The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-08
BAITED BY MORGAN.
c. T. Huntington Passes An
other Uncomfortable Day.
CALLS LOBBYISTS TRUSTED MEN
He Paid Them 80 900. 900 for Watch
ing LegisIat.on-Frye Tries to
shield the Witness.

+. Huntington IL the PacInc rdiiroa1 IN
qufry before the senate committee ca
Pacific railroads. The first question was
directed to ascertaining whether the Union
Pacific road had lost money in conse-
quence Of the diversion OF traffic from me
Central to the Southern faciflc- Hunting
ton replied tina; Il had not and II was faet
that more than 20 per cent Of the trans
continental business over all the ral-
roads vas carried over the Central ia
cinc He said this matter was arranged
By an understanding as 10 rates ana Gis-
trihsltion Of business among all the trans
continental lines He said his was not a
rool buf a mere agreement. TINS STATE
rneut had rhe effect Of dlSerting the IN
aIiry into the system of pooling asa e.
vision business But Huntington prot essed
not 20 be familiar with the deialls- he
said such an agreement had been in effect
TWENTY-FIVE years.
Nr Huntington asserted that the average
local rates in California were as low as IN
any other part of the world. not"itnsiah9-
ing that the expense of operating the roads
was proportionately much greater. MI
Huntington said ne never had neard lhat
freighis Intended for points short OF San
Francisco had been carried on 10 san ffdh-
cisco. thus compelling shippers 10 pay the
freight back TO the local points. There had
been ennDIaints however. of higher rates
for a short haul than for long haui, bul
this vas unavoidable when the emo OF the
lony maui was at tidewater. bringing the
road into competition with the water trai-
Nc. He admitted that when the Central "a
cific started first there was some complain.
among shippers along the line of the road
Co., the Fast that they were compelled to
nav rates equal to what they would be II
their goods were shipped to San Francisco
and then Ia L. and they demanded thaA II
such rates should be charged the ROADS
should carry the freieh, twice.
senator Morgan asked If the California
railroad commission had taken cognizahce
OF this discrimination in favor or the Iohe
haul, and Mr.. Huntington replied that the
commission had been elected on pledge 10
cut rates % per cent. but the question had
been taken into the courts and would De
settled there.
Senator Morgan-You contest. then. the
right OF California to exercise this autnor-
ity?
Mr.. Huntington deny the authority OF
the state OF California or anybody else 10
take my property without giving me que
consideration said that even congress
has not the right to forfeit my property
and don't believe IL viii.
Senator Morgan entered into long ex-
animation OF Mr.. Huntington as TO rates
on fruit and the distributing Of the business
between the two companies. with speelsi
reference to the shipments TO the Missis-
.ippi valley markets Mr.. Huntington sad
the greater part Of the fruit shipped 10
these states from Southern Califor-
mia was sent over the Southern Pa
ci,c and the Central Pacific in preference
TO sending 1t entirely over the southern
Pacific as might be done but did not know
why this was done. He could not explain
why the Southern Pacific should receive Of
per cent of the amount paid. unless IL Was
nod he o
pense OF gathering and handling the fruit.
Fruit shipments were expensive because OF
the necessity OF carrying large quantities
of Ice The green fruit transportation did
not cut any great figure in the railroad bus
iness. he declared.
In reply 10 questions as TO his disposal
of stock In the Southern Pacific Company
Uhe Kentucky eorporaiion), Mr.. Hunt
ington said he had never sold any OF 1t
at any price.
Speaking of the land grant of the Cen
trail Pacific. Mr.. Huntington said 1t
amounted 80 about 200 40 acres but that
most OF II was in Western Utah ana Ne
vada and was of but little value. tie
said The company had 50 far realized less
than s. 400 0ao on the land grant. He said
thar the companies in which he was in
terested had received from the govern
rn@nt In grants about ls.N0.so acres in
land When Senator Morgan asked what
had been done with the proceeds OF the
land sold Huntington said II had been
used IN building up the road What else
wore we 10 do with ~ he asked, and
aided. The building Of the Central Pa
ciac road was the dearest piece OF rail-
road work ever done IN America
An interesting episode occurred at this
tttnrture Senator Morgan was pressing
IN inquiry 70 what Mr. Huntington
ehought Of the patuson report. and asked
Ann H. IN saying The report was moor
rr,t ho meant 70 impeacn the character
OF the members Of the committee
senator FRYE protested against the queS-
tom saving he dii not think 1t "a fair
question
- don't care what YOU think 1t Is or
What Mr. Huntington thinks | am trying
10 gel al" replied Mr. Morgan.
Il don't want. senator Morgan, 70 say
that sail Mr.. Frye
..Th.. senator has no right to plunge in
the midst 81 a question by me addressed
~ the Witness. / don't regard that as po-
lite treatment
Il contend" said Mr.. Frye that the
senator has no right 10 examine the wit
n.ss as TO whether ne impeaehes the char
actrr Of any man"
Senator Gear who WAS presiding. said
every member II the committee was here
IN an equal footing. and every member
musr te treated with equal pTcpricty and
comfy
Nv Norgan Sala that II the chairman
meant 10 say that he hat m right 10 put
tHa question hc would appeal to the sen
aje. The inciteut was dropped with that.
ant the examination went On
On really "a questions. Mir Huntington
sad he had never kept bobby in Wash
luEtan t1tN OF elsewhere IA the usual a.
'epta1rr ot ihaf term. 20 promote the in
forests of bis road bat that he had al