Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-01-29
INCORPORATE IDAHO
RATE ASSOCIATION


This association has been organ
lied by few of the heavy producer
and shippers of Twin Falls, Poca
tello, Caldwell, Parma, Boise, Wal
lace, Orofino and the Occur d'Alenei
for the purpose of protecting the in
terests of every section of Idaho in
Transportation, Rates and Service.
Statewide organizations are now
taking up the problems that confront
US in trying to develop our natural
resources and build up our infant in
dustries.
The Idaho Home Industries Asso-
citation, with membership of near
ly one hundred manufacturers, pro-
ducers and distributors from all sec
tons Of the state, is actively engaged
in educating people Idaho to the
use four own products, and they
are getting results.
The ALL IDAHO CONGRESS is
consolidating the Chambers of Com
merce, Boards of Trade, Commercial
Clubs and other civic organizations
into one great Statewide Chamber of
Commerce for the purpose of adver-
tieing the resources Of the state, sell
ing IDAHO, first to ourselves and
then to the world
These organizations are going to
exert immense influence in BUILD
ING IDAHO, but to realize, in full,
the development and growth that
should flow from the activities of
these organizations, their work must
be supplemented bolstered up and
protected by an organization with
sufficient power of membership and
financial support to accomplish the
adjustment of transportation, rates
and service to which we are justly
entitled and without which we can
never hope to grow permanently
There is no state in the Union in
whic Transportation, rates and serv-
ice will play more important part
in speeding up or retarding devel-
Dpment and growth. All of our prod
ucts find market at great distances.
All manufactured articles, that we
do not ourselves produce, comes to us
from long distances. Our freight,
express and parcel post rates are,
on the highest scale in the
United States, both inbound and out
bound On many of the products of
the range, farm, forest, and mine we
are entitled not only to Commodity
Rates, but to the application of the
Zone or Blanket Rule.
This rule, firmly established by the
and recognized by the Inter
state Commerce Commissioner as
ust, proper and desirable, provides in
many sections of the country, great
zones or blankets covering large ter
'itory and great differences in dis
ance, To and From which freight
'ates are the same to all sections of
he country.
The logic of this rule is that it
Iifords an equality of opportunity to
plants scattered over
arge areas and to producing terri
DRY at greatly varying distances to
each their markets on identically
he same rate basis.
IDAHO is benefited by the applica-
ion of this rule only in the most
Indifferent manner, because we have
lot consistently demanded the appli-
alton of this rule to IDAHO trans
ortatio nthrough an organization of
power and influence to
make our contentious effective.
1t is entirely possible for us to
cap the benefits flowing from the
pplication of this rule if we will .
axe the problem up in united and :;
igorous manner. 1t is not altogeth- !,
r the fault of the railroads that we !
re not now enjoying its benefits; /;
a a measure it is our own fault be- :;
ause we have failed in many cases
} be personally represented at In !;
srstate Commerce Commission hear :;
lgs. We must realize that the In !.
srstate Commerce Commission is a !:
curt and it is not the practice of I
,urts to take the initiative in pro- !:
ceilings upon which it sits in judg- :