The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-05-11
BIC INDUSTRIES
JOIN IN FIGHT
TO LOWER RATES

Pacific coast IN q drive To obtain
lower freight rates has been con
contracted in = gigantic save the
West" movement. Officials 81 these
industries stated yesterday.
Products Of fresh fruits and yes.
ctablcs declare they are fighting to
save tho Industries from destruc-
ton and the only hope Is reduction
Of tho yrs--ut rail rNe" Amend.
mcnts to the transportation act OF
1890. which caused the last raise
OF 50 II pee cent in freight rates,
will he tho DIST objective.
The aSsnicd act guarantees a net
annual Gaming OF 6 per cent upon
the yaluc oC combined railroad pro-
pcrtIes IN the United States.
{. { Tcasur. president Of the
California fruit growers exchange.
said today nat by this act the in
terstate commission Is
charged with fixing rates on the
shippers % che United States which
will produce an earning on billions
OF dCllarg u worthless property g.
raj ru.is witch. he asserts. should
never h,.' been built, will be kept
out Of tho receivers hands through
tho 8 pc ccnt they obtain on their
holding At the same time that
the Eror,rs OF California organized
to bat,l, NJ legislation, the grow
ers OF the northwest. including
OREGON. md Idaho and the pro
dueers of Arizona and Texas. were
starting similar campaigns These
actions have led TO a concerted bat.
tie for loues rates.
That citrus groves are being torn
out In S,athcru California because
each crop Of fruit shipped to east.
oru markets under the resent rail
rates means q dead loss TO the
grCSers, Is the abatement Of off
eials OF the California Fruit Grow
ers Exchange.
Thirtesn hundred cars OF apples
are In storage at Yakima. the pro-
ducers refusing to ship at a total
loss According TO o. C. Scots. sec
retayy Of the Yakima Commercial
club.
That the vegetable acreage Of
Caiiforrs will decrease SO per cent
this season because sitting railroad
rates hare made II impossible for
grower to operate except At a los
a - Il THEaA..H an.
PRESIDENT Of the California Vegetable
uni e.
POTATO ,nd orion growers Of Ore
gon, W,shingtcn. Idaho and Cali
fornla re -eauy notified sII railroad
systems that they were facing
bankruptcy because OF the rates
now In effect.
Fruit aud truck growers In Texas
will not ~ able TO ship this years
crop b~clUe freight charges exceed
abe value q the products. declares
Ben y Keith, OF the International
Apple Shippers association n the
Western Fruit Jobbers association
'Thrrs' thousand cars OF yege-
tables have g1as TO waste In the
Rio Grands valley this year because
they could not be shipped al exist
Inc rates" asserts u. S. Pawkett
Of the RIO Grsnde valley Gr0gers
association. Z
Senator Frank II. Cooling. OF
Idaho, say IN behalf OF the people
OF his state. Il believe that every
railroad company is entitled 10 a
fair return on it's investment. but
II should NOT take more. I want I o
stress tho fact that We must wage
or fight la the right spIrit-but
we must wage II! The road IL not
entitled TO more than a Just re-
turn, I sm convinced that no rail
road hss bean suffering from lack
OF returns"
C~antaioupe growers OF Imperial
Y0llsy claim that their cantalOupe
crop OF iI,80G carr will be a heavy
loss thli year II lower shipping rates
are not procured immediately Ship
r""'s Of tbe melons are expected 20
start Jane 4.
The fruit growers OF the Pacific
Coast. including the ate OF Wash
ington. Oregon and California. dur.
Ing the coming season will have a
total OF 100000 can OF fruit" ie-
clares e Harold Powell. chairman Of
the Califomi, Producers T~ransporta-
ton csmmsttee. organized at the in
~stigatios Of Governor William ID.
stephes. the largest part OF this
produce should be distributed In the
eastern coastal zone Of the United
States.
with ttis factor in view the grow
ers who have a capital Investment