Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Want RATES
INCREASED
SOME CLAIM LOSS IN HAND
LING GRAIN AT PRE-
ENT PRICE.


commission at Lewiston Tuesday
asked for a grant TO increase
prices on handling charges for
grain and according to the Lew
iston Tribune who chronicled the
proceedings of the meeting the
increase will no doubt be grant
ed. The Tribune says the fol-
lowing about the meeting:
A. l.. Freehafer, member of
the state public utilities COM
mission and sitting for the en-
tire commission at the city hall
yesterday, heard the grain deal
ers of the north Idaho country
on their applications for an in
crease in warehouse rates. The
meeting was also attended by
farmers and other interested
persons and the grain dealers
were questioned by Commission
er Freehafer and the farmers.
The testimony given before
Commissioner Freehafer will be
Transcribed and forwarded to
Boise, where it will be considered
by all members of the commits
sion. The warehouse men will
also submit data showing the
volume of business transacted
for the past three years and
their receipts and expenditures
in connection with the ware
house business. 1t is expected
a decision on the hearing will be
rendered by the full board by the
middle of next week.
Practically every "rain station
in Nez Prece, Lewis, Clearwater,
Idaho and Latah counties was
represented at the hearing yes
terday and testimony was offer
ed by a large number of the
warehouse men. Those in at
tendance, who did not offer
worn testimony, expressed
themselves as agreed with the
testimony offered by the others.
The testimony of the ware
house men was agreed that an
advance in the warehouse rates
is necessary to meet the eXpen-
ses of operating the warehouses.
The testimony of the witnesses
varied only in respect to their
operations. Many of the ware
house men are also engaged in
handling machinery, feed, fuel
and other merchandise, and it
was their explanation that the
profits of these activities ar4
necessary to take care of the de-
ficit from operating the storage
features of the warehouse under
the present rates. 1t was gen.
orally agreed that the cost of op-
Grating the warehouses this sea-
son will be about 20 per cent
higher than last year. One ware
houseman, who is engaged eX-
clusively in operating his ware
house as a storage proposition,
said his loss last season was in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
The questions put to the wit
nesses by Messrs. Thiel and Put
nam brought out the fact that
the crops last year were consid-
erably below normal and with
the exception of the actual ex-
pense of employing men to han
die the grain, the overhead ex-
pense in conducting warehouses
is about the same with the light
crop as with a large crop. 1t
was generally agreed that the
prospects are favorable for a
much greater tonnage of grain
this season than last.
Among the warehouse men at
tending the hearing We're: ]. w
Raymond, Spokane, manager OF
the Milwaukee Grain & Elevate,
company; A. r. Mead, of the
White-Delaney company; G. A
Marshall, Tri-State Termina
company; J. H. Millar, Juliaetta
| Joseph Knapp. Genesee; M. B
, Mikkelson. Vollmer- Clearwatel
company; J. c. Bibb. Ferdinand
Rochdale company; ]. II. Wicks
, Gifford-Summit Warehouse com
pany III. M. Driscoll. Troy. Ken
= drick and Peck; J. H. Michaels
Orofino; S. Frank Allen. interior
J Warehouse company; j. d. Ro
, berts. Pacific Grain company; c
w. Booth, Nezperce; j. G
: Wright, Nez Perce Roller Mill'
company; Gusta Axelson, Alber,
Bros; A. E. Holcomb, Craigmon
= Victor Peterson, Grangeville, Mr.
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