The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-01
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his position as believing that the rail
roads had failed to submit evidence
which should go toward preventing the
reduction in rates, and that he was
firmly Convinced that the proposed rate
schedule shouldY be established. In
failed to establish their claims. he
deemed it unnecessary to prolong the
case to an indefinite conclusion and it
was on this hypothesis alone that he
urged that the conclusion Of the case
be fastened. a
Mr.. Manahan interrupted, declaring
that he had too good an opinion of MI.
Severance, the railroad attorney, to be-
ieve that the case presented by the
railroads did not need reply on behalf
OF the shippers.
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Attorney General Young refused to
be drawn into an argument and con-
tlnued expressing the opinion that the
reduction in rates should be granted
by the commission without further de-
lay. Recurring to the attack by Mr..
Manahan, General Young said that the
" tirade' was unjustifable and that
he was at a loss to understand it's
cause.
In answering General Young Mr..
Manahan reiterted his belief that the
attorney general had failed to perform
the railroads had made a prima facie
case which, in the absence of further
evidence, might justify the commission
in altering the proposed reductions.
IL have been at nearly all the hear
lngs and the attorney general has been
conspicuous by his ABSENCE he said,
in support Of his contention. Refer
ring to General Young's chargese that
h he wa? seeking personal publicity in
announced that under no conditions
would he accept, political nomination,
and that he had never been seeker
after political office. He treated Gen
Feral Young's charges as an insinuation
that he was seeking to enter the politi-
cal lists as an opponent of General
Young, and he positively denied his in
'tetntion Of So doing.
vo At the close OF his reply to General
ing Examiner Hinkley to the stand and
tion of the railroads in refusing to per-
nit an examination Of their books. Mr..
Hinkley testified that the Omaha and
Great Northern roads had refused to
permit an examination of their general
books and documents altho they had
c1uuOuuCCu LutlT WILLINGNESS TO SHOW
any items which figured in the hearing.
Eric Olsen Heard. lex
+ Eric Olsen, the Martin county farmer
who has been following the hearing,
was given hearing next. He has a
complaint Of his own, asking a 40 per
cent reduction in rates, and it is backed
up by a voluminous record he has col
lected. He asked that the commission
summon as witnesses in his case James
j. Hill Of the Great Northern, Marvin
Hughitt of the North Western and Ros-
well Miller of the Milwaukee. "They
can tell US what we want to know, -
said Mr.. Olsen. "These other fellows
don't know the things we are trying to
get at.'
Mr.. Staples explained that Messrs.
Hughitt and Miller were not residents
Of Minnesota, and could not be sub
penaed. Mr.. HEl was out Of the state.
"He will be back Monday,' inter-
posed Mr.. Manahan.
Mr. Olsen asked for recess. Tie
commission held conference on the
subject of Mr.. Manahan IS request for a.
postponement, but did not announce the
result. They granted recess till 2
pm, when Mr.. Olsen resumed his state
ment