6 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDIES 



Alleged Railroad Freight Inspector 18 



Rebating System and Its Effects 19 



Matches. — Manufacture Begun but Discouraged by Rates 20 



Monopoly of Diamond Match Company 20 



Soap. — Rates Discouraged Maunfacture 20 



Kirk and Company's Monopoly 21 



Iron. — Early Development of Iron Manufacture Needed in Mining Region . 22 



Freight Rates Same on Raw Material and Manufactured Articles . 23 



Discrimination against Denver as Distributing Point .... 25 



Powder. — Reduction in Price after Erection of Denver Mill . . . .27 



Combination of DuPont Monopoly with Railroads 27 



Glass. — Railroad Threat to Lower Rate on Incoming Glass .... 28 



Operation of Factory Raised Denver Rates to Tributary Points . . 29 



Carriages. — Rate on Materials Higher than on Manufactured Article . 30 



Building Material and Furniture. Boxes. Brooms. — Rate Same on 



Unfinished and Finished Furniture 31 



Rate on Mattresses Favored Manufacturer at Missouri River . . ^ 



Cement and Terra Cotta. — Difficulty in Distribution of Product ... 34 



Groceries. — Table of Discriminatory Rates 36 



Coal Mining. — Complaints of Coal Mine Operators 38 



Railroads Engaged in Coal Mining 39 



Monopoly Price Discouraged New Manufacturers 40 



Chapter III. Testimony of Railroad Officials 



Santa Fe Discriminated against Goods Made in Colorado . . . .41 



Higher Rates from Denver than from Missouri River 41 



Rio Grande Favored Colorado Consumer Rather than Manufacturer 42 



Nail Rate Reduced to Favor Colorado Coal and Iron Co. ... 43 



Origin of Colorado Coal and Iron Co. Railroad Assistance . . 44 



Attitude of Union Pacific 45 



Pressure on Railroads by Eastern Manufacturers 45 



Letter of Pool Commissioner Promising Aid to Manufacturers . . 48 



Chapter IV. 1885-1896 



Law Creating Railroad Commissioner and Its Repeal 49 



Complaints against Freight Rates by Presidents of Denver Chamber of 



Commerce 49 



