The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-03

gambling in wheat futures, as crazy
about it as amateurs just starting
who have played it unsuccessfully fol
years, who have always lost but who
still believe that they are wiseacres
who will finally land millions"
! 1t has been known to most seasoned
observers that many congressman
were gambling in grain. If there are
enough farmers behind a demand foI
the passage of this antigambling
measure the Capper bill will pass in
spite of the alleged statesmen who
gamble. Farmers owe their families
protection against possible want in
the very near future.-Idaho Free
Press
FARMERS HERE ARE FORTUNATE
North Idaho farmers have been com
planning about hard luck, but they
their condition is compared with that
of other sections These farmers
either have their grain, which is
worth far more than it was ever worth
before the war, or they have sold it
for prices much above pre-war prices.
They did not get as much as they OK
pected, nor as much as they could
have received for their grain had they
sold when prices were abnormally
high and not tried to get a higher
price.
But conditions in the Palouse cOun-
try are better than in almost any far
ming section of the United States.
Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska corn is
being shipped to Idaho, Washington,
and Oregon and sold for less than far
mers here think they could afford to
produce it or other feed, and yet the
freight charge for bringing it here
is more than the farmers in the corn
states get for their corn Farmers
here say they cannot afford to raise
peas on summer-fallow ground, for
two cents a pound, yet we can buy
Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska corn here
at retail for two cents a pound.
Southern Idaho, with millions of
tons of hay, is dependent upon the
Kansas City market in order to sell
it at all. Quotations in Kansas City
this week on Idaho alfalfa baIed, is
$22 to S2250 per ton. The freight rate
was $15.90, but was reduced to SO.
This leaves the south Idaho hay far
mers $12 to $12.5c for their hay and
from this must be paid baling, handl
ing, hauling and loading charges and
a commission. The farmers will not
get more than 81 or S. per ton for
their hay after all expenses are paid
and it has only been since freight
rates were reduced, few weeks ago,
that they could sell it at any price
Palouse farmers, instead of thinking
unfortunate, should know
that they are about the most fortu-
nate class of farmers in the world.
"a "a -
The bible commands us to ''be pa
tient in long suffering" The people
IF Moscow have been both patient"
and ,'long suffering with the electric
light system, but have almost reached
that point where patience ceases to
be a virtue" If the system would
show some consideration for the bust
ness and convenience of our citizens |
t would not be so bad but it always |
:hooses the most inopportune time to
cut it's didoes." When the noted
pianist, Lehvinne, was giving his con-
,ert at the auditorium of the univer
ity, the system got one of its play
I'll spells and left the big audience
n darkness. Wednesday night, with
hree picture shows, dance at Elks
emple and the big wrestling bouts
n at the university gymnasium, the
ystem went "off agin" causing great
and pecuniary loss. 1t
as been suggested that the Washing
on Water Power Company make ar