The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-15


A OF the terminals at Jacksonville, and the
consequent paralizatiOn OF business,
d IN and the injury to Jacksonville as a
port, following this paralizaton, 1t Is
considered important that this paper should pub
fish in full the communication addressed by the
lumber men doing business In Jacksonville to W.
H. Baker, President OF the City Council OF Jack.
sonville, and verbatim copy sent to the Board OF
Trade "A communication containing this petition
was sent by one OF the lumber men OF Jacksonville
to THE SUN. Upon receipt OF 1t THE SUN invi
ted discussion of the conditions likely to arise un
der the carrying out Of the orders OF the railroads
fixing the wharfage charges, with the view to
further enlightening the people as to the true
conditions existing In Jacksonville.
Full text of communication:
Jacksonville. Fla, Sept. 3, 1906.
Mr.. w. Fl Baker,
Pres. City Council.
Jacksonville, Fla
Dear Strive, the undersigned lumbermen OF
the city of Jacksonville, F1a beg to call your at
tention to the following statement, and we ask
your assistance to remedy this condition, which
will work hardship on the lumber shippers OF
this port, and loss Of business to this city:
On Aug. 18th the Seaboard Air Line Railway
gave notice Of change In wharfage and storage
charges-efective Sept. 1st-On lumber, which
makes competitive business prohibitive. Hereto
fore charge of rs cents per thousand feet, which
charge is In effect IN Brunswick and Savannah,
carried with 1t an average storage OF thirty days,
u
whole order. Under the new ruling of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway the charge will be 25
cents per thousand for u hours, 70 cents for the
succeeding thirty days. or fraction thereof, and 70
cents per thousand more for each succeeding thir-
ty days, or fraction thereof. This makes a total
OF $1.45 per thousand over previous charges,
which we declare to be unjust and prohibtive,
giving as our reason the following viz: The
Clyde 8. 8. Co. will not move lumber as fast as
delivered to them and this necessitates 1t staying
on the dock The railroads do not furnish cars
to the mills regularly 80 that the mills can make
shipment of the orders In time as agreed These
two transportation agencies under these adverse
conditions to the shipper, make 1t impossible for
I'm to enter into competitive business from this
port, and pay an additional charge approximating
$1.45 per thousand more than other ports which
ship to the same markets.
For further Information will say that one ship
per has given up business here entirely, and on
Sept lat another shipper ordered two cargoes sent
to another port, and some OF this lumber was
already on cars here Another shipper has
changed instructions ON over two million feet In
the past two weeks after hearing OF the following
change In sail dock rates here. Another shipper
has diverted at least million feet of lumber to
Brunswick, which was originally intended for
Jacksonville shipment This shipper also states
steamer shipments whenever 1t Is possible for him
to buy for Brunswick delivery, where he has
heretofore given Jacksonville preference.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway and the st.
Johns River Terminal Co. advise that the shipper
will have to lease their docks for stated time at
a minimum OF one cent per square foot per month,
and that II any lumber passes over their docks In