The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-18
GATHERING ADOPTS RESOLUTION ASKING EXTRA
OF CONGRESs-GOODING FARMERS CONDITION
EXPLAINS GOODNG

EXPLAINS {
A resolution addressed to Presi-
dent Coolidge, formulated by the COM
mittee appointed at the wheat stabili-
zation meeting this afternoon, and
formally adopted is the due result OF
the meeting 1t calls for a special
session of congress to consider the
plan that is set forth in the Gooding
bill and the resolution. The proposed
plan calls for a federal corporation,
with $500,000,000 capitalization, which
has the power to purchase and sell
wheat in any quantity, at any time,
at the basis price of $1.75 bushel.
The resolution also sets forth the
serious economic condition Of the far
mers of the northwest at the pre-
sent time and points out that the
crisis will result in disastrous re-
suits to both farmers and business
men unless drastic meaures are taken.
Another resolution, addressed to the
meeting, asks that referendum of
wheat growers be taken this fall, to
determine if it will be possible to
set a stabilized price for the coming
crop, through unions and distribut-
ing agencies.
This action, taken by the wheat
growers of three states, lnSures
united action in seeking a solution
to the problem, rather than small
group action, which has been carried
on heretofore.
Interest in the wheat price stabil-
ization meeting, held this afternoon
in the university auditorium, proved
fully as large as the question and it's
extreme seriousness warrant. APP
proximately eight hundred people,
wheat growers, business men, legis-
lators, and representatives of farm
ers' organizations from Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon assembled to hear
the discussion of the problem, and
seek a possible solution.
Trains yesterday and this morning
brought many people from eastern
Washington and Oregon, and m my
others came in cars. Parking spaces
around the administration builling
were entirely taken up, and many
cars were forced to remain in the
street off the campus.
George N. Lamphere, president of the
Moscow chamber of commerce, who
briefly outlined the work of this or
ganization and the Farmers Union
since last January, when action was
first taken on price stabilization. Rev.
A. Andre, of the First Lutheran
church, then offered short prayer.
Dean Iddings Presides
Mr.. Lamphere then introduced Dean
e. j. Iddings, head of the college OF
agriculture, who acted as chairman of
the meeting. Dean Iddings first call
ed on Professor E. o. Bangs, head
of the university department Of music,
who led the singing of America ty
the crowd.
Dean Iddings, in a short statement
of the purpose of the meeting, said,
"This will be primarily a business
meeting, for the people who are the
most interested in it's outcome, the
wheat growers of the northwest, are
the busiest at this time. Wheat
growing is one of the greatest of tie
nations primary industries, and we,
as wheat growers, and those inter-
ested in wheat growing ARE mere to
meet crisis in the industry, ana
find way to settle it,"
Dr. A. H. Upham, president OF the
university, was then called upon for
a speech of welcome. In brief cut
line of the history of the Inland Em-
pire, he stated: During his term as
chief executive of the United States,
President Roosevelt addressed an
audience from the entrance OF the
administration building The plat
form from which he spoke was made
of sacks of wheat. That wheat rep
resented the greatest industry of this
region, then undeveloped to it's great
est extent.
"This meeting today also involves
wheat. Since Roosevelt's speech, this
region has been developed, homes
have been built, and acreage in cul-
tivation is much larger, but still
trouble exists. The farmer is Ameri-
cas- greatest citizen. He is the most
devoted in his allegiance, the most
loyal to his country.
Farmer Greatest Citizen
.sThis is representative gathering
of citizens, interested in the same
problem, and anxious to a man to
find way out of the difficulty. Vot-
ing protests have often come from
the farmer, but voting protests will
not gain constructive legislation and
make constructive work We must
have more than protest-we must
have united action to solve the diff
Guilty. The farmer and the business
man. and the farmer and the states
man are united on this question.
They are all vitally interested in
gaining solution.
"I am glad that the meeting has
been held in MOSCOW, where the first
concerning solution to
the problem were made. And am
glad that the meeting was held at the
for it was the first gradu-
ate from the college of agriculture,
G. P. Mix, who made that utterance.'
Dean Iddings, at the close of DR..
Upham's talk, opened the meeting for
business G. P. Mix presented mo-
ton to appoint a committee of seven
to draw up resolutions asking for
special session of congress, and pre-
moro thorn RI ha nrnSnnted before the