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THE SUNDAY-OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 21, 1903.
LUMBERMEN ARE
NOT SATISFIED
But Are Pleased That Threat
ened Advance in Rates
Is Not Made.
WANT ALL RATES RESTORED
New Ruling Makes Tariffs Higher to
Points East of Missouri River.
Slight Raise to St. Paul.
Discussion of Decision.
Lumbermen of the state are not alto
gether satisfied with the recent rulings
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
regarding the rates on lumber to the
Eastern terminals. While rates have not
been .advanced on lumber from Oregon
mills to the lower crossings of the Mis
souri River, tariffs are higher to sta
tions in the territory east of the river
and there has been an advance of 6 cents
per 100 pounds to St. Paul and common
points, making the new rate 45 cents.
At a meeting of the Oregon and Wash
ington Lumber Manufacturers' Associa
tion at the headquarters of the organi
zation in the Commercial Club building,
the question of the latest lumber rates
was taken up and carefully considered.
All appeared pleased that the threatened
advance in freight tariffs by the rail
roads had not been put into effect, but
at the same time there was some dissat
isfaction over the adjustments of the
tariffs as they are at present understood.
After the meeting. A. C. Dixon, chair
man of the advance rate committee of
the association, discussed the decision of
the Interstate Commerce Commission as
follows:
Pleased but Not Satisfied.
I think tha while the lumbermen
are fairly well pleased with the deci
sion as it i reported to have been
handed down by the commission still
they are hardly satisfied if such dis
tinction can be drawn. -We understand,
now, from the. first dispatches and some
private telegrams that have been re
ceived that as far as the mills tribu
tary to the Harriman lines- are con
cerned they have a rate to Salt Lake
slightly lower than that in effect prior
to November 1 and the rates to Denver
and what is commonly known as Den
ver or Colorado territory are put back
on a 40-cent basis, thus doing "way
with any advance to this district. The
wording oi me oisijuitura
cate that there has been no advance
In rates to Council Bluffs, Omaha and
other plaeee commonly known as Mis
souri River points, while from Council
Bluffs east there will probably be an
advance, graduated rrom 1 cent to 5
cents per hundred pounds. This places
us in all territory west of Council
Bluffs about in the same position as
we were formerly, except that owing
to the advance east of this territory.
wnicn at tnis lime cannot ue y uj
the fir manufacture, there will be
more lumber put into Western terri
tory and consequently more active com
petition and less profit to the lumber
man. There is a certain class of mate
rial shipped into Mississippi River points
and places east of there which will now
take a B-cent advance, that comes into
competition with yellow pine, and I
think the market extension work that
has been done in this section has
largely gone for nothing, and that it
will take us some time to work back
in this trade.
Long and large timbers and special
sizes where competition is largely
among the fir mills, would not be af
fected to such a great extent and the
burden In this case will largely fall
on the consumer. Mills in this terri
tory shipping over the Hill lines have
at leaet as low rates as they had for
merly until they reach Grand Forks;
consequently, this entire territory is
restored to them. East of Grand Forks
it will be possible for the railroad com
panies to advance the rates If they see
fit.
- All Rates Should Be Restored.
It appears to the lumbermen that the
-railroads should now make friends, and
also make business better for the lum
bermen and for the carriers by restor
ing all the old rates, including those in
the territory which, under the order
of the commission it would be possible
for them to advance at this time if they
saw fit. It is intimated in the news
paper accounts that there are some
points other than Salt Lake to which
there has been a reduction and the
lumbermen are anxiously awaiting
definite Information as to what these
points are, and, of course, different
mills, owing to their different situa
tions, will be affected differently and
j-all of us will not view this readjust
ment of rates in the same light.
' Latest telegraphic advices relative
to'the Potlatch case, which has to do
with the differentials between Coast
mills and Inland Empire mills, would
jiiujcaie mat mere nas Deen a aureren
tial allowed the Inland Empire mills of
from 2 cents to 6 cents where they
asked for 10 cents. The Coast mills
have always conceded that there should
be. some slight differential and would
probably; be perfectly satisfied with the
amounts set by the commission.
