New-York tribune., 1905-04-23
TUTTLE HEARD AGAIN.
Continues argument against Cor
ernment Rate Firing.

Washington. April 22-At to-day's meeting of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee it was de-
cded TO send copies of the reports of the railway
rate hearings TO every member of Congress
Mr. futile. president of the Boston and Maine
Railroad was again before the committee. and an
swored q number Of questions by Senator Carmack
relating 10 long and short haul charges. He said
railroad often made long hauls at loss as mat
ter Of necessity maintain its business If rail
roads Were compelled to make rates for interme-
diate points equal to those for greater distances
the roads would have to make the Ions haul rates
high they would not get any of the business or
the local rates low that the business would be
Improbable. Railroad men did not often meet 10
agree upon rates Mr.. Tuttle continued Many roads
kept men in Washington for the purpose of giving
them information 10 changes Of rates, and some
times traffic managers informed competing lines
that there TO be change
Mr.. Carmack asked 2 number Of questions rs to
sustaining communities that have natural disad-
vantages. and Mr.. Tuttlc replied that railroads
would carry raw products such cotton. from the
South TO the New England mills at a low rate be
cause Il was necessary 10 keep the people in the
New-Fngl md mills employed the towns would be
abandoned. The roads made up the difference in
transportation Of necessities. He illustrated this
by showing that large pulp and paper mills had
been built up in Northern Maine because the roads
made rates which enabled the mills lay down
their products in Chicago and other points fourteen
hundred miles away in competition with mills only
four hundred miles distant Railroads often car
cause if they did Il would be Impossible 10 get
these products TO the seaboard. He pointed out
that IL the last year wheat for milling purposes
81 Paul was selling AZ 81 p a busheI and was
bringing the same price in Liverpool In Manitoba
wheat was worth s. The 25 cents difference al
lowed Manitoba wheat 10 be carried 10 England, a
10y r2Ie being made in the United States.
Mt Iuttle said the idea that great inanciers con-
trollec railways 10 the advantage disadvantage
q the public was erroneous. II natural that
s-s5l An4nclers should be consulted regarding all
senator NeWlands asked 2 number of questions to
develop the advantage Of national corporation
act. NJ IutLe replied that when his road
canned IL might have been adyantag geous to have
had national charter for il He further said that
arbltFau ton Of labor troubles was impracticable.
Inc laooTI1g men were opposed TO compulsory arbi-
lIdLon- WITH railroad employees generally ne
thought il was possible for the officers Of the roads
anc the railroad 10 settle differences
Replying 10 Senator NeWlands, Mr.. TuttIe said
that Il the government owned all the railroads he
tIutIel probably could manage them all if abso-
lure control, but in political government ii would
be impossible 10 have that absolute control.
on motion OF Senator Cullom. the committee. at
l5y p m. adjourned until Monday. Of respect 10
the memory Of Senator Platt. of Connecticut. The
members Of the committee will attend the funeral in
a body.