The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-05-09
THE lNTGN-sTATG ooMMIssIoN
Hears Evidence In Relation I, Traffic on
the 0rand Trunk Railway

NEw YORK, May 1,-IiefOro tho lntar,
state commerce committee, la r0pIy b.
question why ha Canadian roads have
Of late been steadily increasing their
freight business, Mr. Fink said ho did
not know unless II waa tiat they hld tho
advantage Of carrying freight brought
by aubsldlzed English steamship lno,,
"llaa the Canadian trunk line any
natural advantages over American
T0adgi"
"No alr,
"Thon why do some Of tho roads need
dlii0rohtal ratear oln most cases bo-
cause they are not ilHtGltAi roads"
"Ihen N not tho manner lu which tho
railroad buAlnGaa Of Thu country II CON
Quoted an argument In favor Of the CON
hOlldatlon Of all the various roads under
ono central management by the statef"
"That h what We aTG coming TO-" re-
piled Mr., Fink, "hut for tho present |
believe that II ia better for tho roads 10
remain under the present management"
By Senator llaGo0k, ,-"After two
years Of prohibition against pooling,
please give ~ your yewa upOn lA Gli0Ot
and reasons, II any, why pooling should
be lOgalized," Att II tho object Of
tho Interstate law 10 mako u fixed ratio
and maintain u by punilhlng those who
break II, In pooling tho Same end WA
arrived at, but Instead OF punhhng Of
Tenders, the pool waa 10 arranged that
oyOry road In tho pool could got an equal
share In the profits aud freight, Since
tho law against pooling has been la
force there has not been u single punlsh-
ment for violating IT, Thorcl3on Is that
thOr0 are only five commissioners, aud
there arc 10000 miles N road t0 look
out for and since tho passage Of that
law there has been more HGhnmlng, lug
Cling and trlclSery to eyad0 the law than
over before, Under tho system Of pool.
Ing the rates were fairly maintained, and
II II " even legalllod thoy will be- again"
The next witness WA President King
Of tho Erie road, llO stated that tho
passage Of the Interstate commerce law
and the abolition Of pooling has cost tho
Eric road about III 100000, Under tho
pooling ayatem the Eric road received
100000 q year ~ NJ share In the prOilta
OF tho pool, When tho lntOr-atato COM
moroe law waa passed this income COuled
and, although the Eric road now has a
difforentiul rats 10 the west, II can got
none for eastward bound freight MIR,
King was unable 10 explain why tho
Canadian Grand Trunk road wlW able 10
got 40 much business, unless because Il
was In the habit Of giving n rebate.
1--WE don't asls any advantage over tho
Canadian roads that como into this
country" aaid Mr. King, "but wo do
want them 10 obey tho aamo laws that
we have TO-,
by Senator Blair-"Do you know Of
any good that tho intorstatO commerce
law has donor" Ayes, II hg shown
tho roads that thOro Ia q stronger powOr
than they aro and has forced tho roads
into practical competition with each
othor.h
"Now, Mr., King, you have soon tho
workings Of the intor0tatO commerce
law, can you giy0 the commission any
idon Of how II can he improvodg A.
"ThO greatest benefit 10 American rail-
roads would bc toput the Canadian roads
that come into tho country on par with
our roads, and, II they violate any pro-
Visions Of the law, lot thom bo punished.
Mako the penalty tho aamo for both
American and Canadian olIOndcH-that
is all wo nsk, Tho passage Of the inter-
state law caused the Erie road 10 cut
down Ia expenses about SOOO,OOO, but ID
10 now making about M much money ~
before the passage Of tho law,
BY Senator liscook- as your
opinion, would bo the result II congress
was 10 pas law forbidding competitive
rates for froightY Ar think II would
greatly reduce the rates and Nt the Same
hmo ia no way benefit the public"
Adjourned until Tuesday, when Mr..
DepOw will appear.