Show 1 GRAY FINISHES TOUR OF IDAHO General Reduction in Rates Declared Unlikely IDAHO FALLS Idaho July 22 22 President Carl R n Gray and anti other system officials of the tha Union Pacific tem tern completed a three-day three tour her here last Saturday night of ot the upper Snake rh rier Cl valley Stops were made at Blackfoot and St Anthony for a closer study ot of the tho economic conditions of ot this section of ot Idaho as well as visit visit- visiting visitIng log Ing ing with Ith farmers and business men The menThe visitors said they were leaving Idaho with a n ew new conception of Us Its problems an and u IL renewed desire to aid In their solution Chambers of commerce In many towns provided entertainment and trips districts through the agricultural dis- dis dis A tories cries of community were held to enable the farmers to hear President Gray outline some of ot the things the Union Pacific plans to do to help Idaho The Tue cost of ot operating a n railroad upon which the tho freight rates are b based d has Increased Mr Gray said While the market price for farm farm produce is Ib ii now at its low point time the cost of labor raw ma- ma materials materials ma materials tics ties rails ralls cac are reach reach- reach reach-ini lug lne a new peak peal Until th this Is situa situa- situation situation situation tion can be remedied there can be beno beno beno no general reduction In tn rates PresIdent President President dent Gray said Tho question of ot car shortage was wa taken up as this vitally itally af- af affects af affects all Idaho effort has been made to avert avert a a car shortage this fall tati ac- ac accordIng ac according cordin cording to Vice President U IJ I E U Cal Cal- Calin CalSIn Cal la SIn in in charge chargo of transportation and andone andone one of the tho officials with the party by the agreeing of foreign roads grain shipments to the TwIn City markets to return of on the same day of their arrival and to eastern mar mar- markets het currently This arrangement the Union Umon Pacific at this time per cent or of its cars where last ast fall at the height of grain ship ship- shipments shipments ments nearly 60 per cent of the tho ears were on foreign lines Mr Calvin also stated that box boxcars boxcars cars or the thc greatest number In his roads road's history y vere nere ere now ready for this fall WHEAT HATE 10 ro BE BH REDUCED Vice President Adams In charge charse ot of traffic early In the tour an- an announced an announced I flounced a red reduction to be effective the grain shipments start thIs tall fall of from six to eight cents on wheat and flour to California I ma from southeastern Idaho WIth a II substantial i to east east- eastern eastern em ern markets as nell ell Tbs Th-s Has as en- en en entirely voluntary and due to ecu eco economIc eco economic conditions according to Mr Ad tins LIDS Those in the patty party were President President President dent Gray Vice President Calvin In charge of ot tran transportation ana ane Vice President Adams dams In charge of traffic all aU of Omaha General Su- Su Superintendent Su Superintendent H II V Platt General Freight Agent J 7 A Reeves en C-en- Gen General eral Counsel George Smith all of Salt Lake and Superintendent nT It n ItT I T r T- T Brooks of the Montana ot of i DI IDI I |