New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-21
ALLEGED DETERMINATIONS.
LARGE RECEIPTS OF RAILROADS FROM
THE MILK TRAFFIC.
CONCERTED ACTION AS TO FREIGHT RATES
PROHlBrToRY TARIFF or AN EN-

PRoHIBToRY TARIFF or AN EN-
PRESS COMPANY
The hearing OF tho charges OF discrimination in
transportation rates FOR milk brought by the MIX
Producers Association against certain specified rail
road companies resumed yesterday morning in
the Fe''era Building before Interstate Commerce
Commissioners William z. Morrison. q Illinois.
chairman; Martin A. Knapp. Of NewYork; Judson
c. Clements, " Georgia. and James d. Comans, Of
Iowa.
THE HANDLING OF CONDENSED MILK
W. J. Rogers. secretary OF the New-York Con-
densed MIX Company examined by NJ. Choate.
He said the freight condensed milk from 10
to l2 cents a hundred rounds while ordinary milk
The tariff for forty one-quart bottles in a box
% cents He went 10 testify that Il the
policy o, his company TO secure It's milk supply
points as remote as practicable from the city. be-
cause II was the experience OF the company that
milk produced i1 The vicinity OF large cities not
Of sufficiently itch quality for condenang purposes.
lie cOntended thst !, the disposition OF farmers
near cities 10 Use brewers grains and other cheap
cattle foods with the result that The milk from their
COWS vas not comparable In richness with milk pro-
duced n distance. The c1ndensers. the witness
said paid under contract from 10 cents per
quart 20 the milk producers The greater part OF
the milk consumed In the three great cities Of New
York. BROOKLYN ani Jersey city came from regions
west Of the Hudson River.
T. r. WestcOtt. president OF ;he Westcott Express
Company and OF the Produce Dispatch. which latter
company handles the mix traffic on the Delaware.
Iackawanna and Western line VAS next sworn.
He Identified agreement with the railroad handel
20 him by Mr.. Cnoa,e. which ia effect restricted him
% charging for milk transportation the rates en-
forced by competitive companies lie admitted that
the reduction IN lss6 o. three cents on forty gallon
cans was made after meeting OF he milk-carryins
companies ma been held. 81 also admitted that
4 D. Of M her A
od'cai times the implication which Mr. Choate
sought 70 establish being apparently that The rates
We're tho result u mutual agreement on the part
o. the railroads.
HEAVY RAILROAD RECEIPTS.
With considerable reluctance the witness told Mr..
Choate that the I.ackawanna annual gross receipts
from the milk traffic more than $4,000 % per
cent Of which went 10 the Produce Dispatch.
owned by himself As the witness continued to
SHOW hesitancy in answering questions, Mr.. Choate
rehuk"t him somewhat sharply and NJ. Westcott
must q x m my own way Or not at all
! don't care about your way. returned the
YOU have got. and [ want YOU TO answer explicitly
Then tne witness admitted that the milk traffic
had increased 1000 per cent during the last few
wears. while the expense OF the much-talked-of
special facilities did not aggregate more than 81 100
annually The receipts. he said. for the first nine
months OF this year amounted 10 more than those
for the entire year Of 1897.
THE MASSACHUSETTS, SYSTEM
George 0 Whiting. a prominent milk dealer. OF
Boston testified thar the custom IN vogue on the
Boston lines regarding rlilk-carrying charges was
based purely upon the principle OF graduation.
Upon al the Boston roads. he said. the charge for
the carriage Of milk was ar so much per mile. On
cross-examination By Franklin D. Locke counsel
for the Delaware. LackawaEDa and Western Road.
tu. witness said that the dealers compelled to
pay extra for terminal facilities and for ice
Fillnan The division ticket agent OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad testified that system OF gradu
ton was in force for the transportation OF milk in
accordance with the distance upon the Pennsyl-
vania line
DOUBLE RATES BY EXPRESS.
Dudley Evans manager OF the Wells. Fargo &
cos Express said n evidence that his company
did the EXPRESS work for the Erie road. Since con-
tract was made In 1855 with the railway company
Wells Fargo & Go. had only carried a trifing
amount Of mix. The rate now charged by the ex,
press company was 81 can FOR carrying cream ana
~ cents can for milk
p,ess rates are just double those OF the railroad
Al, IA because Of an understanding with the rail-
G-Is t rot fact that that was condition
made by ne Eiie COMPANY when they periil.ss.eu
vou ~ carry or the express business over tneii
roaIo Al was NOT present when the contract was
made but I believe there IL some UNDERSTANDING
Q~That understanding Is that you shall charge
double rates A-Nes. sir -.
would seem 80. We carry very little milk
Milton : Sanford. milk dealer OF this CITY sad
IN evidence that most OF the Mill consumed IN New,
yorE rane from regions more than one hundred ana
hf'y miles away. 80 . b., 49,,
Nv Mr. Rowe-Where did II come from ten
Years ago. A-F-om points much nearer. The bu.K
- =. can,a from Orange and Westcnester counties
o Describe the condition of the milk MARKER
nare as regards the supp.v now and ten Years ago.
Ten Years ego the supply was short but since
~ Uestern mon have cone into competition ths
marker IS guttea ten months out OF twelve:
O-What produced this condition. A-Formerly
~ outlving farmers used to make butter ana
cheese Of their mix. Now. they send It IN It's raw
state 70 market. The uniform railway rates aio"
them O. 10 this. 81, ,..,s,
O-And what is the condition OF the trade itse.l -,
A~Deuora lied. II was out OF H. "oula stay
] H. Hickman. the general freight agent OF me
I4high Valley Line. next sworn, ana alte'
~ s,r,,sI evidence had been heard. the Comms-
si9n adjourned until IL o'clock this morning