The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
WOOL MEN WILL GET
LOWER RATES.

Fred w. Gooding Convinced That Re-
lief Will Result From Rate Hearing.
Idaho will secure a reduction of
from one-Laf to three-Quarters Of a
cent on freight rates on wool las the
result of the rate hearing in Chicago,
and as the annual wool shipment
from the state ruins close to 100000
900 pounds ythis will mean a saving in
freight each year to the wool men of
the state of from 100000 to $780,
OOO"
This is the goch news that Fred w.
Gosoding brought from Chicago on his
arrival in Boise yesterday. Senator
Goosding stopped at his home in Sho-
shoule for two days before coming en-
to the capital. He will return home
In day or twU and prepare TO leave
for ChicagV again in week to- take
UP his duties as president of the wool
warehouse association
you fellows he said, "were off in
saying that there was FIGHT over
the election down there There was no
fight at all Everything passed of
tremendously and was elected unnm.
imously"
This was the modest way the sena-
tor had Of telling tf his victory. Ev.
cry other sheep man in the state
knew OF the extent Of the opposition,
and they are FREQ to say that it was
only the overwhelming backing OF
the Idaho man that forced the opposi-
tlon from the field and brought about
the unanimous election OF Gooding.
"Of course you undertand," he
sid, explaining the situation, that
walls only elected to fill vacancy.
My term win expire the first of
March. BY that time the sheepman
may decide that they don't like me or
may decide that don't like the Job.
and If Sc my postoffice address after
March l will be SM,lslone. Ida.
shall leave for Chic-go a week from
SUNDAY and viii be back in a month
Ilhe family will move ito Chicago
eibout tho first rf the year. The
Statesman had lit about right as to-
the salary end expense uuestion-s15-
900 salary and $4,000 year for ex-
penseS.
Things look good for the ware
mousse proposition We have three
warehouses. you know One at Chi
cago. one at Philadelphia arM ONE at
Boston. Their combined csnacitv is
about 25,o00,O0O pounds. The old
ehree-year contracts ct the sheepmem
eo store their wool in the warehouses
expires on the first of March. A
movement has BEEN on foot flor some
time p-st to- have them renew the
contracts for three years longer. The
wyoming fellows have practically ALL
Signed UP. M9my in Montana and
otah dlava also signed. Idaho hs,s
been little backward, but we hone
uhow that they will all come to the
'front.'
Senator Gooding was the recipient
OF my congratulations on his cleo
dion, met only from the sheepmen
With whim he came in CONTACT but
With mon with whom he had been as
ISOLATED in public life end in business
While he modestly says his term at
The head of the Wool Warehouse as.
soclatiom may end on the first of next
March 1T is taken fer ragnted ,gener.
ally that he is i'm for long term of
service.
While in Chicago Senator Goodine
took AN active interest in the freight
rate hearing, and when he left THAT
cfty he was convinced that through
'fle influence OF Fink r. Gcoding
ana othfr idaho sheepmen, SUBJ
stantial reduction in wool freight
would be secured. -Statesman.
4oAsS-asse
Idaho inter-Mountain Fair.
Bose, Idaho, October GA. Reduc-
ga rates via Orkgcn short Line,
tickets on sale from GLENN Ferry
and west October 7th to 18th inclus.
I'VE. From stations east of Glenn,s
Terry, October It'll to 18th incmsive
Limit October 10th. See agents for
rates and further particulars. S21.4t
Idaho lnter-Mountain Fair