Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-24
INTERSTATE HEARING TODAY
Commerce Commission Will Begin Inquiry
Into Grain Eusinsu.
LARGE NUMBER OF sUtPOtNAs SERVED
Deputy United states Marshais Have
Busy Day serving the Papers
on Witnesses in various
cities.

Deputy United States marshals were
scarce about the federal building Tuesday
for the reason they were all out sew
ing subpoenas on grain men and railroad
men TO serve as witnesses in the inVesti-
cation which is to be prosecuted Wednes-
day and Thursday by the Inter state Com-
merce commission in the federal court
rooms. One Of the deputies went 10 the
Grain exchange and on his first visit
served papers on a. b. Jaquith' }. T.
Won Dorm. Rudolf Beal aad George {.
Thompson. 1t is said that nearly all
the small grain dealers, the heads OF all
the elevator companies and number OF
oaa omcias have been subpoenaed'
Tom Worrall is in Omaha and it is sup
posed he will be among the witnesses
The commission has gone outside Of
Omaha for witnesses and has sent SUB
poenas to Waterloo, Fremont Lincoln ana
other grain shipping points
Commissioners Clark of Iowa and Lane
of California will be assisted in the invtsu-
cation by Attorney John II. Marble ana by
MI. Mckenzie the commissions special
agent who has spent much time In Ne
braska in the last few months
Acts Under LaFoIIette Bill.
The commission is acting under the
LaFoiictte resolution. passed By congress
instructing the commission to investigate
the condition OF the grain trade In var
ious states. 1t viii look into the matter
of the relation of the grain men with the
railroads. will inquire as to whether the
roads make rates tavoring some compah-
les as against others, whether there is an
/ elevator trust and whether grain men hN
prices by agreement
The result of the anti-railroad demon
/ stration Monday among the grain commits
sion men was the appointment OF a
( committee TO wait on the board OF d.
! rectors Of the Grain exchange and ask
! the board to seek redress for their wrongs
/ at the hands Of the roads.
! They may rest assured that the eX-
Z change will look to their interests in every
I possible manner" said Vice President Nc
/ Whorter we will be glad to consider
! complaints from any members OF the eN-
| change"
! Secretary McVann said the complaints
voiced in the meeting had already come to
him from the individual members.
McVann Glad of Meeting.
Il am glad tEey have taken up the mat
ter collectively he said. FOR it gives the
directors better idea than individual
complaints, and they will have more
Several elevator men held meeting
Tuesday morning to decide how far they
would yield to the demands of the com
mission men in the matter Of helping tc
stand the expense of the inspection do
partment. The commission men hEve II
pay for inspection and weighing On every
car OF grain they sell, though they say
the elevator men do not ask inspection OF
more than one car in twenty, but sen5
their grain through Omaha 10 be In
speeted at some other point, An agitation
has been started to compel the elevators
to have all their grain inspected on th'
local exchange The result OF the meetlnl
is kept quiet, hut will probably be made
known at the next meeting Of the board o.
directors Of the exchange,
Among those present we're Nels UpGike
Nathan Merriam, Rudolf Beal and c. F
Davis.