Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-06-07
MILWAUKEE, COMPANY OFFERS
MORE STATISTICS.
REVENUE FROM TICKETS
Transportation Supposed to Be Sold
at Maximum Rate Does not Pro.
duce Three Cents Mile, and Max.
irum of Two Cents Would
Amount to Loss.
Madison, June 2.

MadlSon, June 2.
The hearing of the Milwaukee road
on the two cent passenger rate petit
tons of Secretary of State Houser
and others was continued yesterday
before the state railroad rate commits
sion, and, as on Thursday, the ma
terial presented was largely of the
nature of statistics, the company Of
fering evidence that the proposed
change could not be made SO as to
allow the railroads to make a fair
profit on their investment The bur
den of the case of the Milwaukee COM
pany is that the proposed reduction
of the maximum rate would cause the
passenger business to be operated at
an absolute loss
While Burton Hanson, general solic-
itor for the company, is the general
manager of the railroads side of the
hearing, the companys statistician,
William Ellis, yesterday conducted
the major part of the examination OF
the witnesses. The witnesses were
given voluminous schedules of figures
which had been prepared by the stat
istician, and he asked the witness
questions that were answered by the
witnesses reading from the schedules.
Occasionally the members of the COM
mission would interpose questions
asking how certain figures were OBJ
tanned, and the bases used for GER
tain calculations made by the com.
pany's statistician.
The most important witness of yes
terday was F. A. Miller, general pas
senger agent of the Milwaukee road.
He was used extensively to verify fig
ures on passenger earnings 1t was
represented that the tickets sold at
three cents a mile actually earned
about 2.S6 cents mile, scaling out
the reductions made in prices of tick
cts on account of competition OF
shorter lines. The rate between sta
lions is established at three cents
mile on the shortest line, and other
companies competing have to sell
tickets for the same price although
their lines cover greater distan ces be-
tween the same points; this results
in an average earning on first class
traffic tickets of less than three cents
mile. 1t was represented that un-
der maximum rate of two cents a
mile this same thing would prevail, as
the longer lines would have to sell
tickets for the same price as the
shortest lines in order to get the bust
ness, and the result would be an av-
erage earning of perhaps i.5 cents a
mile on the maximum rate tickets
sod. 1t was also represented that
there would be the same demand as
now for reductions on special occa-
sions in the shape of excursions.
Docket of Rate Hearings.
A docket of hearings before the
rate commission has been made up,
because so many complaints have
come in for adjustment. The docket
will be called Tor hearing June 10, the
cases being as follows:
A. III. Krousp, Richland Center, com.
planning against the Milwaukee and
the Northwestern roads for a Joint
rate between Richland Center and
Jefferson.
Don G. Hall of Stevens Point, com.
planning against the Milwaukee road
for alleged discrimination. He is a
theatrical man and demands that the
company transport his private car.
Sandoval Zinc Co., Chicago, COM
planning against the Mineral Point &c
Northern on account OF the rates on
zinc.
Walter l.. Houser, Mondovi, com.
planning against the Omaha and
Northwestern roads in regard to al
legged discriminatory and unreasonable
rates on farm produce and live stock
between Mondovi and Milwaukee.
e. r. Wagner Manufacturing Co,
North Milwaukee, complaining against
the Northwestern road on account of
rates on iron castings in bags and |
barrels from North Milwaukee to She
boygan. The same company com
plains against the Milwaukee, North. |
western and Omaha roads on account |
Of the rates on springs for children's |
vehicles.
Edward Guildner of Lewiston de |
nands station and the establish |
ment OF passenger and freight facili- |
lies at Lewiston, on the Milwaukee
road.