The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-21

Chairman Aadgely Explains why Re-
ducfinna Afa MT Eaax IN nAAal.

Chairman MID gely Expialns why Re-
ductions Are Not Easy 20 Obtain.
J. w. Midgely. Of Chicago, chairman of
the Western Freight Association. who ar
rived in the city with his family on a pri-
vate car oi tho Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul on Friday evening, left for Spokane
by the Northern Pacific road yesterday
afternoon. He is taking a much needed
vacation as he has attacks O: nervous pros
tsation caused by oyerwork. Accom-
panied by Mrs. Midgclv, his four children.
Mrs. Midgciy's sister. Mrs. +. ID. Moore, Of
Chicago. and by their mother, Mrs. J. X.
Wheeler, he came by the Burlington road
TO DenTer. by the Denver 4 Rio e;rande to
Ogden and by the Southern Pacific to- san
Francisco. lie made side trips to South
ern Kansas and Southern California and
then came to the Sound by way of Port
land.
The Western Freight Association. of
which Mr, Nidgeiy ia chairman. is com
posed Of the railroads between Chicago and
~. i.ogss on one side and 81. Paul and the
Missouri river ON the other. though it oc.
~casionallv takes a hand in the making OF
rates west of the Missouri. The chairman
OF the Western Freight. Central Traffic and
Truuk Line Associations compose the
joint rate committee, which agrees on
through rates in all the territory CON
tresied by them. extending from the At
laDtic 10 the Missouri river. In describing
the work OF his association. Mr.. Midgcly
said:
We have had a good deal OF business in Goa
rcessea with rates west OF the Missouri since
tho dissolution Of tie Transeontinensa A.so-
citation. isaascaniiaensa rates seem TO b. dis
gffrfEl by the ram nAffttau ef tkA tta,af4a..
fac.ac ara the new Independent s,eames iiue.
bat uay Interest IA thc business IL so sinai. ,h.,
sAv unsettiing u. rates makes very little differ.
ensa 20 US Your people sers are much in
tsressea In the rates OF lumber and shingles
These rates are naw much tower-lass than half
than what we get oa our eva local lumber
business, So that eur roads aEe not anxious 10
cultivate through lumber business Several
o' faen esa i've On their local bust
ness Cor instance. the grain saa live
ssoek business as tas darlington aliaas, sap-
ports u ana sas through hasiuess - very
srisll sfs.r. Ca tho other haad. tAis through
testaess 10 a t4g thing Zoe tia tsanscoaiiaeafs
tfaes. inr ihey see - an: souss Of stesa 81 per
eeut. % ere through rate Yet. vita the ex-
csptsea %; tas &aktasrn Pacific. taev 10 aes
coa.sss much distributing territory, 50 that they
have - gs, the sAs al the Eastern conaecsfn.
lines ~ reach aay OF TIE sssmsgx eeug;sy whsge
TIE sgnless at The Coast - Consumed. Ret
taess connecting sssis are Interested in ship
rsag sas luEates 81 their eva territory. ana
they get lsors Tee IL. their peEsioa az the
tarossh rate isssa -. Fsai - chsesSo oSlax D
eVnts. " htls the ieeSl rzIe liz IL cents
Anosses reason WAY ssur ianaesr wiz require
vegy saw rs,cs To get East is sAat raost q. shs
tsahss goes 20 Catcsso aud 81 iauts ~ water.
The southern ysssew pine has s:.o greatly snp.
planted Tie white aaee IN egr 90 a territory, sd
naf oalv ~ tie distance. IL has se ha EAa.el
sAeEfef tsaa tsosa tie Coast. eak streams raa By
aseseSs every Istls ia the south. There "a .s4,l a
gss&s desi e. i4@esr IA :hs Nasss yet. Though,
aaa sas cast csa aos ex pect ~ srpplani u yet
Ms Ntdgely Vas genuinely surprised a.
the size aEt hsR4sornenexs O! the build
.ngs IN she business section OF tie eisv.
having evidently formed Al ~oaeo
conception ot the sire ard Importance Of
the city. lie u as st.ll more surprises. Ia,
there were very les empty Rooms In the
offsce eailf.ngs and regretted tAa. he
could not stay hero long enough 20 see .cs
himself what IL wAs that furnished hsss.
ness sax saeA . elsy.