The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-01
WILL SUPPORT TURNER
piICET SOUND LUMsERMEN HAVE
JOINED COMMISSION FORCES
IN THIS STATE.
Nead's Answer Regarding the Forty
Cent Rate Proposition Was Not
Well Received.

r;lllSt. of railroad regulation the great
lumber manufacturing interests of
eastern Washington and the great ag-
sicultural interests of eastern Wash
ington will this year present united
front in the tremendous struggle
against railroad enactment of rail-
road commission bill. to remedy the
abuses under which they both are now
staggering.
The farmers of the eastern half of
The state have been struggling in this
cause for 10 those many years. but
without the assistance of the vast in
Iersets ON this side of the mountains
they have been unsuccessful. This
wear the. lumber interests are aroused
ais well. have resolved to throw of the
railroad yoke. and will join the far
mers in lood faith, seeking an eX-
change of support and assistance in
4 cause which should. long ago. have
been made 4 common one.
The Western Washington lumbermen
nave been slow to take the step which
they have finally resolved to take.
Their business depends no less vitality,
but little more closely. upon the poll
~ Of the railroads than does that Of
The 2griculturaljsts. The larger lum-
bcrmru have from time 10 time been
Grauted fayorS by the railroads which
their smaller competitors have not re-
'eiNrd. The ownership Of some of the
larger mills has close relation to the
ownership IF some Of the railroads. and
these two influences have caused the
iumbermeu L. seek their flNors from
The roads direct instead of through the
medium Of legiSlation
But this policy has failed them. The
railroad compaiies. after repeated con-
Ierences after repeated arguments, af-
ter repr3tra DELAYS have procrastinat-
cd While demonstration was possible.
have promised While PROMISES were
.}cceptable. and have refused favors,
ar even Justice, when promises and
procrastination no longer served to
satisfy the nnuberren. This po(icv
has been pursued so long thar the lum-
bernen have los, their patience and re-
solved TO reverse their methods and
90 to the polls for relief. bearing aloft
AS their battle crv, the issue Of the
campaign is the forty cent rate"
Not Opposed to Commission
The lurbernan are not onnosed TO
, railroad commission Ouita tha con-
tr}ry MANY of them are anthusiasticaI-
" il favor of that method OF raachinr
The railroads ana u.innino iustica from
them as \ forced con5irion rather than
:, concession granted and meaklv ac-
,.an,a3 as y favor The most sincere
and Inyal friends Of the commission
,aus,, ON mis- side of tha Mountains
,,.,,, Who have made na,sona1 md no
litiral sacrifices IL Tho fght fo,. rho
DriDPiplp men like Henry NpR,i1a and
Harold Preston and stanton Warbrr-
son \ | BLACK Fm,,,arson Hammer
John p Rjbb ana w y Lewis look
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