The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-23
OPPOSE ACTION
Of BOISE CLUB
Idaho Falls Club of Commerce
Resolves Against Railroad
Commission.

Voicing the opinion that prosperous
railroads are as necessary TO the well
fare OF the state as prosperous citl-
Zens; that IL feels that Idaho Falls is
easily the first city in the state in
point OF shipments outside the state,
the Idaho Falls Club OF Commerce. at
q meeting held for the purpose OF dis
eugsing the proposed railroad commits
sion, took a dissenting stand on the
proposition and opposed the action OF
the Boise Commercial club in the mat
ter.
In the resolutions passed by the Ida
no Falls commercial body il is set
forth that but per cent of the
freight shipments made in Idaho are
intra-state shipments and that the
commission proposed would cost the
stale no less than $4,000 year that
the remaining 90 per cent OF the ship
dictiOn of such commission and that
the Idaho Falls body does not feel in
clined TO favor saddling such an eX-
pense upon the taxpayers OF the state
with so little II anything TO be
gained.
The resolutions, as adopted by the
commercial body and sent to the Boise
Commercial club. follow:
"At a special meeting of the Idaho
Falls Club of Commerce, October Is.
1910, the following resolutions We're
Whereas, this club has received a
copy of resolution passed by the Boise
Commercial club faVoring the estab-
lishment OF a state railroad commits
sion and has been requested TO take
similar action. and
Whereas, the proposed commission
would cost the state at least $4,000
per annum, perhaps more; and,
Whereas, only per cent OF the to-
tai freight business OF the state is en-
tirely within the state and would be
subject to the jurisdiction OF the pro-
n =
is interstate and subject solely to the
Jurisdiction OF the interstate commits
sion; and.
Whereas, the Or gon Shore Line has
improving its facilities, extending Its
lines into new territory and making
homes for new citizens; and.
whereas. we desire to encourage the
continuance of this policy and TO in
wife similar activity from other lines.
ana the importance OF these considera-
tions, in our opinion. far outweighs
the minor matters urged by the Boise
club as reasons for the course they
''Whereas. most of the state railroad
were established before
the time OF the interstate law, or at
least before that law had been
strengthened and made effective, and
most of the evils, such as rebating and
discrimination, at which they were
aimed, have been eradicated through
the operation Of the national status.
Now, therefore be IL
s.Resolved. That the Club OF Com
merce of Idaho Falls representing the
city which ranks easily as the largest
outbound shipper of Idaho products,
and voicing, as il believes, the inter-
est ana sentiment of the great and
rapidly growing producing sections OF
the state, declines TO demand the es-
tabIishment OF a railroad commission.
Roads Are DiIigent
"Resolved, That as producers we feel
satisfied that the railroad is bending
every energy 10 beneficially serve the
citizens OF the state in their primary
and important capacity, that of pro-
duction- That the rates, as adjusted
from time to time with a view OF car
rying Idaho products 70 market are
well calculated 10 enable us to meet
our competition at profit; 10 increase
the quantity and variety of our pro-
auctions; TO furnish employment and
business for an incoming tide OF new
citizens. and to build the welfare OF
the state on the solid foundation OF the
prosperity of her great producing class.
.'ResOiVed, That we fear the 1obber
is inclined 10 view the states indus
try upside down and get the cart be-
fore the horse so that he overesti-
mates the importance or his importing
and merchandising, and Iorgets MS alb
sOlute dependence in the first place
gpon having prosperous producers for
customers: TAT we are not opposed TO
the interests OF the Jobbers, but, re-
Numbering that our citizens must pro-
duce before they can consume the
products of others. we maintain that
our first interest is IN holding markets
for our producers, and IN continued
raiIroad exhaustion, so that we may
have more producers, and we declare
that prosperous railroads are as neces-
sary TO our welfare as prosperous Job
hers. and that the Wellbeing of both
can resi- upon but one sure foundation
the prosperity OF the withdrawing
and producing class.
-Resolyed, That. believing we better