Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-09-11

LIST. Was the Union Pacific Railway
Company operating the road from Pull
man to Portland over which Complain
ant shipped the wheat, and,
2nd. Was the rate Of six dollars and
fifty cents ($6.5O) per ton unjust or I'M
reasonable.
der the present attitude OF the case very
important, we contend that the facts
brought ont on the trial sustain the
complainant The evidence at page 26
shows that the cars and especially the
engines are marked Union Pacific. The
conductors and brakemen wore Union
Pacific badges, and it is generally spo-
ken Of throughout the country through
which it runs as the Union Pacific Rail
road Company. Mr.. B Campbell Cat
page 81 says that he is general western
freight agent Of the Union Pacific and
that his jurisdiction extends over this
branch road. The evidence of Mr..
Campbell, taken as whole, we think,
shows cOnclusively that the road from
Pullman to Portland is operated by the
| Union Pacific Co., that it receives the
profits and bears the expenses and losses
Of operation Of the road. And Mr.
/ Thurston, attorney for the Union Pacific
Co, Cat page l24) in answer to Com
missioner Morrison's question as to who
operates this road, says: 1T is the
Union Pacific system"
Every corporation having anything to
do either with the ownership or opera
ton Of this road, are now parties to this
proceeding. No matter what conclusion
I is reached upon this branch OF the case,
the main question to be decided is thus
reduced to the single inquiry, is the
rate charged, reasonable? 1t is certainly
much higher than rates usually charged
for like services. In confirmation of this
statement we respectfully call the atten-
ton of this Hon. Commission to the Or
der made on the 18th dav of July, 1891,
in the matter Of alleged excessive freight
rates and charges on food products. We
have not the means at hand to ascertain
all distances therein named, but we are
satisfied, that taken as whole, the rates
per ton per mile will not exceed one-half
the amount charged complainant in this
case. We further refer to the joint tariff
sheet of the Northern Pacific and Hunt
system, fixing rate from Pendleton to
Seattle, 329 miles, 23I per hundred
/ (page 119.) Mr.. Hannaford, speaking
of this route, says that this is one of our
most expensive divisions; it rms over
/ the Cascade mountains in which we have
tunnel nearly two miles long.
( It is a matter of general knowledge
/ that wheat is carried at much less rate
per ton per mile through all the eastern,
middle and western states than the rates
charged by defendants. If there is any
( thing to justify the charges made by
/ the defendants we contend it dovolves
upon them to show the same, which they
have not done. We think all existing
facts show that there is no reason for
main aiming the excessive rates charged
+ bv defendants.
The net earnings per mile of this road
in 1887 wero &2,37799 and in 1888, So
039. So; the gross earnings for the year
1887 were $3,9S1, 1928 and for 1888,
4 S4.542,752.25 and for the year ending
June 80, 1889, according to the state
ment OF Oliver W. Mink, comptroller
made under oath at Boston on the 1st
dav of October, 1889, were 81, 791,S1l,12
And in the report of The Union Pacific
railway company for 1921, furnished us
bv TIE attorneys for the defendants
since the evidence was taken in this
case. in accordance with an understand
ING at the trial. we find at page SO the