The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26

8. Terminal rate for Bellingham.
4. Minimum charge on, small ship
ments.
s. New passenger depot for Pasco.
Better Market ON Sound.
That part of the complaint relating
to the rate on wheat alleges that the
principal industry in Eastern Washing
ton is the raising and producing Of
wheat, which finds it's natural market
through the ports Of Tacoma, Seattle
and Portland; that wheat is worth
from | u to cents per bushel more at
Tacoma and Seattle than at Portland !;
that the only market enjoyed by far
mers living on the line of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company is
Portland, whereas the farmers who
can ship to Tacoma or Seattle get the
benefit Of the higher prices prevailing
there; that If joint rate were estab-
lished and maintained farmers living
on the line Of the Oregon Railroad q
Navigation company could compel
that company to carry the wheat to q
common or transfer point and there
transfer it to the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, to be carried to
Tacoma or Seattle, at the same rate Of
freight as Is now charged for delivery
at Portland; that the present. railroad
rule and regulation by which the sum
Of the two locals is charged where
wheat is shipped over two lines of rail-
road is unjust, unreasonable and un-
fair to- the shippers and producers in
Eastern Washington and to the mill
ing interests on Puget sound.
The grain bag complai 1t alleges that
the railroads have adopted q classid-
cation of freight by which empty grain
bags in less than carload lots are class
flied as taking third-class freight rates,
and that fair, just and reasonable
classification would be rate OF one
half Of fourth class.
Bellinsham's Complaint.
The Bellingham terminal complaint
alleges that all freight originating up
on the line Of the Great Northern
is given what are known az terminal
rates for the cities Of Seattle, Everett
and Bellingham, while on freight orig
mating on the line of the Oregon Rail-
road & Navigation Company and car
ried by the Great Northern Railway
Company from Spokane, such termi-
nal rates are confined to Everett and
Seattle, and freight consigned to Bel
bingham must pay, in addition to such
terminal rates, the local rates from
Everett to Bellingham; that this is an
unjust and unfair discrimination
against the city of Bellingham.
The complaint as to the minimum
charge on small shipments alleges that
the railroads have promulgated rule
under which .'sno shipment will be
carried for less than would be charged
for 100 pounds second-class freight,
and in no case for less than % cents, .
and in addition thereto have provided
in their freight tariff sheets specific
charges which in all cases amount to
the nearest multiple of five to the Sec
charge for 100 pounds, which
charge. therefore, practically makes
the minimum amount charged for 100
pounds of secend-class freight; the
commission alleges that such rule and
regulation is unjust and unreasonable
and is an excessive charge on small
especially on articles tax
ing less rate than the second -class
rate, and such rule and regulation
should be abrogated and what would
be just, fair and reasonable charge
therefor.
Poor Accommodates at Pasco.