Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-29
THoS. KEARNS A NOTTINGHAM
He is Somewhat Connected With
Mining" According to
His Testimony.
JIG Tells Of the First STEPS Taken 90
Build the salt Lake Route
Shipment OF Wool.

testimony In the Hartman Merger
suit viii close this afternoon.
Among tho witnesses examined this
afternoon were Col. Charles Moore.
locating engineer OF the Salt Lake
Route and W. w Ritter.
Il Is expected that W. u. Bancroft.
vice president aud general manager OF
the oregon short Line. and two Other
witnesses will he examined.
The federal commissioner l. making
arrangements 10 leave for Portland.
Oregon. this evening. where another
INQUIRY along tho same lines will be
instituted
I'VE ship most Of our wool and
hides over the oregon short Line ana
Union Pacific east" said j. w sum
herhays. OF Row. Morris, summer
havs' wholesale wool and hide house
Of this city, in response 20 the ques-
tion Of Attorney Severance. conduct
ing the case for the government in
the hearing OF the suit TO dissolve
the merger OF Hartman lines, now
on at the circuit court room in this
city 1--WE do most OF our business
with the short Line because they
give us the best service. When we
want TO make shipment over the
Denver & Rio Grande We are unable
10 get car set over on our switch
for three or four days: but when we
order from the Short Line. We set
the car Immediately"
why don't the Rio Grande people
furnish you cars as promptly Is the
Short Line?' was asked
because tho short Line people viii
moi set the cars IN on the switch. Ears
ordered from tho Denver & Rio Grznde
must go over the transfer IN the n>rth
yards. and these are set over by the
Short Line people. Sometimes the Rio
Grandc cars are left on the side tnck
at the transfer for three and four days
and for that reason II we want cars
III once, We DO business with the Short
Line"
UNIQUE But EFFECTIVE.
81 remember one instance OF this hnt
I'm particular" said the witness. I'VE
ordered q car from the Denver Rio
Grande. and Il was sidetr ached at the
transfer. We could not Eet the car
loose Finally after several days
went to the yard men and bought them
the cigars TO set the car over for us,
and then we got the car
This remark caused a ripple OF laugh
ter TO spread over the court room, in
fact most OF Mr.. Summerhays testi-
mony was given n r way that created
considerable amusement. He told o.
one Instance in which the salt Lake
Route, by some "hocus-pocus ARRANGE
mcnt" hadc a rate on hides from this
city east which was 80 cents lower than
the best rate offered by the O.her lines.
and though strenuous efforts were made
10 restore the original or pool rate,
the salt Lake Route people stuck BY
their rate and got most OF the business.
Mr. Summerhays said that a gradual
evolution OF higher rates had followed
the merger OF lines In 1901 and that
prior 20 that time. when competition
was rife "wo could get most amy thing.
CHEAPER TO REsHIP.
The witness stated in response to
questions by MI Severance that wool
could be shipped from down the line
south OF salt Lake u Los Angeles and
thence back to Boston cheaper than Via
Salt Lake 10 Boston. '"rhc rate on wool
from points west Of To0ele TO Los An
geles is so cents" said MI summer
hays 1.-THE price Of paling the wool
Is i5 cents: THE rate of compressed wool
from Los Angeles 10 Boston Is Si.10 or
a total Of S2.05: the rate from Salt Lake
To Boston on sacked wool is S2.l3 per
400 pounds"
The witness described az some length
conditions existing ia the shipping
world prior 10 the merger Of lines IN
1901, when competition in the solioitl-
tion Of business was kcm. Since that
time. he stated Il had practically am
died away. even The Denver a RIO
Grando and competing lines, with
drawing 10 O. great extent their So
llcitng agents from the held Tn re-
Spouse 10 a question by Judge Loyctt
Tor the defense. AR Summerhays saii
"I think the whole push rs ia Che pool
b. raise rates together
KEARNs a WORKlNGMAN
Former senator Thomas <carns was
The next witness called. la response
90 q question as 10 his occupation.
Mr kearns said he was a working
man, somewhat connected with mine
ing Mr. IScarns testified mat hc
was associated with r., e.. koarna and
David Keith ln the proposition 90
build what Is known as the Sah Luhe
E0ute when 10 was nrrt contemplated.
Senator william A. Clark later became
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trouble With the oregon Short Line
surveying crews and track builders,
The road was finally built M. kearns
told OF tho contests 200 court over tho
right of wav and rOadbeds through
Meadow Valley Wash ana hon the
matter had been carried up 90 The
interior department ut Washington.
and how the decision had gone
against himself and associates ana
in favor on the oregon short Line,
and of Tho final settlement ~ The
differences between the roads ANA the
completion Of the line
The examination Of DIR. kearng
brought out no startling features. the
witness appearing somewhat disclined
40 understand. or answer the questions
pat 90 him. and when hc did answer
the replies were short and somewhat
curt.
The cross examination of the Wit
ncsF. which was conducted bY judge
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