Rail Freight Rates Re'duced From Oregon and Northern California

Freight rates on lumber from Willamette Valley points, including Portland and branch lines of the company in Oregon, fo the principal points in California, will be reduced materially by the Southern Pacific Company July 15, according to announcement of J. H. Mulchay, freight traffic manager at Portland, Qre.

Reductions on fir lumber from the valley will range from IO to 17% per cent, with a general average of about 16 per cent, according to Mr. Mulchay.

"We are hoping the new rates will serve to assist the lumber shippers of Oregon to market more of their product in California," he said.

"A greater reduction than the rates may indicate will result through enlargement of the list of articles that, under the new tariff, will be entitled to lumber rates, either in straight or in mixed carloads. The new lumber list will conform generally to items allowed to move at lumber rates under transcontinental tariffs. To accomplish this, the new tariff has been built largely along the form of commodity groups A, B, C, D, and E.

"Exceptions to the lumber list are generally light-loading commodities subject to similar exceptions in the transcontinental tariffs. Group A, for example, covering beehive lumber, shingles, etc., will be subject to a rate ol 7f c.ents over lumber, but not to exceed the present rate.

"Under group B, built-up 'lvoodwork, such as medicine cabinets, breakfast sets, stairways, drawers, wall tables, doors, window screens, sash, etc., knocked down, 5 cents over lumber rate.

"Group D will comprise a long list of articles to which, heretofore, lumber rates have not been applied because of the low rates existing between Oregon and California territory."

Lumber shippers have been hoping for and looking forward to reduction in these rates for some time. Ifowever, as changes in rates involve a general readjustment affecting not only those applying from Willamette Valley territory, but from mills in Southern Oregon, Northern California and the pine and redwood districts of central California as well, it has taken ,considerably more time to prepare tariffs than originally anticipated, Mr. Mulchay stated.

"We are also hoping," Mr. Mulchay gontinued, "that the materially wider mixture to be allowed, with a new rule providing that lower and higher-rated articles mav be shipped in the same car at the carload rate for each, based on the actual weight for the different classes of material shipped, will be of added benefit to manufacturers. Altogether, the changes represent a material departure from conditions heretofore observed with these California rates."

The new rate on lumber from Willamette Vallev ooints including Portland and branch lines in Oregon to Sacramento and Stockton, for instance is 24 cents as against the old rate of .811 cents. The new rate to San Jose is 281 cents, a reduction of 3 cents. Modesto's rate is 301 as against 34, Fresno's rate is reduced from 43 to 35/2, Merced is reduced from 36 to 331. Rates to Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Bakersfield and many other points are reduced to 42 cents, but this rate is subject to a minimum of 50,000 lbs. per car. Rates to San Francisco and Redwood City are unchanged.

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Polson Lumber & Shingle Co.

Ffoquiam, Vash.

Anderson & Middleton Lumber Co.

Aberdeen, Vash.

Prouty Lumber & Box Company

Varrenton, Oregon

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