New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-12-21

operating expenses of nearly $2,O0O,O00
in favor of the earnings.
Mr.. Yapp, an expert in the employ of
the railroad commission, testified to rates
charged from Duluth to various points
along the lines interested. .a
From Duluth to Minneapolis, dis
tance of 1856 miles over the St. Paul &
Duluth, the rate per ton was $1.25.
From Duluth to Hopkins, seven miles
further, the rate was $1.75. To WAGON.
ia on the St. Louis road the rate was
$2.s5, and to Norwood, only 40 miles
from Minneapolis, the rate was $3.50.
This rate of $3.50 per ton prevails on
the Minneapolis & St. Louis system as
far west as Madison, although Madison
is fully 19O miles west of Norwood.
The rate from Duluth to Plpestone,
by way of the Omaha,is only $3.50, not
withstanding the distance is 391 miles,
or 147 miles greater than the distance
to New Ulm by the shortest route.
Rochester is 33S miles west of Chica-
go,but Rochester secures rate of 1926.
Marshall is 80 miles west of New Ulm
and the rate to both towns is the same.
From such testimony, covering rates
all over southern Minnesota, it was ap-
parent that general reaajustment Of
tho freight tariffs was necessary in the
interests of justice and tair dealing.
To further show the excessiveness of
the rate to New Ulm, Mr. Hopkins Of
the st. Louis road was placed on the
stand and asked to state the division of
the joint rate enjoyed by the St. Paul &
Duluth and the Minneapolis & St. Louis
in other words to tell just how much
each road got out Of the combined rate.
Mr.. Hopkins stated that he knew what
the division was, but disliked to make
it public, because the representatives OF
other roads were present. .-.-
Chairman Mills inquired if it wasn't a
fact that the St.Paul & Duluth got 81 90
for 456 miles and the Minneapolis & St.
Louis 81 so for much shorter distance,
but Mr.. Hopkins preferred to MAINTAIN
a discreet silence. III +
| The commission therefore was COM
PEELED to adjourn until the roads could
produce the desired information. This
will take place at St. Paul today.
Judge Wilson of St. Paul represents
the Omah;. and St. Louis roads and Mr..
Hadley the st. Paul & Duluth.
That the rate will be reduced there is
little doubt. ~ 4 @-@@ .e*s.
Attorney General Childs has the case
we'll in hand and the commissioners are,
to all appearances, in sympathy with his
position.
| Should the rate be reduced to So per
ton as asked in the complaint, 1t will
mean a saving to New Ulm of some
thing like $1,000 annually, as the
amount of hard caal consumed here
each year is not far from $500 tons.
Lind's Reception.
The citizens of St. Paul, irrespective.
of party have arranged for public re-
ception to be given to Gov. and Mrs.
Lind at one Of the Capital City hotels on
the evening of January 3rd. The execu-
tive committee is composed If Charming
Seabury, George r. Finch, George S.
Spinney, D. R. Noyes, Conde. Halnlin,
George Thompson, T. !. Med De1mntt, 4.
ID. O'Brien, F. w. NJ. Cutcheon. I. r..
Kane, Humphrey Barton, G. r. Smith,
John S. erode, G. B. BoWlby and Geo.
G. Lambert. II
Theodore Schurmeier is chairman OF
tho committee and has> been instructed
to extend a formal invitation to the gov
ernor- elect.
The reception will be entirely non
partisan affair, as the committeemen re-