St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
TACTICS OF FABIUS.
Railroads Figuring to Delay
the Interstate Commits
SiOn'S Decision.
But They Will Be Forced to
Put in Their Evidence
Next Week.
Aldermen Transact Business
Connected With the Com
ing Convention.

Ing convention.
So far as the Minneapolis chamber OF
! commerce is concerned the hearing of
the case against the Northwestern rail
roads before the interstate commerce
( commission is at all end, with the eX-
| ceptiOn of the rebutting testimony. The
railroads, it seems, had no inte ntion of
submitting any testimony at this hear
/ ing in Minneapolis, They will try to
| put in their evidence before a III Getting
of the commission in Washington in the
shape of depositlonS, so that their wit
nesSeS may not be subjected to too Sc
we're croSs-examination.
The hearing yesterday was devoted to
the confederation of the testimony of C..
| A. Pilsbury by Minneapolis mill and
elevator men. 1t wo und up with a
! wrangle among the attorneys, with At
| tOrney Brown, FOR the Minneapolis men,
| against the combined forces of the rail-
| roads.
As soon as the hearing was opened in
the morning Charles Espenscheid, of
Hastings, The president of the Southern
the privilege of making an explanation.
! He attended the hearing as an inter
venOr, the same as the representative
of the Milwaukee chamber of COM
merce, to see that the interests of the
! Southern Minnesota millers were not
| injured while Justice was being done
| Minneapolis. He said:
! desire to make an explanation. and think
| il is necessary 10 the correct understanding
! of our position in this matter.
| From our petition as interveners it would
| lead one to suppose that we are opposed TO
| Minneapolis iii their effort to be put on an
| equality with Duluth.
This is not so, for whatever discrimination
| exists against them affects us equally.
We are. and always have been, heartily in
! favor of the differential asked for. AS re-
| CARDS the reduction of rates in flour
from Minneapolis to Duluth. our inter
! ests are not TO oppose IL, but for fear
| that we would not share in this bene-
| fit by a like reduction on our lines to
! Milwaukee and Chicago we were advised as
| the most proper course to pursue to appear
1 as lnterveners and pnt one petition in The
/ form we did. This was supposed to be the
most feasible way TO obtain one relief at the
! same time that Minnea polls does.
| Should the rates 10 Chicago and Milwaukee
| direct from the wheat fields to be miled in
transit tie reduced SO as 10 put them on par
| lty with the rates 10 Duluth, the result would
] be the same TO lis ii the direct rate were re-
| duced from Minneapolis to Milwaukee and
| Chicago.
Mr.. Espenscheid's explanation was
perfectly satisfactory to the Ninneap-
| oils side of the case and the hearing was
| begun. &. n. PillSbury was called to
the stand again to correct an impression
| lhat might have been gained from the
! evidence of the day before regarding
! the relative situation of Minneapolis
and Duluth with regard to wheat fields.
While Duluth is as near portion of the
wheat country as Minneapolis is, Mime
apoliS is right in the heart Of the wheat
| territory, Mr.. Pillsbury said. The
raising of wheat begins right at
the front door of Minneapolis All
the counties surrounding the Flour
City raise about 100000 bushels each
annually. Duluth is no nearer than 100
miles to any portion of the wheat-grow-
ing country. Attorney Hanson, who
has taken the place of Judge Fish as
the leading counsel for the Milwaukee
road and as the leader in the cross
examining. received some hot ones from
the miller, who said that the wheat
country along the line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee d st. Paul is from so to lG0
miles nearer Minneapolis than Duluth.
Senator Sworn.
the morning were w. II. Dunwoody of
Washburn, Crosby d Co.; Samuel
Morse, of Morse & Sammis; Senator w.
ID. Washburn, of the PillSbury-Wa
burn company; A. G. Loring, of the
NorthwesterE Consolidated Milling COM
pany; l.. ". Campbell. of Crocker, Fisk
| & Co: f. Il. Barrier, of d. r. Barber &
| Co.; James +. Bell. of the Washburn-
Crosby company. The evidence of all
| these millers was addueed with but one
| object in vlew-tO bolster up the story
| told OH the stand by G. A. Pillsbury.
| They cOrroborated him in every detail,
| particularly to the disastrous effect
upon Minneapolis of the continu-
ance of the present rates on
wheat and flour. All were of the unan-
! imUuS opinion that some change in these
! rates was necessary OIL the milling in
dustry in Minneapolis must 90 to pieces.
| If the present rates to Duluth of seven
cents on -four and only five cents on
wheat, making the Shipment of wheat
to the SeabOard cheaper than -four, the
! -four exporting business must stop. A.
| ID. milford, j. @. Adams and Peter b.
! Smith, grain men, were also called.
! Their testimony was all to the effect
that Minneapolis is getting the worst of
1t in the matter of rates, when it should
nave the large emu.
Lumber and Wheat.
F. H. Clark, of the n. p. Clarke Lum-
| Der compa ny; }. Newton Mind, editor
of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman;
| George H. Partridge, of Wyman, Part
ridge & Co.; w. j. Dean, of Deere IL
| Co., farm implement jobbers; }. II. Sui
| livan, secretary of the JObberS' associa-
! ton: Hugh Harrison, of Harrison, Far
ringtnn & Co.; Perry Harrison, of the
| Security bank, were all examined with
! reference to the effect upon MinneaDO-
| lis of the mills. The lumber business is
| largely gagged by the trade in wheat and
| flour. The implement business likewise.
The general jObbing trade is closely
connected with it. The clearing house
returns show that the money paid for
wheat by the millers comes back to Ihe
city again through the purchase of H. M
ber, farm implements, and general sup
! plies of all kinds. This evidence was
also to show that the railroads can bet
| ter afford to haul wheat to Minneapolis
al low rate than to Duluth, because
| they can send their cars back into the
wheat country loaded with lumber,
farm implements and general merchan-
| disc.
Mai. J. B. Bassett. head of the Bassett
Lumber company, was examined for the
same purpose as were most of the wit
neSses called before. Maj. Bassett gave
his business as lumberman, miller and
farmer.
''It is not my opinion, but positive
knowledge," said Mai BaSsett in re-
sponse to request for his opinion. THAT
if the present condition regarding
freight rates on wheat and flour con-
| Times the flour milling business in MIN.