The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-11-19
Notice Upon Plaisted.

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Influence their action in this conven-
ton.
Notice Upon Plaisted.
we have an ant:-lObbying law on
our statute books and If Plaisted at
tempts to get in work during the next
session of the legislature as he did at
the last he will be arrested If l have
to swear to the complaint myself.
There are 90,000,000 of people in
the United States today fully $780,
900 of whom stand for a railroad COM
mission. We are in favor of it in
Idaho and | do not see why it would
not be just and proper to embody the
word railroad in these resolutions as
to refer to public utilities alone. There
can be put one reason for leaving it
out and that 1t so your action here
today could be construed as victory
for those who are opposed to rail-
way commission. Whether a public
utilities commission would regulate
railroads would depend upon the word
ing of the statute"
Freight rates, he pointed out, had
not been reduced by any concession of
the railroads but through efforts of
G. R. Shaw as chairman Of the traffic
committee of the league who took the
matter before the interstate commerce
commission. AS result he stated
fully 100000 had been saved to the
people of Idaho.
"Frightful conditions which serve
to emphasize the need of a railroad
commission exist in the state today"
he continued. AT the town Of Good
ing 1t has taken as high as 20 days to
get ear OF freight unloaded. Ex-
trernely bad conditions exist In other
towns. All are receiving similar treat
ment at the hands Ct the Oregon Short
Line. Treatment, which would not be
tolerated if we had a commission to
regulate these matters"
The Short Line, he stated, was the
best paying piece of railroad in the
United States( and that its largest
profits were derived from it's mileage
IN Idaho, owing to the cheap haul pro-
vided by nature from east to west.
The stock of the Short Line Railway
company, he added, was owned by the
Hartman interests, yet not one word
appeared in the advertising circulars
OF the Union Pacific about Idaho
treatment, he thought, hardly fair.
Talks Of Graft.
"The people have a right to protest
against the methods employed by this
railroad" he said. Eve should not
crawl on our bellies before Hartman
any longer | want to say few
things that / want Hartman to hear.
want the vote on these resolutions
to go straight to Hartman. He has a
representative here, and l want that
representative to take report of this
meeting to him.
II believe that the conditions exist
ing at Gooding, Alberta and other
towns is due to the fact that they
won't divy' with the Short Line. The
people Of Twin Falls gave up IA per
cent of their townsite-lots that have
made the railroad officials wealthy.
Mind you, I do not mean to cast any
reflection upon the people of Twin
Falls, but this is time when we
should deal with the facts. This graft
they have been getting at Twin Falls
l assure you they are not getting at
Gooding and Alberta"
/ Governor Gooding closed his re-
marks amid an outburst of enthusi-
asm. There were cries of question
and Chairman Hill called for the vote
on the amendment which resulted as
follows:
Yeas-Nampa, 5; Payette. 4; Poca-
tella, 3. Total, ~.
Noes-American Falls, Q; Boise, IA !;
! Cambridge, q; Filler, 8 Gooding, 3:
Glenns Ferry, 2; Middleton, Q; Rose
| berry, 8; Meadows, 8; Rupert, @; Twin
Falls, 5; Silver City, 8. Total, AZ.
Make 1t Unanimous.
Following the decisive vote on the
amendment, motion was made by H.
| rp hon If hot hn
be passed unanimously, including the
remaining sections which had not been
read. A second was received and the
report of the committee adopted in it's
entirety.
Officers Elected.
Pocatello was chosen for the next
annual meeting November, 1909. Of
f1cers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows: President, c. NJ Hill,
Twin Falls; first vice president, F. R.
Gooding, Gooding; second vice pres
ident, W. N. Northrop, Boise; secre-
tary-treasurer, Reilly Atkinson, Boise;
executive committee, C. R. Hickey,
Nampa; E. M. Heigho, Weiser; W. N.
Northrop, Boise; R. B. Greenwood,
American Falls; L. V. Patch, Payette;
D. W. Church, Pocatello; c. r. Shaw,
Boise.
H. Carnahan of Filler should have
been substituted in the report yester-
day morning as member of the Gre
dentials committee in the place of w.
A. Coughanour OF Payette.
| V. G. Kerr, R. B. Greenwood, D. W.
Church and L. " Patch were members
of the committee on constitution and
| bylaws.
A list Of the delegates seated In the
convention is as follows:
| American Falls-R. B. Greenwood
Boise. F. Cook, A. R. Cruzen, F.
R. Gooding, o. w. Smith, A. A. Fraser,
Nv. c. Kerr, ]. G. H. Gravely, A.. E.
Carlson, Leo w. Sellers, William
Northrop, j. c. Northrop, William Da-
wilson, ]. G. Stein, Al. Swain.
| Cambridge. M. Heigho and Par
ker V. Lucas.
Filer-F. E. Allen, A. v. Douglass
and II. Carnahan.
Gooding-W. H. Cannon, E. w.