In my -opinion, as the details of the
decision. ;are available by the mills and
worked up so that all thoroughly un
derstand Just where our new market
lines are 'to' be drawn, we will be fairly
well satisfied with all the decisions,
taken asf a,.whole, and will go to work
with renewed energy and a deep feel
ing of hope-that the next time the
tiaffic managers need more money they
will consult .with the manufacturers
before putting In what we have always
Insisted was-an unreasonable and pro
hibitive advance. I am of the opinion
that the decisions will not actually
stimulate trade" , in the Immediate
future, but feel quite sure that all
manufacturers ." wfll receive, consider
able encouragement therefrom and by
the time the EaW trade begins will
have courage enough to begin operat
ing with the hope pf getting a fair re
turn from their efforts and investments.
Too much praise- eannot be given the
commission for their earnest and con
scientious efforts toward rendering a
fair and impartial decision.
tVILIj REVIVE GREAT KVDUSTRY
lumber Rate Decision of Vital Ben
efit to Oregon.,
By Its decision the Commission ha re
stored former rates on lumber 'ship
ments practically to all territory we;of
the Mississippi river, more specifically
described as that territory west of a
line running almost north and south from
Pembina, on the British Columbia line,
through Grand Forks, Sioux City, Kan
sas City and St. Joseph to Port Arthur,
Tixas. It is to what is known as Denver
territory, all lying west of the Mississippi
river, that the Interested Oregon lumber
men make the bulk of their eastern
shipments. By this same decision the
lumbermen of the state of Washington
did not fare quite so well. While the
Commission refuses to grant any ad
vance to points in the territory west of
a line from Pembina to Sioux City, It
consents to an advance of E tents on
shipments to St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth. The Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern had asked that this rate
fee advanced 10 cents.
It Is admitted by lumbermen here that
tht Commission baa allowed some differ
entials in favor of Spokane, but it will
be impossible reliably to determine the
ruling of the Commission on thai Oint
until the decision can be studied.
By far the most Important decision
by the Commission, however. so far as
the lumber industry In this state is con
cerned, was that In the case of thvs
Western Oregon Lumber Manufacturers'"
Association, known as the "Willamette
Valley case." This proceeding was In
stituted by the millmen of the Willamette
Valley to restrain the Southern Pacific
Company from enforcing an Increased
rate of $5 a ton on all lumber shipments
to San Francisco and Bay points. The
old rate was $3.10 a ton from all East
Side points, south of Portland, and $3.35
from West Side points, south of this city,
the difference In these rates being caused
by the extra haul from the West Side
points to the main line, via Corvallls and
Albany.
. The Commission also found that this
was an unwarranted advance, but does
concede to the railroad the right to ad
vance Its rates 30 cents a ton, making
the new rates $3.40 from East Side
points and $3.65 from West Side points.
These rates are applicable to San Fran
cisco and Bay points.
Not only are the lumbermen directly
Interested in the decisions by the Com
mission, but business conditions generally
throughout the state are certain even
tually to feel the effects In the way of
a revived Industry. There prevails a
general feeling among business Interests
that the railroads and the lumbermen,
having taken their' case to the forum
provided by law for the arbitration of
such disputes, will submit to the find
ings of that body and will Join hands
towards re-establishing an Important
industry that has been throttled and has
suffered Incalculable injury through the
disastrous effects of a prolonged legal
battle over the question of rates.
The original effect of the arbitrary ac
tion of the railroads was absolutely to
close down many of the' mills throughout
the interior of the state and particularly
throughout the Willamette Valley. Many
of the millmen could not take the risk
of continuing their shipments Into the
Missouri Kiver territory and depend on
winning out in their fight against the ad
vanced rates. Consequently, they closed
down their mills and withdrew temporar
ily their trade relations with that district.
The result has been that the manufactur
ers of white and yellow pine lumber in
the Southern states and Minnesota rushed
their product into the territory from
which the Oregon producers were shut
out. During the six months that the rate
fight has been on the manufacturers of
pine lumber have intrenched themselves
in ths territory that rightfully belongs to
Oregon and it will be some time before
the manufacturers of lumber In this state
will succeed In restoring their trade in
that district to a normal basis. .
