Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-01
j. b. noUSroNs STATEMENT.
Why a Mex Contract villa ,he Panama
Company Was not Naie,
Ehc Ohisci of thn .ubsidy 60 tsr
rHcinr Hau A,rnm.
piished.

WAsilfNg on, Fell g5.--J. ID. Hlus.
ton, vice prtai-,n, Of the pnoifo Hnil
s'eamahip company, testified be'or.
tho Panama Pacific Mail investigation
committee today with ,iercucc % the
affairs Of the Pacific Mat. Ho said
beIofe February /, 1893, when tho
contract between the Pacific Aiail nni
the Panama RAILROAD expired, the
officers OF Che Pacific Mall went to the
PRnnme cDmpany's officers 20 mako "a
new contract. Their purpose, the wit.
mess stated. was frustrated by the
threat OF the rfau,Clutinentnl hssOcla.
tiOn to cut OF tie amount monthly
paid tho Pacific Mgil by the United
State. fbo company could not guar.
suiee $4,000 monthly % the Panama
Raj fogd, which declined 10 negotiate
further. Witness hAi discovered the
Panama R1ilroaI advertising 10 Eng.
iish papers for English freight anu
English chips 10 run between New
YORK aud Aspinwall
The tcgsln Assigned BY the Panama
company Tor the action was that the
steamship company would not guarau.
tee 4, the old amount ut mOuuy pee
month. Toe Panama company
wanted guarantee of $4,000 per
month ana n restriction us 10 the
amount 10 be carried which would
prevent competition with trans.
continental railroads. Another time
they Insisted on the right To
make rates. The Pacific Mail offered
~ 10 In aud take all the freight 1t
could carry ut the minimum rate g. be
established botweeu tho two com.
panies. Mr.. Geary asked the witness
now he TecUnciled the agreement by
which the railroads were allowed "a
NIX rates over the steamship route
with the governments policy Of aid.
ing 1t In order 10 develop commerce.
Mr. Houston replied, "By tbs oOntlnu-
alton ~ stable rates"
The contract resulted In Ch, ~
rites. Witness did not believe the
Steamship company could compete
with railroads ON any class Of freight
business between New YORK and San
Francisco, n II We're not FOR local.
Central and South American business.
Mr.. Geaty inquired why then had the
rfanscOntinental association paid the
Pacific Mail company s70,0OOa month
lot Tue rlHnt 70 NIX ils rates u u could
moi e9mpeie' witness replied That
Tue uisooh'Ibuahce ul the agreement
Wouiu NOT nave occurred u IL hal oeen
prghlapIe 10 the railroads. p" 1 joni
,nlnk We can lthhspolt Roous rom
Ne" ioIh 70 Snli irahcisco cheaper
that the railroads."
ar oeay-i hen puIluihS canals
VIII nor give better ta'.F
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uhihE lot uosn cohsls anu especially Tor
the tttaushlp companies NOW tue
fAhaiha ihiItohu must pe PAiu large
rare
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uompsny 'ece,veu = sups,iy OF s-oOJ
W uIp tohh iiU,n Wv ioIh 70 AS,
pinN al, anu s-ooO per Trip ior the west
cosst UP.
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