The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-03
CATTLE MEN HEARD
BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION IN CHICAGO.
Texas Cattle Shippers Association Com
lation to the 1wo-Doilar switching
Charge and Burdensome Delays In
Them Vice President of the Rock
Island Examined But Doesn't Know
Much-RailWay News.

Chicago, June 2.-The complaint Of the
Texas Cattle Shippers association
against the switching charges, $500 a
car, imposed by the roads delivering cat
tie TO the Union Stock Yards, was heard
by the Interstate Commerce commission
charges, which the shippers ask the
commission 10 annul by order on the
railroads, is involved the matter OF al
teger burdensome delay in order 70 get
feeding charges from the shippers at
the Chicago yards.
William Brown Of the Chicago and
Alton opened the proceedings by pre-
senting motion for the exclusion OF the
Chicago livestock exchange as an IN
servenor Mr.. Brown charged the live
stock exchange with not being IN court
with clean hands. He said it had no in
serest in the controversy, that it was to
all intents a corporation engaged in IN
lawful combination and conspiracy in re-
straint of trade and was not such cor
poration as set forth in section - OF the
act constituting the interstate Commerce
commission.
Chairman Morrison said he would take
the motion under Amusement ana II al
any time in the progress OF the nearing
1t developed that the livestock exchange
was not concerned in the hearing II
would be excluded.
w H. Truesdale, vice president OF the
Rock Island, was then called. he dld
not know whether the agents OF the con-
Meeting lines Of his road in Texas nad
notified shippers Of the ~ switching
rharges. but thought his own agents
hid. However. he had no contracts Tor
chipping to refer 10. He said he old MOI
know what the arrangements were Tor
the use of the tracks at the stock yards.
Delivery AT the yards was under lease
n; some kind from the stock yards COM
pany.
In answer TO a question by Commits
,ioner Prouty, Mr.. Truesdale said the
stock yards company made trackage
rharge OF so cents. The commissioner
then asked him if rhe imposition OF the
charge of 81 did not simply amount 10
rate against Chicago and in favor OF ST.
f.o11is and Kansas City, there beng dlt-
ferentials 10 those points. Mr.. Trues-
fac replied that this was not necessar-
by so.
c a. Mallory. live stock commission
broker, occupied the stand the greater
hart of the afternoon, and was SUBJECT
e6 To 4 sever cross-examination on the
part of the railroad attorneys, who at
tented 10 shift the burden of the Chi
switching charge 10 the commissions or
tine brokers.
C.P. Cnappell, vice president and gen.
eral manager OF the Chicago and Al
ton. :ouk the stand and defended the
charge as being the authorized charge
of rilc Illinois Warehouse and Elevator
commissioners. He said the trackaSe
varied from so cents to $50, depending
upon the length of the track the cars
wer run over. and he did not regard
the charge as excessive or discriminate
ing. He said il cost over 81 to handle
dead freight and a little less TO handle
live freight.
ROADS PAID NO INTEREST.
Columbus, Ohio, June Judge Taft,
in chambers at Cincinnati. in the Unit
ed States court, on motion of the Mer
camille Trust company, Tuesday night,
placed the Columbus, Sandusky and
Hooking Valley in the hands of Samuel
y. FELTON, as receiver. Mr.. FELTON, is
president and receiver Of the Queen and
Crescent The Columbus, Sandusky and
Hooking Valley defaulted June ! on
$50, 900 interest due. The road suffered
on account OF dullness in the coal trade. !
Papers came from Cincinnati today
for fling in the United States court here |
November Q. 1895. the company issued /
its bonds 10 the amount of $1,000. 900. |
payable m gold in New York October 1. |
1900 with interest at per cent About !
1905 900 Of these bonds are outstanding. |
leaving S1.300000 held as security
against the company. April / interest
fell due, no part of which has been paid |
A majority Of the bondholders have ask !
ed for the enforcement of their rights |
1t is claimed that large amounts are due
employees and for supplies. taxes and |
other charges.
AGAINST THE SHORT LINE.
Omaha. Neb., June At has been
stated here, and not denied. that the