The diamond drill., 1921-10-29
TAKEN IN BY BIG FELLOWS At CHI
cAc0 TWO WEEKS AGO
FILM FlAMMED on RATE CUT
Rate Reduction Fayors Only The
Big Lumber Men at Menominee
and Other Big Centers


Ihe log rate cut" TO which grea
) publicity was given two weeks no,
'urns out to be more OF a Christina,
present to few big operators wh,
: own timber in ontonagon county an,
nliiis In Menominee and Marinett,
than concession to the logpers ~
the peninsula. At meeting OF the lov,
, gers held at Iron Mountain last SAT.
uruay protest was made to tho In.
.erstate Commerce Commission ON
the action taken at the Chicago con.
} ference. The little fellows" are organ.
izing and It looks as IL there is go,no
70 be contest in the log field soon
between the little fellow and the bic
fellow. ''s
lhls threatened contest was accel-
ierated during the week by the repor,
OF a contract made between the Ford
people and the Wells interests for
io'ooo.OoO feet OF logs. practically fii-
ing the requirement. OF Ford's mill
ior the coming season and taking that
interest out OF the general market Nv
this action all OF the small tobbers
are cut of from the one source which
they figured to use to keep their out
hts busy the coming winter and at the
same time protect them from the NAV
or the greedy big lumberman who In
the past has held the small fellow
down to the very lowest limit possible
both as to prices and scale return.
The action of the Wells people IS
looked upon as coupe of the big
lumber manufacturers to keen their
position OF vantage over the small
jobber.
Say They Were Double Crossed
The story of an alleged double cross.
as related to us by one OF the gentle
men conversant with all of the mun-
euvers of the past summer IS as fol-
lows:
Last summer a campaign was start
ed to bring down log rates. The big |
mill owners claimed that the rates nut |
them out OF business and unless some |
thing could be done. they would have
to shut up shop.
By skillful maneuvering they suc-
ceeded in getting every logger in tie
peninsula interested and organization
meetings were held in the timber se,-
lions, among them one at Crystal Falls
az which an organization 10 inclrae
every logger In Delta. Iron and Dick
inson counties was made.
Tho hfp fa1inuo nIa,uod . |
OF publicity and Roger M Andrews OF
was chosen TO do the work
All loggers, big or little. were asses
sed TO finance the campaign OF pub
icity. Small loggers paid into the Dot
rom $50 TO 5000 depending upon their
output. AT the Crystal Falls meeting
Henry A. Perry OF Menominee ap-
'eared and through his plausible arg
iment. the loggers OF this section were
Induced to protest 10 the congressman
md senator's. A resolution. convenient.
y at hand, was passed with a whoop.
telegraphed TO Washing. :
on and copies sent TO newspapers
ar and wide.
The Plot Thickens
In the meantime a petition had been b
ent TO the Interstate Commerce Con- &
mission asking for hearing on log 4
ates. Shortly after the loggers sent
heir protest 10 congress word went n
ut that the railroads had asked for d
difference at Chicago to which the b
mall fellows were asked 10 send della. 4
ates. n
The Grand Rapids attorney who had "
cen hired TO present the case To ths
c. c. was present as were the "bi "
-llows' and some OF the smaller ones Z,
n addition Mr.. Beyers OF the North n
'estern and Mr.. Peirpont OF the 81
aul were present.
Mr.. Beyers was very outspo,;c
gainst any reduction. So was Mr.. VI
ierpont at first but committee was
ppointed TO confer with the railroad
zen and II is stated that the small M
'ggers were discretely kept OF this la
After the conference Mr.. llo
ierpont appeared before the assembl-
I loggers and stated that he still ad. ]
cred 10 his original belief ON log In
ties but that the ST. Paul road would
Ter one slight concession and that
as a cut OF 1 n cents on logs hauled
'er 200 miles. This offer carried with
the proyiso that the petition filed
ith the I. G. G. be at once withdrawn, T,
II was stated that Iron Mountain
as satisfied with this ARRANGEMENT i II
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