Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-22
RAILROAD BULLpOzING.


Special Correspondence Of the Bee.
DETERMINATIONS IN THE GRAIN TRADE
LINCOLN, January 20.-The special
railroad committee met this morning
shortly after IL o'clock and held a
short session. Only one witness,
Thomas Brannen, was examined.
The following affidavit was offered
In evidence, which speaks for itself:
AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF NEBRASKA, t.,
Richardson County. e"
Thomas Brannen, being FIRST duly
sworn, says: My name is Thomas
Brannen, my age is 80 years and my
place of business Falls City, Nebraska,
l have lived in Falls City for more
than seven years lest past, and am
now, and l have been for ali of said
seven years, engaged in the business
of aelling general merchandise at
Falls City, Nebraska. On or about
tho 26 h day of November, 1880. t.
j. Collins and myself went into the
business OF buying and shipping grain
from Falls City aud continued until
after the matter hereinafter set forth
took place. On the morning of JAM
nary Gosh, 1881, I went to our depot
Office to receive some shelled corn.
Mr.. Coilinr, my partner, was absent.
Mr.. ellis, then acting agent at the
depor, promised me the day previous
two cara for the 2O.h In which TO ship
our corn. j called ~ the morning of
\ the 10Th at the D'.J'ld. freight ofice
at Falls City and asked Mr.. Cults what
cars l could have. He asked me If l
wanted to ship to Goodell. l an
swered eyes," and then asked him,
SIS there anything wrong with Good
eli" He seemed busy with other
matters and in an abstract manner
answered yea" In a short time after
making the above answer he left
the Offices aud went into the freight
house, as l presumed he wanted to
communicate something to me, l fol-
lowed him. He then said to me that
Mr.. III. nj Smith, the general freight
agent Of this division sat In the office
and that he would introduce me to
him. l answered sail right" after
the introduction Mr.. Smith opened
the conversation by saying, ''Mr
Brannen, I understand your contract
with Mr.. Goodell is completed. There
are three regular dealers here with
men who own %(elevators) property on
the track. This Is all the buyers tina,
are needed here aud they must be
protected, and you must quit buying
1 then told him that l expected shelled
corn from the country during the day
an 1 cunt to load two cars-that I fsl,
perplexed az to what to do with
1t II l could not ship 1t. He
answered. ''you q ship t.
Atohisop." I then told him that W,
had considerable corn under contrac,
in the country and asked him wha'
would we do with that. He answered
~ will allow you to ship that to Chi
cago at regular tariffs" THE tariff OF
corn to Chicago, l am told, from thil
station is 80 cents per cwt. or Ii 8 II
cents per bushels, I then asked hin
the question, "Suppose we build 81
elevator, can we then ship grain?'
He answered, 1T will do you no gooc
under the circumstances" These or,
the facts and the language uhed a
nearly as 1 can remember.
3 THOMAS BRASNEN.
Subscribed in my presence ant
sworn to before me this 3lst day o
January, 1881. j. D. GILMAN,
Notary Public, Richardson Co., Neb
After putting a few question to the
witness relative to the above affidavit
the committee adjourned subject t.
the call of the chairman.
On account of the senatorial cleo
tion the committee was compelled I,
suspend it's work with the above re
suit for the day, much to the regre
of a majority, which seems honestl,
bent on the work assigned it, ant
which 30 far has proved as fruitful
of results as the best friends of tn
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