Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-23

That SAID goods shipped from " lCheu-
dom tThich = point near Boston and has
the choice Of water transportation 70 saH
Francisco Al water raie-l. and the proper
ton Of The through rate 70 salt lake Clty
for service east OF Chicago MAS - cents
Per ! o pounds from Chicass to salt Lake
through. but when billed 10 Port Madison
on the Mississippi River and tkencc 10 salt
LaEe CITY. the proportion en- the rIvUr vas
u cents, and from thence 20 SAIL Laxe CItY
were shipped frurn Chicage n Fort a-ti-
-sn and fhrnceuglcd o. sail Lake CITY a. q
tate % s4e0 per ipo pounds. with back
charges from Chicago- 10 Fort Madison,
si--s1, and no other bill accompanied the
goods That the freight Amounting to
t.iit-z9. was collected By shis defendant
and retained a. foiloss. for back charges
from Chicago % Fort Madison. SIS; Fort
Nadison % Pueblo. si15.Fs. Pueblo % stale
hne. sss-si, and retained By tins defendant.
Ssl4-so.
Ia. defendant states that the rate az
- - PER he rounds fru'-' Nin-hrrfum h
-sn Francisco {, lotT. That between Via
cLendom and san FRANCISCO there Is com
petition - water routes over which goods
can be carried mEch cheaper than b rail
way There - also competition u s4n
fraacisco by the Canadian Pacific. and a
rate OF ~ ccuts or les between CHICAGO
and the Atlantic coast enzbies the shipper
70 obtain rates o. water transportation
AMAAHNA NaHANNA NaAAkr AtNA AAN4EArNul
4 l. Wells, Jr., as.istAEt general passen-
ger agent OF the Denver 4 RIO Gfande IN
hrs answer covers the came points As arr
included In the Rio GTandc Western. lie
claims that the eircumsiauccs g; the traftc
o Pacific coart common urints and 10 Utah
roinis arc 60 ankle And di.similar a. not
70 ahoTd any ilst basis % uouparisoE
between Tho rates o. the Pacific coast points
suf the Utah points
The character OF ire r-anir5 orcr and
- -. T. "a. "a a.. 90.
wav runs and lie volume Of trzflc earned
warrants u IN 1t charges To compel this
defendant - materially lower said Utah
rates would greatly eject the net earuinE.
% sad roa1s, and greatly embarrafs aid
erfcndfnfs VI pa-ins iis nxed interest.
render u wholly unable 70 do 20.
AS can he seen by the above an
sWer the railroad company admitted
the rates, but made the TOiat that
WinchendOn was a few miles from
Boston. That between WinchenLon
and san Francisco there Is cOmpe-
titiou ny water route.
hIr. Kelley stated that his clients
were not ready H. submit. evidences
as 20 the carrying charges by water
and would have 10 take this evidence
in New York.
Mr.. Richards protested against
being compelled 10 20 TO New York.
aud 1t was finally agreed that the
defendants should furnish the COM
piSinants with a schedule Of water
charges for their inspection and ap-
prevail before the commission.
Both parties agreed that for the
hearing OF these complaints Salt
Lake and Ogden are common points.
Mr.. Kelley, after some consultation
With Judge Hardness, prepared the
following TO which Messrs. Richards
and Moyle assented:
Plaintiffs do Do; object 10 the rates 70 salt
LAke an themselves oshcr than the fact that
rates 10 salt Lake are higher than the rte
complaint Is made nPSo the charge that
the defendants under the facts have NO
lated the fth section Of the act 70 regulate
commerce.
After securing assent 10 the above,
Mr.. Kelley breathed freer and gave
expression 70 his feelings by saying,
"rhis will greatly shorten matters"
J. II. Bennett was called and
testified that his road could not DO
business aud pay operating ex-
penses by a prO-rating with the
other lines. Between Denver and
salt Lake they Pass over three
mountain ranges with grades OF $50
feet TO the mile, and others n
heavy A. from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty. he said that
the transcOntinental business Of his
line did not amount TO more than S
per cent Of its earnings.
Judge Hardness pressed the wit
ness TO say there was little way
business west Of Grand Junction.
This, in view Of the fact that the
point was urgently made that the
transcontinental business but n
small figure in the compauy's busi-
ness, did not seem to jibe, or Salt
Lake points must give the CON-
pany the greatest part Of its earn
ings-
J. A. Monroe admitted that the
transcontinental business Of tine
Union Pacific amounted TO about
% per cent. Of its earnings. He
proved a fluent witness and talked
10 the commission Of the overalls
industry as IL he had not only worn
Jumpers but made them. He cid
not think that the 4. &. NJ. I. had
treated his companies fairly, claim
ing that they had no notice of any
dissatisfaction nor request o; a cor
rectiOn Of rates until the matter was
to the attention Of the COM
mission.
Mr.. Riehards called the witness
10 time " turning to the files Of
correspondence sub nitted ia evil
lence when n demand had 6-en
made on the company.