The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-09


not only find its way into circulation, but
would Immediately operate ss medium
OF exchange between the lsborer and his
labor, the farmer and his product, and
likewise again from the farmer and the
toiler to the merchant AZ he seeks his
necessary articles Of consumption, lin Or
der to have reasonable prosperity and
reasonable happiness. This particular
money question must be met, and while
the solution of it permits many remedies.
immediate necessities which surround US
iustifies me in asserting that as one Of the
immediate means Of this relief, this plan
that propose is not only acceptable and
feasible bot to my mind is an eminent
ly just and proper one to be adopted al
once.
The second immediate proposition with
which am impressed is the question Of
transportation. / do not discuss the ma.
tion's condition as to this. | confine my
remarks TO you in their bearing to this
state; and have to say that in my opin-
ion nothing tends to retard the develop
ment and general growth and welfare Of
the people Of our state, and the advance
ment OF the state, 20 much as the exces-
sive burden Of transportation. I am I'M.
able to see the justice in system which
exacts from the farmer the complete
yielding up Of the whole product Of his
farm in order to have it conveyed to
market. / cannot see the wisdom nor
the justice in the toiler being constantly
taxed by his employers to pay the exces.
sive rates that the employer is compelled
to pay for the shipment Of his manuiac-
lures, the toiler being compelled to pay
that tax by suffering the proportionate
reduction Of wages. am opposed nat
urally to legislation which would abso.
lutely prohibit transportation In this
state, but l fear the transportation COM
panies have failed to realize that they
have great deal more TO earn by small
profits in their charges with large and
constant shipments, than by exacting
such exhorbitant demands that they can
have bat few shipments as compared to
what they have, being paid therefor sums
in excess Of what would be righteous
aud apparently reasonable demand. To
illustrate my position combining esy re-
marks to this state: l am unable To see
the necessity for the Importation from
California of large quantity OF the
fruits and vegetables which find their way
into this western market. am unable
to see the necessity Of railroad cars and
furniture being built outside OF this state
to be brought In here. II the lumber
and shingles of this side OF the noun
tains could be transported to the east
within reasonable rates, 30 that they may
be sold for reasonable prices, fifty million
dollars year would be the amount Of
income from our unmeasured forests
alone. We would make our own cars
here. The manufacture In that industry
alone would engage much labor. The
cars would be sent with their lumber to
your part OF the state, they would be un-
loaded and your farmers could send their
wheat and other grain to Puget Sound
and from this side their products could
be shipped to all parts Of the world, and
the fruits grown by them in eastern
Washington could supply the demand
on the western side, as with cheap rates
there would be something to stimulate
more enterprise in fruit and vegetable
culture. Thus you observe our situation
In point of creation Of wealth and sup
plies Of articles on this side is unique;
that the mutual exchange of the several
products OF one side with the other could
under proper regulations and restrictions
which are not unjust be made to supply
and support the state alone within itself.
therefor favor such regulation OF trans
portation and the rates to be applied to
the same that the farmer on your side
can send his products to market on
this side and to port and to sea gate
at such rate as will make 1t profitable
for him to engage in this industry, and
not at such rates az so depletes him as to
leave him with mortgage upon bis farm
after he has reaped all that he can of his
crops. The same relief would also allow
the logger and the miner Of my side to
exchange the results Of his industry with
your people for their product, and at such
rates as would make the development Of
each profitable, and the growth and the
immediate prosperity of this state in ex-
cess Of that of any of her sister common
wealths 10 the whole west. To the mind
of the most ordinary thinker this must
be apparent.
You at once gather in some small way
from the slight limitations I have made
here my views as to this transportation
question, and my judgment as to the i'm
poFtant figure 1t plays In the prosperity
Of our state. have made here my views
as to this transportation question, and
my judgment as to the important figure
it plays in the prosperity of our state. |
have grown impatient with the constant
promise for relief, and have become dis
gusted with the flimsy ruses and hypo-
critical devices which are rendered
through the legislature at different times
with mock form of obedience to the
promises constantly made to voters at
election as to this necessity OF relief in