The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-18
THE HEARING ENDED.
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Concerning santa Fe Affairs.

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Concerning Santa Fe Affairs.
The hearing in the general freight
rate case before the board of railroad
commissioners, was concluded today, and
the case taken under advisement.
Chairman Vincent, of the board, said
that the board would not be able to make
a decision until next week. The testi-
mony will be transcribed for their use.
When asked whether the board would
act in the matter OF adjusting all rates or
simply consider the meeting a
conference to advise the roads, he
said: Il cannot tell what action the
board will take or in what phase we
shall consider the question until we hold
a conference"
Yesterday afternoon was almost en-
tirely occupied with the examination of
A. p Tanner of the Santa Fe. After
questioning the witness with regard to
discriminative rates to various Kansas
points, Capt j. G. Waters reached the
coal rate.
"Does the Santa Fe own any coal prop
erty?"
Tanner: so ficially, do not know"
Waters: "Do you know personality"
Tanner: 81 decline to answer that
question"
Waters: 'sBut insist that you answer
it."
Mr.. Tanner conferred with A. A. Hurd,
his attorney, and then said: son advice
of counsel refuse to answer that ques-
tion.''
Waters: els Mr.. Hurd your attorney?"
Tanner-HYes, he is the attorney for
the Santa Fe.''
Waters-"Do you represent the re-
ceivers of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad
Hurd@"No sir, am here at the solici-
tatiOn of MIR. Tanner personally"
Waters-''Mr. Tanner, do you know
Mr.. Devlin?''
Tanner-"Yes, sir"
Waters-"What is his position?"
Tanner-'He is manager of coal prop
critics.
Waters-"Do you know what his duties
are in that capacity?"
Tanner-"No, sir, officially do not"
Waters-"Do you know personality"
Tanner-"On the advice of counsel
refuse to answer that question"
aters-"Is 1t not true that no other
company except your own sells coal
along the line of your road?"
Tanner-''It is not true"
Mr.. Tanner then named other compa-
nies which shipped coal over their line
and sold it at Kansas points.
"Do the Santa Fe companies get re-
bate?" was asked.
Tanner-'sI don't know"
The object of this questioning to
prove that the Santa Fe had a monopoly
of the coal trade by putting high rates
J. S. Lincoln of the Missouri Pacific
was next called. He made an exhibit of
the earnings of the Missouri Pacific line
for 1898, which showed a deficit of $780,
900 not including interest on the bonds
and taxes.
The examination Of Mr.. Lincoln was
continued this morning and occupied the
the greater part of the forenoon. The
questions were principally concerning
discriminative rates.
]. A. Sargent, assistant general freight
agent of the K. G. Ft. s. & NJ, next testi-
fed and denied there were any discrimi- :
native rates.
Senator Leedy next took the stand.
He said that he worked in 1885 and 1887
with construction gang Of railroad men
and asserted positively that the cost of
building nearly all Kansas railroads per
mile was $4,000. The Kansas City FIT.
Scott and Memphis, he said cost 1000
but he knew of no other costing more
than $4,000 per mile.
AT the close of Senator Leedy's testi-
mohy the matter was taken under advise