The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-12
A Letter From Mr., Campbell Contra
diets His Testimony,
SOUTHERN ASKED TO EXPLAIN
why Freight was Hauled Through
Charleston at Lower Rates than lt
was Landed Therc-Ihc Sea
board Air Line Also Charged
with Discrimination i'm
Freight Rates.

D
/ before the Interstate Commerce Commis-
/ sion to-day The Charleston Bureau CALI
ed as witnesses William Campbell. gen
eral freight agent of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railway. and l. A. Emer-
son. general freight agent OF the South
ern railway. I'm charge Of the Charleston
route. The witnesses of the defendant
/ carriers were II. w B. Glover Of Rich
mond traffic manager of the Seaooara
Airline. and J. NJ Culp. of Washington
traffic manager of the Southern railway.
When Mr.. Campbell was asked tine atu-
tude of his road 10 the Southern rate
question. Dee replied that the business
/ south OF the Ohio was so small lhat ll
/ had not commanded much attention lie
thought the rates as they stood were
low enough and he did not see much
use On reducing them.
CALLED HIM DOWN.
At this Mr. Bryan produced "a letter
written by Mr.. Campbell I'm March, 1875
TO the Charleston sureau of Freight and
fermentation. m which he characterized
the rates charged by the roads soutn
of the Ohio as exhorbitani and inimich
TO the business interests Of the Soutn.
The letter said in part.
TO my mind the Information you tur-
nish points cOnclusively 60 the fact that
the direct roads from this territory ara
losing business. which should accrue To-
them.
AS a matter of fact. believe you
Will agree with me that the rates charged
horbitant and act as "a barrier 20 the inter-
change of products between the West ana
south Undoubtedly If the Southern
roads would open mp and show the same
spirit to productive Industries as is shown
bv our road and the roads OF the Nortn
west. the spirit of industry would Doe
stimulated and the Southern roads in the
end would Dee benefited.
"Ae I stated some months ago } wiI
favor the proposition OF reduced rates 10
Charleston and run The risk ot being
charged with grossly discriminating
against intermediate and Interior points
DID NOT REMEMBER IT.
Mr.. Campbell FASTENED tO say that This
letter conveyed a wrong impression, mat
he knew nothing about the rates south
of the Ohio except through complaints
that had been made t0 him through GER
tain shippers lie did not know how he
came fo sign such "a letter as the one
produced by Mr. Bryan except in the
press of signing a large mail no the end
of "a hard days work. when he had not
time 10 check the errors Of bis stem
oerapher lie said that he never heard
OF such q proposition ass that advanced
Yesterday by MT Fulton t0 pro-rate the
through tariff to southeast coast points.
and thus reduce the rates. As Doe under
stood the proposition it had been 10 pee
adjust the division of profits between the
roads north of the Ohio and those south
OF it not 90 reduce the rates.
Commissioner Clements examined the
witness with some asperity as TO the
difference between his oral testimony and
his letter. but Mr.. Campbell insisted that
his only object had been to get larger
share of the pro-rate charges for his own
road.
THE SOUTHERN
General Freight Agent Emerson. OF The !
Southern was questioned by Commis- /
sioacr Calhoun. 20 find out why his road /
moved grain FOR ocean freight from the /
Wrst through Charleston at from II to |
16 cents and at the same time charged as /
high as 80 cents on the same grain de- |
livered as inland freight at Charleston.
Mr.. Emerson claimed that this foreign |
bound grain was handled at am actual |
loss. but that the road used 10 as a lower /
hold cargo 90 help them make rates IN /
loading cotton for export.
Commissioner PrOuty also asked on |
what principle witness justified a 21-ccnt 1
freight rate from Kansas city % Nor
folk and charged AZ I'm The class 10
Charleston. Witness said that the rate
at Norfolk probably had been reduced
bv the greater bulk OF business and the
competition with the northern trunk
lines.
SIR Bryan made the point that tha
southern. running through both Norfolk
ana Charleston ought TO be able 20 quote
rates on the same mileage basis 10 each.
THE YATES FAIR
n.sw. b. Glover. Of the seaboard said
that the all-rail rates from the West
were fair enough because they were
lower tnan any competing form OF land
TRANSFORMATION In support Of this he
demonstrated at some length that freight
nauled By wogan from Chicago 10
charleston would cost AZ least $3.50 per
hundred weight This he said. was a
fair argument Tie said that if rates ~
charleston were lowered 90 the .evel or
Norfolk. n probably would result in
handling an increased tonnage at
charleston. but whether the railroads
WDHfu UlNtHt ~ frffHHF VIZ Nip.NF-
matte. Natural conditions Of population.
wealth and productlveness. he said. pre-
vented railroad rates in the South being
rs low as those on the big northern
trunk lines.
Questions by Mr.. Bryan developed that
tho SeabOard carried south. into the
Carollnas from Norfolk q large amount
OF grain and packing house n~od~ots.
IN case through a lowering OF rates this
freight was brought into Charleston n
rect. the SeahOard would get a very
snort h1ul or none at All on the inland
OF this freight. And vet
YOU say" continued Mr. BRYAN that
voiir road has no interest I'm Norfolk"
80 INTEREST PER Sc.
81 rereat that we have no interest In
Norfolk per go" returned Ar Clover,
"our interest Is 10 build m the com
rrunitv with which we do business
Mr.. Glove ssid that 10 would 49, '0@-
senf 10 q tavi6 arrqnoenient With tho
rivda Line through Charleston because
his road could not hsndla ocean freiehts |