Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
DIPFERENTIAL RATES
HEARING BEFORE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE. CONCESSION.
New York, Washington, Baltimore,
Norfolk and Other Cities Affected
Railroad Men Present.

terstate commence commission on the ques-
ton Of differential rates affecting the cities
of New York. Boston, Washington, Balti-
more and Norfolk, in fact, all Atlantic
tidewater, cities receiving shipments from
the west. There were present a great num-
Der of representatives of the railroad and
shipping interests Of this part OF the coun-
try and the different phases OF the situation
were accurately and infinitely set before
the commission. all of whom were present
with the exception Of Judge Prouty, who Is
tn New York.
The matter of differential rates Is not a
novelty. It having been pretty well threshed
out at previous hearings by the commission
IN New York and Philadelphia, and the
meeting today of the commission and the
shipping men was at the instance of the
latter.
Applications were filed with the commits
sion by the Merchants' Association of New
York. the joint committee on maintenance
of freight differentfals for the city of Phila-
delphia, representing the Commercial Ex-
change. Maritime Exchange. Board Of
Trade and Trades League; the Boston Mer-
chants Association. the Boston Chamber Of
Commerce and other institutions. all of
which wished to institute a proceeding of
inquiry and investigation regarding differ
entail freight rates charged by all rail and
water lines on foreign and domestic traffic
to and from north Atlantic ports and inte-
dition and circumstances affecting such
traffic.
Railroads Interested.
1t was accordingly ordered by the COM
mission that a hearing on the subject should
be given the roads making the request. The
railroads directly interested in the matter
in this section are the New York Central
and Hudson River, Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and
Reading, Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, Erie, New York, Ontario and Western.
Central of New Jersey. Chesapeake and
Ohio, Norfolk and Western, Southern. New
York New Haven and Hartford, Boston
and Maine, Grand Trunk and Canadian Pa
cific.
One of the principal features of the hear
ing was the matter of a 2-cent difference
in the differential rate in favor of Baltimore
and Philadelphia as against the other ports
interested. all shipments from the west
coming into the question. The testimony
and involved the right of the roads to make
the variating charges in their pubilshed
rate sheets A decision in the matter will
be later given by the commission.
Some of Those Present.
Among the more important officials pres
ent today We're: William R. Corwine. Mer-
chants Association of New York; Geo. d.
Dixon; Robt. B. Ways, F. F. A. Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Baltimore, Md; James
A. Twohey Canadian Pacific railway;
Charles Heebner, assistant general solicitor
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.; c.
r. Hendig, superintendent Central Elevator
Co., Baltimore, Md; A e. Reynolds, Craw-
louisville. Ind: Walter Kirwan; L. C.
Frederick; F. L. Pomeroy, F. T. manager
N. Y, c. and H. R. railroad New York.
n Y; n. E. Kelly. commissioner transpor-
'tation. Trades League of philadelphia;
Francis l. Gowen. general solicitor Penn
sylvania Railroad Co; III. T. Wickham
general solicitor Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Coz; w S. Kallman, first assistant gen.
eral freight agent N. Y, c. and H. r. rail-
road. New York N. Y: c. III. Tingley; c.
A. Hight. Grand Trunk railway; b: 81.
| Ball. general passenger agent Phlladelphia
and Reading railroad; E. d. Hotchkiss.
Ohio railway; Abel E. Blackmar :;
Henry H. Kingston, Lehigh Valley railroad;
| James w. Sale, Frank l. Neal, e. y. Hen
derson, second vice president, P. and X.
railway Philadelphia, Pa; Charles Eng
land, Baltimore; Edgar J. Rich. general So
licitor, Boston and Maine railroad. Boston.
Mass; W. Robert Ramsay. Baltimore; Ben.
L.. Fairchild, John c. Wilson, attorney for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company :
A. c. Trippe, attorney for Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Baltimore;
James Nice. Trippe, attorney for Merchants
| and Manufacturers Association or Baltl-
more; C. S. Wight, manager freight traffic,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad: G. e. Hender-
son. second vice president, Philadelphia and
| Reading railway, Philadelphia, Pa; c. F.
| Saunders, Commercial Exchange OF Phila-
delphia; VIM. r. Tucker. Philadelphia; e.
s. Fowler, New York: j. B. Thayer, fifth
vice president, Pennsylvania railroad; Chas.
S. Hamlin, attorney, Boston chamber of
commerce.; Fred. w. Taylor Philadelphia;
John B. Daish. Baltimore chamber of COM
| merce and Baltimore board of trade: Ar
commerce and Baltimore board Of trade;
Frank L. Neall, Philadelphia.