Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
COrRTs STATEMENT.
REAsoN roR IT.

j state these facts in writing 10 trv
ana correct the oftrepeatcd statement
that these are rebate cases Il Is Uot
so. u is case OF unlawful concession
after Aug 6. az % rate OF u cents less
Than shown by the tariffs then on na
al Washington, under a contract u
June rs 20 % cents. the then lawful
ana duly established rate"
he continued.
When The Glover Leaf Increased N.
rate Aug TO IS cents the Lehigh Val
ley and other connecting lines I'm The
east filed 'cuuCurTencrs, that is 10
say the eastern lines agreed 10 such
Increase.
And boz The trial Of the packinghouss
cases the agreed statement Of facts
rcciied that the Burlington comp1nv
agreed 20 such increase.
IN the Burlington case IL refused to
sign this statement so that like many
other crimes two must be engaged
or 20 re-state 3d. 10 one Is guilty. the
other is. II the carrier makes the con-
cessiou 81 IL guilty and Il the shipper
accepts the concession 70 BE- guilty
DIFFERENCE IN EVIDENCE.
And the only difference IN the evil
uenCc OF TIE cases is. the shippers
agreed that the Burlington Is "a party
90 the Increase 81 rates nlCi by the
CloNerieai Aug. .. The truth Is that
the Burlington did not Ole concur
renee with the commission Increasing
the rate over the Cloycrle8f ana east
EN- connections connecting with the I
CloverleaL And AS % that contention /
the Burlington is right But Il Is /
contention Of no possible importance /
rms is so because ON 'le same or FOL. I
lowing day the Burlington filed with |
the interstate commerce commission I
tarin rate OF 81 cents from the Mis-
sisslppi river 70 New York And on
ana after that date no one 0i the public
could ship from that river 10 New
lork Tor less than 10 cents and u was
ine same whether the shipment went !
east from ST Louis over ihe Cl0yerleaf
OF northwest over The Burlington. or |
Other points on Tie Burlingtn lines at
the Mississippi river
Ana the contention that DE Bur. I
lngton did not file concurrence 20
me new and Increased tar.N rate Of the
Clo'efieaf Is Of no IMPORTING Tor an-
liher reason, namely: The Burlington
aiier Aug. did turn the freight pre-
paid over TO the Cloverleaf ana iu the
Of the Eikins law. 'partioinat.
aa IN any rates 50 hled or published.
30 that on and after Aug. & all ship
'ers or Ike products Of llkc classic
alton were compelled 90 nav s5 cents.
'nhe The four packing houses g0t their
foods through "a - cents
CONTRACT or JUNE
10 is my opinion TIE contract OF
une u was Of doubtful validity when
lade' and efter Aug. was De-
Ice within the meaning of TIE law. OF
. much Of the case I avn not Ia the
lightest doubt.
Nheiher The statute covers export
lipments is q more serious question
IKE many other questions there l.
o way Of concluding the question ex-
.pt by declaion Of the highest court
the land"
vERDlCTs RIGHT
Judge Mcpherson said tha, he was
lily persuaded that the verdlcis m The !
icklng house cases and the case ~ I
IL Burlington are right. and he as 4
ssei he fines against an OF said .
operations az the same SUN. q
These parties" he said. were All v
sether IN this scheme. with a Ike =
otive and purpose"
In speaking OF the Thomas and Tag v