The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-20

IL l6t&0T 10 Inc bankers OF MOSCOW
and Latah county, Saturday, calls at
tention to the following as follow
on letter to the announcement pub
lished recently:
In view OF the fact that the com
merce which passes over the scales
now in useAsin Idaho would aggra-
gate perhaps two hundred millions of
dollars in the course of year, this
department, in cooperation with the
federal authorities, prepared H. B. No.
1O1, which was submitted to the Com
sm1ttee on Agriculture and by that
committee introduced and supported
In the house Of representatives This
bill was intended to take the place Of
the present weights and measures
laws which are very efficient, but
having been on our statute books for
approximately twenty-five years, were
considered hardly adequate to take
care of new measuring and Weighing
devices; hence the new law, which
would bring Idaho into perfect har-
mony with the Federal Government
and all other states except Wyoming,
was prepared and introduced The
department likewise asked for an ap-
propriation sufficient to keep two
scale inspectors IN the field, the gov
er11or approving both the measure
and the appropriation. The bill was
under consideration in the house for
some two weeks and on Feb. 18, 1921.
wAa read for the third time and
placed before the house for final cor
-sideration. the question being: "Shal1
the bin nass? Roll was called with
the following result:
Aves-Roomer. Bourne. CampbeI1.
ToS ~
Goodwin. Harrineeon. Hull Irwin
Iarragin. Tau. May. Montgomery
Pect Sanhorn Waters. Total 49,
Navs-An ndarson (AdaN Anderson
fT.atah, Ro+tolfsen Pnr1eigh Gala
har. Cannon Carpenter. Groveon
crdrnursar Cwir roT M'11nr.
Moore N'Dwvor Pond Preston Pew
ro1ds eeversor cnook ctareer. ctin-
SON c+orav Van do c+neg Weeks /
Wa1'Yer vonro Total 2e
Ahsnnt and NOT vo+ino-Pai1av. Do
vis nnrr Fohart r4upo. Mcdonald
parrish. Thomas, Mr. Sneaker. Total
9.
This matter IS brought to tbe at
tnn+ior of +he harrerc ~ Moscow ae
an evhthit IN s,1nnort of tho nrnpOsod
n1an TO establish an agricultural mol
icv as outlirod IN fornnor 1n+tnr
dated Nav ~ 1921 Tt is fa1t That IN
acc0rnt Of the adverse nnIitica1 winds
which continua1Iv blow It is diff 2
cu1t matter IN inauerrate remedial
nrinciD1es through exclusive aprirrI
tural avenues The bankers hoiro
the ones however who keen fheir
hands on the throttle and vieilent
eve on the tracks ahead over which
this great industrial engine is dailv
passing. doubtless will be glad to
take hand.
In days of adversely. through which
we are now passing. we are prone to
look to our agricultural resources FIR {
relief: in fact there is no other place !
from which we can expect an influx l
Of new wealth capable Of taking the
place Of that which has in the usual q
course Of business been expended. 1t 3
would seem then that It is the part n
II discretion for all good citizens to i
guard with jealous eye the agrtcul- t
tural resources of Idaho, acknow- Q
lodged by all to be the one and only Q
)asic source of prosperity.
The potato crop this year will per h
1aps amountto 10000 cars; the wheat i,
srop $4,000, 900 bushels; the hay crop .
J, 900, 900 tons, the major portion of j
which, including livestock. wool, B
sugar beets, and in fact everything E
Produced in the way Of agricultural *
PRODUCTS. and likewise the major por- s
ion Of all the purchases of not only f.
he agricultural neople, but the bust
less and professional men as we'll
must pass over the scale to determine I
is value at market prices. The ap- j
,ropriation necessary to keen two
in the field to instill con-
idence in the minds OF the buvers
nd sellers; to protect the weak
gainst the strong, and prosecute
riminals wherever they are n1yine
heir trade through the use Of Illegal ),
nd insufficient scales and measuring Z
pparatuses, would cost the tax pay { {
rs In the neiphhorhood of $4,000 nor - y
ear. The agricultural investment in ~ ~
10 state Of Idaho. ACCORDING TO the ~
,st census amounts to anproximate1v ooEt
500 600 200 exclusive of the livestock e
at se7. 1n0 00n j. This is pt
'nre than tho Investments OF All
n or lines IF irdnstrv combined in ul
20 C+o+o ~ Tdnho c4
Until two years ago, when this de- oe
artment took up the work, the state &C
rough lack of appropriations, never
sted scale During $he last bien IN
ium by using a part Of other funds w
] our command we tested 1858 "
;ales and measuring apparatuses in ci'
lily use and found that out Of that vls
lmber 1440 were correct, 458 had W.
be adjusted 443 were condemned 60
r repairs and 217 permanenfly con- OF
,mned. The question which is pro- tei
,unded to the bankers is: Why po
lould not the state of Idaho guar ms
ltee to production and commerce VIC
,lfcy Of accurate and honest weights ter
d measure? Can anything be bet sill
r intended TO stimulate production,
crease confidence and promote me
od cftizenship7 Can anything be la
tier intended to Increase the wealth VIII
the state Of Fdaho7 And who IS
ore vitally interested in these cues
ms than the bankers? !
IT requires no unusual stretch Of to
2 imagination to realize how a pro- hv
GER feels vixen he tolls under -he ser
at Of the day from morning until ret
yht to produce a crop which he is son