The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-18
kowEE FREIGHT RATES.

k0WER FREIGHT RATES.
NM1eeo Men Of the Sound Reused ON
the Question.
~ meeting on freight rates was held at
90k O'Clock In the afternoon, and was ct
nat only by the iumbermen, but by
~ business men as well. Among them
H Governor N. A. Solomon, OF San Francisco;
49, ". George, Percy w. Rochester, John II.
1CGTnU, Herman Chaplin. Jacob Furth. John
1QxJ Frank u. Wrestling, Representative
s0rge u de steigner, state Fish Commissioner
I4AmeS Crawford. of Vancouver. Secretary ]. w.
bridge, OF the Chamber OF Commerce.; Major
|9atnee =. Hayden, w. +. Rupert, OF Port Towns
nd Representative Edmund 5. heauy, w. 7.
|ElaxkyKenerxl manager OF the State Board of
Trade; Dr. 6. Y. Calhoun, OF La Con-
sterman. i. b. Cole, OF Tacoma; Thomas
Grant, senator Henry ay Drum, 81 Tacoma; u G Z.
Hate, of Tacoma: Nelson Bennett, OF Tacoma;
|GeofGe B. Adair, L A. Nadeau, Frederick Mottet,
|4f Tacoma George Hazard. of Tacoma; Saliva
q. w. Thompson, of Tacoma. presided at the
|1Iark senator Drum suggested that the lum-
c1nnen state exactly what they need.
& NJ Frazier. OF the Tacoma Mill Company,
~ that In order to get market In the East,
1E s.. in the Middle states, 40 cent rate was
Mod. That was the sum OF the matter. Such
~ wanld enable the Washington dealers to
~ with the dealers in southern pine
1<@ent rate is IS cents a hundred for lum-
ia the reduction is accordingly Is cents
SXA Norton. OF the St. Paul and Tacoma
inter- Company, declared that he had made a
r. rudy OF the question OF freights In lumber.
&u1ble. was that fir was unknown In the
ara even were 1t possible to put Ii In at
9mA price as Southern pine, some time
~ - needed TO overcome prejudice and in
IS the new article. At best, the fight to
1bs market would be hard and long
trout said that their agents In the East
6usd the dealers ready to handle the fir
The freight rates were lower.
6oo A. Karr, OF Hoquiam. believed that a
rate would benefit the railroad as much
e would benefit the community here and
- dealers.
NJ Frazier told how the railroads met all ap-
hail with the reply, at costs us more than 10
pnts hundred to haul lumber East To this
EIhp lumbermen can make no answer. because
|1hey have no exact knowledge OF the cost of
hauling lumber. The railroad officials say that
e cc9ts about 80 cents TO haul II to ST. Paul,
ead yet they will take lumber there for 45.
ana 10 cents more to Kansas City, making the
IS cents. Mr.. Frazier suggested that CON-
mittee DO appointed to find out the exact cost
q transporting lumber by rail.
W. p. Sergeant OF Buckley, declared that the
Northern Pacific had not the rolling stock
uercssary to handle the lumber More cars
were needed with doors at the end.
G. 3. Hale, OF Tacoma, offered the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The great state of Washington is
endowed with natural resources more prolific
and varied than any other locality OF equal area
IN the known world. and,
WHEREAS. Said resources consist OF the neces-
oaries of life, 70 wit: Timber, coal, precious
metals, fab products of the rivers and con-
&iguous sea coast iood products consisting OF
wheat, harley, rye and corn, ell OF which prod
acts are natural TO the soil aud climate and are
sprpdueed with greater certainty as TO yield OF
Sslnnity and quality than any other like section
- country known 10 man; and,
So WHERRAs, The value OF these products is regu-
hted almost wholly by the transportation
;Shargca placed upon them in getting them 10
he worlds market; and,
MHERRAs. The development of our state de-
oeuds entirely upon our being able 10 export
bur already large surplus OF natural products;
WHEREAS, Our productions are increasing
each year in great magnitude, and some relief
must be found that will admit of the people of
the state Of Washington looking forward TO the
ur0spertfy OF future years with that degree OF
eonfidence necessary TO the welfare and hapni-
meas Of progressive, enlightened and agsres-
WurRrAs, There Is now under progress of con-
atruction work OF great natural Importance
untitled the Nicaragua canal; and,
WHKkEAS. IL is known that the completion OF
Shis great enterprise will enhance the value OF
she nrniaets OF the state of Washington and
viii bring the markets OF the world within easy
pSs,jrSf nv this convention of delegates. rem.
v~srnfSng all the business interests of the state
II Washington. that our representatives at
washington CITY ps ins', ga and urged TO take
Ssss,ay,aa canal, aud If in their Judgment such
scsion becomes necessary. 10 use all honorable
~lyorts 10 hasten the seton OF congress toward
,oaning such credit oil the government OF the
syri,sd states as viii insure the completion of
AZ Ssns,nst al ell works contempt icd by
va eivilizsd world: and be 1. further
hsso.sss' ta each Oh our representatives Al
vWsshinrfon City for their very earnest consid-
eration.
va5<an Bennett made an earnest speech, In
-hich ne urged that there be added 10 the reso
s,,fssns one that the state help Itself by pedginE
money for the canal Inc cana was the great
.Sss.r ,,sexied. aud the state ought 20 come e
~. svort and do something for the canal Sc
~ pennett proposed to amend the resolutions
-, an. iurnbermen and all hands shoulC
- ~s..~w sff,rt to get the state 20 buy. say
= az, ssaa Of the Nicaragua canal bonds
sa,,ss,,~a.sntative George y. de sseiguer calieC
.,s,,,,on ca the tact that under the constitution
49,. tate could not buy the bonds OF corpora
ton In this fashion. ,..,.,
NJ
.a.s,,, ana said that IL the state had tied her
~, m she must take her medicine.
's Tn sr resolutions we're then passed
rrsser,ek Mostei, Of Tacoma, argued that evei
One Northern Paeiac should lose little b.
y a.s lumber at q lower rate, the eompan.
800 moro than make up by the increases
$50 q, other directions A railroad was gov
49, ON ,he same p-ineiples that control othe
e,r,,a,stions. Every hardware man sells nail
,ass n order to make up in ether goods, an'
49, 80 .-eeer cells sugar in the same way Nh
Vo,,a, la noted rne fact the Northern Pacific
san y. enormous land grxnt, has It's preierre'
49, r.a s,o,ss Al %. while the Great Northern
49, Saslssns Without an acre OF a Ian
s ~n,va has = r. stock quoted at IL
r,sneIs ROsch gave seine ir'eresting figures
aa,,neyn nine flooring goes into Kansas CITY
:, ,as,,. snd comnaoa points for 2 eenss
s ssna.ss mounds. or about 40 a thousand ies'
Ess c,.t from here to those points - % eeAss
s snv red or sii thousand fee. tn
.o. :, the Sess flooring st those polass Is IS
svaarssnd feet. subtrsctirg the gu irelsas fas
s.s,a ,his leaves ,la for ma best flooring 81 Va
.as,,. here Thss IL too Iowa priee Were IN
..,s rut 70 20 cents hundred tia. woala max
= : thsusaad fsst lsAving siz for The best nooi