The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
COMMISSIONERS AFTER
milwaukee ROAD
Testimony In Elevator Cases st Kan.
sas City Shows u piserirninatsd
in Favor Of One Firm.

Kansas City. Mo-. Oct. 2t.-At yester
days grain hearing OF the Interstate
Commerce commission there was much
testimony To the effect that the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and 81. Paul railroad
Disseminated In favor OF one grain
company which handles most OF the
grain shipped out over that road: The
hearing was conducted by Commission
Ier L. 4. Clark OF Iowa
Franklin X. Lane. OF San Francisco.
another member Of the commission.
will also be present ut the hearing to-
day. Wednesday they will move to
Omaha.
a. II. Hunter. n miller OF Wellington.
Kas-. said that the effect OF mixing
He said he had mixed grain to sell him
.self. His object was To sell IL with no
consideration OF the effect u had on
flour.
T. J. Gordon. grain broker OF 81.
Joseph. Mo-. said lie had been notified
not TO buy from Independent dealers In
the country. The last notice Of this
kind came from Nebraska n year ago.
' Gordon's replies TO certain questions
regarding shipments made by him from
ST. Joseph to eastern points did not
satisfy Commissioner Clark. and wit
ness was requested to bring his books
into court.
\ Frank q. Croweli. vice president OF
the Hail-Baker Grain company. en-
gagged principally In exporting grain.
which leases elevators I'm Kansas and
pany been In any agreement to nx
,prices?"
Not now. I have no doubt that up
to two years ago the predecessor of this
company had been party to such
agreements"
". p. simonds. OF the simonds-shie
Grain company. members OF the Kan
sas City board OF trade and buyers and
sellers OF grain. testified that his part
ner. T.. w. Shields. In manager OF an
elevator In Kansas City. n portion OF
storage tanks OF which the firm leases
from the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul railway
On direct examination Mr.. Simonds
said that Mr. Shields was employed as
manager OF the elevator by the Mil
waukee road and received stated
monthly salary. The salary he said.
was not increased I'm any manner by
any concessions received from the
railroad.
Later. In reply TO a question from
Commissioners Clark. Mr.. Simonds ad-
mitted that there were no switching
charges made by the Milwaukee rail-
road on grain passing In and out OF
the elevator II II came over that road.
but that charge OF IS car was made
lif handled by any other road.
Mr.. Simonds denied that the fact
that Mr.. Shields was manager OF the
elevator had anything TO do with the
lreasonableness or his firms lease on
the elevator.
Mr.. Simonds said that In bidding for
grain In the country his firm did not
deal entirely with what are termed
regular elevator men, but said they
did not like To bid for grain owned
by independent elevator men for fear
IL might create "A feeling with tho
regulars. They had. prior TO two years
ago. received n few isolated letters
from Oklahoma and Kansas persons
asking them not to place bids with
certain grain men. but had not let IL
influence their action.
Mr.. Simonds Is not now actively en-
gagged In business. and was not famii-
lar with all the firms dealings. Hla
partner, T.. w. Shields. ne said. was
In ST. Louis or Chicago. and Commits
sioncr Clark requested that the latter
be wired To- be- ON hand this morning
TO testify