The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-05-01
GOOD|NG OPENS
CAMP PA|GN FOR
LOWER RATES
Idaho's Junior Senator
States Farmers Grief
Due to Excessive Rail-
road Rates.

Declaring that excessive freight
rates are the primary causes for the
nriyations and hardships endured by
the agricultural interests OF the inter
mountain country during the last sew
eral wears. Senator Frank K. Gooding
Tunior senator from Idaho, in a state
ment issued Saturday opens war on
Union Pacific system for lower rates
70 coast points. That southern Idaho
shippers are virtually prohibited the
use of the Panama canal because OF
the high rate existing to protland and
citing instance of fragrant dissemination
against southern Idaho producers are
included in Senator Goodings state
ment which follows in full.
"My visit to Boise at the present
time is to take up with the state and
Chamber OF Commerce the hearings
that are to be held here on May 4
by the interstate commerce commits
sion on wool rates both east and west.
and on the violations OF the fourth
section of the interstate commerce act.
These hearings are OF vital importance
TO all the people of Idaho for this is
the first time the interstate COM
merce commission has held hearings
in Idaho on west bound wool rates;
in these hearings are involved the
rights of the people of Idaho to the
use of the Pacific ocean and the Pan
anna canal to transport our farm and
range products by water transporta-
ton to our estern and southern mark
cts and to the markets of the world.
Claim Rates Excessive
AT the present time, through ex-
cessive freight rates to Portland. it is
not possible to ship our wool to Port
land and then by water transportation
to Boston, which. by every right. the
people OF Idaho should be permitted
to do. At these hearings the Union
present wool rate OF 10 cents per hun
dred from Idaho points; they will also
ask to be permitted to put in a rate
OF Sl.35 per hundred on wool from
Portland to Boston, and evidence will
be taken on the wool rates for Idaho
points to Portland; at the present time
the wool rate from Portland to Boston
is 81 per hundred on sacked wool;
here are some OF the wool rates from
Idaho points to Boston at the present
time: from Weiser to Boston, 2.52 per
hundred; from Shoshone S28l per
hundred; from Pocatello S28l per
hundred, and from Buhl S2.7lH per
hundred.
"If the Union Pacific is to be per-
mitted to increase our wool rates and
continue the violation OF the fourth
section of our interstate commerce
act as they have done in the past,
and the people of Idaho are to be
denied the use OF water transportation
to carry our farm and range products
to market. then there is but very little
hope left for a greater development OF
this state.
with a reasonable freight rate TO |
Portland all Of our WOOL all OF our
wheat and other farm products could |
be shipped to Portland where they |
could receive the benefit OF water |
transportation; but the present frcigh,
rate on all of our farm and range pro
ducts west is so high that they must
all be shipped over the long railroad |
haul to the eastern markets and TO
reach the markets of the world
Says Rates Unreasonable
"The unreasonablcness Of the I'M
ion Pacific's demand for an increase
freight rate on wool from Idaho to
Boston is shown very clearly in the |
freight rate that is charged by the
railroads which Idaho wool must be |
shipped to reach the Boston markets.
The distance from Pocatello to Boston
is 2osS miles. the freight rate on wool
from Pocatello to Boston is S.Sl per
hundred The minimum carload weight
OF woods is 24.000 pounds so that TO
ship caroard OF wool from Poea-
tello to Boston. the shipper must pay
So74.40: the distance from Poca,cllo
10 Omaha. the haul OF the Union Pae-
iiic is 1908 miles; for this haul OF
1908 miles the Union Pacific takes
A.24 per hundred out OF the through |
rate 10 Boston OF S2sl per hundred
and ou, OF the s67440 that the shipper