Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-21
hATE ON GRAIN
FAR TOO HIGH
So Declares |. P. CalisoD, se
Regular Meeting Of
Chamber
CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS
Large List Of Names Given
Out to Members to
Secure :"

The introduction Of resolution 1s
!. p. Callison, charging that the e
w. r. & N. company had Yeseptlr
raised the freight rate on hay, El8ls.
-four and mill feed and on hay Am
grain products, thereby imposinG n
on Grays HAxI1k.
which was unfair, was the feature
the weekly luncheon at the FairMs
hotel Tuesday afternoon Of the Cin
ber of Commerce.
Callison, in supporting his reSa
ton, said that the raise in rates MAJ
differential lagainst the harbcF CIV
les of 25 per cent, as given the Nav
Dor by other roads. He sad that whote
sale houses were necessary for buiie-
ing up community, and that the
annual freight business of whois-
sale house might amount to more
than 100000. With IA 20 per Gen:
differential. this would mean diffe,-
ence of $4,000 annually and no per
son would locate at this point, tha.
could save that amount by locating
in Seattle, Tacoma or Portland.
He said that the public service coM-
mission was at this time revising the
rates throughout the state and tha:
i L dCOilld, CtQltlc PPOhduC cSaN-
Portland, were represented by theHs
rate experts, who would look aftes
the interests of the large cities. bEt
that the Grays Harbor cities vera
not represented and would be com
PEELED to take what was given them,
! He urged that the chamber send a
copy of the resolutions to tho vats-
GUS commercial organizations through
n,rt n IN IapY
lie service commission and demagt
representation in the work of maklN
up the new rates
J. A. Hood said that Aberdeen mus
fight for anything it received trOH
the railroad companies and he urged
the chamber to take up the matcE.
at once. w. j. Patterson asked tia.
it be referred to a committee to take
up and ascertain whether this wss
the case and make an effort to effeSx
compromise or adjustment withoWs
antagonizing the railway companS,
The members then voted to refer Me.
resolution to the transportation cos.
mittee for one week.
The resolution follows:
/ "Whereas, the O.-W. r. & n. Go.
has recently raised rates by Az ceufs
per 100-an advance of rs per cent
on hay, grain, flour, mill feed and Oh
all grain and hay products from ala
points in Eastern Washington, casa
ern Oregon and Idaho, to all points
in Southwest Washington, including
Aberdeen and Hoquiam.
And, whereas, the said advanced
rates are excessive and wholly un-
warranted and far in excess OF ths
rates made by any other road,
. And whereas, the said rates are
greatly detrimental to this iszz-.t4ASs. szz-4AS:.
and especially to Grays Harbor: anc
the action of the said O.-W. K. &
n. 60. IN making such discriminator7,
rates, evidences a contemptuous dis
regard for the welfare and growth q.
this territory,
therefore, be it resolved, that tf.e
Aberdeen chamber of commerce. cor
demns this hostile action and that
we demand that the said rates be AT
once rescinded and that rates be nUa
into effect at least on parity WITH
the rates made by other roads enteS.
ing this territory"
The club will resume its memb~v,
ship campaign next Tuesday at Tho
luncheon, when large number OF
names will probably be added to The
list.
County Commission G.. ~ Wilson
stated that the commissioners did Ma
want to build any road to Westpoi1
which would not go through OcogtS,
but that they were willing to cofa.
plete the Westport road, when the
funds were available. He also sta,.
ed that in answer to a request from
Congressman Warburton for record
from the commissioners to build q
road to connect with road to be
built through the forest reserve tr
The government, that the commi..is.A-
ars had gone on record favoring the
of this road and proposed
20 spend 100000 on it as soon as the
Iunds We're obtainable.
Commissioner Davis also stated that
ne favored the building Of both roaep
mentioned. County Engineer G.. L
robertson gave the chamber some =,
.eresting data on the construction
he Ocosta-Westport road, and th,
1ocf nf tho 1rou, cnan