The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-07-26
ORE. SENATOR FOR
FIXED WHEAT PRICE
M'NARY WOULD HAVE EXTRA
SESSION-PROPOS MINIMUM
OF S1.75 A BUSHEL

Portland, Ore. IA. P)@CharIes
N. McNary, senior United States SEN
ator from Oregon, announced tuuay
that he will urge President Harding
to call a special session of congress
to fix a minimum price for wheat
at $1.75 a bushel.
"The present price of wheat" said
Senator McNary, sis below the actual
cost of production. The farmers are
in serious straits as a result 1 think
they must have government aid in
order to put the farming industry on
stable basis. The fixing of fair
price for wheat seems to offer the
most feasible method"
Senator McNary said he hoped to
join the presidential party when it
passes through Oregon next week
and to confer with the president
on the project for an extra session.
Minnesotans Want Session
Wheaton, administrations ask
ing President Harding to call nat
ional conference to formulate plans
for legislation to stabilize prices for
farm products and for a special ses- |
sion of congress to put through such
legislation, were adopted at a meeting
of 600 farmers from five counties in
this region.
Ask for Lower R. r.. Rates
Omaha, Neb.-Omaha business men
through their "buy wheat and flour
committee late today unanimously
adopted a resolution requesting all
American railroads to grant 25 per
cent temporary emergency reduction
on the export rate on flour and wheat
from all poinfg in the United States
Chairman John l.. Kennedy immedi-
ately sent the proposal to Hale Hol-
den, head of the Railway Executives
association.
The request specifies all-rate> re-
duction as the water lines are separ-
ate from the railroad interests and
to obtain their consent would require
long negotiation, the committee de-
clared in making their proposal
Quick action is paramount at this
time, it was said.
It was also requested that the new
condition, if acceptable to the rail-
roads, apply to all grain at present
in elevators. Otherwise, it is pointed !.
out, the situation could not be clear :
ed, as many elevators are full and ,
could not be emptied to encourage I
the new buying movement. L
Plan is Outlined
The plan is set forth in the follow.
Ing resolution: I
''Resol<ed, that the railroads be I
through the association of T.
railway executives and the presi- V
dents of the Individual western lines, L
to publish Immediately upon short L
notice, with the consent of the inter n
state commerce commission, emer- V
yency rail rates on wheat and flour c.
shipped from all points in the United N
States, including all grain on hand e;
n elevators or at storage points, to tt
he Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific ports p
or export on the basis of rs per cent
II the rates now in effect; these e1
rates to expire January pl
30, 1924; that the grain shipped on Ell
.hese emergency rates be allowed W
My one intermediate stop at transit w
II proportional rate breaking points, is
xcept that one additional stop may re
e made for milling purposes, and as
hat storage at transit milling, or ne
ate breaking point and also at e1e- in
ator at seaport, be limited to 80 st
ays." ou
Intimations were given at the on
leeting that while the matter must co
e first taken up by the railway
there is good prospect alb
nat they will give the plan a weighty Tn
Or
"The committee believes" said Mr.. ca
ennedy, "that the plan outlined will de
leet the needs of the present time ci,
nd that it has merit enough to win of
lstant recognition from heads of ex
ailroads in the country