The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-29
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT SAYS
COMPANY is NOT DIScRIMI-
MATING IN RATES.
Asserts Compliments Have Choice
of the Northern Pacific of the Nav.
isation Company.

A reply has been received from
the state commission by the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company, in
which r. B. Miller, general freight
agent, denies that the company is
discriminating in the matter of
freight rates. In the letter Mr.. Miller
says:
Replying to your letter of the 20tn
inst, enclosing copies of communi,
cation from r. A. Klinge of Kenne-
wick, Wash. The rule of the o. R. &
N. Co., with respect to minimum
charge is the same in Washington as
in Oregon and Idaho, namely, second
class rate rs cents per 100 pounds.
Il may add that this base is ap-
piled uniformly by the Northern Pa
cific and Navigation companies
throughout Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
Acknowledging your letter of the
22nd ult. and accompanying copies OF
communications from the Crescent
Manufacturing company of Seattle
and the Manufacturers association
of Seattle.
I'm answer thereto 1 would ad-
wise as follows:
THE Navigation company reaches
certain points in northeastern Wash
ington that are also reached by the
Northern Pacific railroad. These
paints are Oaksdale, Pennington
Garfield and Pullman. The Northern
Pacific serves these points with It's
own line from Seattle. In 1894 the
Great Northern and Navigation COM
panies, desiring to participate in the
business from Seattle to Oakesdale
Pennington, Garfield and Pullman
established a joint tariff on mer-
chandise, applying via the Great
Northern from Seattle TO Spokane and
via the Navigation company from Spo-
kane to destination, making the same
through rates as in effect via the
Northern Pacific railway.
"a copy of the last joint tariff O
r. & N, No. 11S G. N, is attached
1t applied only from and to the points
named therein and for the specific
purpose of meeting the competition
of the Northern Pacific railway al
those points. 1t was withdrawn April
49, 1905, and the Navigation company
does not wish to reinstate the rates
Compliments are not placed at any
disadvantage through the Withdrawal
of the tariff for the reason that they
can still ship from Seattle to the
points referred to at the same or
lower rates via the Northern Pacific.
This company has not now, nor
has it ever had, joint rates with the
Northern Pacific from Seattle to
points in eastern Washington. There
is no arrangement between the car
riers providing that business original
ing on Puget Sound and destined to
points in eastern Washington on the
o. R. & N. Co.'S lines, shall be rout-
ed via Portland. To the contrary such
freight will be forwarded via any
route shippers may elect.
Rates stated by the complainant
are in error. The correct rate on cof-
fee, roasted, in boxes or barrels, L.
c. L., from Portland to Guy, Wash,
is 80 cents per 100 pounds, and not
$1.09 per 100 pounds, and from San
Francisco to Portland by steamer, 35
cents per 100 pounds, and not 10
cents per 100 pounds. The rate of the
Northern Pacific from Seattle to Pull
man is so cents per 100 pounds, and
of the Navigation company from Pull
man to Guy Z cents per 100 pounds.
The Navigation company denies that
it costs So cents per 100 pounds more
to ship coffee from Seattle to Guy than
to Pullman, as is evidenced by the fact
that the rate from Pullman to Guy
is only cents per 100 pounds"