The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-24

needed at the stock yards, but that the
cost of these improvements should not
be charged to the shippers. Haslett
said he had been informed that this
additional cost would be taxed to the
railroads. The witness had no objec-
ton to such a program.
Would the improvement in this
service in the stock yards warrant the
the services ?" asked Henderson S.
Martin, chairman of the utilities COM
mission.
Personally, 1 would rather pay
more money for improved service, but
L think the shippers feel they are pay
ing enough money now,' responded
the ElDorado man.
Z. w. Trickett for the stock yards
and connecting railway company took
the witness.
ing of cattle through the yards amount
to more than a dollar a car in shrink
age?' was asked.
''Yes, would think it would amount
to much more than that" was Has
lett'S answer.
Following the taking of Haslett's
testimony, a record was made of the
witnesses, shippers, commission men,
attorneys and railway officials in at
tendance at the hearing.
Bale p. Waggener, ''Stock Shipper
Senator Bale P. Waggener is at
for the Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany. When names of the stock ship
pers were enrolled, Senator Waggen-
er addressed Chairman Martin.
y IF the commission please said the
AtchiSOn county senator, 81 ship q
few cars of stock occasionally myself
L would like to be recorded as one of
the shippers present at the hearing.
The remark occasioned a laugh. But
the official stenographer wrote in his
book, Bale P. Waggener, Atchison,
stock shipper
Many Prominent Men Present.
There are many widely known rail-
way officials, members of the legisla-
ture, business men and shippers at
tending the hearing. Among the ship
pers are such men as Speaker w. l..
Qronjaw) Brown, Senator Harry Nc
MILAN, Representative c. N. Miller, Joe
Mercer former live stock sanitary
commissioner; Former State Senator
t. N. Potter, Clyde Miller, John Ed
wards, H. G. Adams and others
Among railway officials attending the
hearing are:
Missouri Pacific-A. DeBarnidi, gen.
eral superintendent; A. T. Stuart, gem
eral freight agent; F. c. Fletcher,
general live stock agent; C. E. Par
kins, freight traffic manager; Bale P
Waggener, general solicitor, and j. NJ
Challis, attorney.
Union Pacific. D. Breckerhodd,
general superintendent; H. G. Kali,
general freight agent; Robert w. Blair,
general attorney.
F'risco-A. w. Levy, assistant gem
eral manager; D. Ewing, assistant
general freight agent; r. r. Vermil-
ion, attorney.
Santa Fe-J. r. Koontz, general
freight agent; F. S. Brooks, general
live stock agent; w. r. Smith, So
licitor for Kansas
Rock Island-F. J. shubert, general
freight agent; John Fox, live stock
agent; Paul E. Walker, general attor-
ney.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy-wil-
liam Gray. general freight agent.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas w
Allen, general freight agent
Grand ISLANDS,. G. Storr, general
freight agent
Many of these railway officials were
summoned to Topeka to appear before
the commission as witnesses
Fifty Shippers Here.
kansas kamans tnnfo tine stock shippers present from
Gadsky, Douglas; H. c. Mitigate Wash.
ington; J; NJ. Greenleaf, Kiowa; C. N
mie F. H. Hui, Greenwood; w. J. Miiler
ssien a betie 5ohnspn efTde RyTTseI W;s;d A.
Glen woods, Harvey: Fred NJ. Brown,
Pratt; c. 6. Page, Norton; ]. NJ. Sheldon,
Phillips; John 4: Edwards, Greenwood;
nner; Jasper Davis, Franklin; J. L. Craw-
ford, Saline; w. c. P. Rhodes, Trego; J.
Corbett, Shawnee; Fred B. Nash,
Mitchell; H. G. Adams, Wabaunsee; Sam
Graybill- Reno; William Ferguson, sum-
ner; Gilbert Bitter, Greenwood; ]. B. (
Wyandotte; E. S. Myers |
Clay; W., L. Brown, Kingman: H. w
McAfee. Shawnee; Harry Mcmillan, OF
tawa; B. P: Waggener, Atchison; Neal
A. B. Simpson, Sedgwick; George Tamm, /
Osborne; T: A. Lane, Cloud: V. C. Brown,
Johnson: T. F. BuShOQg Brown #
Miller, Ellis; J. W. Hudson, Franklin; o. |
3. Cantren, Wabaunsee; II. Deffendorff, |
Pottawatomie; r. Fl. Haslett, Butler.
Among the commission men appearing at |
the hearing are: W. L. Mcclure, R. G. |
William Curtis, l.. A. Eagan, |
Ben S. Ford, William Stortz Samuel |
Traver, J. w. Hutchinson, Samuel West, !
,. w. Cave, Henry Atchison, George A. |
Addison, all of Kansas City.