Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-05
LUMBER TRUST HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR
CAR SHORTAGE
MILLER RESOLUTION
AN IMPORTANT ONE
Combination Of Great Lumber
Interests Of the Lakes Re-
gion Has Its Effect On All
Industries.

Washington. ~ O. Jan. 81
HOue ~ the most important fesoiu-
tions introduced IN congress 8 that -
Congressman James ~ Miiilr, DI
Kansas. calling upon the department
" commerce and labor 90 tnrestiEAte
me labor trust observed = govern
meDf official
livery Industry % the United
states" he said. from b fo0thpit
~ the steam engine. d. affected by tue
price Of lumber somewhere in the
process " manufacture of frauspor-
ilon For example. take b ca
shortage. How did that come abopi Z
A few SeSFs back mhen fhc sunhff
trust first began ~ mark 49, prices
arbitrarily earbullaefs naturally hes-
itated 70 bus large stocks and rail-
road manaRef beeitafed - ief com
tracts al such increased cost for
freight cars. owing % the large
mOun needed This hesitancg 0f
builders Was because the lumber trust
yearly marked up TIE material need
81. Therefore nothing aas d9De-no
cars were contracted for IN the belief
that tha price u lumber would 20
down. which lf has nog d9ne-unfii
the direct necessity for ali b rail-
road ~ how - b lumber trust But
this acflon Has 800 late - forssfail
disaster, and owing 70 the lumber
trust We ~ $50 people freezing In
tire west because there are not
freight cars enough to haul them
fuel
The lumber trust. continued the
official. has not ia hand im the pOak-
cts " every man and woman IN the
United States. and has every other
Industry b the throat S~hipbuiiderE
complain most bitterly Nothing ~ she
cost ~ the ehip has Increased - much.
] think ! do not e1axgeEafe when I say
there are hundreds Of thousands u
rnen ~ small means waiting and
longing for fhe price ~ lumber 70
reach . normal Jewel that wfi enable
them - build iDng-confemplafed
shelters u their oMn n the trust h
permitted 70 continue its depredatI0ns
We shall 700 BE- confronted b. .
shortage u houses. 81 with the con
f7nuafign u our heavy immigration
this day Is not ~ faf distant a. IL
might seem According 70 figures
which J nave worked out the lunber
trust hes sHzefed ~ the home-builder-
~ the United States. over sud above
= legitimate business profit So .hs6 q.
$50 yearly FOR the last ten Year,
which about correspond aifh me
axe and Kfvwsa - ere fTu=s-a grand
total ~ tL~s9.H89.Gae
How were the trusts power ana
position gained
IT'S results are more readily SEE
fhsa the machinery e. detected bg
which the results are produced Every
article 81 limited supply ~ subject
80 monopoly There are more far
sighted and shgeWdef 5u-sS~- men ~
this country thar are lumber raeu.
We began numbering . years ahead
81 England. and hold the lead Uvs
81 nations TO-DAY a governments
lumber supply h limited D. ne stand
fng timber. Z believe Z am within
the circle 0f facts in stating that Joe
individuals and UoFations own ~
control - per cent ~ the timfreF land
no mfi held b ihe government ~
attacked 20 farms fn another way the
organization leacritsEd = much small
er circle. The larger t-4aF b. Huh-di.
ridea into nne-hnff Dozen a1naliei
bodies known 90 associations. the sub
division being h8ped on some species
a. for examuIe The white Pine a..
association. the Heni@ek association
snd the like Thsze smaller ass0cia-
sivnr are simply hsiteds ~ fuDuDpo-
1.-THE claws ~ an invisible trust
They control prpaurrlpn fheg sgmtt
uste markets and no Ia thf
United states CAR use q foot ~ luur'
ta- without paying tritufe 90 thf
trust