The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-11-07

tured which are adapted to the Oriental
Great Great N HS m1ahs and on a S Sorfeern p OF the
theSe manufacturing plants are greatly
increased and stimulated, as there is a
means OF direct shipment to the coast.
There are also large quantities Of raw
manufactured cotton to be shipped over
the Burlington to the coast. All of this
MADE a business which is valuable to the
general freight which could be secured,
the lower would be the freight on mer-
and specific shipments Of indi-
Vlduals along the line of the roads.
The cross examination of Mr.. Harris
was conducted by Mr.. Day, and practic-
ally elected nothing new, but emphasized
the points which he had made in his direct
examination, that the purchase of the
burlington by the Pacific roads would in
crease business and aid in the develop
ment Of all the region traversed by those
lines.
He was especially strong in his claim
that the supply Of coal to the northwest
could not have otherwise been made prac-
tical, as the cost of transporting coal
cars would max rates so high as to be al
most prohibitory, but with the
ing. Of business both ways they could
make the coal supply adequate for the
northwest and within the reach of all.
President Mellen's Testimony.
Mr.. Mellen, president Of the Northern
Pacific, testified that he had held that
position since August, 1897, and that the
position carried with it a membership in
the board of directors. and also member
ship In the executive committee. He had
at one time, some years ago, been con-
nected with the Union Pacific. He was
familiar with the Burlington system and
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
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
were in equally the same position they
We're in before the Northern Securities
was formed.
w. II. ClOugh.
w. p. Clough fourth vice-president Of
the Northern Securities company was the
next witness. Every purchase of stock
made by the Northern Securities Company
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
company.
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 would receive in pay
itN StcSN Va IAN
He was next asked the amount of hold
ings in the Northern Securities company
of the eight or ten gentlemen especially
named by Mr.. Hill, as his particular
associates, to which he replied that he
thought that it was less thar QDe-third
Of the stock of the Northern Securities
company.
Company.
E. N. Sanders.
The last witness in St. Paul
was Mr.. E.. N. Sanders, president of the
Northwestern Fuel company. He testified
coal, and had principal charge of that
distributing coal In Minnesota.
North nd South Dakota and Nebraska
and some in Iowa and mort orthw wise and dnt
2, 100000 annually. He also stated that
he was interested in the Spring Val,
ley Coal company in northern illinois, ana
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 Tor
the northwest came from tennsyiVan aa
had difficulty in obtaining their supplies.
During the past two years 1t was almost
impossible to get anything ike an ade-
ouate supply. The requirements Tor trans
portation on the railroads from the east
have been so great that they nave been
absolutely unable to furnish the motlVe
DC ver to move the cars and the cars them-
selves during the short period Of naviga-
NuAhho S
ton.
The following questions and answers
were especially pertinent:
O.. Heretofore, prior to the year l9Ol,
how it has been with Illinois coal shipped
from the mines in that state destlned 10
points beyond st. Paul and Minneapolis?
A. 1t has been almost-imposslple TO get
1t through on account of the fact that the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy other
roads who could haul 1t to those points
have always been unwilling, and In fact
go ~ oJ1~xy fhntr nnIlinnnnf m
go through to the destination of the coal,
Which necessitated transferring 1t here
into the cars Of the lines reaching north,
to the great injury OF the coal ana gteae
delay in transit, ana Will sieaI ouui.Aon
to the cost. sa...,
cost?
the DELAYS incident to transferring.
@. State what effect that has upon the
coal itself, and whether that effect IL
greater on Illinois coal than on eastern
A. It is damaging to all grades Of btu
noinons coal. and especially to Illinois
coal, in that it breaks 1t up n produces
a large amount of screenings and waste.
to the great detriment of the purchaser.
@. What advantage would it be in the
Transportation and distribution OF coal II
the cars could go directly from the mines
In Illinois to points Of destination on the
Great Northern and Northern Paclflo
roads without breaking bulk?
A. It would make the Illinois fields di-
rectly available to the users OF coal on
their coal supply cheaply and promptly.
O.. Is this Illinois coal of such charac-
ter that a consumer can put In a large
of it?
A. It is coal that is not advantageously
stocked, as it contains rather more sui
phur, is more friable and disintegrates
more rapidly than higher classes of Goals.
Rut it has an evaporating power which is
adequate for all purposes, In compari-
son with Eastern coal, II used fresh
mined. and after being shipped directly
from the mines.
@. About how far West on the lines OF
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
do YOUR operations extend?
A. Well, in bituminous coal to the Dor
ders of the State of Montana, the west
.ern limits of the Dakotas and Nebraska.
Advantage to Customers.
q. Assuming, Mr.. Sanders. that this
coal can come from the Illinois coal mines
m here on the Burlington road and then
20 out over the Great Northern and
Sorthern Pacific without breaking bulk.
on the through tariff Qikely to be perma-
nently. what advantage would the con-
sinners of that coal at the points Of
on these two Northern roads
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