The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-16
MANY COMING TO
WHEAT Meeting
NORTHWEST INTERESTED IN
PROBLEM OF WHEAT FARMER
PROMINENT MEN TO BE HERE

The northwest wheat price stabiliz-
alton meeting, to be held at the uni
versity auditorium Saturday after
noon, promises to assume proportions
far beyond that first anticipated when
the call for the meeting was issued
through the Moscow chamber of COM
merce and will without doubt be the
most important, as we'll the most
largely attended meeting of the kind
SO far held throughout the United
States, although number of meet
ings have been held, looking to some
adjustment of the wheat price which
will bring the farmer at least the cost
of production
With the harvest on and a big yield
assured in all the northwest states,
not only the farmer, but the banker,
the merchant, and, in fact, every citi-
zen in the wheat growing districts,
is becoming interested in any move
ment which seems to offer solution
of the price problem, and to bring
into the wheat producing territory
something near the money which the
farmers investment in land and
equipment, as well as his labor invest
ment, demands. The general pros
perity of the northwest depends very
largely upon the farmer, and the
northwest, it is evident from develop
ments of the past few days, is going
to get back of some movement to
stabilize the price of the principal
product of the farm. With this gener
al interest, it seems probable that
the Saturday meeting representing the
four northwestern states, will get de-
finitely back of some movement for
better price for wheat. The sentiment
so far as can be ascertained. seems
to favor the Gooding bill, or some
similar measure, looking to the gov
ernment taking care of the country's
surplus at fixed price.
Prominent Men Coming
Among the senators and members
of the lower house of congress whose
presence is assured at the meeting, {
are Senators William e. Borah and s
Frank R. Gooding and Congressman !
Burton L. French, of Idaho, and Sen ]
ator C. G. Dill and Congressman John {
w. Summers, of Washington. Presi-
dent S. B. L. Penrose, of Whitman
college, is expected to be present, and {
J. @. Adams, president of the Wash {
Ington Farmers Union, and W. j.
manager of the Northwest /
Wheat Growers association, have
signified their intention of being here. t
Seattle To Be Represented c
A telegram was received today from S
Seattle, stated that a member of il
he Seattle Port commission would
be present, to aid in any possible way C
N working out the problems of the O
wheat grower. President A. H. Up
lam, of the University of Idaho, who S
las been in Alaska for the past three t.
weeks, will also be here in time for s
he meeting and will have place on c
he program. p
Meeting at 1880 s
The meeting will be called to order C.
It 1870 and set program will be b
arried through, in order to facilitate a
he business of the convention. 1t W
s probable that Senator Gooding will
e the first speaker, explaining the
sooding minimum price bill, Of which D
e is the author. Committees will CT
hen be appointed and while the COM 81
1ittees are at work other addresses in
ill be made. OF
Delegation From Lewiston W
A considerable number of business b,
len and farmers from Lewiston are
expected according to the Tribune OF st
nat city, which states: fl
Business men of Lewiston who m
ill attend the Moscow meeting are
OF committed to any particular mea- in
ure, but will show by their pre- de
ence that they are interested in ar in
wing at some solution of the prob &C
IN in which they have an important CO
hare with the farmer"
To Represent Grangeyille
Grangeville-The commercial club
let Wednesday to hear the report of le
7. w. Brown who was sent as dele pi
ate to attend the wheat conference so
Spokane last Monday. After hear w
lg the report, sentiment was favor wi
Bile for sending Mr.. Brown to at ity
nd the price stabilization conference er
Moscow, Saturday. es
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