The daily sentinel., 1907-01-23
AFTER THE ROADS
Names of the Roads Arraigned Be-
fore the Interstate Commerce
Commission ut Denver
Kindel Has Maps.

Three cases are under examination
at the meeting of the Interstate com
meree commission in Denver this
week. Two of them are upon com
plants filed by the Merchants Traffic
Association. of Denver, and the
third Is that Instituted by George J..
Kindel
The railroads cited to appear so
far are the New York. New Haven
and Hartford; New York Central and
Hudson River: Baltimore and Ohio;
Pennsylvania; Pittsburg. Cleveland
Cincinnati and St. Louis; Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern; Michigan
Central. Erie, Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy; Chicago and Northwest
ern; Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul; Atchlson. Topeka and Santa
Fe. coast lines; Denver and Rio
Grande: Rio Grande Western; South
ern Pacific; Missouri Pacific; Union
Pacific. and Wabash.
The complaints allege violation of
Section of the interstate commerce
act, which forbids the charging of a.
rate for a short haul which shall be-
higher in the aggregate than for a
longer haul under similar circum-
stances and conditions and also the
requirement that the shipper on the
longer haul shall not pay a higher
rate per ton per mile on the shorter
haul in the same direction.
Generally the allegations are of
unjust determinations in tariff rates
on classes and commodities and un-I
lawful combinations by the roads,
made defendants.
A dozen different attorneys arc ap-
pearing for the railroads. George
Kindel's first testimony before the
commission was technical expose of
rates on cotton piece goods and other
commodities, illustrated by diagrams
and maps showing the discrimination
against Denver.
Mr.. Kindel filed a number of tables !
with the commission, according to-
which there is discrimination against
Denver on many commodities from
eastern points. These tables illus
trated different methods of figuring
out competitive tariff rates. Some of
the tables showed that certain COM
moditles could be shipped from east
ern points through Denver to San
Francisco and Salt Lake and back to
Denver at less rate than direct TO
Denver. He suggested that this
might explain in part the shortage of
cars throughout the country.
The witness said that ALI he asked |
was equality in rates. He did not
ask for lower rates for Denver pro-
vided the city could be treated equal |
ly well as other localities.
Attorney j. F.. Vale for the DEN
yer and Rio Grande railroad cross
examined the witness in an effort to
show that the rates over his railroad
were not excessive. The attorneys
Tor the other railroads also asked
few questions of Mr.. Klndel.
A. j, Spengel, furniture dealer of .
Denver. complained of the rates on
furniture and carpets.
Mr.. Kindefs new maps and some
of his old ones. showing how Denver,
Grand Junction and other Colorado |
common points are getting the worst
of it, made decided impression upon
the commission and all who were
present at the meeting.
The struggle for better rates is
fierce one. every step is being strong
ly contested. The railway attorneys
are doing all they can to make the
ffht Kindel and other business men
demanding better freight rates, los
ing one.