The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-04-02
THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT CO
SORTING GAP OPEN TO ALL
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Company Does nst 0psrass Eaasr .
cAaEiss GRATED ~ tis stsas.

49, @N~t - @4sA8 AAta - ttrsAHt
regarding the 81. Joe Improvement
and Boom company having absolute
control u naTlgaton and soFtibg saw
logs ca the 81. Joe and 8t. MaFies
rivers. and In instances vail comes
up that legs handled b. the e0mpany
are lost 70 the settlers and also that
the charges for tolls aud sorting are
excessive and via not permit the
small loegeFs 10 engage 10 The indns.
try. u has been intimatad that the
improvement u the rivers by the
company has bean the cause o. dwnrf.
Ing The iogglng Industry on the two
FsFeFs. These statements are wholly
a. saFianoe from tbs facts ia the case
sod appear 10 he made solely for the
paFposa - eresting an animosity
against the Boom company OF the
charter they hold from The state.
Jadgmsnt IN The matter makes u
manifest that the large amonnt of
siandlna simbsF In this rAgiop would
p~saF be SUCCESSFULLY logged until
necessary improvements Ia the river
bad heaa mnde. whan the larger
eoDpanlsa. several yesn $50. pnr.
chased thsLF im@enss timbar bold.
lngs 10 this section. ths fact u i'm.
proving tho Fissu uns q prime eon.
sideFstion. and With that slsW the
Boom oompasy organised aud secured
= charter from the state. Great I'm.
rsoFpsnsusa II large outlsys have been
made 70 The FlrsFu Aud, II might
~ sell 10 mantion intellectually that
tbuss improvements uera made At
sanh an outiay II capital that " IL
dspeaded apon the Individual settler
for FulDhusssment Il would require
ovsf tfiy yeaEs 70 set tack thu prin.
cipai. Ths improvements usse necas-
siiAted 10 carry ca snccessfuily tie
large opNsntiona that wiii take placa
IN thla Eawioa. and Witch will BE- AZ
vnai bensas IN Tho deveiopement II
The Fea0aFcea u thls section. and wiIl
b EFsat factor 10 The upballding 81
tbe country. ~ The larger compan.
Sc hnving escared q foOthold here
thinus have aiready changed eOn.
tidesshiy fos the better.
A. ragnrAs The statements made
- 10 The methods pursued BY ths In.
provs@sns oempany. shs facts In Tie
case arr really a. followa and the
iFuthfalueas can easilY ha anceFtaln.
"a On Investigation TIE state 81.
less the improvement company to
colIsct toll u Is cents per 1000
feel for timber navissea on the river
Tor 20 OF les mIlss, Is cents per 1000
shove 81 ard less than so miles. more
than so aud Ieus than 75 milaa 81
cents, and anyone not desiring 10 pay
this toll has The same privilege 90 was
enioyed ~ them bpFore che charter
vas granted 10 the company, that 81
towing their toep dowu and not par
lae toll, conssdering the difference
In the time and expense Of handling
timber In The rivers nos than form
eriy. any sana man sho has had en-.
perisueu will readily acknoulelRe
that 10 cent toll charge l. not ex-
cesniva.
A mistake which 10 frequently
made IL that The Sc. Joe Boom con.
pany end the River improvement com.
pany are one company and ere both
operating under charters granted by
The state. TIE 81. Joe Boom com.
pany IL independent from the River
improvement company, and has no
charter from the state or has nothing
70 do with the improvement Of the
rivers, This company merely owns
and CONTROLS its sorting station II
The mouth Of the sc. Joe river. The
charges for sorting tiruber are not
tlxed BY the state bat BY the con-
pany. The right to establish sorting
staiions belongs 10 all and the state
grants no monopoly TO any company.
In making log drives down the river
there is no compulsion for any settler
b. have his loRa sorted at the com.
pAny'e station. Drives can be passed
through At the gap and the loea
sorted In the same manner ~ was
formerly done by settlers before the
station was established. Il is a
question though which is the cheapest
aud best means for the settler 10
adopt. The rate OF sorting logs al
the station last year was 80 cents per
1000 feet, but the charge has been
raised THE year 20 90 cents per 1000
feet.
Tho Boom company holds itself
Responsible for all logs that come In.
10 ita sorting station, providing that
the usual regulations have been COM
piled with, and also makes good any
loss that may Be claimed OF logs while