Q. Has it been the custom on your road to get a larger rate from New York than from Pittsburgh?
A. Yes; on our road we get a larger rate from New York than from Pittsburgh.
Q. Do you mean per ton per mile?
A. No. I mean the aggregate rate. The Pacific road fixes its own prices from Chicago west-bound.
Q. Can you not ship freight at a less rate per ton per mile for a long distance than for a short?
A. I think we can. It saves the intermediate handling.
Q. Do you know of any instance where iron or steel has been shipped from Pittsburgh to New York and from there to San Francisco by rail?
A. No.
Q. Because the rates would be cheaper?
A. No. I have understood of one or two cases where drugs were sent from Pittsburgh to New York, and these came into competition with drugs shipped by ocean, and were then shipped on back.