Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
FARMERS FAVOR
COMMISSIONS
COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT Or
NEzPERCE PRAIRIE HAvo1S
GRAIN COMMISSIONS Law AND
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Special to Evening Teller.


NEzPERCE. Ida, May 3l-X
meeting Of approximately 500 o4
the most prominent farmers held
here yesterday afternoon cemsnted
the movement startd two years ag0
to secure q comprehensive grain
commission law and the establish-
ment Of railroad commission that
will regulate the operation Of the
railroads and warehouses In Idaho.
The meeting yesterday was rep
resentative Of the agricultural In
terests Of the Nesperss and Camas
prairie sections and the discunsions
Of the present warehouse conditions
brought forth . strong sxrreesion
favorable to tho enactment of such
laws % will provide for I state
grain commission with powsrs %
regulate all features 0f handling
and marketing the crop. ana rail-
road commission that win elimin-
ate the possibility OF discriminate fion
against individual or corporation u
the bensflt Of any other.
The movement was flrst started
by the people OF the Nespercs prat-
RE when they demanded better
grain commission and warehouse
law. The issue was carried Into the
campaign In this section Of the
country and the result Of these IT.
forts was the passage Of the law w
the Legislature last year that pro-
grain commission and preschibed
the duties Of this body. The expSrs
fences Of the past year has den1-
on strated this law falls to NEST
the full requirements OF the exist.
ing conditions, % It Il charged the
grain companies have absolutely ~.
fused to comply with the provisions
Of the act.
! It ii, now 4 matter for new legis.
lation and the demands Of the peo~
pie have become 90 strong that the
issue must be recognised BY both
political parties both In the county
and state platforms.
II II generally recognised that
whatever legislation II securod -
this matter must come from -
publican legislature and the repub-
lican delegates from the Nexperce
and adjoining precincts Will 80 to
the county nominating convention
with a prepared resolution to be 'ad-
Iopted into the platform and with
instructions that the delegatas 70
the state convention labor for such
resolution to become plank II
the state platform.
!. While the question Of the grain
commission was first conceived two
years ago and the leaders OF the
: movement secured the election OF z
Legislative ticket in Nez Perce coun-
,, ity that introduced and passed the
i, act providing for a grain commits
sion. the movement has received -
! organized strength by bringing TO-
gether the agricultural interests o.
the prairie sections under the name
OF the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union and the SUPPORT
of the entire upper country vii p
used to secure legislation that VII
lrelieye the farmers from the yoke
= OF the trust interests represented ~
the grain companies.
Al The appearance here last fall o
lP. W. Lawrence. the independen
grain buyer from Palouse. and q
Y w. Thompson, of Lewiston. demon
9 strated to the farmers that bet
T. ter price should be received tor tn
l. crops. The operations of the inde
= pendent buyers was. however. Gu
8 short through the failure to secur
u the grain purchased when wanted
n and Mr.. Lawrence Is authority 10
70 the statement that independen
y huyers cannot operate In this ses
% ton until such laws are enacted
wiz compel warehouse men TO p.l
grain separately and make oei'
cries for shipment on demand. :.
"a Mr. Lawrence has also staten
"a has made applications for wArs
IA house sites between Culdesac an
:. cr.ppeyille, but has been unable
v. secure a favorable reply from IN
r railroad company up to this tim
~ :, a because of this condition tna
l. the farmers will urge the passage
law providing for railroad com
m,ssiou and the efforts OF the ak.'
cultural interests Of thu entire sSes
It. win he solicited in securing sue
IT. Hesitation as viii protect the farm
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