The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-03-27
MOORE ENDORSES
RELIEF MEASURE
Governor Says idaho Farmers Cencr'
ally Behind Measure; Would In
crease Price of Wheat

telegram TO President Coolidge and
a detailed statement issued 10 The
press.
The governor said he had been as
sembling Information on the bin for
the last four weeks and the state
ment issued Is the result OF this IN
qniry which ended Saturday after
conference with Or. S. " Mcclure
OF Bliss
The Telegram 10 the president fol-
lows;
AFTER careful study OF all pfopos-
ed bills for agricultural relief and
analysis OF the McNary Haufrn hil
find that the MoNary -Ilaugcn bin
presents the best avenue OF relief 60
the farmers. | wish 10 give i my
whole-hearted Endorsement
"The farmers Of Idaho n general
are behind this bill and wish TO rec |
ommend that YOU urge congress 20
enact Il as law"
Excerpts from the governof's state
ment which covers several typewrii
ten pages follows;
AHANN WV fNfAN VIII 70 N"'N 'NtRH y
the farmer has the risht TO enjoy the |
same degree OF prosperity that comes
70 the rest Of the people. an he asks
Is that he shall obtain. relatively. as
good a price for bis produeig as he I
pays for the things hc buys. lnolud- /
ING labor and rs products The Me-
Nary Haugen bill gives him this and /
no more.
Creates Commission.
This bin creates a commission /
composed chiefly OF cabinet members |
therefore. does not materially In. /
crease appointees or cost OF adminls- /
trationl. which On fhe fifteenth OF 1
each month determines what reintion |
the price OF an commodities at that I
particular time hearg TO the price az /
wheat, and Il Is authorized 10 go into I
our market and buy up a sufficient 4
quantity OF wheat 10 raise The price /
OF wheat TO the level OF otncr com
modities. As an illustratloa. the all /
commodity price before the var aaa
ST. today IL Is sf.G2 the prizes Of /
wheat before the war was s per 4
bushol--lf Il had advanced "a price 4
as much as the average 81 ail oiher
things II would be- to-day selling at
Size per bushel. To iso round flg
ures. this Is what would happen un-
der the bill n we produce 500 ue.-
900 bushels OF wheat end consume
only coo. 100000. then this commits
sion would have 10 buy OF the surplus
OF goo 0O0. 600 az Sig2. per bushel,
this would cost 1924, 100000 lhcn
the commission would sell tbls wheat
abroad at the established world price.
which Il today about 81 per bnsLoi
Thus this expert commission would
take a loss on the wheat u bought
and sold abroad OF 81 cents per bush-
81 or Sf2f.oo0.00o. Bn. by taxing
out OF our market this sdrp'ns wheat
we have raised the price ~ the e00,-
100000 bushels which remains 60
cents per bufhei or a total ~ S3Tz.-
600. O'0 Thus on the wheat used az
home our farmer has made gain of
s272. 600. goo. bui on the portion cx-
ported this loss Is 1924. 100000
which ioaYes him a net gain on the {
whole crop Of sz4s 600 600
Would Issue scrip
"nut how does The farmer REIN
Durse the Government for.th gI2f.- ,
10000 70 lost on The 200.oOO.o0 3
bushels Of wheat Is bought here al I
n 60 aud sold abroad az 81 2 The to- /
"a loss has been fI2f.Opo.00 or rs = Ii
cents per bushei on the total crop Of /
SOC. 100000 bushels in addition % 3
his loss the cost 81 administering the ,
liii which the farmer also pays u I
lne-haif cent per bushel Oh 500 .oo0.- !
100 bushels or g4.0o0.000 40 that d
he Government must receive e. total
II fl2E.000 GOO ae o. cost ~ hand
ing the wheat crop This Is equal 20 4
usi 8 cents per bustei On the entire e
100 OoD .0oe bushels and yhe Govern !
nent gets s. money haek Ia this way 3
suppose you are farmer Wiih 1900 =
bushels 0f wheat - seii ohd you i
NOV the price in ihe central market d
5 now fixed az 81 % per bushsi. The n
'oyefnment iesnrs proclamation 4
rifinx forth THAI anyone buying &
INt-at NIHfN NHI % ftHt At" NNta ~
.ushei o. The purchase prloe 90 scrip q
'be Government fhcn assures scrip 70
o is pDsioffieas int the sans AZ q v
ocs postage eiampe, and The man c
nying wheat must a. 90 ihe pogiof. p
re and buy - cents vorth ~ scrip n
,r every bushei ~ wheat be buys b
nd must pay this scrip % the farmer g
Z the rate 81 20 cents Tor every w
ushel ~ wheat be buys. The farmer o
ien holds this scrip until the Gov y
rnment han finished lfs wheat year b
'hfn iffsTures 40 u finds 81 has col
.cfed from . poe'masiers frofn the "
iie Of iia scrip % cents per busbel pi
d SOC 600 600 bushels or $3.50. ooo.- Il
co. But. also. the Government finds "a
ist its loss on the wheat exported "
a. only slz4.ooo.ooo plus 5000 fr