The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-08
FREIGHT RATES INQUIRY on
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4 O'Clock chen 'E- r.hriog u=gHn BOZ Pre-
Astor gallery ~ fHs Wl'U.Ff
THIS hearing sHa 500 .. Er4.v fr
August o. anil 'faf ..a'r.n.I .."l.a' ODD
carriers Involved earl ma. .'"v rrvr ru'
reasy - pro,s.,I Tr- frst dsv'a pro
esesiinEs v~r. largely taken uy 18th fH"
examination - Z t"srv Esns-hl
auditor - The baltimore tnd Obip Hailr0ls.
system. Ns Lsafy's direct ryanninai ION
va brief His cruss-~Nauiinattpu vas
different and counsel and bench Wer~ 80
weary ~ figure and details that a. tho
end % ths testimony FNtntn-r Brown
ordered q seven mtnut" sdlpurnm.n' -
tkas everybody could gather strength fpr
what waS "a come
Only one railroad prevalent vas n1ti,'.i
IN the gathering Yesterday. and that Na-
Daniel willard ~ the BALTIMORE and ONO
with whom we Oeorx. Randolph vice
president "a charge ~ traifc HuSh Purd
general counsel. e \ wight trlN'. MN
agar. and J I cary general .u.u'rr
The New YORK Central w,- o. .rr,...r'.d
bye b paly. wee {, esident lu ruarE" ~
trAffc, clyde BroNn. general sobeitur.
q L Buttsrflrld. ASST slant g-r.rul so
hcitor. amt X VI Huddls-tun. gsn,ral
auditor q N. NsN Work. Genital lines
west OF chicago Tho Pennsylvania had
John y Thay-r vtc--pr-sit'u IN charge
Of traffic. George d Dixon. fr". ut trafsc
manager: D. Y Bates. general fr-igh'
agent. X Cowen. general solicitor. e
VI Bunting controller. and a number %
lesser lights Penusylvanis lines N..-t
we're represented 10y u. I MCCabe VICE
president and W l. Togdsu. fre,E ht
franc manager
The other railroads represented w'r"
the Delaware laoka wanna and Western.
Lehigh Valley. Erie Grand Trunk. Pitts
burg and Lake Ert- the Big FO'n Mchi-
gan Central. Wabash. New York. New
Haven and Hartford chesapeake and
Ohio. and Norfolk and Western All th-s-
had numero Gus re-, r.s.ntatiyes Of th. trasfic
and accounts departments
The priEcil a! c1In-rl Tor the shippers
are Francis Il. James of TN. IulIti and
John " Atwood e Kansas CIV. repre-
senting me shippers B. hruWrtt"- .rCsntlv
formed "' thI,ago. CLIFFORD Inoruv. rep
resenting thu Corn Belt Grain Dealers
Association. LOUIS Brandpis wh no cross
examined ~" rotary Rnllingsr AZ the Con
IN. D. }
Tesents the ~raroard shippers O-g1niya-
ton. wTlCn nClui.d the Chambers OF
Commerce Of New Nork. PaIlEdelphiu
Baltimore. Boston Richmond New Haven
the Merchants Association ~ New Nork.
and a dozen similar organ z1'.I In
smaller CITIES Besides ther" We're iras"nf
numerous counsel for various snlDlIug
organizations. In addition Their" w"r'
present scores e members e NnrDL-
commercial associations N the EaEt auu
middle West
At the beginning ~ the hea ring Clvd.
Brown announced "a N"raf ug carriers
represented that they would begin o."
presentation II IN" cIs" With ~" intro
ductIOn - evidence showing first. ~"
amount of the InCI"ass- IN wages made
or % be made A. - result Il r---''t nETa..
Insnts or arhitrntipus. and. -.-r.'.i. The
amounts ot the inC'cl 49, IN fr"Ignr r's-
enue which will b" - ,'!V,ai hy -" anpii-
cation ot the prop'-'-, .u"r''ns"- ~ ir'.rt'
rates
Estimates - tL..~.. I'nuprt.rt terms
said Mr Brown. -Euyn 'H,H' rurr.n Iv car
Tiers operating ;o.jl' rI." Il rnIlrnIi b.
the territory h"tN.,'. Pot" Ntl0ri'r soy
board and the MI .-.. irrrh q Co.,.
Potomac and DtI. ....r- Ines. s~f.-
mates ars ha-"i gp.r '... r... II a"..I.l
traffic inpvainC"' .... .4.| rrrr ..-
The combined i,rul", .... ."Ga'.' ,h"r'.E-'s-
IN wages u appr'Nr.. 81" tu s-...''
end incf"ar''- ia fire.. .rafhr r.. ......
~ 800. I'll
rsvauu" from aIl fr"igr t-.Tic @ '..
carriers making 'lp-'' ..- ruIt.', T '..
calendar year iFo W. aI.ir Ni.uri'tF
Ss2iun0.su
Mr. Brown sl'i that th'. go lrn.'o- D.. r....
individual carriers ard 'r- !H''.. - Hv
which they w-r" met" wpGli aD.".r
IN the evidenc" abp,f % b.. ruirudYrr.
and then Hugh I. Bud s"'crll council
for the Baltimore ana OSLO. ..ll' VIZ
Lelry 90 the stand
Mr Leary testified that ths. advanced
rates would produce au estimated add
tiOnal income fpT fn" Baltimore ana
Ohio NJ 81 bJN ~ based On the receipts
of 1919. This WE iur she isr i"ll..-
b. IN" Ba.tlm''" and pElu system 80"
tncreaS.. in wages un TO-" HdltirUur. and
Ono. Do" "s'iTiHt - would amount 90
.! ,07".233 Thu .'at"'u"r'. Indicating ..
eXSes- ~ Approximately s.t"''p = .i',.-
tuntl income oyer Iucr"Jf" 90 wage.
CAV" ~" COUNSEL for -. -tHpp"r- -u'u'
NuUlk 10 N'ih '.i u'I'l l.' Ff'I ~ f.'
Mr.. l.ea'v Tor q splI.i f.rr aud % tuf'
Mr. james who Is'Clu ~" oru-s-'v.
animation. wanted &c. KupW hos the
estimates had l.nu ~. 80 ~ lss1'v
replied thar IN. uat been based pr
actual fE,Ir-s :Dr lT,p. r'i that h" las'
week Of February aud '.e lat week Iu
October had b'sai! Cpu-.d,r,d IN making
the ca lCii!Atlpu- Nr james wanted
TO know why those jwO month. had be..il I.
considered. and Sir LHary thought -
was Because Il was desirable 90 consider
the maximum aud min business
~ the year Nr James ASKED Il be
could produce ~. figures for five wears
hack. Mr. Ieary replied that N" wnri,
OF compiling tn ~ tti-frrs and estimate.
given had taken up the iIu- 81 2a5 in"u
day and night Tor sIV weeks
Mr.. james drew from The witness a
statement that tho CE-t Il material
had gone up - well - wages. and said b., .
would In" 20 hly" Sums. part iciIlars q
10 prices paid tor NArfrI- materials and
would ike To- s"r al tn contracts mad'.
for such
wi you produce them asked Mr
James
Il will consult with VI Bond fho p
general counsel - ~" Baltifuur,. aut