| Show n RATE BILL FIGHT riGHT T TO TART EARLY okane Man Declares Battle for Equitable Tariffs to Be Renewed Renewed- The he Gooding long and short- short aut aul ul bill will be re-Introduced re IngreSS in Egress greSS the day the session opens nd there will be n no no letup in the git Ight until it Is passed This was wase e emphatic declaration of ot J. J AaM A. A ord aM of or Spokane ane secretary of ot the Rate association who whoa Sched a hed ched Sa Sat Sait it Lake Friday from a Senator Frank coding dIng of Idaho The conference era eld at a. Boise Thursday was for he h purpose pose of outlining the tho suc- suc c ssi o sivo iVo steps to be taken take a r In the omir-g omir battle balde to force t the tho 1 railroads the existing ory rates which op operates lates to build buil p the coast t terminals rl at the ex- ex ense f of U the ile e n 3 y accord n ng 1 lo to M Mr Ford Forti Goo coa Ung ac according to to toh h he 12 agreed is to intro Introduce uce his neasure in thE tho senate enate while whilo in la h be house it is to be sponsored by Congressman Homer Homel Hoch of Kan- Kan KanJ as a. s. s The bill win Will be practically identical d with the measure W which the senate senata at the thelast lat session ya Ja vote of f 54 4 to 23 but which i I ailed to reach tho the houe at all by i i cason of the opposition of ot of Co Con Con- Conj i j S S. S E. E Winslow of Ma Massa- Massa n chairman of the house Instate In- In InI In-I I tate state commerce comm committee I FAVORED CLAIM 1 The h necessity for the passage of of niC h Gooding bill grows hourly ac- ac J I I lording to Mr Ford More Mere and I Ore nore ore the ra railroads are pursuing h. h hi policy o 0 building up the athi enters renters where tle they have their big mg I I investments he declared and of Strangling the tho Intermediate tern tern- I ory orr They make a a. show of being terrI terrI-I in this section of the theo Country o but as a matter of fact b heir belr Ir Interest In us ext extends n ls' ls to the urist jurist business and nothing else I hey h y are pursuing this y to tob tofte b point of ot absurdity which Is hown down by the fact that In the face I I I application for tor I a 20 per cent reduction of eight rates to coast terminals I lIch application on has be been n pe d gJ for two years they are now f sk ng tot for o a a. 5 per cent Increases Increase Increase- grates rates s which would still further I t th ie the disadvantages of the section And they I asking for both both these changes wi the plea that they need more I j Avenue Lenue Where or how they ext ex- ex t to get more revenue revenue out out of the I to coast territory ry Is is bed be- be ond d explanation In fact it I be-I is e. e I IThe bI big Interests which own the i have their large arge Invest Invest- 1 e ts in the larger eastern centers cording to Mr tr Ford an and in the I stern estern terminals and In spIte of hIr r professions to tie the contrary Py are interested primarily in ini I i m. m I USELESS T hese Chese ese big fellows vs regard the j I territory as mere Stora country he continued I and nd d as long a as' as we stand for it it wp WI B remain pastoral country We Weave I aye ave coal and Iron and all the rest i I tithe resources res to put us on an J jual lUl footing with the East and the thear I ar rJ West West but hut until an an aroused sentiment forces the con con- ress to bring tring the carriers carriel's to terms Uj r resources may as aa well not St St. i. i The rhe fight In the coming congress prove successful however Mr 11 ord rd is convinced convince for for forthe the reason at t the the- public in the ten Western Vestern tates t tes belonging to Ui the late Hato l t rate association became ully lly alive to the situation while her r fight for the long and arid short laul el bill was on at the last ses- ses lon n. n It Is this aroused sentiment that organization Is count count- n gon flon on to put the measure over r An Important factor In the com com- ng o. o g battle according to Mr Ford ithe fact that the long an and snort aul ai proposition l has as been incorporated orated In President CoolIdge's program Senator James Watson Vatson IndIana ana recently bad had a conference confer conter- ence ne with the president at Swampscott Swamp- Swamp I scott and upon Its conclusion made ade the formal announcement that ht h t the chief executive was de determined de- de mined to have two matters matters- per permanently settled wit to-wit The Continued on page age 10 GOODING RATE I BILL FIGHT TO I START EARLY Continued from fron page 1 1 railroad labor board aboard dispute and anO the long and short haul proposition tion Another fact calculated to en encourage en- en courage the i ir section j and to bring victory for the Good- Good j I in lag ing bill measurably nearer is the fact fa-ct that Congressman Cong WInslow I I bitter of ot the who enemy measure j was able aIle b by 11 virtue of or his position I I Ion on the house Interstate committee ito i irto to prevent Its reaching the tle floor i i was v.-as defeated at ar the last election ancl is therefore out of ot the way en- en I Mr Ford spent Friday in conference conference con con- ference with W W. S. S McCarthy Josep Jos- Jos ep Decker J. J S. S Early H. H W. W and other officers and i members of the board boar of ot directors i of the Intermediate Rate j tion These m men n Joined Mr Ford Fordin in the statement that the association association association tion Is now In better shape than ever before financIally and nd in all other ways to launch Its fight ii the coming congress Mr Ford ex expects ex- ex to return f. f to dr his home in Spokane Frida Friday evening In addition addition addi addi- tion to his conference with Senator Gooding Thursday the visitor conferred con- con conj conI j I with other Representatives s i of the rate organization at Baker City and LeGrand Ore before comins curning to Salt LAke I A meeting ot shippers was as held at at ata a luncheon given at the Hotel Utah Friday at noon It was presided j i jover over by Church P. P Castle of the t Utah Paper Box company and steps j I were taken n to organize the shippers shippers' of the whole state for a winning fight for fOI the Gooding bill The new I organization is to be known as the t Utah State Shippers association The gathering gathering- was addressed by Mr 11 Ford ord while several local busIness business business busi busI- I ness men gave minute five-minute talks I |
