The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-27

neapolis. Mr.. Day brought out the diff
ference of handling way bills between
the Milwaukee and the South Shore &
Atlantic roads. The Milwaukee pre-
serves the details on payments for
eight years Witness admitted having
paid commissions for securing both
passenger and freight traffic, but not
on flour or any grain products what
ever. Had not paid commissions on
any commodity in St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis or Duluth.
TRAFFIC MANAGER CLARKE.
F. B. Clarke, general traffic manager
Of the Great Northern railway, testi-
fed that the Great Northern did not
handle east-bound -four from Mime
apolis destined for Atlantic seaboard
and middle states. The Eastern Rail
way Of Minnesota carried such -four
and was an independent railroad.
Denied having acted as agent for the
Eastern Minnesota in the shrinking Of
rates, paying refunds or rebates.
OMAHA TRAFFIC MANAGER.
General Traffic Manager ]. T. Clark,
of the Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha road, occupied the stand and
said that he had never made conces-
sion on freight rates, on excess Of
weight on a car above the minimum
weight. He knew Of no rebates paid
in 1897 or 1898 ON flour out of Mime
apolis. He said that no commissions
had been paid for freight traffic or any
mill employees paid for same. Mr.. Clark
| made a general denial.
The afternoon session was a con-
tinuation of the work of the morning,
and was, if possible, more barren of
] al 90 Nov
again went to establishing an under
standing between the railroads and the
flour mill people, particularly the
/ WaShburn-Crosbyc concern.
Auditor Robinson, of the Omaha, was
put on the stand, and his interroga-
! ton went to the connection of his road
with the Northwestern and possible
connections with fast freight agencies.
Judge Day insisted on this latter con-
nection, and was pertinacious. Mr..
Robinson declared that he did not
! audit accounts that were in any sense
secret, and did not audit any unless
he knew what they were for. He
would know of all claims under what
ever head they might come, and his
company had not paid any claims of
! any sort to the Minneapolis millers.
He said that his company provided
no fund for the payment of expenses
that were not shown, and he would
! know 1t if there was such fund. He
| explained at some length the connec-
| ton between the Omaha and the North
western, and told how charges were
offset between the two companies. He
had never at any time passed claims
that were represented on bills contain
ing specified columns indicating certain
car numbers, and did not think that
any device was used to evade the spe-
cific proposition Of a rebate to the
millers.
Auditor Whine, of the Milwaukee,
was equally specific in answering the
pointed questions of Judge Day, and
nothing whatever was made out of his
testimony.
Auditor Harrington, of the Eastern
Minnesota, told Judge Day that there
was no connection between his line
and others for Eastern business, and
that no rebate had ever been paid. He
would certainly know if there had
been. His line had no connection with
any fast freight agencies.
number of set questions were put
to ]. c. Eden, general freight agent Of
the Eastern Minnesota, and it was
demonstrated that the auditor would
be the person informed as to any re-
bate monies paid out.
The only witness for the milling in
terest side of the case was a young
man in the employ of the Pillsbury-
Washburn company-J. J. Andrews.
Mr.. Andrews said that he had charge
of the orders and shipping, and knew
| some of the railroad agents. He swore
specifically that he had had no deal
ing with any of them for year past.
| He did not have his books before the
commission, and all the books he had
were those that would show the orders
received and their transmission to the
shipping department. He threw no
| light on the matters that Judge Day
had in mind, and was permitted to go.
| The commission adjourned after the
taking of the evidence, and last night
left the city. Messrs. Calhoun, Yeo-
, mans and Prouty go west to Portland
to inquire into some matters there, and
the rest of the commissioners left for
Washington.