New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-22
MORE ABOUT FREIGHT RATES
CLOSE OF THE CASE FOR THE MILK PRO-
DUcERs' ASSOCIATION.
WHY LEHIGH VALLEY SHIPPERS DO Not CON-
pr.ArN-sAMuEL SLOAN WITNESS
EXPENSE OF SPECIAL TRANS

Pl.A1N-SAMUEL SLOAN .Nli"boS-
EXPENSE OF SPECIAL TRANS
PoRTArroN FACILITIES.
The Mix Producers Association. which charges
certain railway companies with discrimination IN
milk freight rates. ended its testimony last even
ing and to-day the railroad representatives wiz
open their side OF the
The fourth days hearing OF the charges was 70
sumed yesterday morning in the Federal Building
before Interstate Commerce Commissioners Will
lam r. Morr son. OF Illinois. chairman; Martin A.
Knapp Of New-York: Judson c. Clements. Of
Georgia and James d. Yeomans. Of Iowa
THE DEMAND OF THE PETITIONERS
Charles K Bull the president OF the pettoning
association was recalled and. answering Mr..
Conner counse for the Lehlgh Valley road. said
tina, all the association sought to establish was
a reasonably graded rate that would put all milk
producers using the New-York and New-Jersey
railway systems equal footing.
J. r. Hickman. general freight agent OF the
I.ehlgh Valley Company testified that COM
nIaints had ever been received from the producers
using his line as to unfairness Of the prevailing
rates 1t was ELECTED from the witness. however,
that the Lehgh Valley shippers generally speak,
Ing were not concerned In the alleged grievances
OF the nearby farmers. and that. as they were
mostly distant producers. their interest was against
a cheapenine OF the shOrt-haul rates
PRESIDENT SLOAN EXAMINED.
wanna and Western Railroad. the next Wit
ness and was examined by Mr. Choate. who piled
him with question after question with litte result,
so far as practical testimony was concerned L
do not desire guess about things with YOU MT
Choate" said the witness at one point; TO which
the counsel retorted. with some emphasis; 4heh
there are some things about the railroad business
that Won don't know" Mr. Choate directed Mr.
soans attention 70 the statement that the Produce
Dispatch was making nearly sl0,Go out OF the mix
traffic without rendering services commensurate
with such profits and asked: Don't you think
you should look into this. In the interest OF ITO
puh''c and the stockholders
ION the part OF the stockholders certainly SMALL
replied the witness. but on further EXAMINATION II"
sa!d he not prepared to say whether ne cohSa-
cred the Produce Dispatch TO be making an eNor'
bitant profit or not. The remainder OF MY sloan
testimony was mainly confined the details OF the
milk traffic system and other transportation meth
ode which have already been substantially reported
THE COST OF RUNNING MILK TRAINS.
Murray Augur the chief clerk Of the superin-
tendents department Of the Lehign valley inc
was sworn after the recess and testhed tlaI mo
special facilities for the carrying OF MILK Oh I'e
Lehgh Valley line cost slO7s23 during the year
lse4 II the milk traffic could have been handed
with the ordinary freight service. he SAID the mix
could have been carried the usual freight charges
The special needs in the matter OF quick trans
portation Of milk required extra trains run al e1-
also required az the terminals: milk tram, hs
added cost 35 cents mile. without deduetins 0e-
nreciation or interest capital. 49,
BY Mr. Choate. Q.-Then x a milk tram cost g
cents mile to move. follows that the cost or
moving train 800 miles IS six times greater man
for a distance of fifty miles? A.-Ne., can nar1y
speak as 10 that general conditions may De ut-
ferent. , l., Ill
O-But admitting that my question is well
founded how is II that you charge man the same
for carrying milk 800 miles as FOR hfty milesE ~
cannot speak that point nave nothing 10 90
"t o1W We it costs you more in mems labor and
running expenses 10 train 800 miles tnaA IL
would fifty miles? Al suppose II does. ,.-
r z Westcott president Of Westcotts Express
whose evidence in chief given on Wednesday.
cancelled checks for payments made regarding nis
contrac, for conducting the milk trafhc on the
Tackawanna road in 1894 After examination by
Mr. C'hoate as 10 the purposes OF the various pay
| ments the checks were put in as evidence -.
| Frank f. Smith the general trafhc agent OF me
York Susquehanna and Western Ral1roai' ,NaS
heard with reference the milk rates on that Inc.
Nr Rowe put in lOt OF documentary eNiidsnCe
rega riding milk prices. railway rates, etc ana then
announced that the for the petitioners was
| J9hn r Bates Franklin Locke and other counsel
for -he defendant companies asked for an adjourn.
| ment ~ the case for some time. on the ground
that they were not prepared with the necessary re"
hurting evidence but after an argument Tue Co.ne
| rnissioners refused entertain the proposal, =.
! The hearing Will accordingly be continued at ~
o'clock this morning