Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-28
Docs Not Believe Carrier Should he
1roddcm Down, but Should be Made
To Show What's Hes Invested.

Troddcn Down, but Should be Made
To Show What's Hes Invested.
Chicago, oct 2S.-Gov w. D. Stubbs
of Kansas on tile witness stand before
the interstate commerce commission
rate hearing, declared that lie could
reproduce at Il profit to himself as
railroad contractor all the main lines
of railroads in the state at $4,000 q
mile. and for $4,000 mile less repro
duce the branch lines in the state.
In addition to presenting these esti-
mates az II railroad contractor. the
railrond reproduction figures being
many times as large as his figures,
Gov. Stubbs declared that lie viewed
the railroad situation literally but he
protested vigorously against stock
manipulation and excessive valuation
or properties.
II don't believe the carrier should he
trodden down" said Gov. Stubs. but
he should be made to show to the in
terstatc commerce commission what he
has invested, He should have II lib
eral return or his actual investment.
but he ought TO bring his books and
show Just villa. he owns
TEXTILE MI lila Al .i.c'SN'
The people are good deal to blame
for the present condition They have
allowed conditions to grow up and
MANY norsons have hnupht atocLs and
honis ar roiir,,I,, a., ~, ,hnarn,,, go.
turns And al ,,,a NM ,,,a ,a,.,.;ars
INV" ,tnn ,,,;,iinn, ,,,a ,,,;,,i nv, 80, 80
~, ,a,,,,n,i ~, b,',,n ,. ,''' 49,.
,,ros ma Nv, t,n 49, ,.,o,. ha,..
"nu ~ Wv ueN' car IA .
rap'ai.ngu ~" s.'uC.ures ana sSpec, ~
ias wv i,ienus on tIe increases on '"c
But there. I don't want IA make
speech.
LINK II IS II fraud, continued Tue
Nit,,ess' ioi fai'roau 10 take our
ihiii'ois from l's earnings ana buiid
permanent structures ana improve
cars ana ~ me END OF me year take
out a!.ooV'VoV' us tse SANTA re oia. anu
appiopr,ats u 70 nc uaeu LOT petteIE
lne''ts hn ~. .n nnne anu tNen
| Say only sSo''oeo OF net revenue Was s, o.,
na,ia W., non as ~, .. .ac. .ieH
il,i s'CVvuo IN NV. PARLIAMENTARY
ME-. r.a e ,acIarnh nm ~ Ms nc.
-, r. CO.. nD9 :, Ill, ~ n,ain Inc rnad
Va ,,,,,,,, 49, ts nno oon n,, n,,,trnct
| -, ronrn,i,,no tho iEansae r,i,rnnds III
| ~ had n pronositIon m about four
| wears ago" said Gov. Stlbbs. TO put
| a limo $50 miles through the best part
| of Kansas. from BcllevilIe to Wichita
! agreed 10 build the road, furnish the
right of way, Iny hard wood ties and
furnish everything for $4,000 mile,
and would have made money on the
job. But the railroads did not want
it. | think they had an agreement and
did not want north and south line
in Kansas. The right OF way would
have been donated. Talk about right
of way! Why, gentlemen, onc-siNth
of the land In Kansas mas been given
to the railroads.
| cIrpcr or uIcu FINANCE
In his testimony Coy. StuDps dc,
| clared: the curse OF INC ratiroad
business ~ this country ~ STOCK jus
Cling and nish finance, SOP this niGh
nnance' 'nake every n9,nnr o., cupl,"i,,
zation represent uoi'ar invested III
the road, and people VIII iali over
tle'nse,Ncs " "us '''fo''" ''o'"' ~"
ponds ~ a., ;,
wv ".up vs., nr,..,,,i, p,,', a. No II,
ness st'.hu pS rrnhk u.Snn' VI .mJ MI
sas s'a,s nohrn %, ia,,maS So'''r mnssa,'
ers' IMAM M".i't "a, y, opeMa'
spe,'ht : r ,:.,. ~ 70 ,Wrtto ~,
cru. W, Na az 'i ~, ,;,n.o. r,it, d..
h,a,,astl VI pS ,,, ~, ,,,';,.
goods mouse M. i.ya,. a''u MI i,,,, Niui.
nead toia ol u lh me ;ni T,a va ~ T.,
the properties o. inc M,ssour, Lacinu ~,
lson WIEN, hsn' sau ,i res ,,,,,,o,,.
AFRAID 10 rae Oh, ~ Nh ~ s.oeuuutn,
Improvements ,oo @n,,o M M m,.o 'o ,r ~,
that prior 70 i'Vp anu Wv pnsH''su -. liz
Hepburn "c'' ro'"''''E WIS s'''e' a"s
practlsen. 100 ,on, !, ~, A.
Bctwceh lsoV amn ' 90" sn az MI ~,
White. we PAD iron, 81 70 AZ ce.',S
less than the va r rl.r iroim ti.e ~
iantic scapoara, ms eo,.u,,,om M .'
~ ~ 49,, unn,,cdyn that othcrs were
OF common on, k n,,, retes 'h'' ''"e'S N'''
On cross-exanination by Atty G. NJ
Dawes of the Chicago. burlington d
Quincy. witness said the rebates applied
to all inbound freight and covered ~
per cent of the goods received BY his
company. Rebates. he said. were. re-
ccived on practically all goods received
from the Atlantic senboard, southeast
crn points and Chicago. Profits no
added. had fallen on.
do you think that the proposed ad-
vance would materially damage your
business?" inquired Atty. Dawes
mo. | do not, but 1t would affect IT,"
.Is there anything sold by you on
which tho advance would not be added