Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-15
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The hearing on the complaint Of sew
eral pulp and paper manufacturers and
land owners against the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad Co. and the Maine
Central Railroad Co. that their rates
for the carriage of pulp wood were ex-
cessive and discriminatory was begun
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion IN the Senate chamber Tuesday
morning with a good attendance. 1t
Is expected that the hearing will last
through Tuesday and there is a posi-
bility that it will not be concluded be-
fore sometime Wednesday.
Frederick Manley Ives Of Boston ap-
pears as counsel for the complainants,
while the Maine Central is represented
by Hon. Seth NJ. Carter Of Auburn,
ana the Bangor & Aroostook by Her.
bert T. Powers of Fort Fairfield and
Joseph c. White Of Bangor.
included in the list of people partic-
ularly interested in the compliments
side of the case who were present at
Tuesdays session were G. H. Tiffany
of Boston, the traffic manager Of the
New England Paper and Pulp Associa-
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:. d. Warren Co. of Cumberland
Mills, r. w. Moore. representing the
Eastern Manufacturing Co. Of Brewer,
Hcn. George G. Weeks of Fairfield, B.
". Howe Of Patten, d. c. York. rep
resenting the Oxford Paper Co. of
humford, and J. Fred Webster OF Ros-
Ton, representing the Nekonegan Pa
per Co. of Orcno
Hon. Charles A. Milliken of Augusta,
one OF the directors OF the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad, and the following
officials OF that road, were present at
the hearing: President Percy r. Todd
General Freight Agent George E.
Wicks. Miss l.. z. Raynes, stenogra-
pher for President Todd, c. w. Croweu
general auditor, and Moses Rurpee.
chlef engineer. George s. Hobbs of
Portland. second vice president of the
-Iaine Central Railroad Co, and F. V.
Berry of Portland, the chief of the
traffic bureau Of the Maine Contra!
railroad Co.. We're also present.
Text Of the Complaint
me compliments contend that from
Lagrange and all points on the line of
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
north and west thereof the combined
EanSor & AroOstook and Maine Cen
'fal mileage to western Maine is less
by way of Dover and Foxcroft than by
way Of Northern Maine junction, and
Yet from all such points except nine
stations on the Greenville branch the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad pub
fishes pulp wood rates only by way of
Northern Maine Junction.
The complaiEants claims that as
result of the maintenance, enforce
ment, charge and collection of the
rates published, they are aggrieved
because the rates are unreasonable
and unjustly discriminatory. and with
out limiting the generality OF this al
legation, specify among other things
the following:
First-That the rates Of the Ban
gor & Aroostook Railroad. Old Town.
Dover and Foxcroft. are higher than
may be justified by the service rem
dered.
Second--That the rates of the Ban
eor & Aroostook Railroad. Old Town.
Dover and FoXcroft. are materially
higher than other rates applying on
pulp wood for hauls Of similar charac-
ter and length to Mlllinocket, Dolby
Rips and East Millinocket.
Thrd-That the rates of the Bangor
& Aroostook Railroad are materially
higher than the local and proportional
rates and ub-division of through
rates applying on other articles OF
greater value than pulp wood, which
are more likely to suffer damage IN
transit than pulp wood. and which
cost the railroad company more to
handle.
Fourth-That the rates of the re-
spondent, Bangor & Aroostook Kali
road. to said points are materially
higher than the rates of other rail-
roads applying on hauls of pulp wood
for similar distances under similar cir
cumstances.
Fifth-That the rates Of the Bangor
&. Aroostooh Railroad to said poln's
are so much higher than the rates on
min wood to Millinocket, Dolby Rlps
and East Millinocket that the COM
plainants find it difficult and almost
impossible to obtain pulp wood IN COM
netition with consumers at Mllllnocket'
Dolby Rips and East Miliinocket'
Sixth-That the rates from points on
the lines of the Bangor & AroostooA
Railroad, to points on the lines OF the
Maine Central Railroad, are IN all
cases the sum Of the local or proper
tional rates to and from the Junction
points.
Sevent.,-The Bangor & AroostooN
Railroad Company has neglected 10
publish rates via Dover and FoScroi.
from Lagrange and points north anu
west of Lagrange to points IN western
Maine where the combined mileage
on lines Of the Bangor & Aroostooh
Railroad and the Maine Central Han
road is less via Dover and FoxcroIt
than by Northern Maine junction. eN-
cept from stations on the Greensihe
branch.
The compliments pray that the
Ranger &. Aroostook Railroad and the
Maine Central Railroad Company DC
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