Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-04-22
INSPECT RAILROADS
RAILWAY Commission and Off.
Gals INSPECT FACILITIES.
No Complaint at Aberdeen, Hoquiam
or r1OnteSan0. Gina and SafSOp
to Receive Better Depot ACCOmmO.
datiOns. Union Timber Co. Obtains
Relief.

The railroad commission left
Olympia at noon Monday on its in
spectiOn of the Northern Pacific sta
tions in the state, on a special train
of three cars. The private car of B.
E. Palmer, general superintendent of
the Northern Pacific, was provided
for the special use of the commission; !;
private car of H. c. McNutt, general
manager, and the private car of the
division superintendent, w. C. Albee,
were provided for the railroad Off
cials who are accompanying the COM
mission and the train crews.
The party is composed Of the three
members of the commission, Chair
man H. A. Fairchild and Commits
sioners ]. c. Lawrence and Jesse S.
Jones, Track Inspector A. w. Per-
ley, Engineer H. L. Gray, Frank M.
Dallam. jr., secretary of the commits
sion, and L. B. Kaler, official steno-
grapher. The officials of the rail-
road are H. c. McNutt, general mgr.
Western division; w. C. Albee, divi-
sion superintendent; w. F. Safer,
travelling passenger agent; G.. l..
Raymond, travelling freight agent;
llonIy DlahciJ, seic.ai " u5.u, II
freight agent; George T. Reid, divi-
sion counsel; and II. c. Buckley,
trainmaster.
The first stop was made at Little
Rock, station that ships about 40
cars of logs and lumber daily, and
was without telephone. The COM
mission ordered an instrument placed
in the depot.
Stops were made at Gate, Oak
vile, and Porter. at which places
the commission personally inspected
the station facilities and called upon
the business men. They found all
facilities in good condition and no
disposition among the shippers to
complain of the service afforded
them.
At Elma the commission heard
testimony relative to the station fa-
cilities. They found that, while the
town is provided with an electric
lightire system and water works
the station platform and waiting
rooms were lighted inadequately
with coal oil lamps; that drinking
water was not provided properly in
the waiting rooms. Those who testi-
fed also called the attention OF the
commission to the width and cOndi-
ton of the station platform, which
they complained, is inadequate to the
amount of business transacted. Al
the close Of the hearing the commits
sion entered an order directing the
company to improve and widen the
station platform. place running wat
er in the waiting rooms, and ligh,
both the platform and the waiting
rooms sufficiently with electric
lights.
At Satsop complaint was made OF
the poor depot facilities, and General
Manager McNutt promised to have a
new depot built within 60 days, on
plans to be approved by the commits
sion.
The commission arrived at Monte
sano at 6 p. m. and after inspecting
the station building and facilities
were met by w. e. Crist, who stated
that the commercial club and the
city council had decided to file nc
complaint with the commission.
From Montesano the train went
+h,.-.--', l. N~-''-,- ---ro-o +ho ro~tr
spent the night. and listened to q
which asked for terminal rates fol
Moclips, Stearnsville, and Aloha.
Tuesday morning the commission
arrived at Hoquiam at 8 o'clock, ant
spent couple of hours visiting the
local shippers, who had no complaint
to make. At II o'clock they arrived
in Aberdeen, and went to the Elk
club, where they were met by a dele
cation from the chamber Of com
merce, and were informed that Aber
deem had no special kicks. Later M
r. Sherwood, manager Of the Unioi
Mil, ~ took I'm the matter of los
rates from the camps Of the Uniol
Timber Co. near Oakville. and sue
ceeded in convincing the commission
and railway officials that the rate
charged his company was discrimin
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