Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27

ll.nt east and west was como ina, io
t.N ~ being shown bv the vifuoss
tnt piIuf Oh the merger freight tn tho
aa'...Nc scdhuard went hv uav cd fh.
u'nein Pacific over one route. ana by
2 VT 'he Union Pacific over another
l ~ never hy Tho same route And
'll' tlue was TRUE of wcsth1und .bf,-
monts. Since the amllrauafion ~ tb.
Hnes m 1901. however shipmsnts e,ri
N..1 may go over the Same rluto
yllhcr linei in fact in tho oDlninn
we witness &c was the same thing
'' SNIP over ono as the other
CROSS EXAMINED.
1udse Lovett cross-cxamlncd tho WIG.
.esA AFTER his direct examination by
,1.F' severance was completed. m r.
KY ~ question as 60 why the scned-
uie between Omaha and Ttah r.l,ts
was heightened out. Mr. nrcg,,rtbt la
nc supposed 80 was for the purnos. az
euuclng cost ln running expenses ana
u Iepalrs, etc, rendered necessary bv
'uc FASTER schedule. Witness al.o a1-
united that he did not know of his own
hhoMledge just wh8t the schedule .,yaa
at tne present time. or how IL oon-
pared with that made bv oth-. limos.
auu SAID that as far as he knew one
zinc now made by the Union Pacific
ralus ifom Omaha ana Kansas civ 90
D'ah ls Just as good al that mad. BIZ
any otner line or system.
Mr.. Mccarthy reiterated I'm romance
10 Judge Lovotrs question fbst Dri,,.
- the merger. 40 per Gem ~ I'm tr.f-
I.c originating on the Atlantic coast
Tor Itah points. was CONSIGNED bv
water and rail- in competition win
7u ran routes. but that has been III
MOST completely changed since the
,t nlhatinn of lines VAS made INTO
thiA section
Witness also admitted fhat somo roe
U,uotlon 100 rates had been made i'm
ItVo, when Zoe Montana rates for
0il ran shipments, were made appU-
points
DOMINATED SITUATION
S u Babcocls. traffic commissioner
or lhe commercial club ,rIf1c burnau.
was the next witness called Nr. Rlb-
cock drew a parallel between the rlfss
ln effect prior to the alleged msra,.t
ana those now iu effect and gave some
instances OF difference in the schedules
ana tle manner OF securing business in
tn3se days and at present he stated
ln reference to the situation 1t Port
llUu ana south and cast from there.
that tho Hartman position was COM
handing. because every other railroad
was compelled 90 adjust their rates ac-
cording 20 the schedules fixed by tho
Hartman liue8 iu ana out OF Portland
They dominated the situation entire
ly said Mr BlbcocG. because tbry
had control OF every road between
Portland and San Francisco" and rates
We're made on the basis established by
the originating lines
TELLS A FEW SECRETS
Considerable merrment was cau-cl
by the relation boy the witness OF i'm
stances of competition between The
Union Pacific road and the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad, iu the times when
MI Babcock WAS an official of the lat
ter line when the wool season was
AZ its height and each road was stlug-
CLING for the shipments, tho Union Pa
'ihc would track the sheep for many
miles 90 corrals near their road for
shearing, and of course. We would DO
he same thing"
did not the state OF wyoming on-
.orce a tax on sheep entering the state
rom other states2' asked Mr.. Sever
lnce.
Yes replied Mr. Babc0ck. "and ]
understand the Union Pacific was so
anxious % get the wool business that
hey paid that tax and the counsel
or both sides laughed, the trace Of a
'milc playing across the otherwise
acid features OF Special Examiner VII.
Jams. Mr. Babcock was still on the
witness stand when the noon recess WAS
aiken.
Interested spectators were j Ross
lark, vice president and +. A. Wann.
general traffic manager Of the salt !
AXE Route who accompanied Judge |
Kelley from Los Angeles 10 be present |
It the hearing
According TO present appearances. the |
rearing viii continue for at least |
week. 10 was intended 90 complete the |
aSing of testimony az this end OF the /
inc ia two or three days, but judging |
rom the time occupied by the opening /
and the probable duration of i
he testimony Yet 10 be given. week /
q least VIII De required 10 finish the !
ession. and perhaps longer
THIRTY WITNESSES.
The courtroom was nearly filed by /
be- witnesses subpoonaed TO appear and |
estIf bon the case. there belng 90 is
understood nearly so 90 take the stand.
This morning there were present in /
espouse Co service OF subpOenae. j. r.
'glesby. formerly with the Union Pa
itic and Rock Island lines IN this city:
lavid Eccles president OF the Sumpter /
ALLEY railroad in Oregon; Joseph A.
Vest. manager OF the Hood River road
q ono sOn, j, a. Maudcrield. district |
REF ght agent, ana Kenneth O.. Kerr |
lstriCt passenger agent of the salt
axe Route j. q. Doolittle, general
gent of ths Rock Island lines. r. n. |
,esIeu. general agent of the Burmg-
pa. q. J.. Warren. commercial agent
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