The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-21
Railroad Attorneys Explain.

Railroad Attorneys Explain.
Attorney GroEscup explained that the
Northern Faclac had contracted q turn
ifs wheat caFs over 20 The .. Z. 6 X.
when tiss shipper wished. Ia consideration
Of the latter giving 20 the merchants q;
the Sound cities the same rates along rs
lines a. given 20 the merchants 4; Port
Land He said his road vas building linss
into ali 0f the Palouse valleys. and IN
another year.'' he said. ii We are not in
;ergered with by hostile leEtSlat.on fh@
merchants Of Seattle and Tacoma will hays
a chance 20 enter taat market over North
ern Pacific lines" This biIl would not be
beneficial 10 his road. he said. and should
rot be passed
Mr. Gotten. OF the Portland road. said Il
was true tbe O. r. Il y. had taken 60 so
bushels of y heat from the Northern Pa
cgnc AZ wsRuIa last year and carried II
TO Portland SIR. Fogg sad the Sound
ports could handle & cents cheaper than
Portland Then why was this wheat hot
shipped to the Sound he said that IN
most sections Of Eastern Washington the
farmer could deliver 20 either the North
ern Pacific or hls road. Why vas II not
taken 10 the Northern Faciac2
What is your real objection TO this
bFl2" asked Mr. Calvert
"Gur objection said SIR Cotton. els
THIS: DO not think the 81 = rate can
- divided and give to us "a proportion
that would ne satisfactory or THAI would
allow any rosd 20 live"
Mr. Cotton then proceeded to argue that
the rats u the proposed transfer sys-
TEN would se unjust 20 his road. They
had built a long main line 10 Portland
and had extended branches into Washing-
ton like the fingers on "a hand. to accom-
fnodaie the people ~ this state. This sys-
tenn would. TO said. eaaa. his read -
gather ua gran on i,s branch lines and
turn Il over - j1e Northern Pacific .or
tHe ioAg haul
Calvert scores Hit.
THAT wouiG he "a benefit. shen. 20 the
Northern paciac2'' asked Mr. Calvert.
Yes sir" replied Mr. CMton
Il thought 50. said Calvert "But Mr..
Grosscup said IL would not" U.aughterA
Mr Cotton raaiculed MIR Fogg's state
raent thai thu Sound could pay cents
more psr bushei for y !leat ,Aan Portland
could.
IL AIR Faeg Nln divide t6at with the
farmer and give him cent more than the
fhFktAEG buyers AStIfsTK fA9 Dt1NT cent
himself be can do al the business he
wants To ana work up r business that vii
give him n ts.9" bushels year to handle
SAD tie Portland lawyer. If the price
faT hauling s. Tic FAnna from glven poin.
ga lhe Nor{bsru pacsdc u either ghs SQUAD
or E-cgtlaad. wAy 30 ire Portland buyers
81 tbs wheat
\, If. lnGeys@:l. - Tac0aaa wheat man,
said the charter pgie~ per bushel from ;he
Sound 80 Liverpool 50 against tie PortlAn I
rate had been from = to Ia cents for the
pass tao years.
Portland buyers receive from the
Northern rRriac TIE right 70 buy at
poInts on It's Inc and sh!T, 10 Portland AT
regular rates Al. Ne ask IL the saaae
privilege aloag tha lac q tae - 4 :
y Company. As Il is row. the Portland
exporter car pall his grain from three
lines. " forrss VS. have bat one. Regard
tuE ths difference IN charter prices 81 H.
cent t0 ~ cents that is arranged ~
the - r. & \ ora sosae system ~ equally
atiaA What thag Is. Mr. Cotton ca. cx-
plain. I canuot
hat NJ. Cattoa Gt! oat exp4ala
) HOWARD WATSON.