The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-11
High Freight Rates
Burden on Farmer.
Wallace Asserts
Cabinet Member Approve.
Demand 10 West for Re.
duciion Of Transpor.
fsiion Rates.
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iiOn approval nas placed yestefdaY ~
NJ demand coming from the ives, Tor
reduction In freight jalss on farm
products u was VOICED by sscfs,ary
Wallace In n speech delivered ny him
~ Davenport and officially ms1a pub.
~ here W the republican national
COMMITTEES. II eonies when the roads
are srnaniHE under heavy burden
n business vbifh they afs unable ~
handle beeauss ~ deefepit equipment
md congestion sgsfywhsTe,
This effect wbleh ths fDnafBit0n 10
lawns IL srpfssss1 ~ julius H.
IIsuies, president ~ tlie United states
Chamber ~ foismrce, VIM ~
statement ~ Duluth, ssld,
THE elevators VI buffalo nrs fille1
10 capacity Tho four main trunk
LINES betwfsn buffalo and Nov York,
tbs Ene, the West Hhorf. fha t1ck
awenba md he Lshlgh VALLEY, have
placed onl4fgoes On shipments
Isurden an farmer.
Mr. Barnes aYs tho farmers ~
wssfefn CsDafa are losing approx.
msiely MN, 300 week duS ~ The
oonssstlor and ths situation ~ he
l'nit~i 5tAtFs. 10 MIR. IL as bad.
This IL TsEsfdiaaa " the bish freight
charges whloh, Of EetfetDfy Wallace
says, might be- justified on corn sell,
ing for gl,7D, bot which, when applied
10 corn selling fS 10 cents, spell
fulratl0p.
zone ~ Tho heavy burdens whlb
Ills farmer has been fOfe4d ~ 0Drfy
when be was teast able 10 GARY ~
ST. Wail1eo Ka.d, has been no hrge
Increase In freight Sstes, In 1870, the
frstabt rates on many " tho more
important farm crops were almost
double Whist they were before the |
Waf. These Increased rites not 0nly |
imposed Frisyous financial burden, |
hut IN mnny cases narrowed the mar |
kef for crops whlch wefa not worth |
enough ~ carry the freight rate ~ /
distant markets. A. The sabs time, /
The Increased rates on the things The |
former hal ~ buy added 10 his c0st
~ living ana the cost of production
by Just that much"
Places blame IN Democrats.
Secretary Wallace places tho biams
for this situation upoB tho previous
democratic administration,
Hs pointed out that 10 provision
was mado for adjusting tho rates to
tbs price obtained
"Go0d bis ness administration" he
says, "woajd have provided for rail.
rosd income 6urlBg ticsn prosperous
times Large enough 70 meet tho goy.
srnp16nt koohtraet and would thas
baye ssyef hundreds u millions which
ths government afterwbth had 10 pay.
Ajs1 II should have made possible a
prompt reduction IN rates when the
prices ~ farm products made Il NEG
ess4fy.
~ hopeful sign which points 10.
wards the possibility ~ reductions in
railroad rates ls The gradual redue'
lion In Of wages and contribute 10
fhs total operating cost Apparently
The railroads are making stcady prog.
fsss in tho reduction ~ these costs,
and should, therefore, be able soon
10 make substantial reductions in
freight rates on form produeir"
Governors Bailey and YOUNG Of the
federal reaerye hanks NJ Kansas c.ty
and ~ annapolis, respectively, both
reported here today that the return
u prosperity ~ being delayed by the
high freight rates,