The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
SHIP LOSS BLAMED
TO So. PACIFIC LINE
rompr,i,or AsSails Roads Sea
service at Interstate
Hearing.
oTIITF> VOICE PRAISE

i,c southern Pacific l03 per
t.c earnings Of tho vessels to-
trs passenger ships which II
,, ..tn.cn Sew York and New Or
,c,, spence, the railroads director
s...'.. testified yesterday. 1t was at
~, ...r.rg before Interstate
.....,rcr Il. II. Meyer to determine
,-,.... tho southern Pacific shah he
.,.y.I. under the Panama act. to give
,,r.r-t,p Of this steamship line.
,,,v. .. the Morgan Line. The matter
ola, discretion Of the Interstate
-orn.cg.. commission. The hearing was
.At .., il, assembly room Of the M"r-
,,,,. \-Sociitiuu in the Woolw
'u'a -
Fro. N 90 30 per cent. OF the earn
&c. .,f., Morgan Lines freighters also
zoo. GOT opcration Mr. Srer"" sald. lie
ga. followed on the stand by frtderick
: ,,.ev,s. wiz said that he had been IN
~, .,,,rshlp business for nifty years
md .ad been one OF the organizers anu
.. rr..,d.rt Of the Philad, lphia and
.y., steamship Company. formed in
,op Vnlrh went into a roceivership In
49,: -,
Mr. ,,royes attributed the failure OF
N. i~,n.ladclph q and Gulf company en-
r,., To- the hostility OF the southern
rarH, lie said tina the formation OF
,r, company vas largely "A matter or
.,- rrIde with philadelphians.
accuses southern Pacific.
"r,o southern Pacific did all II could
IN ton p,ople from subscribing TO the
.|~.l,f.uu OF the new line said Mr.,
;-u,.- X then. h. said. ran one boat
.s ,.,n two boats. from Philadelphia &c
.ulf ports In opposition. He told or get
.r- possession of a letter written on the
ctr head Of the Morgan Line. In Whicf
,,.. printed the m OF l.. j. spence
AMI r !. spence. offering "A detective 81
ct some manifests of the Fhiladel'
PHI and Gulf line.
81 iN.d up some manifests and took
.l..1 'o the Mor-un Line agent in Phil
.l.',lia and got the 81 testified Mr.
,p,,.s. Later | complained to Mr.
" ,,rsham. who WAS then Attorney
Gc.,ra,, aud he said he would look int
he natter
Groves said that the Philadelphia anC
GIr mad NOR" traffic south than
mid handle. hut could get no NOR
#t' ne sfuS's Wv AAS ~ 50 "'''''N =
s Morgan Line. none of the STEAMSHIP
~,p.pauIr~ in New York would sell q
charter the new company any vessels
''y,-y railroad line gave the Philadel
sit and Gulf credit on shipments ex
cep' the southern Pacific, which re
ur.l a bond. Groves went on the bonc
ID 20 the failure later had to pay
.r.>,ls lie said that tina Souther
a..'' kept his company from member
s.lr n the Southwestern tariff comm
To-. p, it, great hurt in making throug
rat
TrIis Of Dread Of >ptrs.
"'' got 50 that I was afraid To mir
mr. because several of our employee
,ur, a. out to he in the pay of competi
TO- >aid Mr.. Groves.
'4r,- ". Proch of New Orleans.
RI .,.l ..u. testified that he was fo
atu, southern manager Of Mr. ';roveS'
Steamship line and hat II. did not asro
with Nj 'irovts that the hnc'- failut
v,- who'll, due To the activities 81 IN
Sa.,,. r,. Pacific. lie thought that IN
Charleston stop for the lines boats va
detrimental
Memorials we're presented from Bait
more rad, organizations urging strong'
a N, southern Pacific he allowed
.,.p H. ships ON the other nan
willard NJ Harris. n Philadelphia
'u,'". presented the opinion OF u
De'iN ~" River transportation Associi
'o0 that the "uuholy alliance OF II
.t'roid and steamship company ougl
% ', dissolved.
Almost complete rciutation by VI
Sn.rr" OF the testimony offered IN u
.nC-'por ay Mr. ir"Vcs WAS the featu'
81 ,n. evening nearing before Comm
>ot,r N,y"r. After giving details
80 controversy bo wc-n MIR. Groves ar
A.nS.l'. Nj. spence emphati"ally deni'
ne ,har-rs that the southern l'acli
I'D mad. any attempt To- stop contrib
;ions 10 the Philadelphia and Gulf S'ear
sn.p Complain