The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-22

aane ~ The wrecks that 80
CURED" 'afs q.
A. The result ~ tesilmaas -.
BY Senator pauihnmua. eha s.s4
first witness this tesfal,s ~
shippers ~ The futailup .alis. WI
probably enjoy neN sasls. w
their products 70 MIAsoar ~
points, IN questioning 49,. r
fauihamua 20 asrelap rh4ths.'~
Hartman ana iilii sgstsms 'as
making Joint rates 6Vef thsl, ~, ~
70 Washington shippers. ces..'-'
siouef Lane asked hiHa II he v.'.'
able 10 get On outlet ff hi -
uets 70 Missouri river psas,s s'ss y.
Portland and the Hartman -. ~
! could not" replied e*rs..
fauihamuH. Three years age 49,
paying 5000 per ear on shipm..,'
the Missouri river points ana 4.
covered that fruit growers /. m
Hood river district Of 0fesse ~
pfoximatsiy the same silatases 50. ~
ssfe paying only tszs over n. 49,
flman system. ! appllsd % n.
Northern Pacific Tor e ssda, ~
VA Portland and was turned a..
! could not ship that way
Cannon OFFSETS.
Ar Cannon demufrea 10 shs. i.
af testimony and q diseneslor ~,
lowed IN which nr. Lane susx.. y.
that the matter could b k,s.....
properly before the comrnis.s.sa'
the form ~ complaint b. es.....
fauihafnua and that the eama,,..,.,
poasessed no power % snfofe,
Joint rate " The railways ,.s,,..s
Mr.. Cannon promptly fsrlisa ~.
he did not think e aesald 81 r...-
ssfg for the commission IA he,.'.
witt the matter as hs thaseh, y.
raulhamus would flna The fsll..''@ "a.
ready 70 make the Joint rate = 4.
sired
Senator PaulhamuH Ea4a -.
important testimony III ehles (,
criticised the policy II the ssllr..s'
~ tagging behind the desnsns. !.
traffic lie said that the b.,.l,..
gf the fruit growers af the pm..,
iup valley and Summer rrult n,r~
ere association was helng ralass 4.
the poor service they Nefs $685.
ing from the Northern paelfle 80
which was unable last sumss., y
supply them with reffigeratm 49,.
~ condition 20 ship fruit
Merger investigation clss<s
The investigation into de Fs.,r.
man merger was brought 70 ar.
early yesterday afternoan. a a,
As Seattle r. concerned. being "a
iourned BY MT Lane antil Thussssy
az Portland.
Robert Lee. Of Tacoma, vas A.
first witness. he IL Joint ,lsss
agent for the Union and eosii<n
Pacific, acting under the nxi1x 4
the o. u. a n. lie vas e'sessia.a
concerning passenger rates o. ~
tao lines and admitted that ftsu
IL no difference IN rates bes~s<
really competitive points On ~
Two roads The fare to chiesr
from Portland via California osr
the Southern Pacific is onlg 4 al
lar more than the fare nrzlzlt
through via the Union Pacific
Mr.. Lee also testified that ks ~
unofflciaily aware of TIE fact a.
very little lumber vas shlrp<d ors
the Union Pacific and soathern a
eiffe roads from Portland. ercep4in
to California pointa
T. r. Ellis. OF Seattle. senenl
agent Of the o. n A n and sousk
ern Pacific. answered. fnnny qps
tons concerning the fnoyemsrs 4
freight and passengers from ssrH
points over his lines. but gave I'm
real information. He said he. 4
shipping over his lines. local 80
perK were given the pseferss<< :
10 which route 20 use. Later. 4
II. Hawkins. seeretars a the cnR
cant Manufacturing eompsnY. a \
attic. testified that. IN shignseen
made over the Hartman sykfsm, \
vas not consulted Ia he roaFizS 4
the freight
Mr. Ellis testified that be vszl
not Influence shipments ostr a.
Of the Hartman lines in HHefe<no
TO the other. but that they al co.
pete for freight with the Nor<I<n
Pacific and Great NortherH
John ID. Farrell. repFesen,siiss Z
the Oregon a Waahingt0n fxitrp<k
and director In the Pacific c1&<
company. testified concernins ~
capitalization OF the Pacific cese
company the composltlon q n
hoard Of directors and the axbzr
ship Of its stock.
Mr.. Farrell stated that no 10
road company has any Iaftrsz =
the Pacific Coast COMPANY g =
MANAGEMENT He testified that ]
n. sam and v. n. Haffisaan ~
directors Of the company. INT M
the stock In widely scattered II ~
cart. there being from ] IS % lM
stockholders,
Mr.. Farrell testified oonxrs;a
the business Of the company and =
relations with railway linea ~
stated that the company has IN
traffic relations With the canat'n
Pacific, Great Northern and N1fth
ern Pacific on shipmeass 70 SO
Francisco. but that verg h'ih
frclgh, for San Francisco u y
eeIved from these lines. the cas-
trade OF the company being insas
u. .lrnl..f nntlrrir II lonal -