HOW FALSE CHARGES WERE MADE 



on their own rights of way, and made no 

 charge for switching to these. Some rail- 

 roads owned tracks into the city from the 

 West and out of the city to the East, and made 

 no charge for switching between these. Nev- 

 ertheless, the switching charges appeared 

 in the settlement made with the farmer or 

 shipper by the commission house. 



Mr. Lind said that the commission men 

 did not get this unjustifiable toll. 



MR. MANAHAN. Who does get it, then? 

 MR. LIND. Either the railroad or the millers. 



Mr. Manahan said that he meant the money 

 extracted from the shipper when the rail- 

 road had made no charge. 



MR. MERCER. It is reflected in the price. It mak- - 

 very little difference, one way or the other. 



MR. MANAHAN. It makes $1.50 on one-fourth of the 

 cars. 



Here the witness that was on the stand at 

 the time, a farmer, broke in to correct Mr. 

 Manahan. He said that when cars were 

 shipped in to be sold on commission the $1 .50 

 was charged on every car. 



MR. MERCER. Now, don't misunderstand me. It 

 is reflected in the price. 



MR. MANAHAN. It is not reflected a bit in the price. 

 In the real sense of the word it is straight graft. 



WITNESS. Of course it is! l 



1 Testimony before Minnesota House Committee, pp. 938-39. 

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