Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12
THE LOGGING RATE VICTORY.

In filing its suit against the Oregon Short Line before
the public utilities commission of this state to
ducton logging rates from points the Idaho North
branch Of that road, the Capital News had three
things in view:
1. The establishment of a great industry at all the
principal points of southwestern Idaho.
3 The protection of the people of this immediate vi
cny against the possible greed of timber trust which
without adequate shipping open to all shippers
might gain control of this industry and the people thus be
made to pay too great price for the development of
such great industry.
3. The guaranty to individual holders of timber, to
the state and the of release from depend
upon such trust for the sale of their holdings
The possibilities from the development of this indus
try have already been sufficiently discussed and there
fore, need no further comment at this time.
That there danger that this industry in its deve
opment would fall entirely into the hands of great
vested by that with power to deprive
of lumber and lumber products of all the advantages of
the development of such industry this section had
perhaps, not impressed itself upon the people, The dan
ger, however, imminent This statement is
made in spirit of antagonsm to any company but is
stated merely patent fact If prohibtive rates upon
the shipment Of sawogs any of the communities of this
section of the state should be continued it is evident that
the manufacturer of lumber not dependent upon such
rates, would have monopoly of the sale of lumber and
lumber products this section the result of which would
be- logically that local consumers of such products would
be deprived entirely of the benefit of proximity to timber
but would be compelled to pay prices which would be the
ii the lumber shipped long distances. With
fair logging rate however, and the establishing of other
mills, small Ones the result of the competition is
bound to be lower rate upon lumber and lumber products
With two large companies controlling the sale of
lumber and holding sufficient quantity of timber to
able them to do So it necessarily follows that individual
of timber claims Of whom there many in the
entire Long valley section would be placed at the mercy of
the big and would either be unable to sell their
timber at ALL would be forced to accept whatever price
the trust might fit to pay them This likewise would
apply to the states holdings well to the governments
holdings With rate however that will permit of compe
ttion these individual holders will be enabled find sale
for their timber, and in many instances, by making
tracts with mill may give themselves profitable
poyment at quiet seasons of the year. in getting the timber
out and delivering it to the railroad The difficulty that
these small would would apply equally
well should mills be built the timber if they
built IN OF the communities in the lower Valleys such
those to which living rates have just been secured Their
only protection in the granting of logging rates
points outside.
The rates just stipulated to be given by the Short Line
IN the brought by the Capital News low enough
permit beginning of this independent industry The full
benefits however will not be felt until the interstate COM
commission shall decide the joint rate case from New
Meadows So far making the Capital case depend
upon the findings of the interstate commission
rather than try the before the state public
utilities commission feel that the interstate commerce
commission is as dependable the state commission.
The victory, feel will be found to be very great
To those who most familiar with the opposition
and the methods of of its local adherents the
. of the victory will be most manifest
The fight made without local support except from
Frawley Block who donated their legal services for the
benefit Of the public and the aid that naturally came from
the Boise Lumber company because of the similarity of
their and two other individuals who gave adj
vice and encouragement There offers of fnan