Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-23
RATE
ADVANCE NOT
OPPOSED
EASTERN SHIPPERS
CONTINUE TESTIMONY
Witnesses Say They Would
Not Object If Proposed In
crease on Eastern Roads Was
Made Uniform,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel

| IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel
Washington, Nov 22.-Testimony
instigated by George w. Perkins OF j..
p Morgan & Co. the New York syn
dicate that is said to finance and con-
| troll many railroads of the country,
analytic eXcoriation Of a crude man
ual and mechanical methods of rail-
roads. and a drifting discussion of
scientific principles of business fea-
tured today's freight rate increase
| hearing
1t was the second day of the ship
pers' argument before the interstate
commerce commission on the suspen-
| sion of proposed advances in the tar
| iffs on a great quantity of the traffic
| moving over the entire official clas-
sification territory.
The railroads would like to put
into operation advances in rates on
freight the country over and in lire
with this view it was suggested that
part of the policy was to commit the
shipping interests to testimony that
there would be no complaint If the
advances were made uniformly
throughout the United states. The
trunk line presidents have claimed
that the increases are vital to their
corporations.
n QtltHdilOH VI 0liGldiS HUM Ni'
Grand Rapids furniture industries in
Michigan appeared at the hearing.
While voicing opposition to the pres
ent eastern trunk line advance plan,
they testified that they would have no
complaint to make ii the increases
proposed were not confirmed to one
section.
Then, through the prodding Of At
torney Lyon of the commission, II was
disclosed and admitted by two of the
men called by the shippers. that the
appearance of themselves and the oth-
er Grand Rapids people representing
many millions of dollars of invest
ments was at the suggestion of one
of the heads of the Morgan syndicate,
who thought. as a matter of fairness
the shippers should express their
views.
The testimony failed to show any
suggestion from Mr.. Perkins that the
consumers also should present their
views. though ii was intimated that
if the railroads and shippers agreed
as to the sweeping increases OF
freights of several thousand kinds,
across the continent, with an aggre-
gate addition of millions to the rail-
road earnings, the burden would rest
upon the consumers.
President II. M TOwne, manu-
lecturer, and head of the Merchants
association Of New York, contended
the railroads should first put their
own house in order, as he expressed IL,
that they should install modern
methods of business which was just as
feasible with them as with other IN
dustries and that If scientific man.
agement could not produce econo-
mics TO meet the revenue needs, then
he would join with them in their de-
mand for rate increases. He depictd
in glowing terms the big business
strides under scientific management
The commission is anxious to eXpe-
diate the testimony. Commissioner
Prouty advised counsel today that the
shippers have made out their case
SO far as the workings Of the scientific |
system of the plants described were
and that it was perfectly |
evident that if a system worked so |
well in one plant, it might be worked |
similarly in other plants. Attorney
Brandeis for the Atlantic Seaboard |
shippers intended to introduce Gen. |
eral Crozier of the army. and navy
expert and other witnesses along this |
line. but agreed to consolidate the |
testimony.
Mr.. Walter l.. Fisher. representing |
the National Wholesale Dry Goods as
ISOLATION, the western ASaV'iiei't ~
Shoe Wholesalers, and other Indus
tries, announced that he would pro-
duce one witness, a Mr.. Tittcman, a
veteran railroad official.
Mr.. Titteman is expected to give
70 COMBAT the intentions OF
vice President Thayer Of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, that the increases were
really an adjustment of class rates as
between themselves and as between
The commodities and class rates the
class commodity rates having been in