The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-14

weigh every day we have complaints of
perhaps five to fifteen, very small per-
centage"
Mr.. Waters: "Do you know all that is
going on in your line in Chicago or Kan
sas City?"
Mr. Carson: "No, not everything"
Mr. Waters: "Why don't your"
Mr. Carson: "Do you in your business
as attorney know all that is going on
here in the business in TOpeka?"
Mr Waters: No sir. I know moth
ing It's my ignorance that saves me?"
Mr.. Waters: why was this change in
shipping nader"
Mr Carson: 81 do not know"
Mr. Waters: "Isn't it a fact that it
was made to raise the rates?"
Mr. Carson: 81 am not handling rates,
Mr., Waters; my business is weights"
Mr.. Low of the Rock Island to Mr.
Waters: "He doesn't have anything to
do with rates."
Mr. Waters to witness: "Will you
answer this question square and fat
footed, or not?"
Mr. Carson: 81 am not handling rates,
1 tell you"
Mr. Waters: "Will you answer this
question. Does not this new rule in
crease the rates to stockmen?"
Mr. Carson: swell. yes, slightly,
though in some instances there is a de-
crease"
After the discharge of MIR. Carson, ].
torney, said: 1--WE must get away this
afternoon, Mr. Waters. What time do
you expect to get done?"
about noon," said Mr.. Waters.
ats almost noon now," said Mr..
Richards.
"I'm going by that clock up there"
said MI. Waters pointing to the hall of
representatives clock that has not varied
a minute-from ten minutes to ten-for
over year.
"Well-er-" said Mr.. Richards, "that
clock doesn't seem to be very accurate"
Seems to be about as accurate as this
testimony has shown these scales to be, !"
retorted Mr.. Waters with a smile and
the stockmen laughed aloud.
The railroad companies will not pre-
sent their side of the present controversy
until April z.
Kansas Cattlomen Present.
The following are the Kansas stock
shippers who were at the meeting: W.
j. Tod, Maple Hill; j. c. Harrington,
Strong City; John Dryden, Eureka; J.
W. Olander, Kansas City; H. L Tudor,
Holton; W. A. Douglass, Dennison, II.
M. bort, Valley Falls; G. P Morrison,
Eureka, ]. r. Smith, Jefferson county;
John Willis Eureka; Amos Edmonds,
McLouth; j. +. Smith, Oskaloosa;
w. s. Bradbury, Broughton; r. NJ. John
son, Eureka; F. Choke, Hanover; ]. G.
Morrow, Haddam: c. T. Hessel, Frank
fort; N. Brown, Emporia; o. F. Nelson,
Whiting; Fl. c. Abbott, Kansas City, Mo. !;
T. Edmonds, McLouth; w. T. Mcdonald,
Lamar; NJ. L. Trudell, Miltonvale, !,
H. N. Cosgrove, McLouth; William
Harker. McLouth; c. Edmonds, McLouth;
V. G. Bryson, Overlook; E. E. Dodge,
Madison; John Courtney, Piedmont; Fl.
g. Tucker, Eureka; James P. Lodge, Eu-
reka; c. A. Robbins. Eureka; s. L. Heb
erling. Overlook; P. E. Hull, Eureka;
]. A. Reynolds, Manhattan; NJ. ]. Yer
ner, cattle salesman, Kansas City,
Mo-; w. T. Martin, Strong
City; Ola Ladd, Eureka; ]. T. Brad
dock and John Courtney, county COM
missioners Greenwood county. Eureka;
A. Bernard, Madison; Frank PIatt, Mad
ison, Jacob Badsky, Overlook; NJ. NJ.
Haskins, Frankfort; G. ]. j. Hughes,
Emporia; B. Cronkhite, Empcria; w. H.
Mapes, J. A. Miller and Jacob Jacob,
county commissioners. Lyon county, Kan
sas, J. E. Bradield, Verdigris, Geo. Plumb,
Emporia; o. NJ Johnson, Emporia; D. W.
Millard, Topeka, Sam Bennett, Plymouth;
Charles Carter, OskalOosa; ]. P. Barnes,
Topeka; F. OFT. Hamilton; A. w. Scott.
Hamilton; .. w. Way, Emporia; s.
Nation, EmpOriA; o. L. Thisler, Chap
man; H. G. Adams, Maple Hill; ] II.
Goddard, Maple Hill; L. Severy, EN-
poria; II judd Melvern: G. W. McMul-
len, Melvern; W. II. Conkliu, Osage
City; G. w. Briner. Melvern; H. n.
Thomas MeIvern.