Show STOP ise 1 RATES lumber industry of oregon will suf fer the lumbermen say unless ra inroads are cestra ned portland ore the oregon state railroad commission at the instance 0 the oregon and washington lumber men s association has sent a petition to the interstate commerce commission at washington D C requesting that the interstate commerce commission restrain the railroads from inaugurating the prospective j raise in railroad rates on eastward bound lumber until alter interstate commerce commission has investigated the ol 01 the increase the oregon railroad commission sets out that there is 50 capital in vested in the lumber industry of the pacific northwest and the proposed in crease in freight rates in some cases amounts to 25 per cent it avers that the increase is unnecessary and un just and will inflict a severe blow to the lumber industry the commis slon petitions the interstate commerce commission that if after ion it finds that oregon commission s views correct and if the interstate commerce commission has the power to permanently prohibit the increase being made the railroad commission has also addressed communications to the rail road commissions of washington ida ho montana colorado wyoming north dakota south dakota and min neota calling attention to the tact that the increase in freight rates will cause a radical increase in the price of lumber in the east and asking those commissions to mil e similar ap peals to the interstate commerce corn mission |