Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
ALL JOIN.
Seeking for a Re-adjustment of Rail-
road Rates.

The past week there was instituted
in Wausau a movement which is
destined to have far reaching benefits
for every business man in the valley.
The cities of the Wisconsin river have
Joined forces to compel readjust-
ment of freight rates. The business
men of the Fox river valley and of
the Chippewa valley have already
joined in a similar movement and
have their brief nearly in readiness to
bring before the State Railway COM
mission.
Last Monday evening the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
of this city met and started the ball
rolling and was instrumental in the
meeting held at the city hall Thurs
day evening in which the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, the
Wausau Advancement association and
the Central Wisconsin Traffic bureau
participated. This meeting was at
tended by the directors of these Or
CARNATIONS and representatives from
Rhinelander, Merrill, Stevens Point
and Grand Rapids were also present.
Mass meetings are being held in the
above cities and representatives sent
from each.
There was much enthusiasm shown
at this meeting and the following
motion was passed, introduced by G.
d. Jones:
at is the sense of this meeting that
it is advisable to unite with other or
CARNATIONS of this state that are
seeking to obtain a readjustment of
freight rates for interior points in
Wisconsin,"
The main question at this meeting
was chow much will it cost to make
this fight ?" 1t was ascertained, af-
ter considerable discussion, that the
joints of this machine, which was
about to be started, would have to be
fabricated with about 81, 900 and this
would have to be raised by the various
cities which we're 10 be benefited.
The matter of funds, however, cut
very little ice with a determined lot
of men, whose only purpose was to
receive fair treatment from the rail-
roads.
1t was brought out at the Thurs
day evening meeting that Wausau
and other valley cities are paying
S27.OO a Car more for freight than
they should. This explains thewhole
thing and determined fight should be
made, and there will be, to secure
rates which are to be fair and just as
compared with other localities. 1t is
of very vital interest to the cities in
the valley to secure lower rates. 1t will
mean the building of their cities.
Those who were present from other
cities were: L. j. Seegar and G. M.
Copp, of Stevens Point; w. A. Ringle,
of Merrill; G. d. Fritzinger and J. E.
Bryan, of Grand Rapids; S. E. Alvord,
of Rhinelander.
The meeting last evening at the city
hall was called to order by j. N. Man.
son, president of the Wausau Advance
ment association who stated the OBJ
ject of the gathering. A. E. Sole,
who is at the head of the Central
Wisconsin traffic bureau, gave an ex-
haustive talk upon the situation show
ing that Wausau and all other Valley
cities were paying a much higher rate
than they should. That st. Paul,
Minneapolis and other cities, two
hundred miles beyond Wausau, are
paying less freight than Wausau by
considerable. Other remarks were
made by Mayor Ringle, j. Griffith, G.
G. Kruger, H. G. Flieth, w. L. E0-
G. S. Curtis, f. DeVoe, ]. N.
Manson, Will Dodge, r. G. Deutsch
and CD. Jones.
1t was voted to join with other
valley cities in the movement for
lower rates and a committee was ap-
pointed to raise Wausau's pro rata
share OF the expense.