, 1876-04-15

me l'g7en' rates OF freight from WalIa Walla
TO "aii1la, on said road, cannot hs reduced
TO ct least - 80 per ton on board the boats
G. C. CRAM,
W. 3. Thomas,
JAS. MADIGAN.
"ALLA "ALLA, ". T, April Sth, Is7G.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
To THE COUNTY CoUxcL oy GRAxGFrs
OF w W COUNTY GeHtGacl, Your am.
IN nniea'lon addressed 10 me through vour
committee dated April S-h, asking "If the
present rates OF iTeights from Waila Walla to
Nal!u.a on the railroad, cannot be reduced
TO at least s. 90 Per ion On hoard the
boats, has been submitted to the trustees OF
The W. W. q c. r. r. Co, aud will receive
the attention its importance deserves.
Aud slace Your committee sav they are
not authorized TO argue the question. or do
more Than receive categorical answer 10 the
above query neither to give any reasons for
making the request, nor 10 listen 10 any rea-
son and be convinced by arguments and facts
that may produce ef ,he iiuprao,ica bility O.
the IL K Company acceding to the request.
! the CONCLUSION must be, that the substance Of
! all the reasons yon have are embraced in
your preamble and resolutions OF March 18Th.
1916, made public through newspapers, and
10 which | reply through the same medium.
lnasmVch as this ia the first apd only
communication the Railroad Company has re-
celVed from your honorable body, accompanied
az 1t Is, by verbal threat Of direful conse-
sequeLees II We DO not uccsie 10 II. we con
clude you arc lhborirg arGor very false i'm
IN,
IN ral!Tcrd transportation, and the true policy
which should be pursued to forward the b.st
Interests Vf this country The preamble, and
resolutions, as ndop'ed by your Council, en-
brace the following prop si'ions:
! /. That the action OF the Railroad Company in
adopting The present rate of freight clr,es Is l.iI-
| Gus to ths agricultural interests OF the country
! : That these rates are not demanded by sound
policy.
! 5. That rnlropls can transport fer one-terth tie
/ cost OF transportation by teams.
/ l. That the R.aLoaG CoIg;puy's cI1r,cs are op-
piesslNe and Injurious 20 the interests OF tg farming
and producing classes.
Have ;hey adopted an unreasonable and
! eXhoIbitaut rate Of freight charges? 1t was
shown IN ny ANIMAL report OF January 9.h,
1876, that lhe yearly down irrighfs for the
/ last three year, Lad not amounted 10 9GGO
/ tons Per year. An estimate Was then made
naming fUC the future probable shipment Of
! II, 4,CG0 tons. from which ~ a basis OF calcrs-
/ latCn at 81 pr ton, II was igrft:orsgtMy
stopH that to KEEP up repairs and pay run
mug expenses there auu:d be a yearly deficit
/ OF $3.50, without paying = cent oI present
/ Indebtedness, or lis interest, or as dividends
Oh stock. The rates now established increase
/ that estimate ) Ter ton, or $l4. 900, upplica-
( be in payment o. the $500 deficit, and
/ ) 1850 Ga iho interest OF the Indebtedness Of
! the Comp4ay. BEt the Company owes $780,
! OGO on which iJ Is paying, and has 20 pay
/ interest n Per cent. PER month If /. cannot
! b. cnt for l.>s hercale er-a yc,lly tu.al Of
/ SO, ,~U0. The up fgeight t. Nalr!a for the
/ last three years has been about 5000 tons IN
nualiy, not counting rai:ruad ma 'erill-say
/ ar our present rates amyuuhEg TO $4,000,
/ leaving ..J3l Urpald. Is It's charges Enrea-
souab.c or exhJrbI,ant, when cru.rrriug the
/ /. uetir that yh,a railroad does, n a,!vana!u,
/ the price 9. TIE es,Ice cereal g.O .ur'. OF the
| v-llar, not less 'hsn 80 caut- Tcr lu,hr,, hy
( g.viag t.eiiiUrs igG getting the produce TO
{ market, aud when i could not I-t 90 m.r-
/ 1T o,herw.=-r 10 ch#rsr % price -hEt "I!l
I rot pay iAe interest OF - lai,Si,dussS hy
! $3.50. aud rot Il cent to IL rahr.i. - !:
! t,,Urirutu rot ezgrLItaut, I.ot ':.Ea=s--.ah,,.
