Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-26

shown OF record on HE elaitn book and I
which was introduced In evidence showing 4
claims running an the way from 325 20 /
$4,000 against ell the roads which we're !
submitted TO the Missouri Pacific with Tire 4
expectation Of the Missouri Pacific reim- |
bursting him. Many OF these amounts had /
been paid and all Of which he believed 1
would be paid
~ b. updike was recalled and gave a
brief opinion Of country elevators and
how he had undertaken 20 persuade track
buyers and shovel house competitors TO
20 out OF business either by Overlooking
them or buying them out. case was I
given where the UpdiKe company had adj
dressed letter to a Mr.. Murray, store
Keeper At LATHE Sioux, Ia. stating that X
he did not cease track buying In compe-
tition with the Updike company that we
will put IN a new department store at
River Sioux, where your, store H. We
want 70 hear no more complaints OF your
buying grain"
Mr.. Updike had forgotten about the let
ter, but remembered II when it was shown
him by Attorney Marble. He explained
the transaction In effect that his company
had bought an elevator from Mr.. Murray
with the understanding that he was to
discontinue buying grain at that place
but after while Murray resumed buying
grain. and this letter was sent TO dissuade
him from doing so.
Asked as to the amount Of Senator Mil
Iard's holdings in the Updike Grain COM
pany. Mr.. Updike stated that Senator Mil
lard held $4,000 stock in the company,
equivalent to 100 shares.
woman Gets HIt, Too.
Mrs. X. A. Keosh Of Platte Center testi-
fed that che was IN the grain and imple-
ment business there, and owned another
elevator at Karnov. She had been in the
grain business since the death OF her hus-
band, in 1896. She first operated a shovel
house at Platte Center. and had no end Of
trouble getting cars and suffered strong
competition from the line elevator men at
that and other points. II she had depended
on the grain business for a livelihood she
could not have remained there The Ne
braska Grain Dealers association was in
force at this time and made her all the
4 trouble It could. she said. She built an ele-
vator at Platte Center four years ago and
the one at KarnOv the following year Then
the railroads treated her fairly WELL but
the competition against her by the other
line elevators Is as bad as ever. However,
she Is not having serious trouble now.
Rudolph Beal of the Nebraska Hay and
Grain company OF Omaha. testified that the
Nye-Schneider- Fowler agents once came to
him and asked him TO quit buying grain at
Bennington. They did not threaten him.
but merely wanted him to quit He still
continues to buy there, and has no trouble
now. This was four or ave years ago.
No Allowances Granted.
c. g. Crittenden OF the Central Granaries
- I & an
Grated a terminal elevator at lincoln.
There is no switching allowances granted
by the railroads at Lincoln. as all the
elevators are directly on the Burlington
line.
I'VE pay only for coopeTage. No allow.
ances are granted us by the railroad com
panies. The company owns its elevators
no railroads being interested in them n
any way. ana opposed to scoop shove
grain buyers in territory where thefe Il
no grain in sight We are not bothered
with scoop shovel houses in our territory
! do not sell grain IN Omaha and am no
inimical to the Omaha market. We hav,
up to last summer received the Ia cent
, per hundred allowance for outgoing grain
: f. NJ Terry Of Little Sioux, Ia. dealer il
} general merchandise and grain. told Of hi
: troubles with the UpdiSe company ant
, others. who tried to persuade tho millinl
companies at Missouri Valley. Logan an,
MarsholItown to quit buying grain from
; him, otherwise they would not buy Rrsil
I from the elevators owned by his competi
> TORI. There IS no elevator at Little Sioux
The millers consequently refuse to buy o
, him on various specious pretexts. He wa
asked to become a member OF the Tow
> Grain Dealers association, but declined, a
ne wants to do business IN his own way.
! Ill a..
during the afternoon to further explal
certain claims in the claim book of the Mer
riam Holmqulst company against III
several railroads. On several OF these bill
were notations asking reimbursement 70
South Omaha and Updike manipulation,
= these bills agBregating for these ''manipuls
4 tons anywhere from $500 90 500, whic
. ne wanted the Missouri Pacific to max
; good in order that he might be placed o
q an equal footing with the Updilke CON
: psny
Upon the conclusion OF Mr.. Going's evi
q dence the hearing adjourned The commits
u sioners and party left Thursday evening 70
l. Des Moines. whore a similar hearing wi
; be started this morning.
= Denies WrlsInE to Terry
: DIES MONIES. Oct. 95-(epeciaI. -0eore
\ A. Wells, secretary OF the Iowa Graf
= Dealers association, today denied that tn
association liked prices and declared this
he did not know F. NJ. Terry Of Littl
Sioux, Ia, who testified In Omaha toda
d that the Iowa association fixes prices. Nj
y Wells said today; 'Srhe Iowa Grain Deal
4 ers association does not NIX prices. State
y ments to the contrary are erroneous.
i have no recollection OF any man name
Terry OF Little Sioux and I'm almost eel
It tain / never had any correspondents wit
r. him"