Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-28


along the same lines as introduced yester-
day.
James s. Ewart Of Lincoln testified that
his company owned seventeen elevators
along the line Of the Burlington and that
the road did not allow him a cent for load
ing the grain into cars. He showed he paid
the published tariff rates. At Endicott, he
said the Burlington was in competition
with the st. Joseph & Grand Island.
E. N. Mitchell of Lincoln, an officer in
the Jones Grain company. said HIS COM
pany owned no terminal elevators and re-
ceived no fee for loading cars for shipment.
CrOweu Gets the Loading Fee.
c. c. Crowell of Omaha testified he re-
ceived IL cents for loading cars from his
terminals. He said this charge of IA cents
went directly or indirectly to the producer.
The charge is only paid once and II 1t is
not paid at Omaha it is paid at Chicago
or wherever the grain is shipped. He was
positive that no one got any advantage
because of this transfer charge.
WELL" interrupted Referee Pemberton,
'1f no one gets any advantage why don't
the railroads cut out the charge alto
gether7"
well the railroads would then rear
range their tariff rates and would charge
higher rates"
what effect would it have on the state
| IL this charge was cut out" interrupted
one of the attorneys for the defendants.
1T would wipe out the terminals and
materially inJure Nebraska, as the sur
roundings states get the transfer fee."
But the fact is interrupted Attorney
General Brown. "the other states DOM
| get this transfer fee"
"The railroads pay this fee and the
farmers get the benefit of It," said Crowell
"Well suppose the farmer loads a cal
Of grain with his scoop shovel" asked
| Judge Sullivan. land 1t is shipped to Chi
cago. does the railroad company pay ~
cents hundred for doing that7"
1.-The money Is paid to the man who buy
the grain in Chicago" answered Crowell
HE gets paid then for unloading his
own grain into his own elevator, from the
railroad car. Is that it3'
Eyes sir" answered Croweli. 1.-THE rail
roads pay for handling the grain"
do you know OF any railroad that pay
the shipper or the buyers for loading any
other commodity except grain asked
Judge Sullivan.
The witness did not know, but Attorney
Hall broke in to say that 1t was his i'm
preston the railroads always paid FOL
loading the cars.
The witness then endeavored to max,
1t plain that when bids were made b!
eastern firms for the grain, the bids wer,
always made with the elevation charges IL
| view. II the buyer was to get the fee h
maintained the seller was paid higher
price for the grain.
George s. Hayes OF Lincoln testified tina
his company had no terminal elevator
and did not receive any transfer fee.
BerEe Candidate for Governor.
In an editorial published in the hide
pendent this week It is stated George w
Berge will be a candidate for governo
and the efforts OF some OF the democrats
to sidetrack him onto the job of attorne!
general will not work. The editorial tell
of the work done by Mr.. Berge during tn,
last campaign and calls attention to tn
vote he received as an evidence OF the de
sire OF the people to endorse the principles
which he advocated.
Agricultural College Commencement
The fourth annual commencement ex
ercises of the State Agricultural colleg
was held tonight in Memorial hall with
splendid crowd in attendance. The address
was delivered by X. L. Butterheld OF tn
Rhode Island Agricultural college.
Forty students are candidates for Ger
james Armstrong IVA Warren Hf Holder slane S
ard. Frank c. Boyd, Otto Henry Brock
man, Carl Alexander Broderick, Arb
Lofts Davis Ralph Ward Dawson, Howar,
Walter Douglas, Robert Theodore Erick
son. Otis Skies Field, Floyd Frederick For
ward, John James GLIB, James Irwil
Grant, Glenn Andrew Harvery, Thoma
Patrick Hoye. David Wesley jacobs. Mui
| Fioyd Goseph Meeham' Lanes A CaTfei
Middleton, Paul Amos Mickey, Ulich Ped
rett, Frederick Ferdinand Peterson Plat
Ptckens. George Lyon Porter, George Syl
vester Prentice, James A. Reid, Frank ]
Rist, Carl Fred Sjorgren, Clayton Newtoi
sioeen. OIneT Lesne snaoesfass' 10y Icy JACK ek
liam Fighter Wood, Lee Andrew Young.
sions-Otto Henry Brockman, Carl Alex
ander BrOderick, Otis Skies Field, Floy
FTesdts9riek Forward James a; Gsrhei
Mickey Talks at Kansas City.
Governor Mickey returned this mOrnin
from Kansas City, where he addressed tn
Knife and Fork club last night. Tn
governor spoke on the Demands OF tn
Hour" He was met at the station by
committee from the club and taken to tn
Coates house. where a luncheon was siver
at which covers were laid for twenty
Mayor BeardsleY was among those present
The governor reported q delightful tri
and a cordial reception.
Governor Mickey received this mornin
from Clatonia $3.50 for the relief OF IN
San Francisco sufferers and from the cit
Gems OF Hallam an additional Sass.
Train Goes Through open switch.
BEATRICE. Neb.. April H.-(special Te
egram. Burlington freight No. 6s. cas-
bound. ran into an open switch In the wes
end OF the yards at WymOre last nigh
wrecldng seven cars loaded with graf
which stood on the sidetrack and reducin
the switch engine 10 scrap iron. The trai
was running about twenty miles an hou
when the accident occurred and the snEiE