Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-18
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LUM-
Der AND SHINGLES.
Eastern Railroads to be Sued for Overcharges.
State Lumber and Single Association
Take the Matter Up. More Than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars Involved.

The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufac-
turers' Assassination and Washington Red
Cedar Single Manufacturers Associa-
ton have instructed all mill men Of the
state to begin action against the St.
Paul Chicago lines to compel the roads
to refund the difference between the
rates charged Washington lumbermen
and Eastern lumber and shingle manu-.
facturers.
1t is estimated that between 100000
and $l25,00O is Involved in the suit 9,
which will be filed Observation-Disclosures
is that the plaintiffs will be permitted
to libel cars Of the Eastern roads coming
into this territory, and that the owner
ship of every bit of rolling stock will be
carefully Investigated until settlement
is made.
The suit grows out OF the complaint OF
Washington lumbermen that the Eastern
liues have Disseminated against this
state. A tariff was put into effect on
November l last year, which quoted a
rate of - cents per 100 pounds Tor
Washington lumber and shingles, while
the product OF other states was carried
for 10 cents.
The state lumber and single assocla
tons promptly took the question OF
rates with the Eastern lines, and finally
| were forced to appeal to the interstate
commerce commission to ask that the
rate against the product from this state
be reduced. The st. Paul-Chicago lines
took up the matter, aud finally, on May
q, they anted a reduction. The Wash
ipgton a so cations then appeared before
the interstate commerce commission and
asked that the suits be dismissed.
On September % OF this year new
tariff was put into effect, which granted
to Washington lumber the lO-cent rate
which the state manufacturers have been
demanding. But the St. Paul-Chicagc
lines quoted l3.cent rate for shingle
traffic originating west of the Mantana'
Dakota line. This had the effect OF fore
ing single manufacturers OF this state
to pay an additional 3 cents per lO(
pounds on all single traffic to points
: east OF st. Paul.
, The Washington Red Cedar Shingl'
Manufacturers Association has beer
} fighting since to have this rate reduced
: 1t is understood the protest OF Washing
: ton lumbermen was taken up recently b.
| the representatives of the st. Paul.Chi
| cago lines and rejected The rumor t.
} this effect called forth letter from Sec
| ton, in which he declared if the 1l-cen
3 rate was not granted by December 10 al
appeal would be made to the interstat
commerce commission. Subsequently al
amendment to the order was made, bu
r no Interpretation has been made of tn
< amendment, though request for on
has been made.
No answer has yet been received fror
the Eastern lines, and though the limi
set by the association has passed, moth
q ing has been done by the shingle mer
2 The explanation is made that one Of tn
Eastern lines has promised to restor
the old rate by December Is, and tn
association is now waiting to see whethe
u this action will be taken.
In the advise sent to mill men of th
state requesting them to Immediate
begin suit for refund of the surplr
charges exacted from the manufacturer
9 of the state, the statement was mad
J, that careful computation should be mad
N N To fiaure the excesa closely. tt