Show PLAN FREIGHT RATE BATTLE Intensive Campaign fori for Interior Cities of West Decided I SPOKANE Wash Aug U- U 14 Plans for tor an Intensive campaign to toI I bring to a successful conclusion a year year 36 fight tight for tor equitable freight rates to 10 the terri tern territory I tory from eastern markets marketa will ho be beI homade I made at a meeting of ot directors of the Intermediate Rate Rato association at Salt Snit Lake Monday day August 2 25 The Tho meeting w was called by James JamesA A Ford Fond of Spokane secretary af- af at nt-cr nt er conference with W S McCa- McCa McCathey McCa they of oC Salt Lake president of the tho association The directors will lay plans for forthe forthe forthe the campaign to be bo made for pass pas passage passage age of ot the Gooding bill In the house hous of representatives when cou coIl coIl- gress cou-gress gress con con enes ene In December and nd will prepare arguments to be bo mado before the tho Interstate commerce commission In the fall on final consideration of Qt the tho association s protest against th the tho application of o western to violate the fourth section of ot the tho transportation act by reducing freight rates on 47 commodities to the Jho Pacific coast from Chicago territory without a reduction to Interior points This meeting Is la to consolidate the big gains we e have made In our freight rate fight tight this year an ant antto anito 1 to plin for tor the final drive that should hould bring complete com victory and end our troubles and expenses for tor all time timo directors director acre ero told In Inthe inthe Inthe the call for the meeting PAS PASSED FD BY SENATE The Gooding flooding bill which wits wl written bv by Senator Frank R Good Good Ing In ing of Idaho idabo and passed by th the senate In May Is la I an amendment to the fourth section of the tron trans transportation Impossible act act to make It I ble bie for tor railroads railroad to make discriminatory rate rates against Interior points In favor of o coast terminals to meet water competition Un- Un Un Under der the present law the tho railroads sith permission of the commerce commission may charge charre less les for the long haul to the Pa Po Pa- Pa Pacific Pacific coast from eastern markets market than for the shorter horter haul to inte- inte Inte Interior nor cities In order to attract ship ship- shipments shipments shipments ments routed through the Panama canal The Gooding bill had the united support of senators of ot the Int int- int mounts ln mountain country and In the d- d do de 1 te it b-it led by Senator Key of at Ne Nevada Neada ado on the floor of oC the aen- aen sen senate ate many ninny reading Te and influential senators from cistern states WAr wore won to Its support It passed the senat by a vote of ot 54 64 to 23 ARGUMENTS TS IV IN FALL ti Pending before the interstate commerce commission Is the mot most recent application of ot western rail rail- railroads railroads rail railroads roads long and to the long short haul clause claue of ot the act to establish e h new low rate rates to the Pacific cost st on shipments originating orl In Chicago territory In Inthis this as aa In all other application the railroads III seek eek to l 3 the Interior by giving Pa Pacific coast cities rate rates much loo- loo low lower er than those ch to the In- In in Intermountain In Pal tison country M 1 A A Pat Pat- tison commission examiner who application conducted hearings on the cation ha has haa recommended Its do- do donial de do denial nial holding that tho rates pro pro- pro posed proposed by the railroads would di- di dis discriminate criminate te against merchants an and business men of the Intermountain territory Final arguments on Mr Pattison before s report will be made mada be- be be Inthe fore the tho commerce commission elon In the fall fail and the rate a association dIrectors at their Monday meeting will preparo prepare tor for their representation tion Inthe Passage of ot the Gooding bill In the tho senate and the report of i Pattison are considered the I bIggest of the yeat yea In the freight rate fight I and the directors are arc confident I that continued united support of t the tho entire we western tern district u will ill r re- re re result suit sult In consolidation of these thee big victory gaIns Into final and complete vic vic- vie vic tory j LIST I Directors Director of oC the association in- in In Include I elude dude Idaho Idaho-F Idaho F C Graves and G 0 n B Graft Graff BoIse R H S a Erb Lewiston and and J T Young Pocatello I Nevada J Nevada J F l Car Oar Carson Carson son City U 1 I H WI Walker Walier er and W tV l It SImmons Simmon Reno W Utah Utah W S McCarthy Warre Warren and H W Sot Lake |