East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-11-16

TIME Portland Oregonan in an editorial last Saturday takes
issue with the East Oregonian the rate question now be-
fore the interstate commerce commission. We knew it
was coming We knew that the shoe he other foot
the Oregonan would itself the principle that cost Of
service should rates That principle noble and
sound when the Columbia basin up and Portland had
an iron in the fire But the lineup different Interior
towns seek the benefit Of this principle and presto witness the
Oregonans summeIsa The Portland contends the two
cases are not parallel But the general principle in
voved and everybody knows it. The Oregonans hypocrisy
bald faced that further nsincery
In nutshell the plea of the railroads in the before the
commerce commission that west bound traffic. at least
large part of it, Pendeton shippers be charged the rate to Port
land plus the back haul from Portland Pendeon 1t
that rates to Pendeton from the east shall be about onehrd
higher than to Portland despite the fact the Pendeon haul
shorter haul 1t means that encng binder twine, steel
and nnumerabe other articles the the Pendeon
country must oned freight than does the
in western Oregon 1t that distributing business in the
interior shall be curbed and that distributing business from
Portland be fostered through plain favorsm 1t means rob
bing Peter to pay Paul"
The Oregonian talks about the and says Pendeon
cannot have rates because the does not touch Pen
deton That true The coast cities entitled to the benefits
of their location the But by the token interior cit
les entitled to the benefits of their position land Inter-
mountain cities closer to the eas than Portland and by all
the rules of ethics entitled to lower rates because of the
shorter haul The point plain the your face
hs would benefit the interior well as the coast asserts
the Oregonian But Mr. Corey of the state public service
mission thinks differently He sets forth article published
today that the railroad plea unfair to interior points and
granted will work against them Does he know nothing about
the railroad rates? If the rates asked for won't hurt interior
cities is strange that Spokane Boise Salt Lake Phoenix Pen
dleton Waa aa Baker, La Grande ana all important cteS
of Idaho Wyoming Utah and interior California have united in
league to fight the plea Do of the interior points know
what good for them only in Portland that this subject is
properly understood
The East Oregonian likes Portland and the Portland
papers, but is fed up advice from that with re-
specs to the interests of Eastern Oregon Oregonan
tells that the Portland chamber did not recommend the
Waula cutoff 1t also says that if the cutoff built it will not
hurt Pendleton Umata county does not realize that
people here capable of forming their opinions that
subject The Oregonan will be telling it right and
proper for us to 5000 with Portland paying for the 1925
exposition although Portland expects to get all the cream and
four-fths Of the skinned milk
Portland wants to play ball with this section of the state
they should play the game the square is unsatisfactory
when the other fellow insists always being the batter while
we stay in the field and chase their grounders.