The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-22
CITY SHIPPERS
DESERT ALLIES
Chicago Men Withdraw From
the Rate Hearing Before
State Board.
MAKE TERMS FOR THEMSELVES
Induce Country Merchants 10 Join In
Complaint, Then Endeavor to With
draw From Case When Railroads
Make Concessions.

Chicago, July l2.--IIaying made sat
isfactory terms with the railroads re
garding freight rates within the state
OF Illinois, the Chicago shippers as
ISOLATION Tuesday withdrew from the
hearing before the railroad and ware
house commission at Springfield. leav-
ing the rest OF the state at the mercy
OF the roads. The members OF the
commission, however, refused the Chi
cago association permission To with
draw evidence already submitted. and
announced that TIE case must be
fought TO finish.
The settlement arrived at between
the Chicago shippers and the railroads.
according 10 n member OF the Chicago
association. provided that satisfactory
rates would be made between Chicago
and other portions OF the state. A
reduction OF 30 per cent Is said TO have
ever, that any relief would be grant
ed TO Springfield or Decatur. the 9th
er two petitioning towns. or 10 any
other towns In the state.
Small Shippers Are Deserted.
Thus the roads, while charging the
Chicago shippers rate In proportion
TO that required where the interstate
commerce law is involved. would be
free to charge tho shippers OF the
small towns whatever sum they saw
1T.
Reliance was placed In the fact that
10 81 70 H..
not be able 10 organize and bI .ng pres
sure TO bear on the roads. as did the
Chicago shippers.
The other petitioners in the freight
rate hearing believed tho Chicago ship
pers would stay in to the finish as
the Chicago Shippers association had
produced practically all the evidence
OF discrimination against the roads
operating In the state.
II. G. Barlow. traffic manager OF the
association, said that they had Sc
cured the necessary evidence against
the railroad companies by collecting
the published freight tariffs OF the
same roads in other states and com.
pairing them with those in force in
Illinois.
How Evidence Was Secured.
I'VE did not employ any agents or
use any secret means In collecting
our evidence said MIR Barlow. and
all our work in getting evidence was
above board Witnesses went on the
stand at Springfield and swore TO the
truth OF our statements"
when the telegram was received at
Springfield announcing the withdrawal
OF the Chicago shippers association Il
created a sensation. The small ship
pers doing bushes In other cities had
entertained high hopes that with the
powerful aid OF the Chicago associa-
ton. which had collected valuable ev-
idcnce sustaining the charge OF dis
elimination in rates. the various roads
would be forced 20 readjust their rates
in Illinois to the mutual benefit OF both
large and small shippers throughout
the state
Attorney Hamlln intlmated THAI the
Chicago shippers had withdrawn from
the hearing because they had received
material concessions from the rail.
roads. Shaking his fists at the com
mission he declared; You dare not
dismiss these proceedings. This ad-
mlnistration can not AFFORD TO have
this case dismissed at It's very ineep
ton"
OverruIes Motion 10 Dismiss.
William G. Brown. attorney for the
Chicago & Alton aud Burlington, had
previously made a motion that the
case be dismissed when the action Of
the Chicago shippers was known.
Chairman Neville oyerruled the mo
ton. however. and the contest will
proceed
when asked the reasons for the
withdrawal OF the local shippers as.
ISOLATION from the case, III. G. Barlow
made tacit admission that their nc.
ton had been based on promise from
the railroads for material reduction In
freight rates TO Chicago shippers
When pressed for definite statement
Mr.. Barlow would only say that the ar.
rangements were satisfactory to local
shippers.
A prominent merchant and member
OF the Chicago Shippers Association
said that the railroads operating In
the state had been practically forced
into granting reductions TO local firms
through the fear that II they persisted
in bolstering up freight rates their
earnings might be cut down by the &c.
ton OF state oflclals or by a boycott
Fear Moves Railroads.
THE railroads were afraid" he said
chat II they did not come to satisfac.
tory teVms with Chicago shippers the
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