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Rail rate rise halts Oregon lumber plans and districts
Medford and southern Oregon lumber firms face a dramatic rate increase on Eastern freight, wrecking plans for a 150000 foot daily sawmill and 75000 foot daily box plant. Iowa Lumber & Box Co chief Edgar Hafer warns the higher tariffs will stall Pacific & Eastern extension and robs Oregon of market access, risking widespread unemployment and economic harm across the state.
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Oregon Journal
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Iowa Lumber & Box Company
Pacific & Mastern
Butte Greek
Rogoe River
Oregon
Edgar Hafer
Pacific & Eastern
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
Rogue River
Butte Creek
Willamette Valley
San Francisco
Columbia River
Washington
Omaha
Southern
B. Cara
Southern Lumber
Southern Oregon
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