The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-10-25
COMMISSIONERS AFTER
MIL AUKEE ROAD.
Testimony in Elevator Cases at kan-
. City Shows Il Disseminated
in Favor Of One Firm.

Kansas City. Mo-. Oct. 24.-At yesterN
days grain hearing Of h Interstate
Commerce commission there was much
testimony to the effect hat the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
disseminated in favor OF one grain
company which handles most OF the
grain shipped out yer that road. The
hearing was conducted by Commission
Yer E.. E.. Clark. Of Iowa.
Franklin K. Lane, Of San Francisco.
another member of the commission,
will also be present at the hearing to-
day. Wednesday they will move to
lOmaha.
G.. HI. Hunter, q miller Of wellington,
Kas., said that the effect Of mixing
grain in the elevators was detrimental.
He said he a mixed grain to sell him.
sell. His object was to sell it with no
consideration Of the effect 1t had on
flour.
T. J.. Gordon, a grain broker OF st.
Joseph, Mo-, said he had been notified
not to buy from independent dealers in
the country. The last notice Of this
kind came from Nebraska a year ago..
Gordon's replies to certain questions
regarding shipments made by him from
st. Joseph to eastern points did not
satisfy Commissioner Clark. and wit
mess was requested to bring his books
into court.
\ Frank G.. Crowell, vice president Of
Hall-Baker Grain en-
gagged principally in exporting grains
which leases elevators in Kansas anc,
Nebraska, was asked: HAS your COM
pany been in any agreement to fx
prices?"
Not now. I have no doubt that upN
to two years the predecessor of this
company had been a party to SUCH
tagreements.'
N. P. Simonds, of the Simonds-Shields,
Grain COMMA n roroho~c NF fhn Ka~
a City board OF trade and buyers and
sellers of grain, testified that his part
ner, T.. w. Shields, Is manager of an
elevator in Kansas City. a portion Of
storage tanks Of which the firm leases
from the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railway.
On direct examination MI. Simonds'
said that MI. Shields was employed as
manager Of the elevator by the Mil,
waukee road and received a stated
monthly salary. The salary, he said,
was not increased in any manner by
any concessions received from the
railroad.
Later, in reply to a question from
Commissioners Clark. Mr.. Simonds adj
United that there were no switching
charges made by the Milwaukee rail-
road on grain passing in and out OF
the elevator II it came over that road,
but that a charge of SIS a car was made
if handled by any other road.
Mr.. 4Simonds denied that the fact
that Mr.. Shields was manager of the
elevator had anything to do with the
r~easonableness of his firms lease on
the elevator.
Mr.. Simonds said that in bidding for
grain in the country his firm did not
deal entirely with what are termed
regular elevator men, but said they
did not like to bid for grain owned
by Independent elevator men for fear
1T might create a feeling with the
regulars. They had, prior to two years
ago.. received a few isolated letters
from Oklahoma and Kansas persons.
asking them not to place bids with
certain grain men, but had not let it
influence their action.
Mr.. Simonds is not now actively en4
gagged In business, and was not famil-'
lar with all the firms dealings. His
partner, e. w. Shields, he said, was
In st. Louis or Chicago, and Commits
stoner Clark requested that the latter
be wired to be on hand his morning
to testify.