New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-19
ABOUT FREIGHT RATES ON MlLh'

CONTINUATION OF THE INQUIRY AT THE WINDSOR
HoTEL-RAILRoAD MEN on THE STAND
The Interstate Commerce Commissioners VINO are
Investigating the charges brought by the MILK fro
dncers Protective Association against various ran
ro,d counanies for discrimination In milk frelsh'
charges resumed their inquiry yesterda! 'ho'"'s
AT the Windsor Hotel The Commissioners present
we're Martin A. Knapp. chairman. New-Nork' Jud-
son G.. Clements Georgia, and James d. 1eohians'
Iowa. -, ~. VII,
lanes = Cb1lds the manager OF the New-fo rK'
Ontario and Western road, told the cost OF CARRYING
milk on that line He said that eIior's n'u nv
ouantlv been made to get the different ROADS carry
,nc milk ~ charge a uniform rate but that these
EFFORTS had failed lie admitted that the New-i X
and New Haven line carried milk at lower la'e
than most lines s.. r-,o,
rraaic Association ana formerly of the Erie me
testified that the rates now In existence anu "ni."
ware made uniform irrespective OF distance was inc
only practicable system. variable rate paiu ac-
cording to distance would, he thought cause
great deal of trouble ~.
Commissioner Knapp-Are we to underss,tand ,n aH
Consumers to have unif9rm r sbeu,d be Uniform
raie for 800 miles why not for 1903 miles? sd !,
don't know OF any oDJecuoh iu' IMAM ~ -
would be mpracucaole ,.
c.ps,avus + Zippell of the Delaware and Lacka-
wanna line described the methods adopted Tor re-
ceiving and delivering the cans AS showing 'he III
crease in the milk traffic re said that the gross re-
ca,os for carving milk the Delaware ana Lack
awanna line were $222O64 In 1890 and $5sl"o In 1854
Mr. Renne an official OF the same road tesoned Ihas
there were eighty milk cars on the me anu az VI
shem were especially built for the carrying OF nlh'
There were generally eight mix cars 70
.rbe average rate OF speed he SAID fullI thr!
Y five miles an hour including stoppages', 49,, 1T,
William Rushmorr Brooklyn MIX utsiri' . sn.u
when he first started business he got ms mix iVli
the Long Island farmers. bat the railroad iaclIties
for carving the milk were - bad mat ne was
Obliged 10 make change. lis present Supp! ne
chi famed from ChenangO County. lie SAID mat our
In fhe many years mat he had been IN business
me railroads had charged uniform rae LOT Cd ,
rying milk irrespective OF distance ne NaS ~,
oo,njon that II lower railroad rate We're chargeu
for milk from Orange County than from iiorneis-
Willie ii would practically have the tfect o. sn, ds
fhe nearby farmers nearly monopoly % " NaNs'
Francis D. Jackson. ii MILK dealer OF nVpVhen'
said that some years akO obtained ms mix sup
nlv from Orange County farmers, but ne was
god 10 20 elsewhere because the farmers OF nat
district wanted more man the market price Giving
evidence on the prices OF mix. he sald thr ma he'
might have been lttle easier since the hirouuC-
ZION OF the OUTLYING competition. but me market was
peyer eluited He received milk from sussex tOuH-
~ farmers and sold it for them al market prices,
receiving himself d per cent commission. lie
Thought the Dela and Lscka wanna me pro-
vided a good milk service. and that s. cents can
was a rea sonable charge When asked Il the MIX
from far distant points was not superior 10 ulat
from nearby districts he said IL was superior some
time ago bat OF late the nearby farmers were COM
,ele6 10 improve the quality Ot their milk IN order
20 keen il in the market. and consequently mere
was little difference now IN the quahly Vi ule
products "A 81. .,, ,,-i,,4sor Ito,Al
The hearing Wal he I~Suhie1 a. t"e N4i-'H" i'N''