The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-15
FOR INTERCHANGE OF CARS.
New Railroad Bill introduced In the
Hoase-intended to Remedy
Defects in the Law

Special D.sssatc1 - the EDS -&fl~e+il% esi3cSE-
OLYMPIA, Feb. ia new railroad hll,
involving a question thai h2s not been
covered 81 any % the previous measures
affecting common carriers introduced tbs
session was introduced III the hOUSs this
morning by WickeTshan O Pierce Il IS
H 3. s95 and provides in bgief, that rail-
road companies operating in taIs state
shall maintain al interchange Of cars a.
junction points TIE object and purpose
OF the measure IS 70 compel the Q. Il, & y.
TO exchange cars with the Northern Pa
clHc IN Eastern Washington, so that
wheat and other agricultural products
may be routed from ., r. & y. territory
to Seattle and Tacoma over the Northern
Pacific, and cars from the Northern Pa
ciio territory may De routed to Portland
over the .. r. " "
The eva sought TO be rene9ied by the
Wickersham b@i IS not one O. recent or
igin. 1t was the bone OF contention IN ths
case OF Cardin K Bib against the @. r
& y. IN which the coEiS1ilutionalIty of the
present railroad freight law was CUES
toned The matter was never adiudiCa,-
Ell. for the reason that the Plaintiffs with
drew from the case. The attorneys who
examined the statute, however, have come
20 the opinion that the law passed two
years ago is defective il this particular,
and the present measure IS introduced 10
correct the de3c.encies IL the existing
statute.
A os4s. by Hamilton OF Pierce introduced
In the senate this afternoon Is a COPY O.
the WickerSham bill. The act * entitled:
An act regulating common carriers and
providing Tor the transportation OF freight
and cars from one point in This state n
another point n this state. whether over
enc or over TWO or more Ines OF railroad
within this state; prohibiting discrimln-
alton by railroad conE,an5es and other
common carriers. ana Tor the Cue enforce
f1ent and observance Of this act. and the
d5N3Naor g tArough rates. issue f through
rs az iading and interchange q ears
and business, and requiring common car
Fiers operating railroads ~ furnish cars TO
Shippers fer transportation ever its own
aud connecting road. and 70 receive anf
transport ears. and To unload 6isCharx,.
and return The saEna AMI 90 receive and
bill freight in ear load lots - points be
yerd Us own line % road and providing
Tor the receiving, transferring ard for
warning 90 freight and cars ami inter
change Of loaded cars, and the making %
JOINT rates for through shipment. where A
part q the ha - over one ard part on
me otasr q Two o. more connecting Iim>a
y railroad ana providing for q peualty
FOR violation % this act
Judge " achersham thus exoIa.ae! the
purposes Of the Dew measure:
Grain shippers from F4stern Wasting
ton have united with the exporters az
S.att>e and Tacoma in a Protest agalnst
the Refused - he D 4 & Y % trans<er
cars AZ junction points with the NortAe-n
t@%-4sNs - al 10 SElstt= ist@ routing %
wheat from -. r. Il n territory "a the
sound The objection of tAa p9fte.st.!
road 50 be demands % The shippers VAS
a perfectly natural ore-fhey want all t',s
wheat 10 20. % Portland yer me - r &
y It's result or tae refusal - tretsr~,y@r
cars has been that az times he wheat
t4yefs at the functions or cornp+t tive
points IN the wheat bet. have been atrA
- paw from = - cents Ver nusn@f rrorn
t0T grain f1r delivery a tide wat~~ than
.r0se farther inland situated 0n ore. Nr7a
- agssser Tr~s- -. 4
coma viii be a trsHs higher. for one rea-
SON o. arother. than that a. Portland
The Sa1Esz'ezs on he -. r & y however,
nave been fcrCe3 70 eeoi thar wheat -
Portland, although they nlzht have a.
ffsrol better price 90 ne sgGn3 Sssgrgf@-
TINES rhFs reverse Is true. and theu tho
ot2Ye07 or the Northern Pacific weG.1 laza.
1t IL t1a purpose - tnls act 70 corree,
this evi3-t1 0taeg words. IL : drawn 81, as
= Imperative IN This pa-tic7l' A.
The HE does ret n any way trferse-e
WITH tae rate bis noEs being cons saere.f
~ tha legislature Tats * -2Gef.c~4 n
particular ~ the following section 4 ths
bt@l.
section "a II AL cassy. Under thte at
Were reference il mad - fTe'g-t rates
i1ciU3t1g Use II cars ans ret3rG & ne
wien ur}pad@3 fo{st rates. prors1 rstts... 10
reasonable rates @Js,fg rates and com g.
satoG shas! n NJ 1ase exceeS ne r4axs-
ruUru rates allowed ~ th@ lavs - rs
state f1r Transporting freiy1t between arv
tao points within IN state. nctqstH-
ssaD-it-Z Ire hes1. may bss over tNo or
Fz}(=~@ @tf~FT@-i s.t.@s - -25.ru34z Or {stLsr
Common Garner CORY salF,iss=''