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same principle was involved and in the determining of the reduced rate 

 to Des Mcines the factors ordered used were 1-S and OiX; cents or 65.4 

 per cent to East St. Louis and 34.5 per cent beyond. The result of 

 this is a division to the St. Louis Southwestern of 16.5 cents and to the 

 Wabash of 8.5 cents. 



Effect of Kecent Eate Advances 



While the granting of the request foi- tlie hve i>er cent advance in 

 ■eastern rates will not affect directly the lumber industr.v in other terri- 

 tory, there is little question in the minds of the attorneys who have 

 been presenting the case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, 

 that the roads serving the great hardwood centers will try to advance 

 rates on the ground of having to give a higher proportion to the roads in 

 the freight territories where advances may be authorized. This Is shown 

 In the rate increase which became effective Octoix r 20 in Central Ki-eight 

 Association territory. This, of course, includes shipments originating at 

 points on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, wlilcli fonn the boundaries of 

 the Central Freight Association territory. 



While the through rates have not been affected by the advance there 

 are considerable terrilorii'S in the hardwood section where the rates into 

 •Central Freight Association territory are made by a combination of local 

 rates. In these cases the southern lumber will have to pay the increase 

 -on the haul north of the Ohio. 



All believe that there will be a determined attempt to advance the 

 through rates from the South and Southwest. Proposed advances of 

 southern lumber rates already are under suspension. 



■Correspondence Regarding Five Per Cent Increase on Lumber Rates 



E. E. Hooper, secrctaiy of the Lumbermen's .\ssociation of ("hicago. 

 sent n.VEDwooD REConn the following letter, which was received from the 

 general freight agent of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, relative 

 to the proposed advance in freight rates ; 



"Your attention is called to 'special application' on page 42 of Sup- 

 plement No. 57 to C. & E. I. R. R. Freight Tariff No. 2S00-C. Rates on 

 lumber from Thebes, Thebes Transfer, St. Louis and East St. Louis on 

 traffic originating beyond are not advanced. Only the local rales from 

 these points and points taking same rates are advanced. All rates from 

 Joppa, III., Evansville and Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Chicago, III., are ad- 

 vanced as per Supplement No. 57. 



"There is uo chan.ge in through rates from points in Section 5 of Tariff 

 2S00-C to points in Sections 1, 2 and 3, nor is there any change in the 

 rate north of Thebes, 111., on traffic received at Thebes. 111., from con- 

 necting lines." 



St. Iiouis Finns Alarmed Over Eate Advances 



Henry A. Boeckler, president of the Boeckler Lumber Company, told 

 the members' conference of the Business Men's League of St. Louis, at one 

 •of its weekly meetings held a few days ago, that unless the discriminatory 

 railroad rates enforced against St. Louis were abolished, St. Louis would 

 lose its supremacy as a lumber market and many firms would leave 

 the city. He made a strong appeal to the St. Louis business and financial 

 Interests to come to the rescue of the lumbermen and aid in their fights 

 "for fair rates. 



In part he said that the lumber business of St. Louis was saved in 

 1906 by the abolition of the bridge arbitrary. It was again threatened 

 by the practice of the railroads in continually advancing rates to St. 

 Louis and not advancing them to other markets. He stated that in 1911 

 the railroads made an increase of one cent a hundred pounds on the 

 tfreight rate but increased the rates to no other point. Although the 



lumbermen fought the advance they lost out in their fight. The lumber- 

 men thought that the railroads needed the money and would advance rates 

 to other points but Instead of doing this, they added another cent last 

 December. These rates, on complaints filed with the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission, have been suspended until January 28, 1915. If the 

 proposed rates are permitted to stand, the lumber business of the city 

 will suffer great injury and much of the business now done by St. Louis 

 concerns will go to Memphis, Cairo and Chicago. 

