Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
FIGURES FROM PRESIDENTS STATEMENT
Hay Sales for Five Years Exceed Pur-
Chases by Nearly 1000 Tons.
PERCENTAGE ON CORN SLIGHTLY LOWER
Shortage in Grain Sales is Little Over
Eleven Thousand bushels
GENERAL MANAGER RUST EXPLAINS
Employees Are Charged with Feed
and In DistrIbuting IL They See
that They Do Not Check
Up short.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26.-In statement
of purchases and sales filed today by c. +.
Morse, president of the Kansas city
Stock Yards company, with the joint in
vestigating committee from the Missouri
and Kansas legislatures, 1t was shown
that there had been a shortage in feed
weights to stock feeders at the companys
yards.
The amount of shortage shown would
average very little in any one case, but
totalled about 311 per cent Of hay sales
Of five years and 2.S per cent of corn
sales.
President Morses statement showed
that the total amount OF hay purchased
by the stock yards company and that
already on hand between January 1, 1902,
and January 1, 1907, together equalled
243, 239, sos pounds. The sales during that
period amounted to 250,s19,244 pounds
showing that the company had gained
7,679,639 pounds of hay. or had received
pay for that amount that had not been
delivered. The amount gained in corn in
bushels was 11,2O6. These gains appeared
to exist in spite of any possible loss
through waste in handling.
Eugene Rust, general manager of the
SNcNh SdIuS COHlpdIyB COhnImou lulb
statement of gain.
at shows for isself." he said. at repre-
sents unavoidable mistakes in handling
and the natural determination of our feed
men to see that the company does not
suffer These feed men are charged up
with certain quantities of feed when they
| NIL their wagons and are held responsible
for that quantity. They, of course, are
not likely to give out the feed so gener-
ously that they will run short in filling
orders. These figures, of course, are all
more or less guess work, but are
| nearly correct estimates as we have been
able to make under the circumstances.
Former Yardmaster Testihes.
William K Reemes, former yardmaster
OF the Kansas City stock yards, who in
spired the present investigation by send
ing a circular letter to each of the state
| Legislators of Missouri and Kansas COM
| planning that the affairs of the Kansas
City stock yards company were not being
conducted properly. testified that he re-
signed as yardmaster when he was to be
discharged because he insisted on remedy
ing the fragrant Irregularities he knew ex-
listed in the management of the stock
yards. Reemes testified that the shortage
in the weight of hay sold to stock feeders
during the seven years he was connected
with the yards amounted to 100000
pounds. He said some years this shortage
! of hay amounted to per cent OF the hay
| sold. The witness presented mass of
statistics and figures to substantiate his
charges and officers OF the company who
were present made no effort TO disprove
| them.
The committee was In executive session
until midnight tonight without arriving at
| a definite understanding as to what recon-
mendations will be made to the Kansas
and Missouri legislatures The Kansas City
Stock Yards company is a Missouri corpor-
alton, but the Missouri legislators were less
enthusiastic over proposed reforms in this
! corporation than the Kansas men, because
Kansas live stock men are practically all
patrons Of this company while II is said
Missouri live stock men ship most of their
stock TO eastern markets. The quarantine
yards are in Kansas and under the man
agement of a Kansas corporation but
these yards are supported almost entirely
! by the live stock of Texas. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. Thus any action taken
! by the Missouri legislature to reform the
! Kansas City Stock Yards company would
be for the benefit of Kansas, while any
! action taken by the Kansas legislature TO
reform the quarantine yards would be of
little beneht to Kansas stockmen. Further
conferences between the legislators OF the
two states are probable.
Rate Hearing at Amarillo, Tex.
! AMARILLO, Tex, Jan. 26.-Avery Turner.
vice president and general manager OF the
Pecos Valley railroad lines. appeared be-
fore Interstate Commissioner Charles A
Prouty today and opposed the reduction in
rates asked by Amarillo business inter
| aaid radnpfinn would ha n
just to the railway.
| d. L. Meyers, trafhc manager Of the
Pecos Valley lines said the location OF
the town did not justify any reduction as
business would not be much increased II
lower rates we're given. He said rates
were too low to many places
The complaints Of Roswell, N M, busi-
ness men and OF the cattle men were heard
today and Commissioner Prouty left this
afternoon for Fort Worth. where the hear
ing will be continued
shippers Tip switchmen.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-The Bulletin
today published a story 10 the effect that
when Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Lane arrives here next week 10 investigate
the relations between the railroads and
shippers he will find conditions very similar
TO those in the state OF Washington. With
respect 10 the tipping system resorted to
by shippers and warehouse men in order TO
get their cars the practice has been fol-
lowed at the Oakland yards for some time
and merchants have found that in order TO
get cars to the warehouse they have 20
tip the swtchmen In the yards.
At the Office of General Manager Calvin
Of the Southern Pacific company today II
was admitted that this is being DONE but
II was stated that the fault lay with the
merchants themselves and that the prac-
ties does not have the approval OF the
company.
Meyer Sees Csar.