The Washington herald., 1910-11-23

Shipping interests continued the pres
entstion OF their Gaze before the Inter
state Commerce Commission yesterday in
the protest they are making against In
creases in freight rates in Official classifi-
cation territory. Many OF the shippers
represented by Louis D. Brandeis, OF
Boston. contend that IL the railroads Will
manage their fairsEsoientiheaIIy, econo-
niles will result that viii yield the addi-
| tional revenue which they claim is es-
sential for their welfare.
Mr. Brandeis yesterday called 10 the
stand one of his chief witnesses, w. r.
Towne. head of the Yale & Towne Com
psny, of Stamford, Conn. and president
OF the Merchants Association of New
York. This association Is protesting
against the proposed increases in rates.
Mr.. Brandeis tried to show by Mr..
Towne's testimony that II the railroads
were 10 adopt scientific methods In their
shops Il would not be necessary for them
10 increase rates.
Mr. Towne detailed at length the re-
forms that had taken place in the STAN
/ ford establishment over which he pre-
sides. These reforms were due 10 the
Introduction OF scientific methods Mr.
Towne made a good impression on the
stand He declared there was room for
great Improvement In many details OF
/ railroad management. and said that In
some things the carriers Of the country
had made no Improvement in the ham
ding OF freight over methods employed
! BY the ancient Egyptians
Furniture Men Here.
In the course OF the morning session
II developed that a delegation OF Grand
Rapids furniture manufacturers had
come to Washington. partly at the sug-
gesti0n or j. PieTpOnt Morgan. The
furniture men were not protesting
against increased freight rates. pro-
vided they were made uniform as
against their competitors in other
cities.
The commission had decided 10 sum
mon Ebert Hubbard, the Philstine
/ philosopher Shipping interests IN
Ohio represented by Francis r. James.
! an attorney OF Cincinnati. charge that
/ the carriers have conducted pamphlet
campaign OF misrepresentation through
is. c. Mccain. chairman OF the trunk
/ hne committee: Seton Thompson, a
+ railroad statistician, and Fra ElbeTtus,
I the Aurora wise man The August is
sue Of Mr.. Hubbards publication was a
railroad number, and contained some
7 matter which the shippers want 20
have the Fra illuminate and elaborate.
( Messrs. Mccain and Thompson are also
wanted 10 explain the data they have
/ put out.
The hearings VIII run for the re-
mainder Of the present week and NAV
possibly extend over until the middle of
next. II is possible that the attorneys
/ for the railroads may want to put n re-
/ butting testimony. showing that they
employ up-to-date methods and operate
on the scientific plan.
Shippers score Point.
II developed definitely inst before sd-
jonrnment that the shippers had scored
la point Commissioner Prouty said that II
appeared that they had proven their case
that scientific management was all that
was claimed for II in private establish
ments. and suggested that no further
witnesses were necessary along this line
! He added, however, that a comparison
should be made with methods employed
! in railroad shops. Attorney Brandeis
promised 10 make the contrast and "a
SHOW that, where applied in railroad es-
! adjustments, a scientific management
had accomplished just as much as in pri-
Yate establishments.