 Plea for Just Log Rates 

 Rates on hardwood logs from points on the Chicago, Rock Island & 

 Pacific to Memphis are said to be unreasonable and unjustly discrimina- 

 tory by Memphis hardwood manufacturers in a complaint filed recently 

 with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The manufacturers submit 

 a scale of rates which they consider reasonable. It is claimed that the 

 rates now in force greatly restrict the quantity and size of shipments 

 of logs. Tile following rates are suggested by the Memphis manufac- 

 turers : 



Distance Rate per 100 pounds 



1(1 miles and under 3 cents 



23 3 



50 3% 



75 4 



100 4% 



125 5 



150 5V4 



175 6 



200 6% 



225 ^ 7 



240 '. 7Vi 



250 7V4 



260 S 



275 8 



280 8% 



300 SVi 



325 9 



350 nv4 



375 10 



The complainants also set forth that they will not oppose the establish- 

 ment, by the defendant, of a traasit arrangement similar to that in 

 effect on other important log carrying roads entering Memphis, under 

 which certain gross or bonded rates are collected in the first instance 

 upon logs. A portion of these charges are refunded when the production 

 of these logs is rcshlpped via the rails of Ihe carrier delivering the logs. 

 There is an imposing list of names signed to the complaint. They 

 are : Memphis Band Mill Company. Anchor Sjiw Mills Company, I. M. 

 Darnell Son Company, Dudley Luml)cr Company, Dugan Lumber Com- 

 pany, F. T. Dooley Lumber Company, Oayoso Lumber Company, C. S. 

 (lladden, (ioodlauder-Robertson I^umber Comi)any, Green River Lumber 

 Company, Kennedy Heading Company, May Brothers, Memphis Veneer 

 and Lumber Compan.v, McLean Hardwood Lumber Company, Moffet, 

 Bowman & Rush, Mossman Lumber Company. Niekey Brothers & Bass, 

 Inc., Niekey & Sons Company. Russe & Burgess, Inc., James E. Stark & 

 Co., J. V. Stimson Hardwood Company, VandenBoom-Stlmson Lumber 

 Comijan.v and Jno. M. Woods Lumber Company. 



Interesting Freight Developments at New Orleans 

 Exporters <if lumber through New Orleans are interested greatly in the 

 Belt Hallway at that port. It is the only terminal facility of this kind 

 owned and operated by a municipality in the United States. On the effi- 

 cacious operation of this belt system much depends, so far as the lumber 

 exporter is concerned. As a consequence, the outcome of the case of the 

 Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company versus the City of New 

 Orleans, which was argued last week in the supreme court, is being 

 awaited with interest by all lumbennen shipping through New Orleans. 



The very existence of the Belt Railway is threatened. The city gave 

 certain privileges to the Frisco and the L. U. and N. a number of years 

 ago. Later it was decided that the city had exceeded its jurisdiction and 

 tlie privileges were withdrawn. The L. U. and N. claims that the rights 

 extended it could not be repealed and brought the action which has been 

 fought through the state courts and is now laid before the Supreme 

 tribunal tor decision. 



The important case of Krauss Brothers Lumber Company of New Or- 

 leans versus the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway will be 

 laken up at a special hearing In Washington November IG. Examiner 

 Horton will hear the evidence. The cases of the Williamsburg Lumber 

 Company versus the Gulf and Ship Island and the F. M. Kirby Company 

 versus the Pennsylvania (^ompany will be heard Noveralier 17. 

 Intelligent Effort to Land New Export Business 

 Baltimore enterprise is to be credited with a jilan which promises to 

 do great things for the foreign business of the United States, lumber 

 included. The plan in question involves the chartering of the steamer 

 Finland, of the International Mercantile Marine Company, a 22,000-ton 

 vessel, for a trip to all the South .\meriean and many of the Centra! 

 American countries on a trade promoting trip. Provision will be made 

 on board of the vessel for some 300 to 400 of the leading business con- 

 cerns of the country to send representatives, who are to study the special 

 needs and the opportunities offered in Latin America, with a view to 

 establishing connections and making arrangements to supply these needs. 

 To aid the propaganda it is proposed to have on hoard a display of many 

 of the goods which are likely to be called for in South .\nierlca. and the 

 party is to bo accompanied by experienced financiers, students of Inter- 

 nationa! credits, interpreters and others, who will facilitate the woric 

 of getting in touch with the South Americans. Stops are to be made 