/ This reply fully meets your frr, rrap,r,:on
! and sccruuI- ,cr he f.ct dat H. ". ". L
. C. =. La.,sa "a Camlc.oy s'u,l .o-l,.y = u,r :,
only t.s.y c-u,s ou The ;s,..c uf lue or,i pad
/ il.
I'm sry a'.r action !. nu' caly drtrini' nt tal
! Eui rulua,s 70 rra Q unity The tran>io@-
/ ror.a'i"u facilities afforded by III. railroad
/ les, gall c.u-fi an odyaure OF not lrss 'haH
. 80 cents tu,hI on Iha cui.re crop @. cereals
rsis. q il your valley; !aur hundred thuu-
/ sni tsu-hr!s-u-. hundred lad tWrl'y jhu--
/ sand dcil.rs rs. value received by The ;rO-
GrcarS, over Eui above what would have
brsn r,c,iytd i,Y lb.m had il not been for the
raiiTust. ana Yet the railroad Company -
c,iyed n,' IA dollar Of Vrof,=! 1 that %. dgt-
rim en- al and III uous to the cyul.t,y?'
susw er, go! nnoh
But these rates Of freiehis. !; continued
,ou which you demand a lyjUcii.rl, would
! b. disastrous and rrinrus 20 the country, fJr
the reason thu: the railroad woui& cease 70
b, operated and k~lt NJ, aud the IN 1T iH'
terlsts Of the community lapse back TO he
coud.,iou in which hey were before The rajI-
roal was built. y cur wheat after harvest
. :
" hen vorth l6j pr GENITAL in Portland Is
uow, OF Over IL cents when worth 100 Tr
conn! In Portland, rs was he case IA tie
fail o; 1913. Proven 10y ali Tie past history
Of relative prices in his country.
You report, these rates are oppressive -
How oppressive Is !. possible for sDy :Is,i-
tuition - be oppressive that does not inter
fa!s with any mgrerIai interest, except that
lnfurlau one. Of dragging to death nature :
ucsi,sr HegS- rough the alkIlI dust ard
SAID or the Waiiula road thar gives r5-
n,uner4tiye v-.ir,s 50 the producer, and s'i:s-
r.lates every other brsuch of industry OF bus.
Iur-s IN liir cOnurgY: Answer lf yourselves
You sav - II is ia admitted f4cI hat raii-
roads can transport freight Tor one tenth
4, hat teams can, De. i that true, On short
Iocsl roads Ike ours, wi,h the amount oi
business ii has 20 90, OF viii ever have to do
D ra= any sane Iasn believe 80 cents Per ton
lthe tenth OF the iEls g5a name s. tea:nstefs
rarf' Will sustain TO4d like Unrs, PdsslI =
oyer an aizli, sage and sand desert nearly
irs entire length, tapping fine aEricu.'nEa.
district =. ole snd IL nlile- wide ex,eLdIng
- miles on she right and - on the left, bn'
at the ojh.r end terminating On the barreu
Ii1ius 81 the CoG0oIf, which tne lit @!
Eaiur5Ss God has destined 10 be reserved ex'
elusiveiv tgr the hshIta,iau OF Indians, liz
ards, sage hens, aud Ihe,r ike, f-r 100 mil,
toff I'd 8ud down, and not sui-ed FOR civil
lied man 20 settle On : Answer yourselves,
what the capabilities q such a coun y + f3E
.a,triniu- railroad. al 80 cents pr tcl
fright The history Of this country i, th4'
is in ports amount to los than 5000 'O2s, It's
exoor;s less than 1880 tons.
Ca1npa-isous srr generally considered odi'
o,,-. ana vour com p.siSsn OF our rates s-i'h
hos q ih, O. 5. y C0rnpspy, AID The eEi-
den. conclusions you would have Grawu
f7,r, ten, 2re faliaciogs, just Is would hs q
comparison OF their rates Pr ton I=E m'ir,
viii OCEAN steamers ratos. The works Of ti=
Gre.; ArtIfoer who cCTs-ouc,cd the o',sE-
and rircrs ss lInfs OF i-aH5p0-' atiun viii no.