Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-10-23
A SCHEME OF THE SHIPPERS
Portland and san Francisco Are Fa.
vorsd 80 shs Detrim@nt of the
sound citiea.

Il ought to bes Are the farmers losing
thousands OF dollars on the wheat crop
through the manipulation OF railroad
agents and wheat exporters7
These are questions that are being
Investigated quietly by gentlemen In
teFested. They have beer here several
days. have been on the sound, at Seat
tie and Tacoma, and, II 10 said. are
about ready with the proof 10 make a
sensation In railroad circles that win
cause the United States court to make
an official investigation In the interest
OF the producer and good government.
I'VE think there win be no doubt
about being able 20 show that there is
a combine of interests IN favor OF Port
land and against the sound shippers;
that there In a rebate being paid by the
o. II. a N. company 70 certain Port
land exporters. and that q great in1us-
sice II being done the producer IN east
ern washington. The railroads inter-
ested are In the hands OF receivers un-
der the direction OF the court. and there
In not a Judge OF the federal court IN
Washington. Oregon or Idaho that
would for q moment tolerate such work
once Il was made plain that the law is
being violated" /" said the gentleman re-
kerred 10 last night. 1T Ia. therefore,
an opportune time for the people of
eastern Washington 20 take the matter
In hand and contest for their rights
Besides, Tacoma and Seattle are in
tersstsd, incidentally, ana would no
doubt be glad to aid any organized ef-
fort for relief.
''But there Is also a greater reason
why the present is an opportune time
to take the matter up. The Northern
Pacific In now In the hands OF a new
receiyer-Ar. Burleigh Of Seattle. 1t
Ia out OF the grasp OF the eastern re-
celver. who never had any time 20 lis.
ten 20 our wrongs. Mr.. Burleigh II OF
washington and for washington suf-
nciently 10 zee that the people OF the
state and the interests OF the state are
fairly treated. or course he is expected
10 look after the interests " the rail-
road be represents. and luckily his rail-
road requires relief as much AZ the
people do; or. at least, the present IN
dleations are that they do. and there
la little doubt but further investiga-
tons win prove this to be true.
THE SITUATION AS III is.
s'In the tifat place Ia order 70 under
stand the present situation. Il should
be remembered that the o. r. a n.
company 10 at present handling rs per
cent Of the palouse wheat. Heretofore
--or, rather, prior to this year--the
Northern Pacific handled the greater
bulk The Northern Pacific is not get
ting the frelghtage this year. and.
what appeared suspicious IN the matter
from the first, was making no effort TO
get 1t. Henra, the natural inference
Is that the Northern Pacific has no de-
sire 70 secure II. and. being q corpora
tion that has heretofore fought for that
Freighsage the first question that
crises In, why7 There Ia not a man
living IN che Paiouse country who does
not remember how the Northern Pa
cific fought for that freight heretofore
IL was about seven years ago that the
great Tight was made, which was sue
cessful for the Northern Pacific. Then
the @. r. a. N. company sent Knapp.
BurraT q Co. into the Palouse coun-
try 20 establish grain warehouses and
purchase wheat for export By Its line.
The Northern Pacific had already es-
tabllshed the Northern Pacific Elevator
Company. n Its interest. and the fight
that ensued was naerry-especially for
the farmer. One day. II will be remem-
bared. this competition sent wheat a5
to 50 cents above the market price
the profit OF which went to the farmer
and the loss fell to the railroads. But
the q. n. q N. after losing several
thousands Of dollars backing up
Knapp, Burreii q Co. were routed. The
Northern Pacific won and held the
field.
"of course there was a natural ex-
cuse for the head freight agents Of the
Northern pacffc when II voluntarily
abandoned this big freight trade thiE
year. The Northern Pacific Elevator
Company went Into the hands OF a re-
eelver about the time the railroad did
and they lay II all 70 that. but it is only
an excuse.
WHAT THE FARMER LOSES.
LET me tell yon where the Haeref
lies. There are the following wheat ex
porterw in Portland OF having aEentl
/ there: BaifOur. Guthrie & Co. who's
main Office n in san Francisco; slbaon
Kerr a Co, whose main Office is Port
land: j. r. Cameron q Co. main Office
Portland; Pacific Coast Elevator Com
pany upeavey q Col. main once. Port
| land; and the Portland FIGURING mills
OF the above Baifour, Guthrie q Co
/ ana sibson. Kerr q Co. have branch OF
ncas Ia Tacoma and Seattle. The leea
Arms on the sound are Reed e. Co. o
Tacoma, and r, cardin. Of Seattle
Mr.. cardin represents ]. Q. Adams o
ST Paul and Minneapolis. Adam
was the former president Of the North
ern Paeifie Elevator Company, and hi
Cardin Was is general manager.
sarhe combination Is being worked 1
favor az Portland and San Franchises
! a. against the sound. and this ~ hc'
the poor farmer gets Il nnder me IA
ssrhe freight cost for shipping wheu
from eastern Washington H. TO pnr
land. Taeoma or Seattle. 1tA cent
There II therefore no advantage tier
To San Francisco tha rata Is = cent
3 difference IL favor u Portland. II
. coma or Seattle o. 81 eenta. Charkcl
are granted at san Franclsce Tor
|. shEilingu ana 20 shfliinns and pen'
per ton: At Tacoma OF Seattle eeo'
Is .shflIinga. Eagiiah money, = cine