Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17


several answers made to sharp in
quiries of Mr.. Prouty at yester-
days hearing of the Spokane rate case.
it was revealed that the attorneys for
the coast cities will not depend on the
argument of water competition alone,
but will maintain that Seattle, Port
land and Tacoma suffer from dis
elimination in favor of Spokane.
Joseph N. Teal, for the Portland
Chamber Of Commerce, insisted that
he desired to give notice that Port
lands petition for Intervention would
be amended to meet the new argu-
ments Of Spokane for which he said
the defendants had not been prepared.
Commissioner Prouty said:
II understand that the justification
for a terminal rate exists wholly on
the basis of water competition. Were
this not so, the coast cities would not
be justified in having lower rates than
Spokane. It has been decided by
the commission that water competition
is a factor, whatever bearing 1t may
nave on the case. If the COM
plainants sustain their claim that the
railroad companies are making too
much money, what interest do you
gentlemen have in opposing the lower
rates for Spokane?"
Status of Water Competition.
Mr.. Teal: I'VE cannot be deprived
of our rates fixed by water COMPETE
tion.''
Commissioner Prouty: 1T does not
do any good to put in evidence on
water competition as it is conceded"
A discussion followed between the
attorneys for both sides as to whether
water competition was conceded by
the SpOkane interests
Commissioner Lane:-"Do you
agree. Mr.. Adams. that water COM
| petition is a factor which establishes
rates?''
| Mr.. Adams:-"When you announce
| that water competition fixes rates,
| there is not much use of going into
it. We might show that the haul
| over the mountains Is factor that
! entities us to lower rates"
I No arrangement was reached on
| this ground and Mr.. Mann, for San
| Francisco, called H. E. D. Jackson
/ to the stand.
Mr.. stephens for Spokane objected
| on the groundethat the witness was
able to testify only concerning water
competition but Mr.. Prouty ruled that
the commission would at least hear
this one witness
Do Not Garry Explosives.
Traffic Manager Jackson of the
Hawaian-American Steamship COM
pany testified that his company
brought goods from as far west as
Chicago and Milwaukee to the Pacific
coast.
/ There are, practically speaking,
no articles transported by rail that
cannot be transported by sea-" he
| testified.
Il ARTICLES we do not carry are gun-
powder, matches and other dangerous
explosives We do not carry fresh
4 meats or vegetables. There is prac-
tically no other commodity that we dc
not transport In the course of yeai
we transport 80 percent of the ar.
ticles mentioned in the transcontinen-
tai tariff The amount of freight ship
ped and the variety of the cargoes
has increased in recent years Durins
1905 tramp steamers carving an ag.
gregate of 10000 tons sailed fro,r
New York for the Pacific coast Dur.
ing 1906, we transported 114,967 ton.
of, freight. BY our new route tht
; time from New York to this coast viii
!. be reduced to about 40 days.,
~: n:c
, aSs aoe'
that the Hawaiian American Steam
slip company expected t9 carry 25o.'
900 tons or freight from the At
. Our rates are from 20 to so percen
lower tnan tne railroads.: ne sald.
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