Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-10

merce act, to make it unlawful TO
any common carrier, subject to tn,
provisions of that act, to charge o.
receive greater compensation in tht
transportation of freight for shortel
haul than for longer haul over tn,
same road moving in the same di
rection. / feel confident that | viii
be able to pass such a bill through
the senate at the next session.
On December 8, 1922, | intro
duced senate bill Abs, the purpose
Of which was to again amend section
of the interstate commerce act, and
make it unlawful for any common
carrier subject to the provisions OF
that act, to charge or receive a great
er compensation for the same kind
Of freight for the same distance in
one direction than in another. when
its purpose was to divert traffic from
the short haul to the long haul or To
deny the shipper the right to route
traffic by the short haul in conne.-
ton with the competing carrier By
rail or by water.
IF this bill had passed. it would
have done much to relieve the conn
try from the car shortage that has
existed for many years, for il would
have given the shippers an oUpor-
tunity to ship over the short haul 10
water transportation. which is denied
TO the shippers at the present time
upon most of the railroads in the
United States. This policy of The rail-
roads of forcing all of our freight
over the long haul has done much 10
retard the growth and development
of the whole country and has cost the
American people hundreds of mil
lions of dollars.
Idaho Chief Sufferer
No state in the Union has suffered
more from this Outrageous policy
than the state of Idaho; under this
policy the Union Pacific charges two
or three times more on a mileage
basis to the Pacific coast than on
castbound freight which is excessive
ly high; in this way, the people Of
Idaho are denied the use of the Pa
cific ocean and the Panama canal to
transport their products to rnarke;
1T is this policy of forcing ali OF
Idaho's farm and range products over
the long railroad haul to the eastern
markets that is responsible for the
car shortage in this state. In some
cases it takes whole season fro q
car to make a round trip from Idaho
10 tho markets east OF Chicago, and
II the best it requirs from 60 to 80
lays for a car from Idaho to make d
-eturn trip from the east. while a car
ipped from Idaho points to Port
and would make a return trip IN
rom 10 to 20 days. If the Union Pa
life was forced to give the same
ate west-bound on q mileage basis -
.ast-bound the car shortage in Idaho
would be entirely eliminated and it
would be saving of millions OF dol
ars every year to the people of Ida
10.
THE average freight haul in the
jnited States is 81 miles the aver
!ge haul from Idaho points to Port
and is SIS miles, so it cannot be
aid that the haul from Idaho points
% Portland is a shoPS haul GIVE
IDAHO a reasonable freight rate and
proper railroad service and some
lay We Will HdNt 4 lulllAOA pEOglG
living in southern Idaho and our pro-
Iuction three or four times greater
han 1t is today, and the railroads
hat serve idaho will have to double
rack their roads to carry the pro-
ucts fiom the fertile valley of the
make and its tributaries to market.
"Under the policy of the Union
Pacific toward Idaho, we canno:
establish any manufacturing in
situations in this state. nor can
VIC hope to build any fair sized
cities in southern Idaho; eren
ouI iobbing interests are not safe
as long rs the Union Pacific is
permitted to charge more Tor a
shorter haul than fer. q longer
haul and it must be admitted that
with our present development
ii is a physical impossibility, even
for the Union Pacific to furnish
cars to Transport Idaho farm,
products over the long railroad
haul to the eastern markets.
Would Destroy Policy.
My purpose in interesting Senate
1ill 1920 was to break down the
'olicy that has retarded the growth
If the whole country and destroyed
he prosperity OF this state. Any pol
cy of the railroads that builds up
'oast cities at the expense of the in
erior is an outrage, and a crime
against the people who have made
possible the settlement and develop
nent OF the western states, and L
hall reintroduce senate bill 412O
When congress convenes and I shall
make the fight of my life to see that
is passed.
"On December IL, 1929, 1 intro
.uced In the senate bill ALAS. This
nj made horizontal reductions or
ii agricultural and livestock nro-
ucts of 33 Is per cent. If this bill
lad passed, it would not have reduc.
d the freight rate to the pre-war
eyel on agricultural and livestock
PRODUCTS. The greatest mistake this
government ever made in its history
nd one, in my Judgment, that was
lothing less than a crime. was made
N June 25, 1918, when the govern
nent, under the fedral control act
made horizontal increases on aIi
reight rates of 25 per cent: then
gain, on August 25, 1920, under
ne Esch-Cummins law, the inter
tate commerce commission made an
'ther horizontal increase in ths
relght rates; for the eastern rail.
Dads 40 per cent; western railroads
10 per cent; southern railroads. 25
yer cent; Pacific coast railroads. o.
ler cent. and from one sronn OF rnil