Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-11-10
rnE1cHr DETERMINATIONS.

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nrevent discrimination in freishts or
railroads aud steamhcatsin Washihgto u
Territory. We have not before us th'
tart Of that act, and hence cannot say
that the act was perfect in all its
proyisions. 1t may had some defect
which could easily have been remedied
But from cur recollect IONS Of its pro
visions the intent Of the act vas to make
Z law that would compel freightsrs to
carry for uniform. rates over the same
distance, aud to carry in the order OF
time that freights were furnished,
and that no shippers, mar any class OF
ahip,ers should have any preference
over others, either in time of shipment
or in the price of shipment. 1t seems
that this law did not suit Mr. Willard
or his c,mpaay, and they ma lie
such representations to the pre- ent
lepi ,lature Of Washington, and offered
sufficient inducements to influence
that body to repeal the act, unexpect
edly to the rrea, mass of the people.
The knowledge Of this repeal has led
the yeomanry Of the country to study
more closely the effect of this repeal,
and to many thinking men it appears
to be disastrous, in this, they believe
it will almost entirely destroy the free.
dom Of the individual farmer in the
shipment Of his produce to market
over any Of the railroad and steamboat
lines, and force The farmer to sell hi.
produce to others who can gain a pref
erence in shipment, and to sell at such
price as the preferred shippers are dis
posed to give, or not sell at all. This
will place the large dealers and ship
pers in q position to make all their is
70 be made out Of the products Of the
country over and above the naked cost
Of production, and leave the poor far
msr nothing as profit upon his labor.
A. for instance tho Walla Walla, and
Portland board oftrade, or the Tacoma
board Il trade, or any other orsaniza-
ton, or individual man who has abun-
dAnt means to buy large quantities Of
wheat, FAX or any other grain engage
in the business and goes to one of the
transportation companies, md says we
will have $4,000 or $4,000 bushels OF
grain to ship as soon as the harvest i.
gathered, and we want it shipped as
soon AZ it is ready for shipment, and
We expect you to ship for US at cduuet|
rates. If Oh ship small lots at SO pei
ton, We shall expect yon to ship on,
large quantity for s or 81 per ton. and
even they may demand less price.
All right say the company, since you
have. 10 large amount we will accede to
your proposition and ship at your pro
posed rates and rs soon as y are
ready for the shipment. The harvest
ccmea Some fifteen or twenty Of
these combinations have their wheat
ready for shipment, when the market
price il high, and they have enough tc
load the trains and the boats fol
months During this time farme,
having Eve thousand bushels. and DO
ing DESTROYS to ship it while the price
i high, applies to the transportation
company to have it shipped, ave
viii ship your grain at So per ton, but
We cannot do it now, you will have tt
wait till all the grain wc have engaged
70 ship for these other large shipper,
i carried over our line" Well h,
waits. The large shippers get thei'
grain to market in time at reduced
freights, dispose Of it, get their money
and 20 on their way rejoicing, mean
tine.the market price declines. ane
when the farmers FIVE thousand bush
81 arrives in market at high freights
il can fad NO sale excep. at reduced
rates, which will leave the farmer t.
suffer the loss, whereas, could h,
have shipped when he was ready, b,
could have made good profit, anc
gone his way rejoicing.
Tho above is one illustration Of ,
law which fosters discrimination il
freight charges, and it is only one among
: thousand where discrimination il
practised. Hence, the Washington
Legislature in repeating that act leg
islated for the benefit Of the rich mer
and combinations of rich men, ane
against the poor man and the man o