New-York tribune., 1910-09-09
HIGH RATES TO PAY WAGES
NewYork Central Auditor Forced
to Admit 1t.
PATRONS CHARGED DOUBLE
Official Says Commuters ana
Shippers Each Pay TOR
Wage Increase.

Ex-Iudge William H Wadhams, VINO ap-
reared at the railway freight hearing al 'ie
Waldorf Yesterday as the representative VI
the hacking and shipping interests Oh III
Produce Exchange, brought the question VI
the raising of Communication rates INTO t'0
freight increase. His purpose was 10 si.o"
that the same increases in wages were pe-
ing used to justify both the raising OF coiii-
mutation and freight rates
James II. Foulds jr, auditor OF the NC"
York Central & Hudson River kaliio ~
COMPANY. was on the stand and had just
testified that the wage increase of the Ieh-
traI amounted to $3,59O,647 II year. anu
an ATTEMPT was being made to nave ti0
tables on which the wage increase "aS
based brought into court. when MI " au-
hams brought in the communication question:
"Tbe New York Central system mas d
navrol for wages that totals nearly @'o'
600 900 a year, and we want the country -
know that we are paying TO our iaooI' IL
c1uding increa sed wages, 100000 DAY,
n O. Butterfeld, counsel for the Celitlal l..
replied for Mr. Foulds, when the deliidhu
for the wage tables was made
II want to ask if there mas oeen d iai'o
in passenger rates, coming from 1ollkei .
for instance. and similar places, MT "do-
hams said to Mr.. Foulds-
I've seen it in the newspapers MI
Foulds replied.
you know. do you not? You live out
of town." said Mr.. Wadhams-
Yes" said Mr. Foulds.
"And YOU ride in on a pass and WIN
friends who told you that they had to pay
more?'
.eThev stated to me that they had Yes"
Mr. F'orlds replied.
isn't it a fact that the higher rate OF
wages paid to the men operating passenger
trains on which communication has been
raised is included in the higher freight
rates?" Mr. Wadhams asked.
TT is" said Mr.. Foulds
Chief Examiner Browp Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, who is presiding at
the hearing with c. r. Hillyer. of Florida,
who has been designated to take part as
commissioner in the hearing. explained TO
Mr.. Wadhams that another investigation
by the commission was looking after the
increase in passenger rates
"I wanted to bring out the question OF
whether or not the raise Of wages is being
used in both Investigations to justify the
advance in both freight and passenger
rates" said Mr.. Wadhams
1T is.'' he was told.
Frank z. Briggs, auditor of freight for
the Central, told T. E. James, counsel for
the Iowa shippers. that he would produce
showing how the schedule of
increased rates was made up. If counsel
for the road would permit.
NO increases in rates have been made on
sugar, iron, steel paper, smelter products.
copper or packing house products. have
there?" asked Mr.. James.
Mr. Briggs said that he was not sure
You, as traffic man. know that these
goods were all known TO you as trust
goodsT' asked Mr.. James.
Il don't know. I don't know what trust
goods are said Mr.. Briggs.
You would know if the rate had been
raised on sugar, if your counsel would let
you produce the tariff records said Mr..
James.
Perhaps" said Mr.. Butterf1eld, counsel
for the Central. Il will say that 1t was in
tended to raise the rate on sugar, but il
was omitted by mistake"
Chief Examiner Brown told Mr.. James
that he understood that the new tariff did
provide for an increase of cents a hum
dred pounds on packing house products be-
tween Chicago and New York.