Show NG PLANS TO D AID FARMERS IDAHO SENATOR ADVISES PRES IDENT THAT REDUCTION IN FREIGHT Insists That Some Action Must BeTaken Be B. BeTaken Taken In Coming Session of Congress Congeta For Farmers Washington Washington Reduction of freight rates on farm tarm products was erom mended to President Coolidge Friday by Senator Gooding Hep Idaho as liS the tile most mOlt effective means of extending agricultural relief The Idaho senator advised the president that there was wal a universal demand lemand among amoni the farmers of the West Welt for tor lower freight rates on their products products' and charged that the rail roads oads were spending millions of ot dol lars ars In a campaign to prevent reduction reduction tion by throwing out outa a smoke screen of ot argument that a reduction could only be bi made to the cost of service Some action must be taken by the coming congress to relieve the farmer farm farm- er or both of at the old parties will find themselves fighting lIghting for their existence in 1024 1924 in all of ot the territory west of the he Mississippi river Senator Good Ing said The farmers of the West will no longer rest reat easy under the present freight charges Senator Gooding said laid he plans to In traduce a bill hill providing for a decrease In n freight rates adding that in his judgment the larger roads are making too Loo great a return as al a result of ot the horIzontal advances In freight tariffs ordered by the Interstate commerce commission since the warI warI warI war I shall also aho reIntroduce my bill for fora forn a n stabilization of wheat prices he lle said The plight of the wheat grower Is s due largely to the administration of federal laws Jaws affecting him and the de ria policy of the t federal deral reserve board rd It is the duty of ot the govern go ment meat to take some lome action fiction to relieve the situation for tor which it is directly responsible While he is for tor a reduction of taxes Senator Gooding said he be would not support that program at the ex pense pease of the soldiers bonus lie He ad ded Jed that It was possible to enact the bonus jonus and at the same lame time decrease the national tax bill |