The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07
81 BY tho committee. and h. would ia

vor il.
II believe" said Piumner. shat II was
rum0red that the man who drew that bin,
lawyer from Whitman county. framed
Il 50 that the courts would knock * OUT
He sent around and tod people thai he
could put IL or take provisions out OF ne
bill. / do Tot Htsh 70 simply vote Tor
biz and go home and tell the people ~nat
I have done. ] want 70 vote for OIL
thar WI be effective and therefore ] VIII
support the amendment offered by Mr.
1icReavy."
In answer 10 query. Crow said that
the railroads hauled freight from Genes
see 20 Tacoma, a distance OF go miles, for
s4B per ton.
Dorr asked why a railroad company
could haul freight for less from St Paul
TO Seattle than from Spokane 10 Seattle.
Deckeaaeh replied that IL was the COM
petition that made this possible. Spokane
was further away from Portland than the
Palouse country and If the rate was fixed
at s. per ton from Spokane. the rate would
be s3.52 per ton from the Paiouse country.
THIS would help the o. X. & N. which
had 10 haul f5e miles. a longer distance,
and yet had to haul for the same price
s352-that the Northern Pacific did.
Honghton claimed that the legislature
could not legally tx 8 rate for haul OF
$50 miles and Ven compel a company that
had a 600 mile haul to do the same WORK
for the same price per ton. He claimed
that Il would be unconstitutional
Miller OF Thurston said that there were
2 600 farmers In the PaIouse country. and
that the reduction made by the bill re-
ported By the committee meant about
$50 90 70 them and corresponding loss OF
$50 60 10 the railroad companies. This. he
thought might be too much. and therefore
he would support the amendment offered
b. McReavy.
The committee. said Dorr had tried 10
fix rate for competing points. and be-
youd these a blanket rate.
Warburton said he did not know much
about railroads. but he did know that they
were not getting rich out of this state. He
was willing to vote for a 10 per cent. re-
duction.
II IL was in Plummer's power and he
could do 40, he would be willing TO make
the rate s. per ton. THE railroad COM
panies want you TO cut and slash so that
they can 20 into the courts and have the
law declared invalid" said he.
Van Patten-rf the railroad companies
they come here and fight such cutting
and slashing?
Il don't know" said Plummer. none
OF them have been to me-"
Van Patten-They were before the COM
'.what want" said Piummer. is
law that will stand and be a henaht TO
the farmers"
Van Patten-The farmers In Eastern
Washington are not making one-ha1 or
make or per cent. VIII the courts
discriminate IN this case9 II the courts
are one-sided want 10 know Il. I want
10 get a rate that the railroads would
agree to. but .till think that the rail-
roads should haul ar a profit. I DO not
want 20 hurt the railroads. bat u not
wish g leave Il n ths,r power TO saks The ~
crop as they cd that he received not
ons cent for his years work. want
law that viii be fair to tbs people and fair
The railroad companies" ss,d Decke-
bach. '.ere willing 20 make CONFESS ions.
and the conssrvar.ye eienIen. In The SEN
ate can frame Dill tHat win meet with
ss'rnis bin" saia Frink, 'ss calculated
20 give relief 20 N. farmers OF tie state.
7, gives large preference 10 a small por-
ton 81 the community. The farmers in
the farming regions have plenty OF ROADS:
so that farmer Goes nqt esye 70 nasi
II YOU make the rate too low Won can.
OF course. make ire railroads in the conn
try haul ire products 81 the rate. made,
building new roads IN sections % the state
that now have no railroads. We pTopose
10 give 70 tie 20 farmers In the Palonse
and Walla Waile countries, Sis 90. Who
has made money in this country in the
last year, Why. these very 500 farmers
IN The paicuse country. THE loggers sur
Tered ter times as mucn as the farmers
from the sxtortfon Of the railroad COM
panles. ard VET no one has yet raised hts
voice N .heir behalf ! an in favor Of
tire NcReavy amendment"
Hall said "Mr piufnner has taken
occa slon 20 cast n sluT or tse chairman
cs the house committee on railroads. II
vas claimed that one reason Why the Re-
rnhfiran marty was defeated the bill ~
two vesrs ago was framed BY an attorney
~ spokane snd .he highest rate VAS
g - per tor The present bill makes
I rats ~ e ~ ton. and vet We snS mem
hers ~ fha reform nsrfv opposing y.
Issf them do e Y trey want 20. As
tfif drawn by en- ATTORNEY from Spokane
fer the one under consideration"
Fsfvw7rner fenied that hs intended 20 cast
any reflection on any one. Tie bad simply
made statement - 70 a rumor thar was
current anon ire streets.
rho people e PORT angeles sra N ne
NuriHeFa ~ huG3aiuN rntlroe is said WI
son They have haiit a dozen on IA FER
during fhe past FOUR or fve wears We
desire - sea the railroads mske fsir
~reet % TIRE end th8t raNrrad building
might uas ~ stor7ea. ara Port Angelo,
rftv On TIE coast be deprived ~ rail-
read. VIII taerefoEe. support AcReavy's
amendment
An ir7passfone3 pea vas made Nv Crox
- favor ~ IRE retention - sectior ! e
IRE h3 as ~ was reported bv the commit
tee xIa vas rot On ere rcor ef the house
&c herrar hut as A representative e. tns
farmers ard citizens ~ ire state ~ Wash
iurs1-. Nat = single eoad arsgue0t roT
fart CT re3re hed seen auctsa ~ chose
IS - favore5 the NcEsavv amendment. On
the ether hsu3 Sc said - hs6 Qecse5
. facts sra figures tsaf showed thst TIE rail.
roads could baal Tor - per toa sna n axe
uref;
Tae question xaea veted or resulted e.
th. adoption ~ - srseDS .eeaS submitted
- g ,Reavy a rkys =
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. from s-e h.M Hv a vots - Is 20 - Tee
seetlon taus stTcEsu out Is as fol,evs-
$50 g No rs.,Naas company up ether
Gcgas hsss aEss giletn tsss state shzT
charge aay prTE1ri 81 persons ar aNg
CsrgafstteE. or Ger, pans er eos asrs~e--
shfr feT sasiirE or carving I.Ve fssck hs
ancf On tGts sert'e1 81 ear lead tsss
frore ere point wsth5n tH.s sfate 20 ae-
exceeding 80 PER ear ~ twh-fv-et ga or
more feet fn isrErh faT = E.starna % eEa
4fflas ~ over. ard A. rate EXcEsef ~
So Rep car % Eve. tV-rsEhs er ns1r& sea.
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sare- - - miles, aaa af rate eTeResf-
trN sft nar caT Tor 3 distance - sN rallies
ana Be rate exceeding 50 Per car Ter a
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