The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-01
RAILROAD REBATES
Investigating the Doings Of the
Missouri Pacific.
THE CORNER IN NOVEMBER CORN
1t is Squeezing Dealers in ChicagO-It is Said
to be Natural-No Developments
in the Field Failure

OMAHA, Nov. 30.-[Special telegram to TIE
HERALD. To-day was the date fixed for the
United States grand jury to begin its investica.
ton Of the complaints against the Missouri
Pacific and the Burlington s. Missouri railroads,
which arc charged with violating the interstate
commerce law by favoring certain shippers
against others. The out-oftown railroad Off
Gals subpnnaed as witnesses are slow in arriv
ing. However, a federal official familiar with
the evidence sought for and the number of wit
nesses TO be examined, is of the opinion that
the matter will occupy the attention of the jury
for week. The witnesses from a distance who
nad put IN an appearance up to noon were j. w.
MlugeIy, OF Chicago chairman or the Western
Freight association; Frank g. kretzchme, of
Washington, special agent of the interstate
commerce commission; d. c. Bridges, of Kan
sas City, inspector at that point for the West
ern Weighing association. b. 2. Wagner of
Atchison, one of the general attorneys
OF the Missouri Pacific, is also on
the ground to watch events and guard the inter-
est OF his road. These gentlemen are all inter-
ested In the complaint against Jay Gould's
road, and among the other witnesses expected
to-day are j. n. Faithorn, OF St. Louis, chair
man of the Southwestern Railroad and Steam
ship ssooiation; Fred MacGley, representative
OF the w estern Traffic association at Kansas
City; T. e. lizard, local freight agent of the
Mossouri Pacific at Kansas City. subpoena
IS out for James Vieles, jr., manager of the
onaha Packing company, but he has been re-
ported absent east.
The complaint against the Missouri Pacific is
year old and the offense which it alleges to
have been committed occurred about year
and half ago. At that time Mr.. Faithorn was
holding the position now occupied by Mr.. Nudge
| ~. Under the weighing system then in vogue
| il is to be presumed that the cars loaded
| at Omaha with hams for Armour &
| Co., OF Chicago, were inspected and correctly
| reported. If on arriving at Kansas City
the hams were unloaded and laid
was substituted, the inspection at that point
! should have shown the change. The records
! and reports OF the transaction are with Mr..
Faithorn or Mr.. Midgely, and they are ex-
pocted TO untangle the intricacies of the affair
| so that 1t will be understandable TO the aver
age mind of the grand juror
There is some speculation in railroad circles
! as 10 the attitude the moguls OF the Western
Traffic association will take towards the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Mr.. Midgely had long consul
tation at the Willard this morning with Mr.
| Wagner and j. o. Phillips. of that road, and
started for the federal building just before l2
! The railroad officials are as dumb as clans,
| and Mr.. Midgely was petulent in his refusal to
| be interviewed. railroad who has
special interest in the matter says Midgely and
| Falthorn will not give the federal authorities
any more information than they are absolutely
compelled TO do. He intimates that they are
| likely TO set up plea of standardization at
every opportunity and turn upon the examin-
| ing attorney with conundrums intended to be-
fuggle that gentleman and throw him off the
! track.