Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-25

for my customers and give them informa-
ton when they ask for f. We are IN
competition with the Nye-sohneider-
Fowler Omaha Elevator and Updike
Grain companies I do not always agree
with them j instruct our agents to pay
the same that our competitors DO. There
IS no pooling Where there are two ele-
vators at a station I think we ought 20
have hale the business and go after u.
Sometimes We get more than our share
and sometimes less.
svvitchinE Charges Absorbed.
At our terminal elevators all switching
charges are absorbed BY the outgoing
roads. All my business is In shipping. We
DO not recognise shovel houses az fair CONF
petitors and personally we pay no atten-
ton to them. would not buy grain from
track shovelmen. but do not hesitate to
buy from farmers elevators, though I
think that the farmers elevators are in
some Instances unfair competitors The al
iowance OF IA cents to US by the railroads,
particularly by the Union Pacific, does not
give us any advantage over other dealers.
1 do not believe in railroads operating ele-
vators; would sooner see the railroads rent
their elevators to others. / do not pay
tips to any railroad except to Pullman
porters; neither do l engage In buying
empties."
The witness was a member Of the Iowa
Grain Dealers association, but it's pur-
pose was not to raise or control prices. but
to improve the grain growing conditions Of
the state, wherein II had already accom-
plished much good. Continuing Mr.. Cow
gill said:
Il was a party to the suit brought
against the Nebraska Grain Dealers asso-
citation. The suit was brought against the
association on the ground that 1t was an
unlawful combination. do not know that
the suit has been dismissed and believe Il
to be stin pending"
Elevator site Denied.
M. Andreas OF Manley, Neb., testified
that he was q member OF the Manley Co
operative association. "Afanley." he said.
is on the Missouri Pacific. We have had
hard experience with the railroad. We
could not get an elevator site on the right
of-way Of the railroad company, and OBJ
tanned q site adjacent thereto and built
our elevator. We have not yet been able
to get a siding or track TO the elevator
We have brought suit under the state laws
and the hearing was had Tuesday, but do
not know the result as yet. We have to
haul our grain 20 the cars and scoop-shOvel
1t into the cars. We do not get our fair
aANAR VI tAh1 tdIH EolAl OuL AueEts
g. c. Thompson, In the grain commits
sion business at Omaha, was the last wit
ness OF the afternoon. He understood an
irregular dealer to be one connected with
an association that had a penalty clause
attached to It's agreements. He described
an unfair dealer as one who goes around
among the farmers, buys grain and scoops
1t directly into the cars. AS a dealer the
witness was glad to buy grain from any
one who had an elevator. The witness had
in the past trouble with the Nebraska
Grain Dealers association, but he now
understands that the association has dis
solved and gone out Of business.
The hearing then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.
Iowa GettinR Into the Game.
FORT DODGE, Ia. Oct A.-(SpeciaI.)--
Alleging the existence OF a grain trust In
Iowa, c. @. Messerole OF Gowrie, secretary
Of the Cooperative Grain Dealers ASSOC
citation Of Iowa and manager OF a farmers
elevator at that place, is arousinE the
farmers of Webster county and surround
ing districts to action. Urgent requests to
be furnished with any information at hand
tending to prove boycotts, determinations
or favoriusms on the part Of railroads are
being made to farmers all over this part
I VI AhO bNGlCs MI. hdS1heIOle lENtHQb TO lay
all information gathered by him before the
| Interstate Commerce commission at its
meeting ia Des Moines this week.
| DIES MONIES. Oct. 24-secretary George
A. Wells OF the Iowa Grain Dealers
association was served with subpoena
this morning ordering him to appear and
give testimony before the Interstate Com
merce commission in the federal court
room here at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
Three other Des Molnes men whose identity
is not known here were subpoenaed.
WOFking at Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 2A-The fedeIal
grand jury today resumed the investiga-
ton Of charges that the Santa Fe Railroad
company is guilty OF granting rebates on
/ freight charges 70 certain Los Angeles
furniture and implement dealers. II is as
serted that the Southern Pacific and possl-
bly, the Salt Lake railroad will be drawn
into The investigation.