Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-02-23
TRAFFIC men
HOLD MEETING
HI. r. TRUMBOWER OF STATE
COMMISSION, SPEAKS
ON RATES

The annual meeting of the Central
Wisconsin Traffic association was held
at the Wausau club last Friday af-
ternoon and evening, a banquet being
followed by an address by II. r.
Trumbower of the Wisconsin Railroad
commission who spoke in place of
G. d. Jackson, chairman of the COM
mittee, absent because of illness.
A. E. Sole, secretary, presided at
the business session and presented a
report covering twenty-eight months,
an annual meeting not having been
held since 1919. There were present
over fifty members Of the organization
all of whom were very much pleased
with the excellent work that had been
done by Mr.. Sole.
Gives Quotations
During the twenty eight months
from Oct. /, 1919, to Jan. 81, 1922,
1860 rate quotations were given to
members, as compared to $40 over
a fifteen months period ending in
1918 and 4,7S0 over a nine months pc
Rod ending in 1919. The average
per month for the twenty eight month
period was 666 quotations. Among
statement was $f5,622.89 actual
amount in claims paid and S16,369.33
in claims pending, which indicates the
scope OF the work being handled by
the Traffic association. Mr.. Solie's
report, in a brief summary of rate
matters, showed many refunds, the
saving of money on demurrage and
other accomplishments.
,f h. Nfys1 fha
aration OF voiuminous facts and fig
ures, to say nothing of the prepara-
tion of the complaints and briefs" Mr..
Solie's report stated. "Nor does the
summaries of the rate matters quoted
always give an idea of the savings to
shippers resulting therefrom But to
give an idea of what some of these
rate adjustments mean to shippers,
the writer is safe in saying that the
saving to members and non-member
shippers by reason of the rate reduc-
lions secured in the G. M. e. S. p. log
case amount to no less than $4,000
annually. This estimate is based on
the assumption that there are shipped
annually on the G. M. e. st. =. road
easily between 75O00,0 900 and 100000
900 feet of logs. The total expense
$4,000, which was paid by single
member" Through this case sub
stantial reduction in the rates of the
G. NJ &. st. =. for hauls up TO $50 miles
was obtained.
Need Revenue
A discussion of means of increas-
ing the revenue of the traffic associ-
alton took place. IL was believed in
advisable to increase dues but instead
e membership campaign Is planned.
Shippers throughout the valley will
be shown the advantages the associa-
ton offers and will be asked to affili-
ate.
Article IL of the bylaws was
changed and amended as follows:
'ln addition to the dues above re-
ferred TO the members are required to
pay the Association commission on
claims. on which recovery is made, as
follows: ten per cent on the first $50
on any one shipment and two per cent
on the amount in excess of $50 on any
one shipment"
Amendment-~"In addition to the
dues above referred to the members
are required to pay the Association
commission on claims, on which re-
covery is made as follows: ten per
cent on the first 800 on any one ship
ment and five per cent on the amount
in excess of 500 on any one ship
ment."
Seven directors were elected as fol-
lows: NJ z. Mccullough. S. Il. Alvord,
J. II. Johannes. Fred DeVoe. A. G. Pat
terson, John NJ. Lull and A. c. Helm
zen. The directors then elected A. c.
Patterson, president; S. T. Alvord,
Rhinelander, vice-president, and A. Il.
Sole. OF this city, secretary-treasurer
Evenings Talks
Among those called upon to talk in
formally were d. A. Caldwell. secreta-
ry of the Chamber of Commerce, II.
II. Scholfeld, George Il. Foster, John
Ringle. ID, McNaughton and A. II,
Lathrop.
MIR, Trumbower told the guests of
the traffic association that rates es-
tablished by the Interstate Commerce
commission. after the railroads were
returned TO private ownership, were
excessive but that this problem has to
be carefully solved so as 10 afford suf-
ficient income for railroad operation
lie further stated that all transporta-
ton rate authority should not be in
the hands of federal agencies but that
states should be permitted 10 deal
with intrastate problems. Mr.. Trum-
bower explained to the association
members that the Wisconsin Railroad
commission is more free to settle in
trastate affairs than the commissions
in some other states. He concluded
his address by referring TO the ability
and character of A. +. Sole. secreta-
ry-reasurer of the local organization.
and expressing his excellent standing
with the commission. Mr.. Trumbower
was given a vote of thanks for his