| Show NEW LUMBER TARIFF N to Minimum Of Jr Shipment I on Itt lime hm I Effective June JIM 1 tho harriman lines linen will II increase the minimum of lumber shipments to tho tha eAst cast operative from nil all ni points In lim 11 Oregon Orlon Washington unit und 1111 Idaho hl action halt hns been heen concurred In 10 by b other northwestern roads rond The reason R for this Is the tremendous Increase In lumber ship shipments ments from the and the growing demand II for tor or freight cars to handle the traffic The Iho new IW Ie minimum depend alto altogether gether upon tipon the the size lie of t the car to lie be lIE loaded anti and a 1 long ll l list l t of or II ure Is II with the by bytho b tho tim railroad companies With Wih ith a 1 cubic uhla capacity of ot 1500 1 Of feet and not more mor morl than Ihan 1550 feM et I earn eara I must mallet IUt be loaded with at itt least IR t pounds of o shingles H HInr cedar lumber or articles taking tho the saute same alo rate or 3 OI pounds nf if fir I hemlock larch lOrd or 01 spruce timber or nr articles In 11 tho the same Mme classification li 11 lit order to got get et time the rate Cars ars having a cubical capacity of o n N I or 01 I over t have a R minimum nf ot U 4 OO pounds of 01 o shingles cedar lumber etc It or pounds of o other lumber n th time two V extremes trem H Hman many man other minimum are offered Poles and piling on out open ears cars single wIlt will wi have hate h a A minimum of ot OOOO pounds except when loaded with Ith poles tnt pIlIng pline le less s than bait Ihal 30 feet felt In II length when minimum will wl be he bl actual weight but bitt not nt less leu than titan pounds In 11 title this connection a special to time the New I ew YorK ort Commercial from front Seattle Ca f Lumbermen throughout hout the th North Northwest orth west ale aie nr raising a n of ot protest agaInst t the Iho now tariff promulgated by bythe bythe the th transcontinental freight bureau which goes Into iff ct on June 1 I In there seems to t he be ft a t general Impression that the rate Will 11 be he hl n a 1 blow hI ow to 10 the Industry In the north Pacific territory The local com corn commercial mercial bodies may IMY be bl called upon to take the matter up wih with th the railroads 1111 and the question qUI I l already Ilat cia ti tl for far ut lon nt at the Ihl next nut meeting b the th Pacific Coast Conet t Lumber Manufacturers association which U Is to be held in title city cIt elt eltI It I Is II declared by b a I number of It well el V posted manufacturers that charges on ot 01 the bettor better bete grades gradel of ot tic I spruce pruce and hemlock Mill wil lIt hn he Increased to t an almost almo t ruinous figure They as 11 ert lert further that trade will bo he Hr wi cut cuthIl fully hIl on n porch columns and antI fir tir fr gutters One On manufacturer bays taya tS the now new v tariff t will wil necessitate an 11 Increase ue ot from main 10 If to 30 O per iter cent In the th price of n nil all ni flooring and A finishing lumber and amid will wil place platt the he mills Ill of n tho ho Northwest 1 In Iii H m tion lon Where they cannot compete with wih time the mill mil In Itt II tile the Kintli on tn the higher grades of o lumber HIM tild tariff raising a a handicap nf or from M U 1 to 10 S 25 M against the It I will wi necessitate neI tile Ih removal Im 01 1 tf of if factories In n this thin dis dlF district to politic points t of or tile the IIRI river mays tays another On lh th other hand general western freight fr nent of ot the th Northern Pacific InsIsts Insist In I I that Hut th the th action rate rute lit o the tho I freight bureau will wil not raise |
