The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-03
CHARGESAGAINSTC.P.
AN ALLEGED ctr OF IL CEyrs oy
ANGELES FISH SHIPMENTS.
Promises 90 Be q Very Interest,"
ing One 70 soIve-Threats Made
and suzxestfons of Retaifation.

". Z Be-hazn. Western freight mara
ger o. the Great Northern. who started
for Spokans Monday T. reported as having
been called 20 ST Paul Under ordinary
Circumstances the movements % railroad
rer are SIMPLY those u business ard
tns1r fnten1fors as 60 freight or traflc mat
terS are usually guarded with decree q
mystery. evidently wfth the idea OF keep
ing thsEr purposes from their coutsmpora-
Flsk. Tals particular trip % Mr. Ben
ham 2. however. X Is sad Is for 9 mere
specific purpose than that % freight uzA--
fsrs in general ard may lead GO some sen
satioEs thai have been iuc.p.ently turned
loose IN this cry. and which revive i5ng
list 81 charges that the other -ransconsi-
mental roads almost yearly launch 81 the
Canadian Pacific.
These charges are always % rate cut
ting. but even during the old ASSOCIATION
days. when there was q penalty for the
violation OF a. agreement. proof Of the
manipulation Ct rates By the Canadian
Paciac was always difficult 20 establish.
Just a. present the ca SEES II polat are said
% b those Of salmon shipments from Port
Angeles. II IL said the Canadian Pacific
IS accepting salmon a. s. cents per cwt-.
whlIs the class feaflon OF various assoc1-
atsd roads gives = cents from North Pa
cific coast terminals with 81 arbitrary on
) cents from PoEt Angels . point q rail-
that there Is q sweeping cla 81 II cents
b. ths Canadian Paclle Oh the Port An
gsles fish shipments.
X set remains 20 be proven what could
be done with the CanaG an Psetdc. even
II II we're true that II cuts the rates into
ribbons IL il not decarred from solicit
ing business within the jurisdiction Of the
interstate commerce commission rulinSs-
nor from shipping over other lines 20
point % connection with itS own road.
What Il may do IL Canadian territory -
none Of the commissions business.
The problem " controlling the Cara
dams rates Is going 70 be an interesting
one. shipment from Seattle may be
made over the Seattle * International 20
Sgmas and delivered 10 the Canadian Pa
cihe- Up 70 this tine II Is within the
Jurisdiction OF the Interstate commerce
act. bat just over the line all control IS
lost. TIE Canadian may then haul any
thing Il likes 70 delivery with the Mime
apolis. ST. Paul & Sauls Ste. Marie (the
500 iiuel. when Il again enters the United
States and the territory controlled By the
Interstate commerce laws. II the Seattle 81
international gets It's proportion the de-
rnands OF the laws Of the United States
are satisfied. and II the Canadian cares 10
haul freight for nothing hat Is It's own
AFFAIR.
The relationship between the Canadian
PaSi1c and the SEQ line Is what has kept
the United States lines guessing. The
agents OF the Canadian Of course say
THAI they maintain rates. but as far as
agreement IS concerned. the road II not
bound 70 any classification and does not
have 70 do anything more thsn protect
connections within United States territory.
u II jolly sort Of a muGdie II what tie
competing lines say Is true. but Il VIII to
hard OF adjustment.
There are dark threats ard Suggestions
o. retaliation THAI contemplate an entrance
into the Eastern territory OF the Canadian
and ne shipment o. freight from Montreal
and Toronto 10 Pacific coast terminals az
rates that will Sand al previous elasslaca-
tEons hette--skeiter TIE public-at least
that section % TIRE public represented b.
ne shippers-wiu Temporarily benefit
thereby. but thu effect q 4 rate war is
always tad and IS 70 be regretted.
When z. Il. Forester. general agent %
The freight department OF the Northern
Pacific az San Francisco. was here ten
days or 50 ago. he recired a tale o woe
about the Canadian PsclHc'z operations IN
California 81 relation 20 fraif. wine and
brandy shipments 20 Chicago. The deusor-
allzatton n rates had reached such a point
that the competing lines we're act even So
Hciting freight q hose kinds. ard were
eonr~lled 90 refuse them when offered on
the sasis - rates established by the Cana
dian PaciFc.
The outcome u the sQusbhle vii Re
watched with ene ksenest interest. Cases
are noted where The shipper IS held % h
equally rulpable wit6 TIRE ltns vlola ting the
interstate commerce laws and threats are
made that test cases vi BE- made In this
city.