The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-10

days proceedings. He asked for the
letter and scrutinized it closely and
/ sought to discredit the letter by init
mating that it might not be genuine or
| Trustworthy
The letter was finally made d part of
the record of the case.
Mr.. Monnett then asked Mr.. Healy
if he knew of any transactions between
/ the Santa Fe and the Standard Oil
which would cover the payments of
such sums to the railroad company.
Mr. Healy answered that he did not.
In making up your annual report
you include as a portion of the state
ment of freight earnings an item other
items 1885,, 1873 70 +" said Mr. Monnett.
Does this lump amount include any
receipts or payments of this character
from the Standard Oil company?"
I don't know" the witness replied.
O. Can you tell who furnished the
statements and figures from which you
made up that portion Of your report?
A. / cannot.
Q. Can you learn from your records
what are the itemized ALTERS contain
ed in this amount?
A I presume so. 1t would take a
big amount of clerical work
Reading from the annual report of
the company filed with the board of
railroad commissioners of the state of
Kansas, Mr.. Monnett brought out the
various industries in which the Santa
Fe railroad owned a part or all of the
capital stock. Among these were the
following:
The Cherokee Pit and Coal Mining
company.
The Canon City Coal company.
The Aztec Land and Cattle company.
The AtchiSon City elevator.
The Usage Carbon company.
The Ration Coal and Coke company.
The Rio Grande Land company.
The Petroleum Development COM
pany-
Mr. HeaIy was kept on the stand dur
ing the entire afternoons proceedings.
As Mr. Monnett read the name of each
of the companies and the amount of
stock which the Santa Fe held in each
company, he asked Mr.. Healy if he
knew where the industry was located.
In every instance the witness gave a
negative reply
Mr.. Monnett also asked the witness if
either of the companies offered or re-
celved freight shipments over the Santa
Fe or if the Santa Fe had any business
or contractural relations with each of
the companies
The reply was the same in each in
stance The witness said that he did
The questioning brought out a won
derful lack of knowledge on the part of
the freight auitor of the Santa Fe in
regard to the business of his Office and
the company.
Mr.. Monnett took up the matter of
in coal rates
DO you know where the Mount Car
mel coal company IS located he ask
ed of the witness.
NO. do not" Mr.. Healy replied.
O. Do you know whether the Mount
Carmel Coal company ships coal or
freight on the Santa Fe2
A. do not.
The examination of the witness
brought out the remarkable fact that
by shipping coal to Argentine or Kan
sas City in quantities of % or more
cars at one time, the shipper could get
a rate of about half what would be
charged a. small shipper for hauling a
single carload of coal.
The fact was also established that
this discrimination for the large shipper
was also limited to Kansas City dealers. /
The fact was brought out by the wit |
ness that the tariff sheet did not provide |
for the special rate on % car shipments |
to any other city in Kansas except Ar |
gentine, Kas., which in reality is Kan \
sas City. Many of the storage yards of |
Kansas City dealers are located in Ar
gentine.
rs that not a discrimination against /
Topeka. or any other city in favor of /
Kansas City2' was asked.
Il don't know the witness replied.
The fact was also brought out that |
the rate on coal from Usage City to I
Topeka, "a miles, is so cents ton. That |
the rate from Usage City through To-
peka to Kansas City a distance of 101 |
miles was 65 cents or but an additional /