New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
OUT OF MORGAN'S CLUTCHES.
THE EXAMINATION OF c. P. HUNTINGTON
FINISHED.
PACIFIC RAILROAD FINANCES QUESTIONS OF
AND LOBBYING GONE INTO BEFORE
TIVE WITNESS WAS EXCUSED
THE LIvELIEsT HEAR

ING YET.
WASHINGTON. March The hearing OF the Sen
ate Committee on Pacific Railroads was resumed
this morning. with President Huntington OF the
Southern Pacific. on ;he stand. II being the men
ton of Senator Morgan 10 finish his examination
OF the witness to-day.
Mr. Morgans examination began with the subject
OF transcontinental rates traeic agreements pools
ETC. which may have existed between the trunk
lines east and west Under taese agreements. inc
Canadian Pacific authorized Mr. Huntington
said TO charge q less rate for freight per mile owing
TO its greater mileage. There had been several OF
these agreements extending over period OF prob
ably twenty-five years While he was not certain
of H. Mr. Huntington thought some Of these agree
ments might still be in force
Mr.. Huntington said. In answer 10 further quts-
tons that the Southern Pacific did not own or con
troll IN uninterrupted line OF road between san
Francisco and New-Orleans. The break occurred IN
the California Pacific. watch the Southern Pacific
neither owned controlled although the southern
Pacific might have traffic agreement with that
corporation. Mr.. Huntington admitted tnat ne
owned one-fnh one-slxth OF the road. and the
Stanford and the Hopkins estates each the same
amount, Finally. Mr.. Huntington admitted that the
California Pacific might be under lease 10 The
Southern Pacific. although he had never seen the
lease Under the various agreements OF all these
companies Mr.. Huntington said. the Central Pacinc
received 80 per cent OF the whole business on all
rates on freight averaged he said, about twelve
mills ner mile per ton Passenger rates averaged a
little less than two per mile. The people OF
California. Mr.. Huntington said. were carried AZ
cheaply If not cheaper than anywhere elsa wheTe
roads were operated under the same conditions the
accommodations we're. he believed. the best In the
world
coal supply for the Huntington roads. the examna-
ton on this line covering the mines owned by the
Southern Pacific the cost OF mining and transpor-
tstion the points to which hauled and the price
paid for coal when purchased at other points
Going back 10 the trafic arrangement between
the roads and referring again to the 80 per cent OF
the business given the Central Pacific. Mr. Hunt
ineton in reply to question why IL received that
amount replied that 1t was because that road
earned It. 1t good line for through business
because It shorter and more direct; It's local
business was not good. and there was stretch OF
900 miles on which there was no local business at
all.
SHORT AND LONG HAULS
senator Morgan asked Mr. Huntington IL 1t
not fact that the merchants OF Los Angeles com
planned that they could only get their freight by
paying the charges 20 San Francisco and back
Mr. Huntington denied this When the road was
first started there was some complaint on THIS
score owing to the fact III this had TO be done
70 realize enough to pay the fixed charges; but
Mr. Huntington said he had heard complaints
about Il for at least twenty years There were
complaints that the road charged more for the
short than the long haul This could not be avoided'
and the Interstate Commerce Commission Ia"
granted such authority. IT could not be remedied
by the railroads; the long haul was taken at \, a
less rate because II met the competition OF roaus
between terminal points, and OF transportation al
Hive you not" Mr.. Morgan asked refused to
deliver goods along the California PACING from New,
Orleans TO points north Of Mojaye 9Iu. you had
sent them TO San Francisco ana back?
MIR. Huntington called attention to the case now
in the California courts IN Wnich tine
was being contested. He denied the authority OF
ANYBODY to take The ss the OF e ns S he o
posed reduction In rates T.. 49,. $3.50. hi, oods
TO San Francisco and back and charge that extra
rate part of the record IN the sun row penas
Complained Of continued up to this date asked
he IL ala ne not syen mink ana G0n he
An Of he freight rates brought sS,s on,
Pacific got a per cent OF the rate for carrying me
freight 7ss miles while the Central Pacific carried ht.
Me- NE Huntineton said that the Southern Pacific
gathered the freight. iced 1t and did all the pre-
said the NG,the aor Sac can;, had as
hauled freight h S on a and
Vim SAID H. n the 5aae s9%s'a
"Flor the reason, suppose" said Senator MOT.
yan. that the longer such goods are IN Shipment
II don't know about that. replied Mr. HId ds y
TON. some people claim so. but believe rae Dy
ran woua nrgan sought to bring out the fact that
4, was the fruit tonnage that sreated wna, ne
called the monopoly o. the Central ana s The
fruit part OF t ft was
,s observed or canned, and could be shipped py
n line over land or water speed was not esseh
tial
The examination was next diverted INTO 49,.
,.rtous confirmation COMPANIES ana tne"