New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
PERKINS IN RATE INQUIRY
Witnesses He Asked TO Testify
Don't Object to Advance.
SHIPPERS MADE OUT CASE
MT. Towne Tells Interstate Gom'
mission Carriers Shomdn
Shift Burdens to Public.

washington. Nov 22.-T'estirTlonT salo 20
he suggested by George " Perkins O. - :.
$500 & ca an analvtic excoriation OF
crude manual and mechanical r11efhoos OF
railroads and q drifting discussion OF sci
.---i4o -,-ircfrles Of business. were features
of to-dsy,s freight rate increase nearing
? mas fi,e second DAY of the presentation
a. SINNERS. argument before the Interstate
r-rr7-7,e-ce Commission on The suspension OF
,ronosed advances in the tariffs on great
or;sutfrv Of the traffic moving over Ine en-
.t-e official classification TERRITORY
The railroads would like rc put into or
ersrfer advances in rates on ITelSfl1 ne
,,-,,,+-7- o7-er and in line with this view II
~ss suggested today thar part of the FoilcE
-ss . commit the shipping Interests 10
testimony that there would he no compliant
sf the advances we're made uniformly
-+ro,,z+o77r the United States The trunk
l,-e presidents have claimed thai The IN
cresSes are vital 70 their corporations.
oel4zzuou a. Z dozen officials from ne
Grand Rapids furniture nlanufa crlir1nE IN
s1e--tes n Michigan appeared at today
f-es-ins While voicing opposition - the
-~ese~r Eastern Trunk Line advance plan.
-3s-- testified that they would have no com
-1s--r - make r t1e increases proposed
were ro- confined 70 one section. or other
z,-oddt7r of NJ lyon ztrornev # the com
-,lssion It was disclosed. and admitted ~
---o # -7e .-7en called h- the shippers. that
-te s97esrznce n themselves ana The other
c--s-6 Rznlds people. representing many
--frt--s II dollars Of INVESTMENTS. was At
The SUGGESTION II one II the heads ot J P
Moran & Co who thought that as mat
rer Of fairness" the shippers should ez-
press their views.
The testimony failed n show an slE-
szes-io- from NJ Perkins that the consurn-
e-s also should present their views. thouEn
i vas intlr1ated that f the railroads and
-he shippers agreed as 70 the sweeping IN
.reases n 1reirhts Of several thousand
kinds across The continent with an asETH-
gate addition of almost fabulous millions
o. dollars n The railroad earnings. the bur
der 7vouId resr UPON The consumers
Tovrne Opposes Advance,
Henry = Tov-e. President Of the New
York Merchants AE%oCIaTl0n- proved q
srrons witness for -he shippers. He spoke
IS q practical engineer and as q student
OF er7rtreer1nE problems he took Tne
ground mat the railroads could promote
e%cien~v and economv an their manage
man h- the introduction Of SclentlI1c
methods and when ne had concluded
members of the commission, after bret
supplemental restironv. expressed the
e7,rsor7 thz- this phase OF rhe invesuga-
non had been exhausted
M Toz-ne dv,elt particularly on the
<ar- that when manu-a aCrurers need ad1i-
-5a-=1 s+-76er5z taev are compelled 20
make -etreuchreutE and cannot PASS Vhe
burden u rae pubic he held that the
-afI-ra6= should follow the same course
-v- f-rrro,e rheir operating systems FFith
q -5a-- 10 making their roads more pro-
G----e
-e commission Is anxious to expedite
-. ----5r7r--- CorlrllszIone- Pror-tE ad-
-s-. rar-nseI today that the shippers have
made out their case 50 far as the work
s-zz cf the scientific system IN the plants
aesr~1--5 were concerned and that II Va
1 -,e-fer-fs- evident that system tha
n worked o-t 81 Wei m one plant might ~
worked osr similarly IL o7her plants.
-er-zcrv. Of Milwaukee trafhr
--zrsz=r- -Ae schH-z Brewing company
testified that the proposed freight ad-
---~rez would result II SI-2.5l0 0t adoIuo--a
azuenee n them. E5e spoke for the brew
-nE interests For Uhou a number Of VII
-44==ez ha5 been called About dozer
witnesses We're present 10 testify 70 Ihe
loss zFe advances would cause their re
srecr,ve brewery and furniture interests.
Perkins Asked Witnesses to Testify.
" H GAY testified thar gSeosaoo were
s--es-ed in The ro--v-f7ve furniture -ac-
tories a. Grand Rapids. whose annual
sales aggregated 81 90 o00 NJ Gay an-
rli-ted that Lis appearance here as WI
ne was a. -re suggestion Of George "
Perkins cc e. p Morgan & CO.. OF New
York. E5e testified -1at while opposed &c
me present proposed increase, he would
have no objection 10 z general freight IN
crease II applied hy The railroads Uni
fo--rI- throughout The United States
Stewart Foot Of Grand Rapids. also
TESTIFIED that M Perkins had suggested
rs appearance a. The hearing, ana that
hr would not object 10 z general increase
frank LYON. counsel Tor the commission
asked -ne witness III detail concerning rht
t-,-erssr OF aIr Perkins n the matter Mr.
Tor-e said that Nr. Perkins had suggested
-7a- -7e manufactures ana shippers would
rs welcome ~ this hearing but did not al
tempt 70 indicate what position hey would
IKE
II. ca when recalled. said that IN.
suzEestior from NJ Perkins was made a
- aucideu-zl meeting with him II Wash
;-Efcn month sEn. 1Ir- Perkins explained
7-a- tney ha6 beer witnesses for the rail
-oacz thsr they had been one-sided anc
that he dld not like Il. ne was just as
rruch interested in curing and pro
C-~inE III THe railroads.
NY Lvon asked z. K P-itchert one o.
ire Grand Rapids furniture delegation. j
Re nan received IN roununicarions asking
him = suppo-. the advances II freiEh
rates Tr= witness replied rhat ne had th'
requests coming from interests selling sup
riles II ~siIrcad companies
The commission then took 2 recess.
George T. Perkins. o. + ?. Morgan 8
&c l5c nothing 10 say yesterday IN re
Ezrd 10 the testimony Of y. II GAY,
-li-Ere nzuufacturer Of Grand Rapids
-as- ne and other ranufac-urers from thai
--r appeared as Witnesses at the rate IL
crease hearing now being held a. Wash
-1z-on- - ne suggestion Of Mr. Perkins.
Presser -or answer IS 10 whether or no
he hsd asked 1lr- tsaE 10 ATTEND Tho hear
Ing NJ Perkins said x HE. thai hearing
l. ~ Washington. and ! GoU know any
-llrg anogt what rs being testified 70. =
-oE want information YOU VIII naEs
70 get y from there y It was ANYTHING
thar was going or here ] would NJ glad
70 ualE - YOU about ir hUt sE II ls J car
nothing