Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18
Nebraska
ROADS GIVEN MORE TINE
Btate Railway Commission Extends
Switching Rate Order.
GOES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER ONE
loads Interpose Technical Objections
90 CarryinE, Ont Command Of state
Body-CowEiu Funeral
Tuesday,
fFrorn 4 80 CorrespondentO

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LINCOLN, oct. 17.-(Special) AFTER
hearing toda ythe State Railway commits
sion decided to extend the date when the
increased switching rates TO be charged by
the South Omaha stock yards shall go into
effect The order will take effect Novem-
Der instead OF october "a Under the terms
Of the original order the stock yards is
authorised to Increase its switching rates.
That portion Of the order requiring the
railroad companies to pay or absorb" this
additional switching rate is being strenu-
ously resisted by the railroads. The COM
mission was to have heard attorneys for
the railroads today. but the majority Of
the roads asked leave to present further
testimony on the question Of absorption Of
tho charge. The roads also allege that
they have never been made defendants I'm
the case Of the proposed increase in switch
ing charges Other technical objections
we're raised. The power of the commission
to require the railroads to absorb the ad-
diuonai charges is questioned.
Rather than permit the increased rates to
go into effect prior to a settlement OF the
question as TO who is to pay the increase
and to require shippers to pay the added
charge and depend upon railroads to re-
imburse shippers. II It is finally determined
that the railroads must pay the charge
the commission set aside the entire order
temporarily and win hold a hearing Oc-
tober q on the question OF absorption.
plea of Elevator Men.
Attorney Ransom for the stock yards OBJ
1ected TO extending the date OF the enforce
ment Of the increased rates on week. At
torney Ed P. Smith for the Updike Elevator
company made a brief argument in sup
port Of the original order. He said the
grain market Of Omaha was started only
after the railroads had opposed it by every
means in their power. He said Jhe rail-
roads preferred to haul grain through to
Chicago rather than stop 1t at Omaha. He
contended that the railroads absorbed an
in-switching rate Of 81 a car on all grain
shipments originating east Of the Missls-
sippi river and a charge Of s. a car on all
grain shipments originating on their lines
west Of the Mississippi river. If the roads
could absorb a charge of 50 at Chicago
they could do the same at Omaha. He
said. some of the roads have built their
own switches to elevators in Omaha and
switch grain for nothing. VIII re the roads
cannot build a switch and thu stock yards
does for them the roads ..ught to be
made to pay the switching charge. Any
other plan would be a discrimination
against certain elevators, and II the switch
ing charge is not absorbed by railroads
the grain market of Omaha must go out
of business. He contended also that the 81
car switching charge, being 100 per cent
more than the charge on live stock. was
a discrimination against grain and could
not be upheld in any court in the land.
Commission AdJOurns.
The State Railway commission adjourned
Its session today at noon out of respect to
the memory of Railway Commissioner w.
IL. Cowgirl who died Sunday. The COM
missions office will be closed this after
noon and all day Tuesday, which is the
day Of the funeral Mr.. Cowgills chair In
the office of the commission was draped
this morning with black mourning and a
large bouquet Of roses was placed upon his
desk.
AIdBich Explains story.
State Senator c. II. Aldrich, who is can
dldate for governor on the republican
ticket, gives out today the following expla-
nation Of sensational story that has been
published In Lincoln and Omaha:
This sensational Hearst newspaper story
published nine years ago and now repro
duced here, insofar as It charges me with
unprofessional conduct, Is absolutely false.
Il was not the attorney Of record in that
divorce case. 1 never was admitted to the
practice OF law in the state Of New York.
went there at the time OF the trial as
a witness for Mrs. Campbell to refute the
charge that there had been COLLISION But
the case was continued and never tried.
Its merits were never passed upon by the
trial judge nor by the jury.
Il was informed afterwards that the
parties settled the case among themselves
had nothing to do with the beginning OF
tn case nor the settlement OF IT. / did
assist In taking some dispositions in David
City. l had acted for a good many years
as financial adviser for Mrs Campbell, who
had large property interests in Butler
county. DR.. Campbell also had property in
Butler county and was a frequent visitor
there.
1T would hardly seem that should be