The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-01-22

tition between the Southern Pacific
and the 0. r. & N. service on the
Willamette, w. W. Cotton Of Portland,
attorney for the o. r. & NJ, made the
witness state that the Willamette SER
vice above Salem was inconsequen-
tial.
"Tell us about the size OF that skim
ming dish we operated above Salem" :"
said Mr.. Cotton to the witness.
'About rs TONS" said Mr.. Campbell.
Mr.. Severance asked the stenog-
rapher to read the question.
"skimming dish," he exclaimed.
do you mean by that that it had
holes in the botton?"
well, most of the time" said Mr..
Campbell, laughing.
what was her draft" asked Cotton.
"Six inches"
"What was the character of the
river where she navigated as to
snags?'
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"Well now you've got me. I can't
remember, said Mr. Campbell, and
Mr.. Lane Joined in the general laugh
which followed.
Mr.. Campbell stated that the river
! boat in question was the "Gipsy," that
she was operated about three months
outof the yearand carried little farm
produce at rates which had been per-
manently established for many years
Again under examination by MI.
Severance, Mr.. Campbell admitted
that the o. R. & N. and the South
ern Pacific competed in moving to
| the eastern market. Mr.. Campbell
estimated that Of eastern competitive
| business the Union Pacific brings 80
! per cent to Portland, the Southern Pa.
cific S per cent, the Great Northern
Is per cent. or 16 per cent and the
Northern Pacific 2s or 80 per cent
t'But on the Atlantic seaboard bust
ness the Southern Pacific brings in q
much larger percentage to Portland
does it not?' asked Mr. Severance.
Mr.. Campbell stated he thought the
i Southern Pacific handled about 25 PEI
/ cent of the Atlantic seaboard business
/ to Portland, adding that his estimaFe
i was a "pure guess.
/ Summed up, Mr.. Campbell's evt
/ dence showed that there was competi
/ ton between the different Oregor
lines until merged by Hartman.
He belittled the extent of this com
petition under examination by attor
news for the Hartman interests.
Mr.. Severance asked Mr.. Campbei
/ if he remembered, after the merge1
of the Oregon lines, calling a confer
ence of his traffic men in his oftic:
and instructing them to solicit a!
seaboard business over the Sunse
route if possible. Mr.. Campbell re
piled that he had instructed his me-
that each representative should wor'
for his own road in preference e
/ getting freight for any other.
did you not instruct or advise then
that business from the Atlantic sea
board should be brought from the
seaboard over the Sunset route?" ask
ed Mr.. Severance.
"No, sir" said the witness.
4 "Don't you remember telling me tina
you did so yesterday in talking owe
this matter at the hotel?"
4 Mr.. Campbell protested that the At
torney was mistaken and that he hat
no intention OF confirming what MI
Severance himself had told him of tn,
conference.
Captain J. d. Farrell was examine
during the afternoon as to the Paciti
Coast company. Mr.. Farrell is dtrec
tor Of the company and said that Will
Mr.. Hartman was director of tn
company, he only held nomina
amount of stock, about 10 or 10
shares.
The hearing terminated on the fai
ure Of ]. G. Ford, vice president an
general manager of the Pacific Coas
!. company, and Harry Adams. assistan
trafiic manager OF the Great NortheT
to appear.