The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

~ glad b alG any organized sfTort for re-
lief
"But there is also a greater reason why
the present is an opportune siTne % axe
the matter %. The Northern Pacific S
uow - the hands o. q new recetvef'-Mr-
Purlelgh Of Seattle. Z is cat Of the
grasp 0f the Eastern receiver. Ebo never had
any tsrne - listen 70 o8r wrongs. Mr. Bur
leigh e. % washington and for washing
ton sufficiently 20 see hat the people o.
the state anc the interests % the state are
fairly treated. OF course. he S. expected
70 look after the interests q the railroad
he represents. and luckily his railroad re-
q1lres relief as much as the people DO, and
there is NttIe doubt but further inyestiga-
tons viii prove this % DC true.
what Led III To the situation.
'Tn the FIRST place IN order % under
stand the present situation. Il should be
RENE m5ered that the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company Is a. present hand
ling - per cent. % the PaIouse wheat.
Heret0fore-or. rather. prior % this year
the Northern Plcidc handled the greater
bulk. The Northern Paciac is not getting
the freightage this year. and whas ap-
peared suspicious in the matter from the
first. was making no effort % get *.
Hence. the natural inference is that the
Northern Pacific has no desire 20 secure
f. and being "A corporation that has here
question that arises is. why2 There is
nor a man living in the Pal3use country
who does nos remember how the Northern
Pacific fought for that freight heretofore.
II was about seven years ago that the
great fight was made. which was success
ful for the Northern Pacific. Then tho
Oregon Rail way and Nav cation Company
sent Knapp Burr.ll a Co into the Pa
louise country 70 establish grain ware
houses and purchase wheat for export by
It's Line The Northern Pacific had already
established The Northern Pacific Elevator
Company in its int crest and the fight that
ensue3 was merry ~ especially for the
farmer One day Z win be remembered.
this competition sent whe3t - 20 20 cents
above the market price-the profit OF
which went to he farmer and the lose
fell 10 the railroads. But the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company, after losing
several thousands OF dollars hacking up
Knapp, Burren q Co. was routed. The
Northern Pacific won and held the field.
"Of course. there was a natural excuse
for the head freight agents OF the North
ern Pacific when I voluntarily abandoned
this big freight trade this year. The
Northern Pacific Elevator Company went
into the hands OF 4 receiver aaout the
time the railroad did and they lay Il all 20
that. but Il is only an excuse.
The = o~s To the Fnrmer.
LET me tell you whore the secret les.
There are the following wheat exporters in
Portland or having agents there. Balfour,
Guthrie K CO whose man office is in San
Francisco: S.bson. Kerr & Co. whose
main office is in Portllni: j. Il. Cameron
e co. main Off r.. Portland; Pacific Coast
Elevator Company peavey & Coz. ma n
office Portland: and the Portland Flour
ing Mills OF the above RaHour. Guthrie
& co. and Sibson. Kerr & CO. have branch
Offices IN Tacoma and Seattle. The local
firms on the Sound are Reed & Co. of tt
coma and +. Card;n OF Seattle Mr.. Car
din represents j @ Adams. Of s.. Paul
and M.nneapolis. Adams was the former
president az the Northern Pacific Elevator
Company. and Alr. Cardin was u general
manager.
The combination s. being worked in
favor OF Portland and San Francisco. as
against the Sound. and tbs is how the
poor farmer gets & under the hat
THE freight cost for Singing wheat
from Eastern Washington is: 70 Port
land Tacoma or Seattle. l4h cents. There
is. therefore no advantage there To san
Francisco the rate Is q cents. a Il ffe~erce
IN favor Of Porthn3. Tacoma or seattle OF
g. cents Charters are granted at san
Francisco for ~ shIli.ngs and &c shillings
ana pence per ton: 1T Tacoma or Seat
tie about 2S shiuings English money.
difference ~ about ~ cents per hushet.
which deducted from go cents. leaves -
ccats natural benefit that shou3 be de-
rived AZ Sound points. as against san
Francisco. Add ! 10 - cents benefit a.
Seattle or Tacoma over Portland. 1rd the
Puget sound advantage over san Francisco
Is Ga IN 81, cents per hushel
Does the Eastern Washington farmer
get 70? Never In your life wheat :
Quoted AZ from I TO 5 cents more per
hushel a. San Francisco than It should ne
under the circumstances.
For"inw Husinc-= 20 Portland.
'The Investigation into this peculiar
state 81 affairs in order 10 learn Nhy this
cnul1 le done has e1own that about SIX
weeks ago Balfour. Guthrie & CO. secured
a monopoly % the Sound charters Icy pay
ing as high as Sc shillugs per ton and are
now ADVERTISING shipments ana en3e1vor-
'ur 20 mako .ho Eastern Washington
farmer pas for .helr high charters. BY
h1lli1z cheese charters ~ the sound high,
everything can oa forced % S3u Franc SEQ
via Portland ana this IS being lone. The
tonnage 90 Eastern Washington is today
being diverted ir 9~rrr1ar'" with THIS
nfsr VIA the - Z & y. ana Portland.
why" n was proven before the interstate
commerce Commfesir0 ~ W8'a Walo
th1t the ores Railway and Invitation
C1~1oanv hal 07it over S-'"3 N rebates
last wear - the p-nidr Co3st Elevator
Company. whose oflre Is in pH~ae~3
claiming chat chew were agents 81 the Ore
uqn Railway ana Navigation Com7luv.
%s,v tha same dodge IS being o.ave8
sr4tr this wear. v'fh th's 7t}'ion. Inias=
wheat 81 consigned - Poriltn3 and S10
Y,rs.~rt4-.t exporters they 81 81 uat accept
Th4f thte IS unfair ana unnecessary =
ur-s.r ay tbe f1-. Cha. Reed 4 CO rre
h-ix.rr r"eht along a. Tfcaw8 on This
Washington state grading a13 m oa'e'-