The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-30

also given of the construction of all lines in chronological order which have built to the Ohio river.
 The second road to be constructed | into Montgomery was the Western railway of Alabama, extending from this city to Selma. From the latter point Montgomery received a connec- tion with the West through what is now part of the Southern railway to Meridian and thence north to connect with the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
 The third rail line into Montgomery was built in 1872. being the Mobile and Montgomery railroad. now a part of the Louisville and Nashville system It connected with the West through Mobile by the Mobile and Ohio. The fourth line built into Montgomery was the South and North running be- tween here and Decatur. Connecting with the West and Ohio river cross ings by the other lines now composing the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 The Commission here adjourned untlI 10 o'clock this morning.
 The plan of defense of the railroads in the hearing was more or less re- Yealed at the afternoon session yes-' tSrday which began In the Federal court room promptly at o'clock The railroads are combining their efforts to prove that the low rates to Mobile and Pensacola are the result of fact ors other than enter into the general rate adjustment applying to Montgoul- cry.
 This much was indicated yesterday by the exhaustive testimony Of Haiden Miller. General Traffic Manager of tho Mobile and Ohio Railroad, who occu- pied the stand for good part of the session. After they have spent their evidence to justify the rates to Mobile from the Mississippi and Ohio River crossings being practically the same as to New Orleans. counsel for the car riers will probably plunge into a line of testimony in defense of the rate adjustment for Montgomery.
 C. B. Compton General Traffic Man agAr of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad had gone into fifteen min utes of his testimony when adjourn ment had been taken yesterday after noon. He gave a brief but compre- hensive history of the construction Of railroads entering Montgomery. His chronicles of these events pertained particularly to the issue at hand be- cause in every instance 1t Is the inten- ton of the defendants to show as far back as possible what scale of rail road rates applied on all lines connect ing Montgomery with the main Ohi" and Mississippi River crossings. The
 
 and the history thereof will be broughI up to date. All to show what the railroads are alleging in answer to the complaint of the Montgomery Freight Bureau. that the adjustment of rates to Montgomery from tho points in question are the result of an evolution out of conditions different from those surrounding Mobile. Pen sacola or Birmingham.
 Mir Compton will continue his d. rect testimony this morning. He will be followed by other witnesses for the various lines which are defendants in the hearing. Among these are to be found E. K. Voorhees,. Freight Traf nc Manager of the Frisco Railroad c. P Blles. Freight Traffic Manager of the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway. and L. Green of the Southern Railway.
 The complainants practically com pieted their direct testimony at the morning session yesterday Leo Strass- burger was on the stand a few minutes ct the opening Of the afternoon sAS- sion to tell of alleged injuries to the business of the jobbing firm in Mont. gornery which he represents He said he believed the decrease in that bus inass Co the south of Montgomery was