The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-12

The hearing OF the Charleston freight rate
case was continued before the Interstate
commerce Commission at Washington yes
terday. The witnesses heard at the morning
session were: William Campbell. general
freight agent of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railway; L A Emerson, general
freight agent Of the Southern Railway in
charge OF the Charleston route, and II. w.
B. Glover. traffic manager OF the Seaboard.
The most interesting feature of the fore
noon was the Introduction Of a letter from
Mr.. Campbell. to the Charleston Freight
Bureau. In which he characterized the rates
on the South Ohio roads as exorbitant and
q barrier to increased traffic, and says that
his road stands ready to make reductions
to Southeastern ports When questioned on
the stand. Mr. Campbell said he thought the
present rates We're low enough and that
the wording OF his letter presented must have
been due to mistake Of his stenographer.
H. w. b. Glover, of Richmond, traffic
manager 1,e Of the sesboard Airline, and J. J;
the Southern Railway testified in behalf OF
the carriers. Mr.. Glover said that If rates
Norfolk it probably would result in hand
ling an increased tonnage at Charleston,
but whether the railroads would benefit in
revenue was problematic. Natural cOndi-
tions Of population. wealth and productive
ness. he said. prevented railroad rates in
the South being as lo- as those on the big
Northern trunk lines.
Questions put to Mr.. Glover by counsel
for Charleston developed that the Seaboard
carried south into the Carolinas. from Nor
house products. In case, through a lowering
OF rates, this freight was brought into
Charleston direct the Seaboard would get
land distribution of this freight. And yet
you say" continued counsel. that your
road has no interest in Norfolk"
hat xxrah Qv no inf tn
folk per Sc" returned Mr.. Glover. Our in
terest Is TO build up the community with
which we do business" Mr. Glover said that
ment with the Clyde line, through Charles
ton, because his road could not handle ocean
freight brought in there as profitably as
they could through Norfolk
Conference ON immigration Tramc.
A meeting Of the advisory committee Of
the Western Passenger Association was held
IN New York yesterday. looking to an ad
1ustment and equitable distribution of immi
grant traffic. The first session was giver
10 q preliminary conference OF the commit
tees OF the association. To-day there Will
be conference OF the committee with rep
resentatives Of the Canadian Pacific and
Southern Pacific roads. and on Thursday
the committee will confer with the repre-
sentatives of the steamship lines. The COM
mttee will also discuss general passenger
traffic matters. Among those present are:
Eben +. Mcleod. chairman of the Western
Passenger Association; II. c.. Townsend.
general passenger agent of the Missouri
Pacific: J. c. Nicholson, OF Chicago passen-
ger traffic manager OF the Santa Fe system
John Sebastian. OF Chicago, general pas
senger ticket agent OF the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific: A. F. Morrill,, of Chicago,
assistant general ticket agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St Paul; T. /. Lomax
general passenger ticket agent Of the Union
Pacific Railroad. of Omaha; p. s. Eustis,
general passenger agent OF the Chicago,
Burlington a. Quincy. Chicago: C. NJ. Pratt,
OF st. Louis, chairman OF the Southwestern
Passenger Bureau, and George A. Cullen,
general agent OF the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION In New York.