The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-20
CLEMENT TELLS INSIDE
OF RUTLAND'S HISTORY
Former CHEF Owner of the Rutland on
the Stand Before State Board of
Appeal on Railroad Appraisal.

The appeal ON the Rutland railroad
appraisal was completed before the
state board OF appeal at the State House
in Montpelier and the appeal on the APP
praisal OF the Newport & Richford rail
road was started yesterday afternoon.
The chief witness of the day was Per-
cival w. Clement of Rutland, formerly
president and principal stockholder OF
the Rutland railroad, and he furnished
some interesting testimony. Mr.. Clem-
ent said he bought the stock of the Rut-
land railroad some years ago at 81 a
share and when he sold it to the New
York Central in 1902 he received around
Sl20 share for the stock. To-day's
value he estimated at $50 share.
When cross-examined by Attorney
Cook about rates, Mr.. Clement was
asked if the Rutland had rate of Oh
cents on lumber from Ottawa to New
York for haul OF 226 miles while the
New York Central took .OS6 cents for its
part of the haul, which was l2S miles.
Mr.. Clement was unable to state from
memory, but regarded ii as fair, because
the Central did not need to use the Rut-
land, except to assist it. They can get
into Ottawa by other routes
In regard to another similar case OF
apparent discrimination against the
Rutland, Mr.. Clement had no knowledge
but did not doubt their existence or
question their fairness. Because the New
York Central had its own line available
and if the Rutland wants the traffic it
must give lower rate to get it, that is,
lower proportionate rate per ton mile.
In regard to paper shipped from Nor
wood, N. u, Mr.. Clement said it orig-
mates at Norfolk, not Norwood. Norfolk
is accessible to the Central. Mr.. Cook
thought Mr.. Clement had considerable
knowledge of this matter. Mr. Clement
thought the rate cited was a fair one
and a good one for the Rutland road.
Clement Jabs Cook.
Mr.. Clement denied that the general |
freight agents OF the Central and the |
Rutland were one and the same man |
and that they ever had been. The gen.
aral freight agents make the rates. He |
insisted that different men made the |
rates for the New York Central and the |
Rutland roads and always have. Mr.. /
Cook sought to show that the rates for
both roads We're made by the same man.
Regarding shipments from Winooski,
Mr.. Clement did not think the rate un
air. Winooski is not on the Rutland
md there il another route to New York,
y way OF the Central Vermont and
lines.
As to a shipment from Burlington,
'lr. Clement said that if the rate is
lot fair the Rutland did not need to
AXE 1t. He insisted that the Rutland
made its own rates without dietation
T control of the New York Central. He
aid it was silly to take few cases
rhere man ignorant OF freight rates
annot understand them, and assert
hat the entire business OF the road was
n an unfair basis. He did not boast of
is knowledge OF freight rates, but hoped
was better than that shown by Mr..
ook.
Even when operating officer OF the ;
Dad, he did not keep in bis head all the
pecial rates and divisions made by the
ficers of the road The road originat-
ig freight would. in some cases. demand
n advantage in the matter OF rate divis- \
IN. 1t is unfair to argue from isolated
lses. The cited cases he was unable to
as either general or rare.
Both Sides Appealed. a
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