The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
STATE INDUSTRY
LOSES BIC SUMS
BY UNFAIR Rates
Iron Men, Stock Dealers, 9th
ers All Outside Fence, Of
Illinois Markets.

CHICAGO. July 25.-Representatives
of the iron industry in Indiana, de-
tailed losses sustained in their Illinois
markets because of the alleged dis
elimination in freight rates to the
favor of Illinois iron mills in testimony
today before Examiner William A.
Disque OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. who Is hearing the Indi-
ana-Illinois freight rate controversy at
the Federal building.
First to testify was William l..
Meyers. secretary of the Highland
Iron and Steel company of Terre
Haute. also representing other rolling
mills in the state. In an exhibit cover
ing twelve typewriter pages he pre-
sented q record Of the charge Of lndi-
ana manufactured pig iron. iron bars
and band iron.
Characterizing his exhibit is filled
with "glarinS examples" of unfair
rates which would force Hoosier man
ufacturers out of neighbor state mark
cts, Mr.. Myers showed that on iron
shipments from Terre Haute to Peoria,
Ill. the charge was 10 cents per ton,
while between Chicago and Peoria.
longer distance the rate was only ga
cents.
"outslde Fence"
Outside Of the fence" was the man.
ner in which William H. Kippinger.
. the traffic manager Of the Gary Found
ry and Machine company of Etst Gary
Ind, characterized his position. East
Gary. he said, was just outside the
Chicago switching district by short
distance and his firm was not able to
receive the advantage Of the Chicago
district rates which his direct COM
petitors enjoyed.
Unless some relief were obtained,
Mr. Klinger said that his company in
tended to move inside the fence. In
competing with Illinois foundrtes the
Indiana concerns found that their com
petitors had 40 cent less rate.
In the stove line. 0. r. Livinghouse,
traffic manager Of the Locust Stove
and Range company Of kokomo, pre-
sented exhibits showing that his com
pand had lost between $4,000 and $780,
200 Of Illinois business in the last two
years.
L. A. Clark, traffic manager OF the
Ball Bros. Glass Manufacturing Com
many of Muncie, Ind, took the stand
at the beginning OF the morning Sos
sion. His testimony related TO condl
ttons In the Illinois markets in which
his company completes with a similar
company at Hillsboro. III. his com
petitor having many points IN favor
on less than carload lots.
Stock Market Affected.
Low freight rates In Illinois reflect
ed on the indianapolis live stock mar
ket. according to the testimony OF =.
w, Tibbs Of johnson, Tibbs & Drake
commission merchants at the Indian
apois Stock Yards. He said that pre-
vious to the time the Indiana rates
were advanced the live stock firm OF
which he was a member had an aver
age of two train loads of stock from
Illinois each day but now that busl-
ness had been reduced to almost moth
ing.
! D r. Herbert, of Sullivan. Ind, was
the second witness. He is a. morse
and mule buyer and shipper. HIS
farm is sixteen miles from Illinois,
and he testified thai his method was
10 drive the horses and mules across
the state line and ship them TO East
ST. Louis, his market
To ship the horses and mules from
sullivan to East st. Louis, the car
charge was 5000 while from Hud-
sonville, ILL.,, sixteen miles west of the
Indiana city. the charge ranged pc
tween s36 and S3s. He added that in
1917 before the high freight rates pre-
vailed in Indiana. he could ship car
load of horses and mules 10 East st.
ouis for $40