Show commissi MISSION 1221 TRIG THING TO STOP RAISE ain RATES lumber industry industry of oregon will suf fer the lum Lumber errien iren say unless ra inroads are gestra ned tied portland ore the oregon oreon state railroad commission at the instance ot of the oregon and Wac washington hington lumber men s association has sent a petition to the interstate commerce commission at washington ashington D C requesting that the interstate commerce comme ice commission restrain the transcontinental railroads from inaugurating the prospective raise in railroad rates on eastward bound lumber until after interstate commerce commission has investigated the merits of the increase the oregon railroad lall road commiss on sets out that there is 50 capital in v vested e s ted in the lumber industry of the P pacific a cefic northwest and the proposed in crease in freight rates in some cases amo ints to 25 per cent it avers that the increase Is unnecessary and un just and will inflict a severe evere bow blow to the I 1 limber imber indu industry try 1 ille he commis sion slon petitions the interstate commerce commission that it if after invest g a tion it finds that oregon commission s views correct and it 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 he montana colorado wyom jr ng north dal ota south dakota and mia neota calling attention to the fact that the increase in t rates will cause a radical increase in the price of lumber in the east and asking those commissions to make similar ap peals to the interstate commerce corn com mission |