The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-10-06
Lumber, Hewn Timber and Logs.

CIT WAS an unqualified success to the lumber.
/ men-their Pullman-Palace-Car trip to the
1 attractive and beautiful city of Tallahas-
/ see-where they got what they wanted from
q the railroads, along the line of live and let
live wharfage rates.
1t was also SUN conducted tour from Jack
s0nvie to the Capital City, inasmuch as THE
SUN took its stand on the side of the shippers
in support of the Railroad Commissioners and In
behalf of the relief of existing unfavorable con-
ditions between the railroads and shippers both
as to wharfage rates and congestion.
(All this happened Tuesday of this week at the
State House at Tallahassee
! The lumbermen had their proposition, the rep
resentatives of the interested railroads were pro-
vided with a proposition of their own and the
Railroad Commissioners had laid down a propo-
sition as to this same natter that of proper wharf
age rates-in their circular letter of September
TO-
The result, was the adoption of rates &C.
cording to this schedule: Nt4
CROSS TIES.
Wharfage including not exceeding GO DAYS
storage handling at owners expense per tie one
cent rfA8 ffJGXITf Nag,s1FE@'
Storage each additional thirty days or frac-
tonal part thereof following the first sixty days
per tie-half cent.
al IN % LUMBER va as4 p. ~.
Wharfage including storage for not exceeding
sixty days handling at owners expense per thou-s
sand feet board measure-twenty-fve cents
Storage each additional thirty days or fractional
part thereof following the first sixty days per thou
sand feet board measure-twenty-fve cents.
When this decision had been reached, accepted
and agreed upon by all concerned IL was realized
by those present that, In consideration Of the
manner In which the desired result was accom-
plished that the trip to Tallahassee had really
been quite unnecessary from the fact that the
ville from which point ali those prominently in.
terested had started. Hl d8. tp@'-
However, 1t was necessary for the railroad rep
resentatives to be present as the roads they rep
resented had been summoned by the Railroad
Commissioners to appear before that body at its
Office Tuesday, October "a at the State House at
Tallahassee ~ a' aHi 50 l'A |d.aaaa
The railroads summoned were The Seaboard
Air Line Railway Co., Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company the Southern Railway Company, the
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Company and
the st. Johns River Terminal Company. oo1,h
To all appearances It must have been highly
gratifying to Messrs. Jefferson Browne, Chairman;
X. Hudson Burr and j. A. Morgan members OF
the Railroad Commission, by whom the railroad
companies had been summoned, that the adjust
ment OF conditions was settled to the satisfaction
OF all concerned without the necessity of q hear
ing. uGYgtgE} di} iJH; 'kll' @8i f.
The whole transaction at Tallahassee was as
smooth and satisfactory as could be imagined and
an evidence Of the fact thai shippers and railroads
not only can get together amicably but that they
CAN SETTLE differences tremendously. .l8Aw b
The aring-thatwas to-havebeen had been set
for 10 o'clock Of the forenoon About $3.50 o'clock
all the members of the lumbermen's aggregation
were present and together with their representa-
tive, ]. M. Bars city attorney Of Jacksonville,
held pow-w0w In one OF the offices adjoining the
suite Of ofices Of the Railroad Commission. At
times the buzz OF talking and occasionally the
sound Of high-pitched voice could be heard
through the closed door. .es p gstaR q
After while 8. +. PARROT, vicepresident Of
the Georgia Southern G Florida Railway, who
acted committee OF one for all the railroads
represented, was ushered into the presence Of the
umbermen and presented the proposition the rail.
road companies had to offer. Later he met with
the committee Of the lumbermen and listened to