The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-20
GOODING BILL IS
FIRST Objective
WHEAT CONVENTION PUTS EN-
D0RSEMENT IN RESOLUTIONS
FARMERS HOPEFUL OF RESULTS

Whatever may be the final results
of the big conference held in this
city Saturday afternoon, under the
auspices of the Moscow chamber of
commerce, for the purpose of work
ing out some definite plan looking
to the stabilization of the price of
wheat, those present left the meet
ing at six O'Clock, after four hours
of deliberation, feeling that the meet
ing would be productive of results,
and with the knowledge that the four
northwest states stand as a unit in
demanding some relief for the far
mer, and that the congressional de-
legation from Idaho is solidly back
of any movement which offers prompt
results. The crowd did not scatter,
but remained until the close Of the
meeting.
The resolutions, in addition to
covering the points outlined in the
report of the meeting in Saturdays
StarMirror, incorporated two amend
ments, one endorsing the Gooding bill,
as the most practical proposition now
offered for immediate relief, and the
other asking the governors of the
in assisting the wheat growers in
their efforts to stabilize the price of
their product. The resolutions were
submitted to Senators Gooding and
Borah and Congressman French be-
fore being submitted to the conven-
ton.
F. B. Ingle, of The Dalles, Oregon,
president of the Farmers Union of
Oregon and southern Idaho, sug-
gested the endorsement of the Good
ing bill and said in part:
Nearly a year ago after Senator
Gooding introduced his bill we had
meeting in our county in which the
wheat bill was considered and favor
ably accepted and we took it up
kilograms with our senators
and representatives. They said they
would support the bill. The reason
| mention this is to say that the
resolution is very good but to be sue
cessful to Influence the president to
call a special session, to be effective,
all the wheat men would have to con-
centrate in one calI-the Gooding bill.
One criticism of the Spokane meet
ing was that they all want the same
hing but nobody knows exactly what
hey do want. We came up here for
his particular reason. We hoped
hat the northwest were going to get
.ogether and state a reason to Pre-
,ident Coolidge for a special session.
The only justification we have is that
he price was arbitrarily lowered
Turing the war, otherwise the fruit
nen and other farmers would have
he same justification. l think we
ire entitled to ask for at least tenn
,orary relief. Where will we get il
We call meetings and adopt resolu-
ions. / will go back and draft an
'ther resolution perhaps but why
ant we get together to have a spec
al session called to pass Senator
Soodings bill. I have nineteen men
lere for the sole purpose of getting
ogether on one thing definitely. l
would like to see that resolution
ither revised or in some way identi-
led with the Gooding bill. Frankly
t is nv judgment that this is no
ime to go into the details as to the
working out of plan that would have
elief. What we want is relief and IL
We don't get it, who will get the
W. M. Buckley, manager of the In
Credits bank, of the Spo-
.ane district, gave a technical report
N the workings of the bank.
Ralph D. Nichols, special repre-
entative of the Port of Seattl, spoke
,riefly, saying in part:
1--WE want you to put yourself into
position to help yourselves and to
ct us help you. There is no reason
N earth, except your piratical fool
shness that you are not prosperous.
you have got to understand that you
re not dependent but you are inde-
PENDENT. There are certain things
hat it is necessary to do. 1t is neces-
ary to go certain ways to pool your
PRODUCTS whereby your central COM
nittee can function. If you do busl-
less like other folks do you will be
ust as happy as any of the people of
Puget Sound are I am glad to help
,ou in any way I can"
J. H. Walker, a farmer from near
roy, said that he knew of num-
er of farmers who would have to
i've up their farms if relief is not
orthcoming soon. and said that
omething must be done to impress
he president with the absolute ne
eSSity of calling a Spec1al session.
Borah Final Speaker
Senator w. e. Borah was the final
peaker and said that the condition
f the agricultural interests is OF
ation-wide Importance. He said that
200 farms had been abandoned in
Jew England during the past year.
Ie said there were plenty of prece-
ents for the price stabiIizing legis-
alton now asked by the farmers, and
tied some of these, among them be-
ng the railroads. He said he had al
yavs noticed that when people come
0 Washington, knowing what they
5ant, and with organization back OF
hem, they get what they ask for
Ie said that the Idaho delegation
yould do all in their power to help
he situation, as an emergency meas
re. He then touched briefly on the
eed of opening up the foreign mar
cts to the products of the American
o,.,,,c ,,roiuo that an effort he made