The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-11

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81 Is. ae..eSs there ~ = rssa hsFe Nso
warts y, 60 ~ a2rrzs Or wiz5 z&s sSt ire
es9z ssws 20 saez tx fairness AID "a home
era ax..asn 70 hts TssSTi@ hew - came 20
enaags Ia opinion" Mr.. tirosscap s4ss-
a.sa great f1see-
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ws.ieh be- asteu1g.e1 20 s>ow ffAaF = ~ss
IN. a9skss.ts 80 sssY wsat = Rnsaas eesS 10
reFszss a mae 7; took tweafs-siys y@aTs
Of rssazrs AID improvements 70 make the
god raa s.nad q tee Ssrtasrn pssIfi, L
vas s.rstssxlsse soT any ruSa q kfssw ~sas
+. would coss gar va u transport a Efssi-
la4. cgasy tas taexper7enes4 ever attempt
ed such thing his spoke 81 acgAssszsss. OF
Assax. 81 rsga4TS. ard ASKED whether IL
wg4e l< charged ~ 20 wbs4t or aaAt
pr>s9es-
.sssupo@e," he said. "gaa reduce 30
sse. ard tie same waa 65ne ia AiSne-
sata DAKOTA and MesSaua. fAa gross re-
efsssss wsu.s be - FeaSced taat sc ef3ali
not operate 8 ts2sE ~ iaTu ~nss4 al
ab9ng The lire
The principal question before '2ss legs
lafara H. which Nils y88 O.. LAKE f%@ rate
of wheat 70 p8s Il Ga sFasF .tEyas - . %
the safe CT natTs' he AHkets. Z S&h Say
fransig that rs hes alfea8y seea doIse
Unit. i bS& daait iaf2sEaca 70 afHer snip
,sera. Tnsa wms parity Sue T. as ~sAsfsess
to say l8cA ~ experience. u II true faaS
] agreed ou the itor IL fhfs senate -
aeosgs rate ~ q 6 t~o years aE9, but
nayer dla I say oT agree 20 ta&e 9iie cant
Ieaa aaynra VINO says eVsF altered u
take oua caaI less easaer Ia nslsinfsrmed or
uaa.se!yHsig Les
Mr.. essosxoup sher. went an e show how
careful 30 had beea - pToieet the Inter
ssss % fhs people BY having errors cor
reesea ia the Old BILL, fIe sad u vas not
q question If cost per mile 70 ran rail-
road but how much 1bs Gu: Ia a Law
would affect the incomes. that the courts
would tax@ Into confederation. Taa cost
u hauling freight per rifle. ne said. bad
nothing 70 90 with Tie question before the
courts lie said the rats far haHltag 80
t0.fsa bushels Of grain Ia Washington last
year was about equal 70 the rate In fa-
kota. where 59.0ooe. bushels were carried.
Was taas unfair ae asked II there sas
no fgFthsr interference ~ the legislature
ihafe was likely 80 ba no attempt 30 Aft
The rates 70 where they should BE-
Calvert Makes Pertinent Inquiry.
Mr.. t:ro~eap WAS ending In a peroration
about thu railroads being left 10 run their
own business AMI rot begng iatsffsred with,
and promising to Do something for the
farmers ia the future after new depots
we're bulls and numerous improvements
were mads. when Representative Calvert
asked:
Don't you realize the predicamens we
are put IN when We we're sent here 10 rs
dncs freight rates.
Yes" replied the great lobbyist, 'and
I arm sorry far you. But the nswaps perS
have rnisfapfessnted these thinga. They
have not ted you Of things they were.
Now I aase explained all these things !
believe yoa are ali ;nen OK courage. / be-
isve you ara al men 81 honesty. I daa't
believe sou want 70 send word - the bond
holders In the East shat yon lack courage
and thas you cringe before the popular
sentiment OF your state
ssF. LaFoiiette quoted frora the North
srn Pacific REPORTS ta show that The PROFITS
sera mere than ha per cent. over operat-
ing expenses in 1875.
rrat. % King asked Grosscuq few
questions which he believed would throw
gresI Asat en- the question
I. The present groes earnings per an
NUN aei an estimate az necessary gross
exp nse&
= The proportion ~ gross earnings which
are shsat earnings
: The average wheat rate for az miles
haul oves the who'e line.
4. What per C1Rt. reduction Per mile
over Tie @h9.e road would the proposed
bIa praauce,
Mr. orosaeup sasd he would Try aud an
swer the questions 5y Monday.
At The evening session ROLAND Smith.
auditor 81 the Washington 4 Columbia
hivsr railroad. said Gaylas theee years
there was deaet or si'.@l Il this tan
Was enforced & w9u,a colmp.l h's raaa 10
suspend business. In answer to questions
hs admitted ne read VAS controlled by
the Ssrthern geelAe.
ar. Thompson Take. the Floor.
VII H. Thompson. attorney gor thc
Great Northern said the alox attempted
was afafe far-fea ahins than any man tn
tbs legislature could imagine. The rail-
roaa representative weeo asked 10 give
the legislature the rate per ton per mile
when Il was knowa ,his was impossible
Il these figufcs eoa3d hs given. they waula.
because the mefa facts tas legislature got
The better disposed lb,y s0s}5l BE- toward
the roads lie sAld the farmers haa been
treated fairly well They bad been favor
I'll ~ iAa politicians who wanted TIE farm.
cf's vote The snefchan'= * Tacoma asi
Seattle we're ra5 !ng rates tazt wou.4
oauso Tbs farmers to sear ap ;h,- track and
tNiss tae falls apoaad iae -.yngs Il ssev
i.ad "a rsy g. Why7 Uecsusa ths farm
ers we're getting rs.e taat usadg i, uec.
esssr1 TIE railroads isata - Hye
Nj ThdwFa shuse,i ts.a neasnarsrs.
ara ss.3 shev waH'd c.sHe aat tomorrow q.