Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-19
F. r. Todd of Moline, Ill, vice presi-
DENT Of Deere and company.

F. r. Todd of Moline, Ill, vice presi-
dent Of Deere and company.
The legislative committee appointed
M its. council James *. Emery of this
citv who is also counsel for the Ma
tional Association of manufacturers. In
speaking of conference Mr.. Emery says:
4The railroad representatives evil
denced their intention to give the bene-
fit of further reduction IN operating
expenses to the shippers as fast as
operating costs. especially those princi-
nalIy represented in labor and in ma
terial. are adjusted to the economic
level of wages and costs prevailing gen.
eralIv in industry. The shipping pub
liz is to receive in reduced rates bene-
fits concurrent with cost adjustments.
ssThe committee is endeavoring to
examine the whole question of trans
nortation from the view point of pub
tic interest to be served. 1t will do
80 with the hope Of settling economic
differences Of opinion between ship
ners and carriers with Justice to
every element involved. 1t hopes to
reach economic conclusions not only
upon the rate question, but upon pend
ing ISSUES relating to the control of
our national system of transportation
in order that the shipping public
may be the beneficiary of an economic
remedy for the transportation situ-
alton without engagement of any in
terested group in political competition
to secure political benefit for itself or
resist niece ssary economic adjustments
essential to our common economic re-
covery.
Settle Problems
To this end the committee has
been formed as a conference forum in
which differences Of opinion may be
freely expressed and it is hoped sue
cessfully Accommodated in the light Of
great public interest involved.
The conferences so far held inspired
that hope that divisions of activity
representing the life of our people
can exchange points of view and sue
cessfuly settle differing view points
under the stimulating impulse OF q
great necessity or ascertainlng and
recognizing the common interest in
VOWED
One of the main considerations in
voIyed in the shippers decision to
work with the roads in obtaining lower
rates rather than against them is the
realization that continued agitation for
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certainty among buyers which is seri-
ously hurting business. So long as buy
ers may expect substantial rate re-
auctions at an early date. they pur-
chased only hand to mouth require
ments. The main volume of orders is
held back in the hope that the benefit
Of the expected lower rate may be OBJ
tanned.
Coal Movements
Especially is this true in the case
of bulky commodities. Coal is the
notable example buyers are not buying
in quantities the coal men have ex-
pected and the failure to do so is
attributed largely to uncertainty as to
rate reductions So. long as the buying
public feels that it won't have to pay
as high transportation charges in the
near future on it's coal as it is paying
now orders will be held down to bare
requirements for current necessities.
At least, that is the way the coal men
figure.
OF significant interest, therefore, is
the statement issued this week by the
coal industry's representative on tho
committee. On that statement the pos.
sibility of a rate reduction on coal
before next spring was declared re-
mote. The statement was issued after
the conference.