Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-08-11

and that all pilotage fees must be paid
direct to the pilots.
with regard to pilotage we are in
formed that the pilots now require pay
ment of the tonnage fees to which they
are entitled by statute, with the result
that the charge on the ship is greatly
/ increased.
1.-The results of these changes is to
impose on a ship charge two or three
times as great as formerly, e. g., large
ship now about to leave the port has
had to pay $l700, whereas before the
recent changes she would have been
chdrged 5000 only, which was the max
imum charge on ships of between 1000
and 2l00 tons register,
This incaease in expenses should not
be overlooked by shipowners when treat
ing for freights from Portland
The ship referred to is said to be the
Crofton Hall No one can now coatend,
it would appear, that the effect of the
! new law will be otherwise than to in
crease the expenses Of the port. The
idea of th, Sc who in good faith contend
| for the bill, and succeeded in so mystl.
| flying the country members that they
passed the measure blindly, seems to
have been that the Union Pacific could
in this way be forced to pay for better
service, and is thoroughly refuted by
this paragraph painted in italics in the
companys towage tariff sheet:
"Rates named above are for towage
only, and do not include either bar or
river pilotage; and all pilotage fees, if
any, must be paid direct tie the pilots
The company does not assume any re-
sponsibility for the acts or omissions of
any bar or river pilots; and any unnec-
essary detention of towboats caused by
any fault of the ship or pilot thereof will
be charged for at the rate of So per hour
in addition to the above rates"
As has been explained before, the
Union Pacific has charged the pilots for
using its tugs, SO that it will safely re-
imburse itself for what it is out by law.
There is supposed to be enough increase
also to offset the lessened freight tariff
in Washington under the Anderson rate
law, The Palouse country farmers,
therefore, will get about as much for
| their wheat under the Tacoma Portland
competition as if the pilotage law here
had been unchanged. The Willamette
valley and eastern Oregon farmers will
have to pay the increased expenses of
the port in lower prices for their wheat
than they would otherwise have OBJ
tanned. For relief they must look to the
next Legislature Oregonian, Aug. 4.
Ehe faamers Of eastern Washington
as we'll as those of the Willamette val
ley and eastern Oregon should take heed
of the conditions concerning terminal
charges at the markets of the Northwest,
as prices for their products are vitality
affected by the conditions ruling in re-
grid to the expense of towing yes. els
from sea to sea. AS stated IN the lore
going, 1.-The farmers will have to pay the
increased expense of the port, in lower
prices for their wheat Therefore, it is
we'll for the producers of all sections
wherever pos sible, to see that their pro
ducts are placed in such position with
regard to transportation lines. so that
they can be shipped to any port where
charges for towage and pilotage of yes
sells are the cheapest, made SO by more
favorable conditions for access to deep
water, as in tina case of Puget Sound,
where charges for towage services are
considerably under other Northwest
ports, and will ever remain so.