South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-07
Freight Men Representing As
Roads Asking Increase Ap-
pear Before Commits
sion Examiners.
WOULD RAISE RATE ON
WAGONS so PERCENT
Shippers Will Have Their In
ming Monday When
Traffic Managers
Will Testify.

Freight men representing the 40
railroads that have asked for an in
crease in rates between South Bend
and Ohio river points are still. being
called in the hearing before e. X.
Marshall and +. l.. Goddess. exam
liners for the interstate commerce
commission, at the pOstoffice. 1t is
hardly probable that the railroads
will finish their testimony before
late Saturday afternoon.
One or two of the representatives
OF the shipping interests may be put
IN the stand Saturday afternoon, but
the real testimony in opposition 10
that of the railroads will be given
Monday. according 10 G. Z. WEIGH,
assistant traffic manager of the Stu
debaker corporation. who is assisting
II. l.. Lust Of Chicago, representing
the manufacturers.
Rail Omcials on Stand:
Four railroad officials were on the
stand for direct examination Friday
morning and w. T. Stevenson of
Chicago. assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four. was called
liams OF Chicago. chief clerk OF the
freight department Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, William Fitzs erald of
Chicago. assistant general freight
agent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio,
j.. T. Ohphant IF Indianapolis as
sistant general freight agent of the
lake Erie and Western. and o. s.
lewis of Cincinnati, assistant general
freight agent of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern, testified for the
railroads Friday morning.
During the morning a large num-
her of maps and rate schedules were
introduced as exhibits. The maps
were brought in 10 show the various
connections made between railroads
at functions, the cities in whose
business the carriers participate. and
the routes that the railroads have
requested the interstate commerce
commission to allow them 20 keep
open.
Would Raise Wagon Rates.
IL was brought out on the cross
examination OF l.. +. Oliphant that
the proposed increase would mean
an increase of about five cents per
100 pounds on wagons shipped from
South Bend 10 the southeast. This
would be caused by the changing of
wagons from the sixth classification
which now goes at 10 cents per hun
dred. TO the fifth class. which. if the
increase is granted, will cost the
shippers a fraction over No cents.
II wagons were allowed TO remain i'm
the sixth class under the proposed
increase. the shipping charges per
hundred pounds would be a fraction
over Is cents
Mr.. Oliphant was permitted 10 tes-
tifv on conditions that will affect In
dianapolis. in which South Bend
shippers have little interest. Two
applications. one known as the Nor
rfs application and the other as the
FULTON. are being considered during
this hearing Indianapolis shippers
have been notified of the hearing
but none of them has announced
that representative would be sent
here.
Substantiate Testimony.
The testimony Of J. r. NiCWiIuams
and william Fitzgerald was taken Il
substantiate that given by w. T
Stevenson and J. T. Johnston, assist
ant general freight agent of the
PENNSYLVANIA lines. on Thursday
They said that they and their com
panies took the same stand as the
other two men, who testified or
rates.
G.. r Fulton. secretary or the chi
ssgo and ohio River committee. j. T
Johnston. assistant general freigh
agent OF the Pennsylvania lines,
w. Allison Of New York. member o.
the official classification committee
formerly assistant general freigh
aeen. OF the baltimore and Ohio rail
way. and w T. stevenson OF Cincin
rau. assistant general freight agen
OF the Big -Four. were on the stan'
Thursday.
Argue No Competition.
All OF the testimony introduce,
before the examiners was on tn
freight rates The conteh 'on Of tn
railroads is that the r. betweei