State Ex Rel. Stimson Timber Co. v. Kuykendall

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court affirming the findings of the depart ment of public works, after hearing upon the question of the reasonableness of a tariff rate for towing logs.

Appellant is engaged in the logging of timber on Puget Sound. In its operations, it is required to have its logs towed from Clifton, in Mason county, to Union Bay, in King county. The rate provided in the tariff is $25 per section. Appellant has been having its towing done by different tugboat companies at a charge of approximately $16.50 per section, and, at the time of the hearing, had a…