The San Francisco call., 1908-12-21
Executive Committee Plans Ag=
greSSive War TO Block
Rate Raise
Injunction VIII Probably Be
First Resort of People
of State
Appeal TO Interstate Commerce
Board and Congress Also
Considered

0OnSt0(I(0
shippers OF california are welding
into a solid phalanx to resist the rail
roads slo.ooo.0oO rate raise. From all
corners Of the state volunteers are leap
ing to the fore ready TO join in the
Fray. At the same time the executive
Committee on rate day" is aiming a
es of quick telling blows that viii
wiz victory for the people and at the
same time be well needed lesson TO
the transcontinehtaI carriers.
1niunctions in the courts holding in
allegiance the threatened increases will
probably be sought as the first move.
This falling. the interstate commerce
: commission VIII be asked to pay i'm
mediate attention to the demands Of
5 the California shippers If the powers
Of the interstate commerce commission
prove inadequate. the tremendous iniu-
ence Of the united commercial bodies
of the state viii be brought to bear TO,
force congress to establish a line of
steamers from san Francisco to Pan
anna
conflict, the shippers viii strive to en-
list the active aid of the general pub
die ia the fight. The mass meetings to
be held throughout the state rate
- day" December 80. viii be directed to
this end.
STATEMENT ISSUED
la a>statement issued yesterday the
3. executive committee points out that
the threatened rate raise is an effort
E.t Ir q Ia n on
stock watered to the peak level of
prosperity. regardless of slack indus
trjal conditions. Determination not TO
submit to this gouging process rings
through every line Of the statement,
which is as follows:
Believing that the proposed annual
tax Of approximately $4,000, 600 which
The transportation companies propose
TO levy upon The people Of California
VIII ultimately fan in largest measure
upon the producers throughout the
state the committee believes that the
logical procedure is to call the atten
tion' Of all producers TO their peril,
and the general mass meetings
throughout the state are called for that
purpose.
The niquitous practice of Issuing
, raiiroad securities based upon earning
capacity Is made evident in this present
crisis No one disputes the right of
fair return upon actual investment.
l5nL lI stock be ISSUED based upon earn
ing capacity Of prOsp porous years and
The TRANSPORTATION companies propose
10 pay divide IS on such stock at all
hazards ID bee mes a greivous and un-
bearable burden upon producers, man
uiacLurers. merchants and consumers
who reasonably expect that carriers
snonld be Wiling TO share the losses
in times OF depression like the present
when producers are actually carrying
over large stocks of products which
can not md a market.
They certainly have a right to eX-
pect that at such time if the rail
roads are unwilling TO come to their
relief with emergency rates to help
move the surplus. they shall not in
common justice nor in honor lay a
heavier burden in increased freight
rates to cripple the commerce and the
Industries Of the state
Every resident of California must
help pay this tax in higher prices.
which be must pay for his clothes, his
provisions. his implements his work
ing tools. and all should unite in COM
anon cause against the proposed ad-
vance in rates both east and west
Bound.
SOUTHERN SHIPPERS
Names Of southern California ship
pers who have announced their willing
ness 10 enter into the battle with the
railroads were received yesterday by
fhe executive committee from R r.
sutherland at Cotton, as follows:
T. r. Robertson Banning
~ e. Dixon. Elsnore.
Allen Frazer Hemet.
William Spurgeon, Santa Ana.
J.. y. DeYine. Riverside.
q. d. Roberts. San BernardinO
William Buxton, Rialto.
- ". Waters Pomona.
Taylor canning company. Santa Ana.
Bert Montgomery. Rivera
IT, J. Spencer, Orange
g. C. league. Santa Paula.
W Hoist & Co. Oxnard
johnson fruit company, Santa Barbara
John Jarnell, Highlands.
d. r. j. kingsbury. Redlands-
Charles Loud Pomona
Efiwanda growers association, Etiwsnda.
" !. Kincaid, Cueamonga-
r. Walter Evans, DeFOre-
Golden State canning company Ontario
Pasadena canning company, Pasadena
orange County preserving company, Anahein.
W Benciiey. Fullerton
Ira S Trey; San Diego.
Thomas Bslantyne. El CajOn-
Judge Daily, ventura
Chalnpor ~ commerce. Los Angeles
6 II. Frank & Co. submitted a list
Of tanners who have Joined the fight,
as follows:
A Van Noorhies & Co. Sacramento.
western leather supply coinpsny, San Diego.
pbElip Heuoid COMPANY San lose
The Evans shoe company, Nana-
Nolan-I.arl shoe company. Petaluma
Tbos Derlin tanning company, Arcata-
kuIiman-Salz e. Co. Benicia-
Mckay leather company, Beneis
Sumner tanning company benlciA
McCabe-Dnprey tanning company, Eureka.
n NcBain fannery- Napa
SAWYER tanning company, Napa
Eureka tanning company, Oakland
I1,.+.l.na tanning company. Petaluma-
rrsuk Poelman tanning company Petaluma-
Sai,ssna tanning company Petaluma
g,.a..er tanning company, Redwood CITY
II Frank a Co. Redwood City.
I-i..ri,ard tanning company, Santa Cara.
~,,n tanning company, Santa cruz
.~fn Tanning company. Santa Rosa
II I,eiIfersham, Santa Rosa
Sanfs Rosa Vallejo tanning company. Santa
pssa and Vallejo.
- rnNieatlser company. Stockton.
r-l-f5h tanning company. Jkiah
,|. r,la.l tanning company. W. Berkeley.
e,slsf,rnia leather company. Los Angeles.
los Angeles saddlefy COMPANY, n.y. Los 7nseies'
d ITUlcn & Co. Los Angeles