The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
INCREASED RATE
ON stone FREIGHT
IS UNWARRANTED
Charge Against N. Y, o. and W.
in Interstate Commerce
Case Here.
ERIE AND
MAINTAIN w TARIFF
And Rival Dealers on Those
Lines Favored, Claims New
York Plaintiff.

Special Examiner Mccormack, of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, gave
a hearing in the Board of Trade room
today of the case of the Shippers and
Receivers Bureau, of this city, acting
OF behalf of Thomas Johnson, of Hor-
ton, Delaware county, N. Y, a stone
dealer.
The plaintiff, who was represented by
F. M. Rhodes, Johnson's selling agent,
set forth hat on account of an increase
of 20 cents per ton on cut stone made
by the New York, Ontario and West
ern railroad October %, 1897, his conn
petitors IN the D.. L.. and w. railroad
and on the Erie railroad enjoyed better
rates thar he did from his shipping
point, East Branch, N. Y, to Weehaw-
ken, N. j., although they were ship
ping like distances and under similar
conditions.
James P. Anderson, traffic manager
Of the N. Y, O & W., testified hat the
raise In rates was made solely BECAUSE
of great increases In the cost of rail-
road operation, and that like increases
had been made for shipments of other
commodities.
New Workers Bring Suit.
Til. action was brought on behalf of
several stone dealers in New York
State, who shipped quantities into New
Jersey from East Branch Ma Weehaw-
ken. The railroad has refused to lower
the rate of $3.50, which is 20 cents In
excess Of it's former rate.
Tho foot thai the CQcn was heard in
Newark Is taken as q compliment to
lance of the city. In most cases the
parties must go to Washington. The
briefs will be forwarded to that city to
be submitted to the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
One of the contentious of the Ship
pers' Bureau was that the New York.
Ontario and Western had reduced its
rate from East Branch to Hoboken
from $3.50 to $1.65 per ton, and that
this fact did not carry out the rail-
roads contention that 1t could not re-
duce rates, as it is well known that in
connection with another railroad the
Ontario does not receive as much
revenue as it would If the entire haul
were over it's own lines from East
Branch. to Wcehawken. Mr.. McCor-
mack, however, ruled out all evidence
relating to shipments terminating at
other points than Weel1awken.s
M. B. Williams, of the Shippers
Bureau, conducted the case for the
plaintiff,
&c.. Personnel of bureau. .s ' go
Tho management Of the Shippers and
Receivers Bureau is lodged in the fol-
lowing officers and board Of control
President, Isaac F.. Roe, president Roc
& Conover, Newark; vice-president
Charles A. Mccormick, treasurer John
son & Johnson, New Brunswick; treas
urer, Curtis r. Burnett. American OF
and Supply Company, Newark; man
ager, M. B. Williams, and the following
board of control: w. w. Ingersoll
Murphy varnish Company, Newark
George Alexander, Marin -Linoleun
Company, Kearny;' Isaac #. Roe, Roe 6
Conover, Newark; Curtis r. Burnett
American Oil and Supply Company
Newark; j.. F. Glasby, J.. F. CLASH,
Lumber Company, Newark: w. G
Bloomingdale, American Hay Com
pany, Townley; Arthur E. Barlow, Bar
low Foundry Company. Newark
Thomas Igoe, Igoe Bros, Newark; A
G. Wilson, United States Printing Com
pany, Montclair; J. r. Rogers, Edison
Photograph Works, Orange; Charles A
Mccormick. Johnson & Johnson. New
Brunswick.