The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-07
RUy INTEREST
IN SALT WORKS
Idaho Wool Growers Plan to Re.
duce Cost of Saline
Products


.aating in this city Thursday of last
reek which is declared to have been
.ha most important ever held by the
.rcanization 1t determined to go to
Tho supreme court of the United States
tor decision on the 2-mile limit
,,eston: laid the foundations for in
oornorating the organization; passed a
resolution indorsing the attitude of
president Roosevelt on the subject Of
-oi,way rate legislation; concluded
aesl for the purchase of half interest
!, a salt plant to enable its members
n get salt at lower rates, and appoint
ed a railway committee to look after
the interests of members.
There were about $50 members in at
tendance during the day. President +.
W Gooding called the meeting to order
and made a stirring address. He dwelt
q, length upon the transportation ques-
tion. pointing out that the sheep inter-
ssts did not receive fair treatment at
the hands of the railway companies.
Two.Miie Limit
The first matter taken up was that
of appealing the 2-nnile limit question
TO the supreme court of the United
States. 1t was unanimously decided
to take such an appeal and that the
case taken up should be that against
L. l.. Ormsby from Elmore county.
This was in direct opposition to the
action of the meeting held at Pocatello,
when it was determined not to appeal
this issue
For Rate Legislation
The question of railway rates was
discussed at length, and the matter
was brought to a head by the appoint
ment of a committee to draft resolu-
ton indorsing the position taken by
President Roosevelt. This committee
reported at the. evening session. The
resolutions drafted by it were adopted
and copies will be sent to our congress
sionaI Delegation ana to Presifent
Roosevelt. They are as follows:
THAT, whereas the Idaho WOOL
growers association represents an in
vestment Of more than 20,0oo,ooo III
the sheep growing industry of this state
and thousands of our people are vital!
concerned in the welfare of this in
dustry: and
Whereas. This industry is absolutely
dependent for it's success upon the es'
tablishment by law of just and reason
able freight rates for the transporta
ton of it's products to the markets
Resolved. That it is the sense OF I'M
convention that we heartily approve
and indorse the course of the presloefi
of the United States in recommenoln'
such legislation to congress; that W
believe this to be the most vital ques
ton now before the American peopl
and that the welfare of all the peopi
of the United States engaged in pro
ductive industries is to a very srea
degree dependent upon this leg1siatloi
and that wet AXE this occasion 10 eS
press our approval of the same an
urge upon our representatives in con
gress to assist in the passage or sue
legislation to the end that the inter
state commerce commission may Z
given power to establish just ana rea
sonable freight rates with iuii an
complete power to enforce the same
that TRANSFORMATION companies ma
not be permitted to exact all the tran
will stand as is too often the only COZ
sideration in the establishment of rate
but that they may be compelled by la
TO put in force and maintain only SUI
just, fair and reasonable rates for u
transportation of the products OF n
man industry as will give them pro
er compensation for the service re
dered"
Purchased Salt Plant
One of the most important featur
Of the meeting was the making OF
deal by which the association becon7
the owner of half of the stock or I
Great Western Salt company of Ogd'
which has a 10000 dollar plant ne
the Lucin cutoff, thirteen miles frt
Ogden. The association will ha
three of the five directors. and the sto
is all to be pooled. By this arrangem'
the association will control the plant
ne purpose OF SttulllS tAiiF P'N'''
to enable members of the assoclat
TO secure salt al reasonable rates. l.
year 2.400 tons of the saline PROD
came into Idaho for sheep. ON q
amount $4,000 can be saved from
prices paid last season. The money
the purchase was raised in 10 minu
last evening. Later there VIII be
arrangement made under which e
member will contribute his proport
of the sum.
The vendors of the stock were reE
sented in the transaction by DIR. L.
Nithee of Ogden.
Railway Committee
\ committee was appointed TO !
: after the interests of members in