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It is the principle of the "square deal," 

 but in the words of its president, it is 

 described as "the square way to treat a 

 man." 



There was much discussion as to the an- 

 tagonism of the press towards the lumber 

 industry and the reasons therefor. The 

 American Lumber Trades Congress, in its 

 plans for future activities has constituted 

 Itself a bureau of information for the 

 lumber industry. 



The Interstate Commerce Commission. 



Two recent decisions of the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission affect vitally the 

 lumber industry. The first suspends until 



the 21st of September the tariffs of trans- 

 continental railroads from Missouri River 

 points to the Pacific Coast, which proposed 

 to advance rates on staves and heading. 



The second denied an application filed 

 by the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific 

 Railway for a rehearing in the matter of 

 suspending lumber rate tariffs. According 

 to the lumber journals, this is what hap- 

 pened. Some time ago the Commission 

 lefused to suspend these tariffs. The lum- 

 ber interests asked for a rehearing. Mean- 

 while the tariffs went into effect. Now, 

 the Commission, through Commissioner 

 Meyer, says that it has no power to suspend 

 tariffs already in effect, and thus the case 

 rests. 