The Immediate effect of the findings
of the Commission, however, will be
the steadying of the market in this state
and the restoration of confidence among
lumber manufacturers. The movement of
timber lands, which has been stagnant
ever since the controversy, began, will be
resumed. It is confidently expected that
the decision in the Willamette Valley case
will result In the immediate resumption
of operations In the mills throughout
Western Oregon. The advance of 30
cents a ton. amounting to 1 cents a 100
pounds on lumber shipments, will not be
sufficient materially to affect the trade
and the lumbermen will not allow them
selves to be shut out of the business by
that slight handicap.
SEEK TO KILL GUNN LAW
Corporation Will Test Constitution
ality In Supreme Court.
OLTMPIA, Wash., June 20. (Spe
cial.) As had been predicted by Tax
Commissioner J. H. Easterday, the
public service corporations are taking
a lively Interest in the ease involv
ing tne constitutionality of the Gunn
law, passed by the last Legislature,
exempting moneys and credits from
taxation.
Today attorneys for the Seattle Elec
tric Company filed a brief in the Su
preme Court urging that the law be
declared unconstitutional. This tends
to confirm the truth of the report that
public service corporations will de
mand that all their assessments be re
duced, because of the fact that the
assessment rolls plainly show that
moneys and credits in this state have
never been assessed at more than a
mere fraction of actual value.
There are few banks In the larger
cities that do not contain more de
posits than all of the money that has
ever been assessed for taxation in the
whole state, while of the millions of
dollar of school and other bonds held
in the state, few have ever been lo
cated by the assessor.
PLAN BIG PROJECT
Extensive having Mapped Out
on East Side.
WIRES GO UNDERGROUND
Spectacles $1.00, at Metzger's.
IfoHaday-Jrvington Improvement As
sociation Has Subscribed Funds
for Betterment of Large Dis
trict Map Being Made.
The Holladfey-Irvlngton ( Improvement
Association hae undertaken a work of
great Importance and magnitude for
the district bounded by" Union avenue,
Thompson street Holladay avenue and
East Twenty-eighth street. Organized
for general betterments in this big and
erowinsr district, the club has started on
extensive plans to .pave all streets with
hard surface pavement, but -will see that
all water mains, gasplpes and electric
wires are laid underground through this
district before und5rtaking the paving of
the district. The cost of the paving of
this bie district in '.the way contemplated,
hard surface, meatus an expenditure of
about $500,000.
The work that has been started pre
paratory to this wholesale improvement
of the streets will take several months.
A. N. Gambell, formerly City Auditor, has
been employed by the club to prepare a
map of the district -within the limits of
the streets named, showing the location
of all water mains. uheir size, how long
they have been down and their condition.
Also the same thing is being done with
reference to the gas mains and sewers,
so that the map will be a perfect com
pendium of the pipes in the district and
their condition. This .map will give the
club a complete idea also of what is
needed in the . district in the way of
water and gas mains. All unsightly tele
phone poles wfll be eliminated in this
district and the wires of every sort for
telephones and electric lights will go un
derground. Mr. Gambell ha already started on the
preparation of the map, which is an ex
tensive piece of work. There are funds
on hand to inaugurate this work, $500
having been raised at the first meeting
of the club a few -weeks ago. When it
was proposed to unify the pavements of
the district and the work was outlined,
the project was quickly favored by all
present at the meeting, and In a few
minutes ample funds were subscribed to
start the preliminary work.
D. L. Povey, the president, said that
when more money is needed to carry on
the work it will be available. He de
clared that the in te ret ion is to go ahead
with the preparatory work, and when it
has been settled what pipe lines and
sewers are needed, they will first be laid.
Then the wires will be placed under
ground. All this will -be finished before
the paving of the district will be under
taken. It will probably take -two years
to complete what has been started, and
the cost will be very great, but it will
make this district one of the finest in
the city.
