The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-26
LOGGER SCORES
DISQUE POLICY
w. c. Butler, OF Everett,
Charges Favoritism
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haugh contract with every ounce OF
It's power. At that meeting Il was
proposed that the LOCKERS of Wash
ington accept a suh'contract from
the stems, Carry.kerbauRh outfit.
This contract was 50 absurd that
have not yet been able TO finally
determine just what Il means. We
were given 60 understand that unless
We accepted tho Sub,contraets from
the Observation-Disclosures corpora.
ton We might as well so out OF bust.
ness. As a matter ~ fact u was
either accept subcontractr from the
favored corporation or so out OF
business.
Threatened .piffereniisi
'It was plain that the spruce pro.
duetlon division WAS determined to
carry out the terms OF the sicrns
Carey ksrhaugh contract. regardless
81 our attitude. Tho veilea thrcdt
10 put the iogsing industry Of Wash.
lngton out OF business unless II ae.
cepted suh.contracts from the Stems.
Carey Kerbaugh corporation, was
not an idle boast
The Stems Carey ,Kerhaugh out.
M had priority ON all essential ma.
chlnery. and Mai. Hitchcock even
went SO far as 10 come right out ln
the open with the assertion that. II
necessary. the government proposed
20 grant the Stems Carey .Kerbaugh
corporation a labcr diffsrcntiai with
wages which We could not hope TO
meet
Under the plan OF Maj. Hitch.
cock. u was proposed that We sign
a suhcontract with the Stems. Carey.
krrbaugh corporation. which would
give that company the arbitrary
rsght To cancel its agreement with
US " u found US To be 'extravagant.
Cculdn's Get Copy
The use OF the word 'ex,rava.
CANT by the Stems. Carey Kerbaugh
corporation caused mingled laughter
and Indignation among all lumber.
men In this state.
After that meeting the loggers
OF Washington spurncd such a sub.
contract with the Stems .carey ker
baugh corporation and the incident
was closed In so far as the loxgeru
we're concerned. Our combined re.
sources included the potential pro.
duetion OF one billion feet 81 timber
annually. This We offered 10 the
government as well as our entire
equipment. but we never got any,
where.
when the Stems Carey ,K.rhauxh
contract was announced every log.
ger in the state had a right 10 ex
pect 10 see a copy But To this
day we do not know the contents
of that contract wrote to Sen.
ator Miles Polndexter hut he was
Informed hy the war department
that he might look at the contract
but Il was not the policy OF the de.
partrnent 10 issue copies OF Il"
~AItho the United States entered
the war in April. 1917. Il was not
until September. 1918. that the
humiiiating contract was entered into
hy the government. humiliating 20
the logging industry Of the state as
well as to the nation.
"in spite Of handlcaps. the inter
csts I represent went ahead ard pro
duccd 1000. 900 feet OF spruce. Our
expenses. some $4,000. have been re
funded by the government"
There Is some difference between
the expense account OF more than
1900 900 piled up by the Stems
Carey kerbauEh corporation and
your $40 900. Is there nots" Chair.
man Frear inquired
Rather replied Butler grimly.
The investigating committee viii
conclude its taking Of testimony tn
Seattle Wednesday night. The com,
mlttec win then move to Portland
Ore. where IL IL expected that the
session win consume the better part
OF three weeks.
II Ia planned to take the testi'
mony OF Norman Coles. Paul Coles
and James Archibald. ayiators who
saw action on the Western front.
The aviators are residents Of Seat.
tie.