The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-10-31
Gooding Predicts Coolidge Election;
And Says Moore Plurality Will Grow
Senator Says Reclama-
nation Future is Safe
A n d Assails II G n
Freight Rates.

The reelection OF President Coci-
idge will be the means ci riting
The shackles from the American fran
CT as Lincoln struck them rom g.
OoCOOO slaves. Senator Frank r..
Gooding declared Wednesday even
NC in an address at tbs American
Theatre Mr. Gooding iu:ihcr A.
served that the deiea, OF Represen
tativc Burton l.. French would be-
calamity to Idaho.
Governor Moore. he continued. has
made substantial decrease in the
cost OF conducting the stale govern
mcnf and in the next TWO years vii
cut this cost still further The sen
aior predicted the reelection OF Mr
Moore by a larger vote than he re
ceived two years ago.
Several subjects came within the
scope OF Senator Cooiinig's message
to Canyon residents. These included
the reclamation relief measure. tn
tariff and railroad freight rates.
1t was 4 serious mistake to attempt
enact the proposed 30 year bill
the speaker asserted adding that even
il the measure should pass the house
i could not pass the senate and II
il should il would have been vetoed by
the president The bill. as proposed.
was unfair to many projects. grant
inig relief where il was not needed
and in other cases giving too little
relief where real assistance was nee
essary.
On the other hand declared Mr.
Goodinig. the fact finders bill viii
accomplish real relief. In the case
of the Boise project /; Is indiea,ed
tina, payment under provisions OF the
measure. will result in settlers paying
out in al or ~ years. under the ) per
cent gross production system
Senator Coodinig agreed with those
who contend that the recent relief
granted the Boise project under the
Phipps bill. whereby payments arc
deferred and made payable in lo25
1926 and 1927 is OF no real value
About Sl,ll7.0oO of charges are de-
ierred in this manner.
This. the senator went on, will
mean that for two years project set
tiers will have to pay from Sl4 70
SIS an acre.
"You can't meet this" he insisted
"It will mean bankruptcy"
Senator Gooding expressed the be-
lief that project settlers who now
are divided into two factions will get
together, take over operation OF the
project as is required in order to ge'
relief and end all controversy.
On the Gooding project, the speak
er asserted, government operation had
cost abou, 81 an acre a year; unde'
operation by the settler this was GU
to 81 an acre.
Another feature OF the fact finders
bill guarantees the returns from pow
cr development to the man on the
land. The power possibilities OF the
Boise project ought to be developed
the speaker added, and he promised
to make the fight of his life TO see
that settlers have a chance TO do
this.
Representatives Smith and French
did fine work in connection with the
fact finder bill. senator addsd. He
asserted that the reclamation project
settlers OF the country never had a
better friend in the white house than
Calvin Coolidge
Freight tariffs, unreasonably high
are stunting the growth OF Idaho. Mr.
Gooding charged. asserting that this
state PAYS the highest rates OF any
in the Union. Under the Union Pac
hc policy Idaho. he declared. viii
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