The district between Holladay avenue
and Thompson street is 12 blocks with
the intervening streets, or S120 feet. Be
tween Union avenue and East Twenty
elghth street the distance is 24 blocks
and the intervening streets, making a
distance of 6240 feet. Some idea of what
the laying of hard pavement on all the
streets in this district means may be
understood from these figures, and also
of the probable cost. It Is possible the
streets may be parked, as has been done
In Holladay Addition Park. A meeting
of the club will be held some time dur
ing the coming week, when a report of
what progress has been made will be
submitted.
Testimony of C. P. Lord.
PORTLAND, June 20. (To the Edi
tor.) An article in your issue of yes
terday, concerning my testimony as a
witness in the case of the State of
Oregon vs. Lum Suey, charged with
the murder of Lee Tai Hoy, appears
from the tone of the reporter who
wrote it, to be colored by some per
sonal "interest." The statement made
"that Mr. Lord proceeded to tell of
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Chinese customs, saying that the dying
statement of a Chinaman would not
be regarded by Chinese as inviolate," is
not true, as the court stenographer's
notes will show. I speak the Chinese
language in a small way. I have ob
tained the permit from the Chief of Po
lice for the annual banquets of the
Suey Sing Tong Society and have at
tended them with my mother, sister
and many of rhe most prominent peo
ple of Portland and of Oregon. I be
lieve I have been the legal repre
sentative of the Lee family for about
14 years, and I have no reason to be
ashamed -of it. I am familiar with
Chinese customs, having, as attorney
tried Chinese murder cases in this
county, and I am unable to appreciate
what motives may have actuated the
writer of the article referred to, as it
is in the reepects here suggested un
true. CHARLES F. LORD.
PENSIONS GRANTED TO 28
Government Kewards Old Soldiers
Residing in First District:
SALEM. Or.. June 20. (Special.) W. C.
Hawley, representing the First Congres
sional District of Oregon, has been
advised by the Commissioner of Pensions
that monthly .pension and increase of
pension has been granted to the following
persons:
Acker. John H.. Cociullle $24
Burch. GeorBS W., Sllverton 15
Campbell. Henry, Roaeburg- 1-'
Corbett, Sylvenus, Ashland 24
Cahlll. Kinney. Salem 12
Comstock, Byron M., Koseburg 15
Green, Koxana, Grants fass i
Harlrampf. John W.. Hlllsboro 12
Kelley. Robert. New Pine Creek . ; -'0
Kennedy, James L., Bandon 12
Monarch. Peter. Rosebure 13
McCain. Jonathan. Roseburg- 13
McCauley. Anna M.. Walker 28
McNutt, Washington. Marsrfleld 12.
McCrary, Dewltt, Shaw 15
Palmer, W. B.. Ashland 12
Patrick, John, Grants Pass 24
RawHngl. J. C, t,etanon .... 1"
Rowland. J. T.. Eugene IS
Smith. John W.. McMlnnvlllo 10
Simmons. John B., Gervals 12
Silsby. Helen M., Athland "
Taylor. Christopher, Klmlra 15
Thornton. John W., Wllsonvllle 12
Traver Raauf W., Forest Grove ....... 24
Vidito, Willis, Corvallls "
Will, John H., Ashland 24
Wilhelm, William A.. Olalla 15
End of National Saengerfest.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 20. The Na
tional Saengerfest of the North Amer
ican Saengerbund came to a close to
day, with the selection of Milwaukee
for the next meeting. A forest feast
was held this afternoon. J. Hanno
Deiler -was re-elected president.
Gladiator Alone to Blame.
LONDON, June 20. The Admiralty
Court has decided that the British
cruiser Gladiator alone is to blame
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FILING CABIXETS For letters, documents and
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SECTIONAL BOOKCASES A complete stock of
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Special attention given to the equipment of
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STEBIk SAFE CABINETS Dick Steel Safe Cab
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CIRCULAR LETTER MACHINES The Edison v
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Also the Writer Press, a new machine which
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DRAWING PAPERS A complete stock of high
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BLANK BOOKS Ledgers, journals, trial bal
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NOTARY SUPPLIES Complete line of legal
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No New American Cardinals.
ROME, June 20. It was semi-offlclally
declared at the Vatican today that the
date of the next consistory had not been
definitely decided upon. Nothing is known
regarding the report that two American
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