The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-30
MANHATTAN PLANT
BEFORE GOVERNOR
ATTORNEY CALLS AND ASKS FOR
ga FORMAL. HEARING.
Will Allege Misconduct and Ask sus-
pension Of Railroad commissioners
Els Side Of the Case Stated in a
Circular by LOTUS to Members Of
F His Association.

James Manahan, the Shippers assoc
citation. attorney, who has been super
seeded in the conduct Of the rate hear
ings by the attorney general, called
on Governor Johnson today and asked
fol-. an appointment, for the purpose Of
road commission The governor ex-
pressed his willingness to take the mat
ter up at any time.
Manahan's avowed intention is to
ask the governor to suspend the COM
mission. He will file verbatim copy
of the proceedings of last Monday with
the governor. aE' .1@
Manahan's side of the controversy is
set forth in a circular sent out today
of the Shippers association. This cir
cular says that Manahan was eek
cluded,' tho he was invited to remain
in the case and assist the attorney
general. The commission g course is
termed an extraordinary proceeding. -
The, circular says that Manahan was
retained to represent the shippers af-
ter their witnesses had been Ebull-
do;zed, bluffed and insulted" by the
the case then and remained till the
commission threw the shippers out for
the ,ostensible reason Of not getting the
evidence quick enough. -
Defends Mauahau's Work.
Mr.. LOTUS thinks "our speed will
compare. favorab1y with that of the
commission and the attorney general. -
He tells how Manahan got the evidence
showi ng that coal is carried from Du.
luth to Minneapolis for 40 cents a ton,
and says:
"But such evidence perhaps does not
cut any figure with the attorney general.
He apparently wants to cancel stocks
that do not pay any interest, never have
and never will and have no effect on
the established basis Of rates past and
present. OF course, he is gentleman
and can invoke his, official position to
ng H lire ssR Raa and na''1C2 sE ey poee
man. before he had hardly started to
before them. But if he succeeds in
getting q material reduction in rates
which will go. into effect soon we will
all join in giving due credit to all con-
| cerned in securing the result.
Wanted Books Produced.
"But why didn't the attorney gen.
| eral compel the railroads to produce
their income accounts, profit and loss
accounts, construction accounts and the
| accounts Of the legal department.. The
motion to compel the production of
these accounts was pending at the last
hearing before election and the COM
upon it at the next hearing. The books
Of the railroads are presumed to show
the truth in regard to what they: earn
and what they spend and the, ship
per and the public are entitled to know
the truth. " H., .s z:5l& Mr.. t .s<' & {
teThe high-handed manner in which
the commission on Monday refused to
permit our association to be recognized
as party to the proceedings or to even
permit our, attorney to cross. examine
witnesses who testified and whose at.
tendance he had himself secured shows
such subserviency to railroad DONNA
ton as to discredit the commission, and
we are confident that when the matter
is presented to Governor johnson he
will protect the shippers and public
generally by the exercise Of his i'm
questioned authority to, take drastic
action if necessary to secureea square
deal from that body.' -
T." Governor Wanted It Asked 7 Il
Governor johnson was back at his
the east. He and Mrs. johnson spent
several pleasant days in New York
and PHILADELPHIA He said he had not
looked into the Manahan matter at all
yet.
He had read the papers somewhat,
and said he was sorry the question
about campaign. contributions had not
been asked Of Mr.. Hill. "That line
as they liked,' said the governor.
"Our skirts are clean. I have been
&o1d that Mr. Hill was ready for the
question and would have told every
thing.
II have not taken up the question
Of appointments YETI he said in re-
ply to another question. IT will as
soon as possible and get it out Of the
way. There are very few changes to
be made.' III =