Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11
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The GfearfuE Of the GranRcrai Cone
pinint ga,nst the esaiiroad Coni-
pany lEesnmcd Before the Inter-
state Commerce Comniission--
What thu Nniirond Claims.
spsei.l Corr spo ldeBcoo q GAastts aud Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct, 9.--The interesting
hearing of the case Of the Delaware State
Grange, Patrons Of Hasbandry, vs.. The
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk rail
road, with respect to charges OF made
quate service, high charges and discrimi-
nation, wRs resumed here this morning
before tho Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Commissioners Cooley, echoon-
maker. Biagg and Walker were present,
Commissioner Morrison being absent
Judge Logan and George v. Massey, ESQ.,,
appeared for the respondent, backed by q
large number OF railroad employee %
Witnesses. George Fl Bates and Levi o.
Bird, Eos, represented the grange, and
John 81 Rosa, G. Gundy Brown and
q. W. Tyndale appeared to help the
cause Of the farmers. Governor Biggs
and John W. Oausey were also present.
The hearing took place In the court
room Of the commisaion, located In the
elegant and commodious building OF the
Baltimore Sun, Nos. 10, 10, II \ street
The commission assembled at IL 20
o'clock, p. m, and took up the thread Of
testimony that was dropped when the
hearing was adjourned at Dover last
month.
James W. Mooarrick, general south
ern freight agent Of the Clyde
line, with Headquarters Of Nor
folk Va, testified that the freight
business out OF Norfolk had been sntis'
faotorily conducted prior to the opening
Of the New York, PhilRdelphia Il Norfolk
rpilrced, After the opening Of the rail-
road, eating of rates began, in March,
1885, and the Clyde line proceeded to
meet the cut The Clyde line generally
consulted with toe grangers OF the Sec
ton, and made freight rates satisfactory
to the latter, frequently altering rates to
suit the condition of the market for any
particular crop. The rates now on COT
ton, are 40 cents per bale, from Norfolk
to Philadelphia, as compared with 81 10 in
1884. TIE vRilroad rate ia As cents por
bale. On peanuts, the freight in 1884
Vas 20 cents per bag, and cents wharf
ago; nov 1t is 8 cents per bag and csnts
wharfage A bag OF peanuts weighs
about 100 pounds. The rate on ksle in
1884 wss 20 cents and cents for wharf
ege; nov it 10 10 and g. The boat rates
were out down to meet the rates OF the
railroad company. Tho witness could
not say whsther the railroad company
could make q living out Of these rateR
but he know the steamboat lines could
not On molasses the rate was cut from
As TO 90 cents per barrel.
Ga discrimination Mr.. MoCOrrick
said the Clyde was the only water. Inns
from Norfolk to Philadelphia They
made practice Of Offering special rates
when driven TO this move by competition.
This had not been the custom for Al leR,t
two years. before the railroad opened
The rates Of freight on truck were fire.
quently lowered when market prices
ruled 80 low that there was but little
chance for the farmers to make money
out of their shipments. There had been
rate war between the steamboat COM
panies at Norfolk, but not for about two
years prior to the opening Of the mil
road. The truck rates were based on
agreements made at the beginning OF the
season with the farmers, with reduction
on special articles when the market for
these articles went down. With these
txceptiOns, the rates agreed upon we're
4 generally held up throughout the season.
4 lie the division OF business between the
4 steamship companies, the Clyde line tool
4 Philadelphia business, tie Bay Line, Bal
timoro, and the Old Dominion, New York
Ia answer 10 MIR. Birds question, tht
witness said BIO was present AZ n meeting
! % tho sites 'nhnst AID railroad sfHfiale y
Gcgi Ycts o4ied Tor the purpose q dia
euseiug the formation o! u p4ri 70 stan
late freight Yates from Nor'eE. 1h'
railroad was represented by Vice presi
dent Frank Thompson and John = vii
son and tha meeting was held snbse
| quent TO the passage of the In;ers!at
Commerce law.
Daniel j. Turner Of Norfolk, one o
the Ogents Of the Old Dominion Stenm
shin Company, said hia company had ~
off ulty with its patrons priSr TO ~
opening OF The railroad, In 1884. Sire
then there bud bsen much tTonbie, cauaet
i oy thu cutting Of rGtfs. The steamahil
company was forced to meet the gu
rata The rate on Gotten to NV Yrtl
10 row go cents PER bale, against 81 25 II
1854; on psGnntS, s cents prr bag, egRins
"a cents. These reductions IN every in
etauor, were msde TO meet thu rates q
a tho rsiifosd 0.aet rates were reduce,
ia tho same proportion as cotton and pes
nuts.
Ia response to Judge Logan's croEs ez
animation. the viii ess sad that tenn
porny reductions Of rates Oh perishahl
ss9,gtt wsro made IN 1883 pTior to tn
oienigg Of tho rRiiroad.
4 rsusss Of 40 hGur and quarter wa
hDte taken. .-..-
ArTERsooN SESSION.
at 2 10 O'clock tho hearing war rt
sIuid with ex-kopr6sentalive q Gupd
EraSn o. ksLt oouaty, Delaware, On ID
,anG. 10 gave the result OF Ills oaer
latioos ~ the pvnfi's OF peach growiu
Cor tie years 16sG-T-8, Winch hs eunait
cred average years He hss 40 acres {
go4Gh orchards IN 1856 be ra;ssd 81
asEA'S VI peaches snd received $500
"a 1857 43l baskets and S3Di Gu; i
iseS 3 $50 baskets and 81 5zz S5. ro'a
ltt haskCts, from which no receive
-j,Ii7 a. Ills net or Git was 81 800 81
,Ho actual cost Of raising his crops nein
-, i26 40. He held his Land ut sbCu. SiiO
pr Gasc. His farm " Gbout folE alle
from Wyoming snd well located. 81 tn
ptoaeDt freiBa: rates ha did not coasidc
the paacn crop . profitable one, and othe
crops ere more comfortable and ptHti
hb!e. Large fortunes, he knew, hA
occasionally been made from psach c.cr
hlt ,his YVES wien the fortunate grove.
bad good crops when the general Gro
was i failure.
On ME- Iassey'H crcBs examination NJ
brown said that Cns basket per tIas eac
ytar was considered feir average pr,
ducti0n, cut moi one orchard ia 20 gonl
reach his average. Ills trees wero pa
their primo. The Smock was bts bs
variety, and last year he had 500 aa.ke