lackawahna on
through business 10 place ITSELF In antngonish viii
the other trunk lpcs fl Is understood that the assur
| panes were considered at the meeting yesterday
efficient guarantee that the existence OF the pool Ss Gt
stned AT the Commissioners Office that 10 action had
been taken by inc presiueh; ,, Ot b VI tP bspmony
existed between the trunk lines and that there was no
necessity for any definite action ~ the trunk line pres