The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
f. REVIEW OF LUMBER

Nashville. Tenn. July Ia tspeciai.o
"a; sensation was sprung In lumber
dom last week when J. b Stirling, at
torney general q the: state Of Missisr
in the Chancery Court OF Holmes gCour.
ty, against the Retail Lumber Dealers
Association Of mississippi. composed OF
seventy-two tirms IN the two States
as penalties for alleged violation OF
says todsy's issue OF The Southern
Lumbsrmsn This e sequel 7: the
preIne Court. which declared the as
sociation to be q trust and combine.
because Q clause In its by-laws stipu-
lates that. no member Of the associa-
those wholesalers who sold over the
heads Of the sretatier direct to the con-
sufner. The suit Ii for the minimum
amount for which II could have been
Say uf Ter the sss days s since March II.
1905. the date. on which the offending
agreement was made for each Of the
seventy-two concerns admitted ITO be
imdm neutrality-suspicious. in the amount
ask ed from each member Of tbs orkan-
ization. In ssls7. 0o0.- Al the; time Of the
decision OF the state Supreme Court.
April IL, 1909. an appeal was taken to
Justice 'WhitBeid, and on, the decision
OF. the Supreme. Court both OF these
An Important decision announced
during the past week by the Interstate
ConYfierce Commission at Washington.
was that in. the suit brought by u:
Sondheimer and CO.. Of Cairo. III: and
Central railroad. seeking to have the
same reshippinK or yarding privileges
granted to Cairo dealers as was an
toyed' rat Mempliis. and claiming that
discriminatory against that point by
reason OF the privilege granted 'the
Memphis dealers. The commission held
that the rates HAD been discriminatory
PRESENT eject save that. reparation viii
Be ask ed by the Sondheimer. Company
as the railroads Withdrew the privfl7
eyes granted to Memphis dealers when
the rrlit was originally Drought i
yellow Pine Rspara4fom Cases. &
The cofnpromfes agreement drawn
20 cover ali the remaining yellow pine
PREPARATION claims arisinE I'M Central
Mt last fully materiaiized. Arthur h.
Thompson. Of tho Washington railroad
clearing house, has ,been hard at work
on the matter for several weeks MT.
Thompson has had some diniculty har.
various parties ito the controversy. Al
ter a lengthy series OF conferences and
mueh correspondence, the document
was finaliy CONNECTED and sent. to
Judge Clements. Of the Interstate Com
ulerce Commission. at his summer
| home at Leesburg, Va. for approval.
Judge Clements has approved the
form OF the agreement and authorised
any rciaimant desiring TO do SO to- set
tie his claim on the basis specified.
That basis Is ST per cent Of the prov
able amount Of the claims. The total
number OF claimants involved is about
40. and their aggregate amount Is
said to be approximately $3.50, 600. ID
stains Of the IHmber Tariff.
The Conference Committee OF the
House and the Senate are now hard al
work on the tariff bill at Washing-
ton. and Il Is rtfnOred that the rnino'
details OF the work have been dispoe-
% Of and that the vital points of off.
| ference have been reached. One u
these IL the schedule on lumber and
wood products, and Il is over this that
one Of the hardest fights is expected
Az general proposition ~ may ~
said that the Senate conferees are
ate nding ont strongly for the higher
rates the Senate voted for on ntaAy
ARTICLES. On the other hand. Chair
man Payne, OF the House committee, II
understood TO re equally stubborn In
support Of the Houses policy Of down
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