Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-13
CAPITAL PACKERS
HAVEN 7 ANY KICK
THAT Is WHAT GOULD LINE
MAN TRIES TO TELL 'EM.
CITY IS REALLY FAVORED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hearing on Packing Industry
Rates Grows Interesting.

BY Associated Press.
oklahoma CAY. Okla, Sept. Ia
Using the testimony of Vice Presi-
dent Il. ID, Boyd Of the Gould lines as
basis, Commissioner George A.
Henshaw. Of the State Corporation
Commission, this afternoon in the
rate hearing before Commissioner
Charles d. Prouty, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, attacked the
alleged practice Of the railroads in
holding secret traffic conferences
and fixing rates without explaining
the reason or basis for the change
in rates to the public.
Mr.. Henshaw declared there should
be a law making it compulsory for
representatives of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and members
Of the railroad commissions Of inter-
ested states, to be admitted to such
conferences. Commissioner Hem
shaw served notice that he expects to
go to Washington when Congress
opens in the interest of such legis-
lation. Commissioner Prouty agreed
with Mr.. Henshaw, saying that this
was just the kind of a law he had
been urging.
Nlce-Presdent Boyd who until
two months ago was connected with
the Texas Pacific, stated on the stand
that he alone fixed the TT. Worth
outbound rates on fresh meats and
paokinghouse products, at the re-
quest of Ft, Worth Packers, thhe
rate being reduction Of the one in
effect at the time.
1t was this statement regarding
the fixing of the rate by Mr.. Boyd
that called forth the statement from
Mr. Henshaw.
AT the time this rate was reduced,
the Inter-Stat Commerce Commits
sion was asked TO suspend the rate
but declined to take action in the
matter on the grounds that it doubt
ed its authority to suspend a rate
which was reduction.
The witness admitted that the
business of the Texas Pacific out Of
t't. Worth had increased materially,
following the reduction of the out
bound rate.
NiCe-Presldent Boyd was sub
poneaed by Commissioner Prouty.
at the request of counsel for Okla
homa City packers. Attorney JEFF
frey, of Chicago, representing the
TT. Worth packers, conducted his
examination. The witness testified
as to what this rate was based on
and endeavored to show that Ok
lahoma City was practically on Il
par with Ft. Worth. and in some
cases that the Oklahoma town had
a slight advantage Mr.. Boyd said
that he had figured the Ft Worth
outbound rate on tonnage and mile
age. The witness declared that Il
all fresh meats and packinghouse
products shipped out of TT Worth
had come out of Oklahoma City. the
revenue derived by the railroads
would have been $7b,O0o less than
1t was.
Vice-President Boyd was the first
witness placed on the stand by TT.
Worth, following the refusal of
Commissioner Prouty to delay the
introduction OF testimony by F.
Worth packers until after the rail-
road witnesses had testified.
The history Of the packing indus
try at Ft. Worth was outlined by
c. f. Frisbee, traffic manager for
Armour G. Company. He declared
that 70 per cent of the hogs butcher
ed at Ft Worth are raised In Okla
homa, and added that $4,000, 900
had been paid into Oklahoma by Ft
Worth packers from 1908 to 1910,
when the first packing plant was
established in Oklahoma City.
In a statement this morning, Com
missioner Prouty assured Oklahoma
packers that the Interstate Com
merce Commission will establish
some rate which will be the same
between Oklahoma City and out of
state points. as between out of state
points and Oklahoma City" The
statement was made while A. w.
McLaren, traffic manager for Nor
ris & Company. was on the stand.
That's all we want" the witness
quickly replied.
The trend of McLaren's testimony
was to show discrimination against
Oklahoma packers as compared with
other points in the Southwest