The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-03
ATTORNEYS CLASH
At RATE HEARING
Suggestion Made That Certain
Statistics Had Been Pur-
posely Omitted.
WABASH MAN TAKES STAND
Reason Given Why the Railroads
Need More Money to Keep
Things Going.
WABASH MAN TAKES STAND

Chicago. Sept. Frequent clashes
between attorneys for the rail Dads and
the legal reprcscntativcs Of the ship
pcrs marked today's hearing before the
examiners Tor the Interstate commerce
commission over the proposed advance
Ira freight rates
Attorney ~ ~ pclrce Of the Rock
Island railway FLASHED with Attorncs
y. -. Jones. attorney Tor "a group OF
shippers Fcircc resented n auggestio
that statistic bad been omitted by the
comptroller Of the road FOR an uiteriof
purpose The Rock Island company
presenting Of its resolution for DESIRING
tho rates was completed. and the wa
bash started It's evidence that the
operating expenses had increased and
greater returns Tor hauling freight
were needed.
At the conclusion Of the testimony OF
Com pi roller MAJ OF the Rock Island.
Henry Miller. vice president and gen
cral mauag ser OF the wabash. was called
90 The stand and was examined by At
trrucy ~. s. Brown. counsel FOR the
Wabash railroad
Before offerinE fin evidence a MUM
Der Of tabulatcd statistic. Mr.. Miller
testified mat tho revenues Of the road
have not enabled the management 20
operate and maintain the lire up 70
the needs Of the public, nor TO install
Income Limited.
''The income OF the road he said
"cnahlcs us 90 care FOR the maintenance
Of the present traCkagc. but lcavce
nothing for replacing structures. ana
practically nothing for Improvement.
Mr. Miller. speaking for the period
TN this time about 100 locomotives
have been sent 90 the scrap mean. anQ
we have replaced one hundred and
fiftv. There has been no new freight
equipment since 1907. and no passenger
cars have been added TO the rolling
In response 10 a question from coun-
sell Mr. Miller said.
Among the improvements which we
would like to make and which are
hirhiv necessary are the replacement
Of wooden freight cars and the INSTALL
ment OF additional siEnaling apnara us y.
We also need second tracEaEe from -.
Louis Co Detroit. from 81. Louis 90 CHI
Cavo and from So. Louis 90 Kansas
city. as the traffic now exceeds what
can De economically operated on sin
sic track
Increase Of Expenses
Both operating revenue and operating
expenses have Increased. Mr.. Miller de-
srhc operating expense the witt
ness continued. have remained about
constant until this year and have now
grown out Of all proportions"
Among the items Of incTeascd eN-
peusc enumerated by Mr.. Miller were
wages OF employees. which. according
60 tables presented by him. increased
Tor the transportation and mainte-
nance Of way department yl6f2. 600 in
1910 over the amount paid in 1908. FOR
tho locomotive and car department em-
ploycs the increase from 1903 TO 1910
was s696.165.
wage increases allowed since June.
this year. said Dir. Miller. "will amount
20 $500. 900 n year. and the engincmcn
have asked for 500 600 n year more
and conductors and brakcmcu and tho
EuOumcn are now considering what
their demand for wages viii be-.
Rolling stock Wearing Out.
Another item 81 expense to tho road.
the witness declared. was the increased
damage Co rolling stock through care
less handling ~ cars equipped with au-
tornaf ic coupling
''Tris rough handling is I'm dizobcdi-
cncc OK the rules OF the road. but there
seems 20 be no way Co stop e." said
1ir Miller. "Wc estimate the damage
60 equipment. together with the I'm
rtallucuf Of safety appliance from
1900 90 1910 VIII amount 60 more than
s320. 800. The hours Of service and the
fuli crew laws have also added 60 the
expense Of operating the railroad"
on crosses a m nation. Mr.. Miller de-
clarcd that the road had been cconom-
fcallv operated.
with the increased rates proposed
The road viii earn about $50. 600 wear
more than 60 ie now earning. but that
would not be sufficient to supply our
reeds and would be only "a drop in ths
bucket
The croes-cxasaination was Joined ir
~ Attorney John IT. Atwood Of Kansas
city and Attorney s. ~. Covan. repre-
rcnfinE tho American National Live
stock mrnrrfnffum.