Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
RATE ASSOCIATION
GOES AFTER EN-

h6hl AOl SQulNdblS llSibui rates u
the intermountain territory from
eastern markets will be made at a
meeting of directors of the Inter-
mediate rate association at Salt Lake
City, Monday, August rs. The
meeting was called by James A, Ford
of Spokane, secretary, after confer
ence with w. S. Mccarthy of Salt
Lake City, president of the associa-
tion.
The directors will lay plans for
the campaign to be made for passage
of the Gooding bill in the house of
representatives when congress con
venes in December, and will prepare
arguments to be made before the In
terstate Commerce commission in the
fall on final consideration of the as
sociation's protest against the appli-
cation of western transcontinental
railroads to violate the fourth sec
tion OF the transportation act by re-
ducing freight rates on AZ commodi-
ties to the Pacific coast from Chicago
territory without a corresponding re-
duetion to interior points.
This meeting is to consolidate
the big gains we have made in our
freight rate fight this year and to
plan for the final drive that should
bring complete victory and end our
troubles and expenses for all time"
directors were told in the call for
the meeting.
The Gooding bill, which was
written by Senator Frank R. Good
ing of Idaho and passed by the Sen
ate in May, is an amendment to the
fourth section Of the transportation
act to make it impossible for rail-
roads to make discriminatory rates
against interior points in favor of
coast terminals to meet water COM
petition. Under the present law, the
railroads, with permission of the In
terstate Commerce commission, may
charge less for the long haul to the
Pacific coast from eastern markets
than for the shorter haul TO interior
cities, in order to attract shipments
routed through the Panama canal.
The Gooding bill had the united
support senators of the intermoun-
tain country and, in the debate led
by Senator Key Pittman of Nevada
on the floor of the senate, many
leading and influential senators from
eastern states were won to its sup
port. 1t passed the senate by vote
of 54 to 2S.
Pending before the Interstate
Commerce commission is the most re-
cent application of western railroads
to violate the long-and- short haul
clause OF the transportation act to
new low rates to the Pacific
coast on shipments originating in
Chicago territory. In this, as in all
other applications, the railroads
seek to discriminate against the in
terror by giving Pacific coast cities
rates much lower than those charged /
to the intermounatin country. M
A. Patison, commission examiner
who conducted hearings on the ap-
plication, has recommended its de-
nial, holding that the rates proposed
by the railroads would discriminate
against merchants and business men
Of the intermountain territory. /
Final arguments on Mr. Pattison's
report vii be made before the COM
merce commission in the fall, and
the rate association directors at
their Monday meeting will prepare
lor their representation.
Passage of the Gooding bill in the
senate and the report of Examiner
pattison are considered the biggest
of the year in the inter
mountain freight rate fight, and the
directors are confident continued
lnited support of the entire western
district will result in consolidation
# these big gains into final and
victory.
Directors Of the associations are:
Arizona--Amos A. Belts, P. r.
Helm and Roland Johnston, Phoenix.
alifornia-Frank Sweeny, Grant
Toleomb and Grover Cooley, San
'ernardino.
Idaho-F. c. Graves and G. B.
iraff, Boise; r. S. Erb, Lewiston;
nd J. II Young, Pocatello.
Montana-0. c. Darlington, Mis-
oula; Chester c. Davis and Lee
Dennis, Helena.
New Mixieo-H. w. Kelly, East
as Vegas; Bonifacio Montoya and
Iugh H. Williams, Santa Fe.
Nevada. f. shaughnessy, Car
on City; E. H. Walker and W. H. (
immons, Reno. /
oregon-A. w. Nelson, LaGrande,