New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-20
REFRIGERATING RATES.
Private Car Inquiry De0eIops Cost
of Icing Cars for Fruit.

Southeastern railroads testified before the Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day in the private
car inquiry, concerning the manner OF handBns
fruit and perishable products in their terri+or-
Most Of them said they have entered into arrange
laents with private lines by which tho Iar+ar
engage TO take the responsibility for the handling
% the fruit, the railroads acting as agents ONLY in
the matter OF transportation. A Ellis an ice man
UfactTrer Of Augusta, Ga submitted a contract
lis company has TO supply the Armour car lines
with Ice and gave many details concerning the
arrangement with the private car line II * ex
Peoted the hsariGs will be concluded tomorrow
" c Rowley, freight traffic manager of the
Michigan Central Railroad was cross-exar ,nAd nv,
NJ Re1ch-a2E, or the counsel for the Armour car
INES VINO OBTAINED from The witness the admission
thai II cases where free icing OF dairy or other
products Is advertised The freight tariff takes into
account the cost OF such icing
The Michigan Central follows the plan OF charging
g ton for ali ice used IN the refrigeration Of
ee-T-es- MI AoTley said the stand that the ics
cost the company fully that much and nerbsD.
more He cid not consider that he could provt5a
himself with fifteen hundred OF mora cars for ,,sa
n me 1our or six weeks OF the fruit season and do
BUSINESS prontabiy under the present pIan Of on
Grafton The cars would have TO remain i5la ~,
FsS OF the year, or be leased other roads al ~
cents cay eaoh He did not believe any railroad
~olic care TO build refrigerator cars for that
rental M Rovley considered II doubtful y,l,ete-
present charges could be maintained il, yfaz oT rl
1Act tha1 Deterioration OF rolling stock and interest,"
o. plant had not been taken into consideration in
making refrigeration charges
Abraham Ellis a. ice r,1anufacr,7-a- 20 ..
Ga, testified that his companies have co-I-sc+T
WI re Armour car lines for the icing of fruit
cars q augusta, Ga Mr.. Barry examined the wiz
SS concerning the details of the contract Objec-
-on was made BY Mr.. Reich-na1 who said.
We protect that the commission IS ,z,,r1,r+ +,,
dictoR 10 inquire into cost OF ice TO the Aror
lines"
lou may answer" said Chairman Knapp. after
consulting with his colleagues
The witness then said that oo-@-..-
LIS year was an approximate amount stated a.
-'oo tons OF May Is, but that $3.50 tons had been
USED Up 10 the close Of the fruit season. All ice
was paid fer S. 30 ton
Mr.. Ellis said that each car takes about 5,.a ron.
OF ice On initial icing and about two tons after the
car has been loaded He was asked to lie : COM,
OF us contract, but an objection raised by the
counsel for the Armour lines was sustained Mr.
Ellis said the ice cost his company to manufacture
about s. 90 ton. but this did not include the cost
o. labor n putting il into the bunkers OF the car
- 4 Kerr, general ger OF the American
Refrigerator Transit Company. testified that he be-
Ieved the stock OF thu company Is owned by the
Wabash, Missouri Pacific and the ST. Louis Iron
Mountain and Southern railroads. The company
operates 900 cars OF its and 900 leased cars
N-. Kerr said his company has contract with the
Gould lines solicit pershabIe fruit business along
these lines. but that this does not constitute the
company al agent q the roads. The contract with
the Iron Mountain was offered IN evidence This
contract showed that the American Refrigerating
travelling both ways, and 125 per cent commission
al freight charges perishable goods carried
IN these cars Taking one concrete case. the ship
rneut Of e OF Strawberries from JUdsouia, Ark
St Louis. Nj. Kerr said that II costs his COM
pany 81 = for icing and other necessary expenses
and that It receives from the shipper only $50 car
Mileage and commissions brought the receipts OF
the company up TO S65 car. The company, he said.
had not lost money. but had paid no dividends
Mr.. Ellis was recalled for cross examination by
Ar. Reiohura1 counsel for the Armour car lines
Re explained n detail his business Of icing cars
the legal liability Of the Armour lines TO nay him
5or stipulated amount OF ice N a season even 5
not believe he could force the Armour people TO
4 G Jzcksoa. general freight agent of the
Georgia Railroad, testified that his road carried In
q season about four hundred cars o. Pep,sL-@o. g
EGes which t-eHded to the Carrying Of fruits and
vegetables They attended to the Refrigeration OF
the cars although his road sometimes provided Tor
A 5 Dodge third vice-president OF the Frisco"
lne at Chicago, stated th2t ms company nag coli
ton business, under which the armour line cars
- raee = -e5r+io- At The time their contract was
M de- on the rate for peaches and berries anG he
added that the Armour people mad MADE S1IaI-
rates He asked If the meat packers 1lXed Lle
cost OF refrigeration az well as for ITeigat Gnas9
derce. He replied that he did not agree Win WITH MI MI
Sticking and Mr. Ripley that the packers n1eo me
! think We have something to do with fixing
DO You have any opinion as to the rea5ona6Is
Ne repIied Mr. Dodge, 7 cannot say that
have. 7 leave that matter 70 experts WIZ -@'0
special knowledge Of the subject IL. -.
srr Dodge explained that private car Llhes WeLe
raid cent mile for refrigerator ana III JUG
Ie~s OF cent a mile for ventilated cars ...
Ny Dodge said there is prOtlt IN the OIeISl-oL1
Of these cars . mileage basis -, ..r,-+i,
= II Emerson, traffic manager OF Cle 49, 40
Coast Line said the refrigeration service 0L I4c
li1e US covered by contract with the <4LliI-I
go ines u hich had been entered into al the re
0~res- ~ many shippers in the territory tEFO.3S
xIfc6 The Atlantic Coast Line runs. He gaze ns-
=rTas n show that under competition the
49, crate rate on berries from Carolina polLIS
SsryCrL- y-ss 6. cents 1894 and that nncer me
excl,lsiye contract system the rate mas peer!
S-,o17 p--r1aI- until i is only u cents GO
~ illness insisted that the shipper dsa4s olFeCl-
Il -f+b The Armour Ines and the ra4IrOeo ~ -
-1ar-s- srTs as the agent OF the private car
NJ Emerson said would have required. LloIa 80
= a. -e4igsrator cars 70 have moved Inc berries
o-,ena1inr on the Atlantic Coast Line Ii me So
a. oF Te5 The cars would represent an lI1se9t
r1erf o. about 3 00o 60 and could not nave DseL
$50 70 advantaRe he said. except IN the perry
season. ---.,o.,,, VIII IAea1a
LIQUOR Dealers Association against ne -bfcH
|Tonelgs and Santa Fe and other raiITo11S 49,
was set 10 begin before the interstate I It'll
Commission tomorrow. has been posCpolie- H--~
Saturday