Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1887 — THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION. [ARTICLE]

THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.

General. Butler, representing the Burton Car Company, addressed the Interstate Commission on Thursday. Hj attacked the testimony of General Manager Stone, of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Road, in certain particulars, citing ihe dimensions of the Burton car to show that its capacity for carrying railroad ties, for example, was greater than that of ordinary cars, contrary to Ihe statement of Mr. Stone. The testimony showed that the road accepted every kind of car without discrimination, except what they chose to call the I’alace cattle car. The Lake Shore Company would not take the Burton car at all, which was directly in the face of the law. The aggregate of the extra charges against tho Burton cars amounted to a discrimination of 32 per cent. He cited authorities in support of his claim that the roads had no right tj make discriminations, aod declared that the interstate commerce law had not changed tbi condition of ilia law in this respect Wirt Dexter of Chicago argued in behalf of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy that the Burton Car Company was a common carrier which was seeking to intrude its cars upon respondent’s tracks. Mr. Stone had testified that the three-quarters of a cent a mile which- the railroads allowed each other for the* use of their cars was too much. Yet Mr. Burton had admitted that his company received 00 per cent, more than that, and under the guise of philnnthrophy tho complaintants come here and ask an order perpetuating these rates. The Interstate Commission has assigned Western cases upon its docket for consideration as follows: July 14, William A. Holbrook of St. Thomas, Dakota, against the Manitoba Road, alleging that the carrier makes Itself a

rf erred shipper; William A Fulton ana D. Harding of Hudson, Wis., against the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Bailroad, alleging unreasonable freight charges July 15, Associated Wholesale Grocers of St. Louis against the Missouri Pacific Kailro&d, for violations of sections 1 and 2. July 19, Keith & Wilson of Covington. Ky., against the KenfcuiVy Central and other roads, freight discrimination. July 20, E. B. Baymond, Mazeppa, Minn., against the Milwaukee and St. Paul Hoad, discrimination and violation of section 2. The Commission will not reassemble until July 12.