Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
RATES AND REDaT
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hold this in check through the poolini
business, and let the weaker classes live
Undoubtedly the relations between tn,
government and any corporation woulC
have to work very closely together, ant
the tendency is now, growing In that di
r%ection. l think, to accomplish any
thing there will have TO be a stlll greater
consolidation of lines, because the gov,
eminent can deal better with large thar
with small corporations. Speaking oil
the reduction of rates, west OF Chicago
as compared with those east of Chicago.
Mr.. Adams stated that on the Union Pa.
oifc, he had been frightened at the
cuts that have been made, which as he
stated, ia from % to 33 per cent on all
clss,es of frelghts and all kinds Of hauls,
within the past eighteen months.
"But that doesn't seem to allay the
irritation held by the people of this
tate" suggested Senator Plat.
cit does not" replied the witness,
sand l don't think that any rate we
could make would suppress that sgita-
tion." BY legislating gradually much
better results could be obtained than to
attempt everything at once.
Much OF MI. Adams' talk embraced
HIS experience as q state railroad commits
sioner in Massachusetts,, and also o study
that he has made of the English system
and how the railroads over In that coun-
try are controlled, and was also quite gen.
ersl In It's nature, regarding the building
and management of railroads In this
country.
The great differences In prices charged
for hauling freight west from Omaha, as
compared with what it costs from Chicago
to Omaha, Mr.. Adams declared was made
necessary, on the theory that from Oma-
ha to Chicsgo a car load of freight Is one
of q thousand, and Its cost of t%ransporta-
ton is divided by the thousand, but
from Omaha west 1t is probably only one
car itself or one of ten cars, therefore the
cost of handling and transportation Is di-
Vided by ore or by ten.
AN ENTHUSIAST.
DR.. George l.. Miller, of the Herald,
was introduced 10 the committee and
asked to give his views on the subject of
railroads and legislation, and ho had
come to the conclusion that legislation Is
q hindrlnce; that commerce will assert
Itself over statutes and that government
tai interference for or against the rail.
roads would bankrupt them; and any
thing that tends to cripple any part of
trade Is wrong. Freedom is what rail-
roads want. 1 have seen sgltatlons on
the subject here, which, IL put into op.
Grafton, would wreck this whole country.
/ still contend that the law of COM
merce will control over all statutory en-.
nak-.orN, fNho rot1rnolo mead rrpfoof,n,
by q stoppsge In the building of trunk
line railroads, and If legislation of any
kind Ia required, 1t Is such legislation as
will do this. Mr.. Miller was enthusiast
tic on the subject, and declared that In
his opinion tho land grants to western
roads was the greatest blessing that had
ever happened to any country or to any
people.
IN REPLY TO YoST
Mr.. Edward Roaewater, of the BEE,
appeared before the committee after DR..
Miller had retired, In reply to o contra
dlction made by @. E. Yost during the
statement on Monday evening, that Mr..
Wells, thad taken contract
to transport freight across the
Missouri river brldgsat 12a and Ii cents,
but at a later day took DR.. Miller and
O. z. Yost into partnership with him,
after which event they, as a firm, raised
the rates to 18 and 20 cents, which he
considered an extortlon, not only on the
people, but the railroad slso. This Yost
declared to be o false statement, and
Mr.. Rosewater wished the committee to
understand that his information came
from perfectly Reliable authority Mr.. J.A.
Horbacb, formerly vice-preaident of the
Omaha and Northwestern railroad and a
director Of the national bank here, where
Wells transacted their banking business.
Mr.. Horbaoh being q man of unqueg-
toned ssgacity and reliability, he enter
tanned no doubt at all of the statement
being absolutely correct.
A TRAFFIC MANAGERS TALK.
The next and last witness to APPEAR
before the committee was Thomas l..
Kimball, traffic manager for the Union
Pacific road.
Mi. Klmball said that he had intended
to answer in detail the question:, but
being anticipated by the president he was
afraid of boring the committee. He,
however, read from notes his answers and
to tho first question, thought that the
common law was sufficient to meet ell re.
qulremsnts. He also believed that these
charges of determinations and outrages
are widely imaginary.
This statement was followed by a long
list of general d%enials, to the testimony
In Yesterday mornings BEE of gentlemen
who appeared before the committee
The Union Pacific deliveries coal along
all it's lines in this state and Ksnsas q,
q "a % rate per ton, except at Lincoln
and Grand Island. At Lincoln 1t gets Q
rate 30 cents higher than this, butat Grand
Island the rates are unsettled. Mr..
Kimball read from the BEE, testimony
given on Monday, which set forth In
figures a clear and comprehensive state
ment If the coal rates as they exist, then
denied in toto everything.
The rates now charged by the Union
Pacific On local aud through froights have
gone 40 low that the witness had been In
absolute fear of disastrous results. a.
this point Mr.. Kimbsll furnished ths
committee with a detailed statement,
showing the decrease in freight on the
Union Pacific since 1869. The decrease
on combined local and through freight
according to Mr.. Kimball, is figured al
follows: In 1869 the rate wal So AZ pei
mile; in 1884 the rate was $1.39.
As q c. mparlson he quoted from Eu
ropean reports to show that on the rail
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