Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-29

Of that particular and Identical prac-
tice.' page 2066.)
go. Just as soon as the Injunction
was granted the discrimination would
have to cease, would it not?
"a. That particular discrimination
would have to cease, but another dis.
elimination might be substituted la
its stead?'
80. Then you could take that up
could you not, and reach it by injunc-
tion?'
GA. know, but they are SO busy
feeding their cattle that they do NOT
like to go into lawsuits
20. The commission can do that,
and at it's expense, and not at the ex-
pense of the shipper
GA. think So
Were these questions hostile?
Referring to your argument that, If
the interstate commerce commission
in the packing house cases some
years before. you say: page 2066).
"'What said and meant was that, if
the packing houses of Iowa did not re-
ceive lower rate on the packing
house products than Chicago had upon
live hogs, Iowa packing houses could
not prosper Again you say: page
2070).
Rates on Meats.
"I believe the rate on packing
house products is too high If it. be fixed
at the same rate as that on live hogs
90. That is the rate that was fixed
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, is il not?'
CA It is
40. And you think the interstate
commerce commission made mistake
in fixing rates in that case?
ga. A most grievous mistake, in my
Judgment
GO. But you think they would do
better if they were given the whole job
of fixing rates.
GA. 1 do not know whether they
would do better in that particular in
stance or not
"on page 2o6s appears the follow
ing:
go. Has the interstate commerce
commission ever adopted any other
criterion than that of cost of traus
portation which you seem to favor
now?'
"'A. do not want to be technical
nor do want to be misunderstood.
have never used the phrase cost Of
Transportation" but cost of service
+** do not know whether the inter
state commerce commission has evel
adopted that rule or not, or whether
having adopted it, it has ever departed
from it,
"Was the question hostile? And d.
you think the answer likely to aid thu
committee in trying to legislate SO a.
to preserve for the people of the wes
the relatively lower rate per mile thai
/ is enjoyed by those of eastern states
4 You were asked this question:
go. On what particular commodit
or commodities are the rates fror
Iowa excessive?' page l2070). q
. "T do not, know that they ar
excessive upon any except in coupar
son with rates from other points whic
our business men and manufacturer
: must reach in order to do business
go. You know, governor, that tn
rates from Iowa to the sea coast o
agricultural products are considerabl
!, less per mile than the rates from FEM
l sylvania and Ohio, do you not"
ga. l do not know
l go. Well, that is fact: they are.
1 was going to ask you then whethe
K Iowa could stand mileage rate
compared to these other states"
Il "'A. I think that distance TART
n graduated in the way that we ord1na
lily see it graduated, would be Vef
disastrous to the state OF Iowa.
q. What, in your opinion, would I
the effect upon the merchants OF Ds
: Moines and Sioux City If they wei
= compelled to pay the same rate pt
mile that the merchants pay IN INDIA
apolis, Logansport, Columbus ar
other similar points east OF the MISS
sippi river?'
q "'A. 1 think it would be very disa
Il trous to our merchants.
/ Were these questions hostile, al
n were the answers likely to aid the col
u mittee to any considerable extent
II protecting the people Of Iowa from t
imnosition of a distance tariff?
go. So that your real complaint al
d the complaint of your people is simp
d that they want a law authorizing sor
+ commission to have the power to ma
/
"a "tA. That is all
IS Limits on Press.
" again, on page 2o7s you say:
d. 81 would not limit the power OF t
il commission to a maximum rate,
though l would not expect the pow
h to be exercised oftentimes otherW
IF than through maximum rate
} "Thus you advised giving the comm
III sion power to fix absolute rates a
not to confine its power to fixing M
d imum rates. The Hepburn bill au
Or orizes the fixing of maximum rates
ly. and allows the railroads to comp'
Ia and reduce the rate below that fls
N by the commission, and yet you ms
that the bill shall pass the sen;
without amendment. Don't you thi
in we had better amend it to conform
your ideas?
IL Speaking of determinations
st tween localities, you were asked:
go. Do they (the railroads) publ
.L..o,, (pooa on7d