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

ment. Our State Public Utilities
Commission is also a court and its
practice is much the same as the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
1t therefore follows that however
just our cause, however much in line
with cases and rulings affecting
other States, If we are not personally
represented before tn l. C. c., if we
do not show our deep interest, those
States that do, may get what they
contend for, but Idaho gets nothing.
Illustrating this situation, let us
cite an instance or two:
In the fall of 1924, the Union Pa
cific System sold its steamships, ply
ing between San Francisco and Port
land, to the Mccormick Steamship
Company Immediately thereafter,
the rate on Sugar from San. Francis
co to Portland was advanced S cents
per 100 pounds if the final destina-
tion was on the Short Line east of
Huntington, or to stations on any
railroad in North Idaho. At the same
time the ocean rates were advanced
IL cents per 100 pounds on bags,
bagging, beans. peas, borax, soap,
canned goods, coffee, paints and
building paper, if destined to the
same territory. The Boise Traffic
Bureau took the matter up with the
Railroads and, after a contest lasting
more than a year, these discrimina-
tions to Idaho territory were re-
moved, but in the meantime, this dis
elimination had cost the people of
Ada county alone more than $2,500l
in excess freight charges. 1t had cost
the people of the territory served by
the oregon Short Line mare tina n$25
600, and the people of North Idaho
more than $4,000.
An organization, backed by all OF
the shippers Of the State could have
accomplished this adjustment in six
ty days and saved the people of Ida
no approximately $4,000. Just con-
slider, too, that our railroads did not /
get any portion of this increase in
rates to help them earn the 5 ~ per
cent, which they claim they are en-
titled to earn.
Some three years ago the 1. c. c.
held a hearing in San Francisco on
Refrigeration rates from the Noun
tain States to Pacific Coast termin-
ais. A ruling resulted that the rate
for refrigerator service, in the whit
er season, when cars did not need
re-icing, on Dairy Products and
Poultry from the Mountain
States to Pacific Coast terminals,
should not exceed $1,000 per car.
Idaho and Arizona were not repre-
sented at that. hearing and no relief
was afforded on shipments from
hose states; the result being, that
since the ruling became effective,
IDAHO has paid $4,000 per car for
exactly the same service that is af-
orded Montana, Utah and Wyoming
or $1,000. And these three states
an ship car Of these products right :
through Idaho for s11.OO less than
IDAHO towns can ship to identically
he same destinations. :
Beginning October 26, 1925, an .
ther hearing was held in San Fran ..
isco on the same case, Idaho was .
and we hope, in the near .
uture, to have this discrimination
emoved; but the meantime, it has :
ost the Dairy and Poultry producers .
+ Idaho more than $14,000.00.
If you live on the lines of the Ida
o Traction Company in the Boise :
ALLEY and want to ship a car Of
'ruit to an eastern market; the Ore !
on Short Line will absorb the trans A..
ortation charges from your station =.
D junction of its lines, and your !
ate to market will be exactly the 4
anne as from any Short Line station. !;
ut il you want to ship that same !: