The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-01
SENATOR'S AND CONGRESSMEN
WILL BE PRESENT-CHAMB
COMMERCE SEES URGENT NEED

Ac w cuutSudy meeting OIL TIL
MOSCOW chamber of commerce wa
given over to discussion of plan,
for big northwest gathering at thi.
place, Saturday, August IS, for th,
purpose of working out some plar
to stabilize the price of wheat, an(
correct, at least to some extent the
condition which is dragging the whea
farmer down and making it impossible
for him to even get cost of produc-
tion out of his crop.
The subject was brought up by G.
P. Mix, and after some discussion
President Lamphere named the fol-
lowing executive committee to ar
range for meeting: G. P. Mix, chair
man; Arnold S. Lyon, president of
the Latah County Farmers Union !;
Dean e. j. Iddings, of the college of
agriculture, University of Idaho; H.
MeIgard, mayor of Moscow, and o. S.
Fletcher, county agricultural agent.
Steps were at once taken to notify
members of congress, officials of
grain organizations and others inter
ested in the farmers problems, in
the northwest states. Up to the time
of going to press acceptances had
been received from Senator Frank r.
Gooding and Congressman Burton l..
French Of Idaho;. Senator G. G. Dill
and Congressman John w. Sumers of
Washington. DR.. S. B. L. Penrose,
president of Whitman college, WalIa
Walla, stated over long distance tele-
phone that he would be present, if
previously arranged dates did not in
terfere. Among others who have
been invited to participate in the
meeting, but who have not yet replied
to kilograms of invitation are Senator
W. E. Borah of this state; Senator
McNary of Oregon; Senator Wheeler
of Montana, the officers Of the North
west Wheat Growers association, and
others.
The present plan is to hold the
meeting on Saturday afternoon, the
18th, in the auditorium at the Uni
versity of Idaho, and if the work is
not completed during the afternoon,
to hold an evening session. 1t is
hoped to work out some practical
plan, whereby the farmers may hold !
their wheat until such time as con-
gress can take action, either at a |
special session, or at the regular ses-
sion.
The thought expressed by the far |
mers and business men present at the |
meeting of the chamber OF commerce
was that through such a meeting as
that planned, the proponents of a
number OF plans to correct the un-
satisfactory condition of the wheat
market, might get together on some
one plan, the Gooding bill seeming,
at the present time, the most feasible.
Mix States Case
Mr. Mix, in bringing the matter be-
fore the chamber of commerce, made
the following statement:
Two weeks ago today the discus
sion of the price fixing of wheat was {
renewed at our weekly meeting.
This was given some publicity in the
not been a day but what our greatest
papers carried articles on their front
page offering many plans for the '
necessary adjustment of conditions SO {
hat agriculture might be helped. s
81 plan has been offered that the g
government purchase 200, 100000 6
bushels of export wheat which we V
'aise and hold it in our granaries for G
uture deliveries, another plan that n
who can, buy 1000 bushel C
If wheat and hold for speculation. r
others suggest, eat more wheat cam S
)aigns, and another plan proposed is 6
hat our government pay bounty on t
Ill export wheat. These, with many II
,ther plans, have been offered by
hose who no doubt have a sincere
purpose of doing something to raise Fl
he price of wheat so that the pro- n
Iucer might get a little better than n
he actual cost of production, thus b
My stabi1izing the wheat farmer but b
aving a wholesome influence toward tt
IL other lines of industry. All of W
he plans suggested will be open to a.
riticism and the usual objections can p
e offered why they would not be a Of
uccess, and as long as it seems to al
e the general desire to bring about p1
better price for wheat with the least tC
ossible injury and economic disturb w
nee in our government affairs, it fl
GEMS to me that we should go direct
!, the issue and get behind the plan tt
-hich would solve our difficulties in ac
ne most direct way. bl
FavOrs GOOding Bill az
:" THAT the Gooding bill as presented Ia
congress last January would stabi- ca
re the price of wheat and that it 10
eets with the general approval of the q
Irming people is not denied. There pc
re 1 suggest that we call meet Sc
lg here at Moscow for the purpose Tn
working out plan and cementing 10
IT efforts SO that we may direct our is
rces in the same lines and thus
ave a better chance to accomplish M
'mething which is most vital to the
hole country. I believe that the
lssage of the Gooding bill will not
lily stabilize wheat in the United Et
.ates, but that other countries will un
1T sit idly by and see the farmers at
the United States entering upon a w
'osperous period without stepping in M,
Id placing the farmers on an equal I'M
isis, and I doubt very much if it Et
Ill cost this government one dollar is
lOuld it come out boldly and fix pl,
e price of wheat and meet the issue n
uarely and. thus put on a sound M,
sis this industry which represents lin