The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-11-14

Great Nortse sas and n SHhe Pacific,
increased and stimulated as there is q
means OF direct shipment to the coast.
There. are also large quantities Of raw
the Burlington to the coast. Ali Of this
made business which is valuable to the
public. because the larger the amount Of
he lower Would be the freight on n mer.
chandise and specific shipments Of indi-
vidpals along the line Of the roads.
was conducted By Mr.. Day, and practic..
the points which he had made in his direct,
s. the Paee qosda wod n
crease business and aid in the develop
ment: Of all the region traversed by those
lines 49,
that the supply Of coal to the northwest
could not have otherwise been made prac-
tical, as the cost Of transporting coal
cars would make rates SO high as to be al
ing Of business both ways they could
northwest north III within t The rtaahssf ali ali. ~
President Mellen's Testimony.
ps Mf Ms tsstet aast s STth assa
position, since August. 1897, and that the
Es board ia IT @ ss
ship in the executive committee. He had
at one time. some years ago, been con-
with the nRi93 He was
had been for ten years He thought that
the acquisition Of the Burlington system
by the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern not only did not restrain trade and
commerce between the states and the
foreign nations. but that they promoted it
both in freight and passenger service. The
Northern Pacific as a company had never
taken any part in the formation of the
Northern Securities company, and the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
were in before the Northern Securities
was formed.
w. p. Clough.
w. p Clough fourth vice-president of
the Northern Securities company was the
next ext Witness tines Every purchase Of stock
has been a direct individual transaction.
The stock purchased was transferred alb
solutely Internationally in every case and
without solicitation on the part of the
He had been practically present at the
New York office every business day since
the company was organized: There was
nothing unusual in the transfers Holders
of Great Northern and Northern Pacific
stock would come in and ask to sell it to
the company, and would receive in pay
therefor stock of the Northern Securities
company.
He was next asked the amount of hold
ings In the Northern Securities company
e Sy a aa hs
associates, to which he replied that he
thought that 1t was less than one-third
Of the stock of the Northern Securities
company.
Company.
e. N. Sanders.
The last witness examined in st. Paul
was Mr.. e. N. Sanders, president of the
Northwestern Fuel company: He testified
coal, and had principal charge of that
company distributing coal in Minnesota,
North nd South Dakota and Nebraska,
100000 annually. He also stated that
he was interested in the Spring VAL
in a coal mine in Indiana: All of this is
bituminous coal. He said that within a
short period the greater portion Of the BIZ
luminous coal which he had furnished for
the northwest came from Pennsylvania
and Ohio, and that in recent years they
had difficulty In obtaining their supplies
impossibie e to Gag get anything like an AIDE.
quate supply. The requirements for trans
portation on the railroads from the east
absolutely unable to furnish the motive
power to move the cars and the cars them
selves during the short period of naviga-
ton.
The following questions and answers
q. Heretofore. prior to the year 1901,
how it has been with Illinois coal shipped
points beyond ST. Paul and Minneapolis?
A.. It has been almost impossible to get
1t through. on account .of. the fact that the
roaSs Who eoud haul It to shose POINTS t
have always been unwilling, and in fact
have refused to allow their equipment to
which necessitated transferring it here
into the cars Of the lines reaching north
to the great injury of the coal and great
delay in transit. and with great addition
Mr.. Grover-What makes the additional
cost?
the delays incident to transferring.
@. State what effect that has upon the
coal itself, and whether that effect is
greater on Illinois coal than on eastern
coal.
A.. It is damaging to all grades Of btu
minous coal, and especially to Illinois
coal, in that it breaks 1t up and produces
70 the great detriment Of the purchaser.
@. What advantage would 1t be in the
transportation and distribution of coal II
the cars could go directly from the mines
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
roads without breaking bulk?
a.. It would make the Illinois fields di-i
their coal supply cheaply and promptly.
@. Is this illinois coal Of, such charac-
ter that q consumer can put in large
a. It is coal that is not advantageously
stocked, as 1t contains rather more sui
phur. is more friable and disintegrates
more rapidly than higher classes Of GOALS.
But It has an evaporating power which is
adequate for all purposes, in compare
son With Eastern coal, II used fresh;
mined. and after being shipped directly
from the mines. i5ss 'igf 81
q. About how far West on the. lines Of:
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
do your operations extend? s s,ss... s =
"A. Wen. In bituminouss coal to the bor-t
ders OF the State Of Montana, the West
ern limits Of the Dakotas and Nebraska.
AdyantsEes TO aS,ustomeys. 5S
RE O. Assuming Mr.. SaldsFss that this
coal can come from the Illipois coal mines;
10 here on the Burlington road and then
10 oft over the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific without breaking bulk
osn ny vhat advantaae Monid ~ S,p
sumers OF that coal 1: at the points 81.
destination on these two Northern roads