Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24

begin understand of the chief high
of living in Idaho 1t is the freight tariff the import tariff
The people of Idaho and the railroads of Idaho equa
entitled square deal The railroads cause
plant They have fixed their at whatever the raf
nc would bear and the people have paid whatever demand
ed NO railroad commission has regulated investigated
transportation charges The legislatures have been silent Thu
producers have organization and organ Nearly every
ician has pass in his pocket and paddock his lips TO
dersand the problem is to find solution Let approach
the question canddy honestly and courageously
passion and without with willingness 10 deal fairly
and with determination to demand fair dealing in return
We have that the average rates of the country
high The rates of the Oregon Short Line
higher but worst of ALL the people of Idaho do have the
OF the average rates the Oregon Short Line There
to and very high rates charged the people of Idaho upon the
same traffic
car load of first class traffic containing 10000 pounds
from New York to Pocatelo costs $685. the distance is
miles If the hauled to Shoshone Nampa Boise the
charge $4,000 If it be hauled through Pocaeo Shoshone
and Nampa and Portland the charge only 100000
hauling the from Pocateo to Portland the charge
$4,000 Pocaeo therefore pays $1s50O for the
vice that is rendered to Portland for 100000
Nevada points fare much better Shoshone is 332 miles
of Granger and Boise miles, each would pay for
53 miles west of Granger and the carload from New
York to Wnnemucca via Granger only $666OO Reno
Cos miles west of Granger and lies considerably farther
than Of Idaho fact farther than Pendeton
Oregon but the rate Reno Granger would be only $780,
Both Idaho and Nevada brush and lava rock
and their conditions much alike but Idaho cities
larger population greater development and heavier traffic
and yet much higher rates than Nevada There
1t was not always So few months ago
Nevada higher than ours but Nevada had
few strong who could neither be caoed inmdaed
They laid hold of the situation Nevada Is solving tba railway
problem Certain and definite statistics show that the solution
is saving the state of Nevada 100000 annually.
Nails from Chicago to Portland carried so per
hundred The rate from the point the line to
Shoshone Boise $120 to Pocateo $l10 of forty
thousand pounds from Chicago would cost $4,000 Pocateo
$4,000 to Boise and only $4,000 carried through these
points to Portland.
Certain sugars carried from Omaha to Portland at Isl
cents The sugars if left Boise Shoshone carry
of $133 car load of forty thousand pounds the
Is TO isl
$4,000.
The rate farm wagons from Chicago $133 to Ogden
$43 to Boise and 81 25 to Portland The salt
from Salt Lake City to Shoshone is 5000 per ton.
The railroads forever reminding that have low
rate apples to New York. $10O hundred pounds AT
minimum weight of 10000 pounds will cost 100000 1t is
satisfactory rate yet not cent less than the rate from Port
and over 700 miles farther away The fruit industry in its
infancy 1t is but fraction of what will be years hence
On the other hand consider wool Idaho produces
wool than other state far from the market and is the
ourh state the wool production of the United States Nearly
I'll of it to Boston New York 1t is shipped n the
rease Apples perishab and require good car good
enaton rapid service Any old furniture car will do
wool Water will not hurt it much Speed is unnecessary
wrecks it it rarely injured 1t classed most desirable
reght Yet the wool from Portland York is
lso $100
But that is all car wool is loaded at Portland 1t
ontans 10000 pounds is billed to New York 1t proceeds
its journey the O. r. N 1t winds along the Columbia
liver passes The Daes hauled up the Blue Mountains
the eastern slope then the desert to the Snake
liver and enters Idaho 1t proceeds its journey the steep
ades of the Oregon Short Line and after days reaches
hoshone There another just like is coupled The
hoshone car also has UOO pounds OF WOOL The wool Just
cut from the kind of sheep 1t also sin the
rease and bound for New York The part
mpany they bump the continent The wool is sold
the broker the day the manufacturer
nd at the price There the similarity ends When the
grower receives his check he finds there
ducted for freight 100000 When the Idaho fockmaster
his check he finds there has been deducted for freight
2400 ~
When he meekly inquiries why this discrimination against
aho he condescendngy informed that freight tariffs
subject intricate and profound that but
explain them and but experts understand
If he have the hardhood to persist in his inquiries he
formed that the Oregon Short Lnee very fond of Idaho and
ends 100000 month advertise the of this
flocmaster figures little The operating of the a.
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