Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-04-12 | Page 2 | Portland Against Spokane

PORTLAND AGAINST SPOKANE THE OREGON navigation CUT MAI MAKES TROUBLE knocks the washington towns out of their natural trade santo santa re pe la in california portland or april ll 11 the new freight rate from portland to spokane over the lie 0 R N has gone into effect today to day it Is one halt half the rate between st paul and spokane thero there was wag a meeting of railway boffl ceals to discuss the matter there were present general traffic manager J M hannaford Hanno Hanna tord of the northern pacific c assistant general freight agent 1 lilton of the northern pacific assists nt general traffic manager shelby of the great northern they commenced an informal discussion of the question et at issue but tire are riot not yet prepared to disclose tile the results the territory tributary to spokane a and rid considered by her merchants merchant 9 exclusively clu theirs thel s will be invaded b by y the wholesalers and tho the jobbers of this c ity city and consequently there have been e efforts a orts by shippers of the eastern washington cities to frustrate the contemplated reduction by the 0 it N both the great northern and the northern pacific are arc ol opposed posed to the reduction for they find the long ion haul from st paul to spokane more profitable than the short haul from portland to spokane they have on en dolivo red to maintain the present rates the 0 R N lifts lias no road to the e ast and it will therefore acet a I 1 inteer in ago r par part of the traffic to spokane territory to tor the commodities iiii be sold from this city and the sound instead of from the nast east