The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-17
Monday Evening,

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was the reply Of Mr.. Moore. THE ca,
Of the lakes IS 81, ooo, 600 bushels. There here
is less than 100000 bushels. now on
hand ,there.0 IA 4 sI
20 What is to you a conservatives es-
innate Of the crop piled up in country
elevators and elsewhere and waiting to
be moved2o
Crop Waiting Shipment.
81 should think that 80 per cent Of
the crop is in country storage waiting
to be moved. -
%. w. Bum, attorney Of the North
ern Pacific road, then asked few
Is the present amount in storage
now fair showing Of what was true
in .Novemberq
''There were heavy shipments ina No
vember: Possibly there was 1nores than
six million bushels in the Duluth eless
George Spencer, president Of the Du-
luth Board of Trade, was called.
''Have any of your elevators made
delays in unloading cars9''
emo, sir; don It think so. We have
not had more than 100000 or 49,
100000 bushels in our elevators at any
time this fall. There. has been no rea-
son for delay on our part.''
Has grain been worth more in Du-
luth than in Minneapolis9''
"Wheat has sometimes been worth
Rc to 1c more. As a general thing,
Minneapolis prices have been equal to
ours.'' ~
been?' -.
Where the Delays Were. So
*sI think they have been all along
the line, from the place of shipment to
the point of unloading. The delay is
. bSth i. in slowness of movement and in
0. G.. Major of Hope, N. D., presi-
dent Of the Minnesota Farmers ex-
change, was called. The exchange
owns stock in twenty-seven North Da-
kota elevators and owns outright a
half dozen Minnesota houses. Mr.. Ma,
jor had travelled recently thru the Da-
kotas. He was questioned on, the sub
ject Of coal. 49,. -.
"We have not bit of coal or wood
at Hope, N. Dr. he said, ".and we are
having no trains at the present time.
How are we holding. outs Well, those
who have none. For the last month
our coal dealers have had orders in for
coal from Duluth, but can't get it. I
don't see why, because empty cars are
being hauled thru our town from Du-
luth. l have tried to buy from the
Duluth coal men myself, but they won It
sell to me because I am not dealer.'
He testified that Hope is on the Great
Northern road and is forty miles from
any other line. ....' ~
"Last week." continued the witness,
"we were in fix for kerosene. There
wasn't barrel in the town. A tank
But we can sit in the dark without
light if we only have fuel. I am salts
field our dealer has done his best and
ordered his coal last SUMNER
Trouble in Shipping Cattle. 70.
Mr.. Major told Of trouble in ship
ping cattle. He recently had ten cars
of cattle which were laid over whole
night at Casselton.
Da a60 said Mr.. Major. ave had
lie out on the ground because our ele-
ship it,
T. In regard to troubles In shipping
stock the witness said: CAT the city
yards here, our stock cars are Fbutted
| around all night. I have many time
come in with stock in the evening, and
| had to work In the cars all night get
ting horses picked up, which had beer
tinued rough handling Of cars.''
Train Dispatcher Test1aes. -.
| W: G.. Rowland, chief dispatcher oil
| the Northern Pacific road at James
town, was called. Asked as to his
work, he said: 49,
"When loaded cars accumulate IL
the yards, I decide when train is tx
be r5 made up to go out. 7 give the
the train is to 20.
Gas to the load given an engine, 4
4 depends on the physical conditions, thu
weather, and SO on. It is the aim tt
give an n :: engine lg all it can carry ant
"What do you call fair time9' TAX,
the ninety-three miles from Jamestow1
to Fargo. What do you consider fai.
running time with loaded freight9'
"Withoqt many, trains to meet, eigh
trains over this run the last thre,
months I would judge to be twelv,
or thirteen hours. We have hat
trains out on this run as long as sew
enteen hours, perhaps longer-in ex
centional cases, longer.'
The witness promised to submit hi
train sheets to prove this statement.
''Taxed to Capacity
Mr.. Bum cross-examined. In re
spouse, Rowland stated that the divi
sion has been handling as many train
as it could. During October between
Jamestown and Fargo it was taxed t.
its capacity. Putting on too man,
trains would make a congestion O
traffic. Making smaller trains wouil
not practically aid in increasing tn
present speed of freight transportation
Two or more trains at one point not in
frequently cause temporary congestion
The last two weeks on the Cooperstowl
branch there have been two trains ;
$|'day each way, one freight, one passen
lger. - ..... So
| Mr.. Rowland could not remember ,
single Chick by any shipper Of cor
gestion on his part of the line.
+ Stock is moved all along the line /
preference to grain, the witness tol,
the attorney for the Interstate cot,
| mission. 0ctoher hoe boor -