The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18
A NATTER OF RATES.
Complaints Of Spokane Ship
pers Against the Roads
EQUALITY WITH COAST POINTS
+ Whist They Are Fighting For-sess-
tie Merchants On Waser snd
Railroad E&tss-


rszeh 1fscsesson 81 userrz1tI3s as TAtaESaa
efrciAs for 3 n9nsbeT q seeks PAST. esq.,
esalfy sE 5ygkage. ws4ea ie sFzfsF$ass- fsf%
xxeatess ~&s transferred 70 fksss Cts yea
ter6zy. sz1 the testimony g tws e tA@
leadlng saiDDess taken - speezl &asE@r
Lorenzc S. y. EaTg*r. zppHnts1 - re
different circuit s21ges. The las q tsaS
esse are quite sell kEcNn ~ toe Fahase.
as they have been r1nks9srstaay saTee ~
re- ryess Of Eastern aa4 westssa Hssts-
sDstoEl-
The goskxne merchants sbcBt year ago
eosnolssnsd that re @orf13gn Faes1e > as
giving zsztsle Tacoma ARD Portland low
sr rates On afssgHsegf3 frcra Tie East kssAn
Il wa giving Ggoksns. inas 9tseEsfI IA +
ing azxlrsf The latter city = s8an 40 eK-
tent tn4x tie three Cast cities could Ef-a
xoods Is Spokane anS osaeF ssosnts pe@r
ty a. 4 gexs figure Tan sEes ssefAze ssss
eossEa g. gaage Hsnfore ard otner Circuit
1adgex appointed Loseaxa &. =. sasyef.
fhs assl-known Pacific esssi gsFist. SPECIAL
urxxfs~. q hear the sssdeack aa1aes1 ard
20 report ths sanss 70 judge A2hf9Fa.
yadse EsxSer Ssok the sFlasstes - i42fI~
her or 4poxane's IsAdIng MERCHANTS ia&l
week r. regard ia fhe matter. and yesfeF-
csy morning maize start os the rsa ttis
merchants. The bearing took Biaee a. TIE
Office u Bosmzn. Bolster 4 6a3iaex. IA
isas l&fsS b~st@a4-@t 49, ~~st
day.
fsarrosf y. Graves. sgokane.s leading at
farnsy. appeared 20. the MERCHANTS % DIS
fown. and conSBeSed a Es8st sfuobOsn
r,rosecsffen The Northern PaSifc'g lnter-
exts Hers looked after ~ ar array q most
brilliant lawyers. a. ". ~ Lndef soed.
general caanael for Hseeiver Burleagfl. =
W faan. general counsel for the East
era receivers. and ]. -. AHhtgn. local AZ
tsaasat
fights there were present a. the hearing
General Traffic Manager !. n HanEafer9.
cg the SDrthfrE Pacific. and General Eo-
lscttor 81 ID. Grover. % tae Great North
err Several ~ gpakapeis leading ueF-
chants Ioaasd with freight tariffs and other
documents beafiDg % the matter. were
present There gentle sDen. while they aaa
nothing 10 SAP aads8sy. FpoAe volumes
b. their actions during the testimony -
the ge4tsie merchants. ard repeatedly OF
fered suggestions 70 their counsel while
Ie vas ccnducsiaz Is cresa-exa MI aii9n-
The direct testimony saS entirely as 10
the shipments received during TIE pest
several years. ard o. fAe rates. both
ovsrlagss and by water II brought out The
fact that prior 10 February az this year.
when the reduced Northern Pacific rate
went into effect. Il raE nlsch cheaper gen
orally 20 ship goods from Eew York ana
sFfBE3ft4A EssfstF ~ A&&s +@RtaAatA44A s1etaAA4~
ship llne or by the clipper line fliAn 20
shsp overland. Eincs tbs rtsaeed rate
went Into effect however. e has stood the
merehanfs Of SEATTLE In good stead 10
chip almost entirely - al rail- from
Eastern points. for several reasons. pgiE-
cspaIly because the goods could he aellg-
cred IN very much shorter time ard af q
comparatively Iow nxars. Attorney
Graves. however. attempted 10 bring ont
she fact that only a comparatively small
percentage Of goosiz received ~ SEATTLE
merchants during The past fosF or I've
years gerr received via the water lines,
tat he did not meet with . great amount
OF success. The witnesses stating that prior
20 the Inauguration q the reduced rates
ths greater percentage Of their shipments
we're received By wafer. giih tbs excap-
fi0n of aa emergency case and fltan goods
were ordered to be sent ~ rail aiYee5. MFR.
Graves had a pauehaHt fer patting bis
questions so rapidly that che witness Ii1
not have an opportunity 70 answer fully.
ard then complaining 20 the commissioner
that tins witness ramblea on too ugaeh.
An amusing and gratifying iaeident Of tae
hearing. not 60 Mr.. Graves Bat 10 counsel
ON tbs other side. wAs the admission %
sytGenee in the testimony % A.
r. Berwall. % the Eestsse Ffars-
ware Company. ere OF the Witnesses.
caf4ex xamsnasien thaf NJ. Graves
had objected 20 str~nusasiy al through
The direct testimony. and ~ s question ~
bis own allowed - he enterssF The
learned gentleman took II coed natgrsily.
howsvsr. ssying he never yef saw the
''rse he could net get out Of & hole he has
Inadvertently made.
The hearing .aas hrgna az fhssa. the aFst
witness 20 ~ examined hslnE ~ Jack
fen. nfsnassr Ter fhe fo2paau ianfard
fiafsanarg ard Printing Company Mr
Jaskser enneiself stated the amaunt =
gnefs handed hy hss hnRzs sna faid BY
waat Tines they had been shipped during
TIE tire they had been ln fasiness. ana
IRE various rates eharFff 4 ttsf ~ arf4-
r,ss KEAeekHef ~ Spokane merchants tn tne
sane isfs II huaiHess vas rad to che ait.
res = Nf Unfervaed many of - Afch ar-
rcsss wefe kept ln Hfnek tiF the home COM
rany. Or these lines Mr. Jackson stated
FROM Nhencs tbeY vere received over
~hlt1 faates iheY acre sh3rnsa Iu an-
sveF So a aaeFgiaa II Bow tha goods prrs
sN-stsea - taFians aatse nnes Nr Ia-l-
soH skNtsfres8 thst ia sflprtinr tg tha g,.,,.
stwf5sn atssmsh q Lice the goods erefe
ssilsa ften ennmur ne{nta fa krw YORK
t81 Rfarf fae sFeanseFE ard
tNea - tfe .saA snss ffarshiaaea o. fhs
tsciHe add taAeH So saa Fsanef4ee. and
ffea fhs port salppef 20 Seattle ~
slstf1ieF. thh cnire rsfe. grvY.ats go me
>arkAfrH Pacific reduction hafas usts- >
love- shan tha railroad rats TIE w4sera-
also stated that az 70 several scare asa
s2fEe amounts - goods Rere shlnga.8 hv
tHe ep18 faHfs aTasnd sac Hers "a 1
jess Fate thsa fa8s - The aVart4aa
Nr Taaaseu.s fesEifaanv AS sst ,...~-
rAsit affected bY size eegere ee.ssa-, 81 rs..
rsfsan nf ~. SFa8es although n Fsara 90
set fHf48Ef s.Ees - rtrVas4ersses as.r.
N#akeat ~ t2ft ~ fhe reose-esarsf.