Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-08-31

Before this. too. had formet
some opinions from garnlshed soph
istry which ! found In books an,
speeches by the orlsts aud office
( seeking politicians but II was haul
ing half load Of hogs to marke
the other day over a road knee.deeI
ln mud that made me realize Their,
were other things than freight ratei
involved la the high cost OF living
had a case OF eggs at my feet on
one side aud tub Of butter on the
other. both bringing such good prices
that mother-bless her dear heart
she looks better In calico than 9th.
err women IN silks-cautioned me
Iagaiuat reckless driving.
"a new idea came to me- II was
that by giving the consumer the
benefit OF the waste that attaches
% existing methods and conditions,
we could by this alone greatly re-
agco the cost Of living.
rha; set me to figuring. II took
me whole day with a team and
"pgon to haul 1900 lbs. OF hogs the
ten miles | had to go. Al the rate
Of $3.50 per day for team and driver.
easily aacertained that the wagon
aaul, without allowing anything for
fepairs or keeping OF myself and
team, was costing 46 cents a ton peri
mile Great Heavens! that was ov-
or sixty'one times moro than the
a oragc charge ton per mile by
the railroads, as shown by the re-.
ports Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and yet everybody seek.
ug to reduce the high osct was BIT
acly nyeighing against railroad rates
'ud bliudly marching behind blind
eaders to the end. When roads
we're not muddy, | hauled 25OO lbs.
O a load and yet that was rs cents
ton per mile. or over thirty-sovon
limos more than the average charge
" the railroads The reports of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
bowed that the average cost by
'ilroad was y of a cent a ton per
,ile.
In pamphlet by the Depart
ient Of Agriculture. read that the
rmcrs Of several states, particularly
be- farmers OF Pennsylvania, by the 4
OF good roads had
dubbed their wagon loads and there
: decreased the cost of trausporta.
7n so per cent, That meant on
'ur roads a saving of 90 cents p
N per mile, and ON the dry roads n
isis a saving OF "A cents ton per
lie.
Whom | realized that this enormous
'ste applied to all the great farm
cps OF this great country every
uud or ton OF surplus farm pro
cts must be moved by wagon 10
ears or elevators at the railroad
'tien ! was staggered, first az the
'rmous waste and, second. at the
'pidity OF so-Called economic phil.
'phy Il cost me $3.50 to haul
% lbs, whereas with good rca
ould haul 5000 lbs at tho same i
q showing very clearly TO me
on that wagon haul heS
IA waste aud loss otS5 ner com,
.aUant I woulu have G.
- railroad tor hauling the 5
lo load the same distance is less I
a 6 cents In other words. for q
It Ct cost me $3.50. the railroads
Il for loss than cents. and the
RAGE amount tho railroad charges
Is actually less than per cent
the amount that is wasted In
wason haul G
got clsht aud one third celts II
ound Tor my hogs that day. Is rs
Is for the butter and 20 cents d
pa FOR the eggs When I Gem oah
"a tho cost Of WAGON haul Oh TX
hogs and asceVtaiued that Ct ana
two and one third cents %ST
M. aud when Just before going
e ! stopped at the meat market
paid the butcher 81 cents for
pounds Of the pork which but
hours before I had sold him for
nd two thirds cents. eaSily con ON
"a that the primary cause In
cct 70 tho hisb cost of living PAN
clearly one % great waste and a..
3 profits.
here may be ether clements o. g.,
e have failed to mention. but
&c the curbstone philosopher
rot pretend 10 know all and oHI'
~ want 20 remand my high.
ed friend that II he desires TO
I practical solution Of this pro-