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Show INCREASE OF RATES OPPOSED IN IDAHO BOISE. Idaho. June 18. The public utilities commission of this state has decided to file a blanket protest against the proposed increase of freight rates 25 per cent. This decision decis-ion was reached by the commission after numerous complaints had been received protesting against the raise which is to become effective June 25 It is held that Idaho's rates are already al-ready excessive and that to add the big increase will work a great injustice injus-tice on the people. The commission believes that Idaho's rates should be left as they now are and the rates of other states graduated up to them. Frank R. Gooding, federal food ad ministrator, who appeared before the commission and vigorously protested against the increase, declared that it would take from the pockets of coal tnn18 alone iD Idah0 a total of $o.o00,000. Mr. Gooding believes the proposed! increase penalizes a farmer from hT-ing hT-ing in the west. He pointed out the Idaho farmer pays a war tax of $15 to meet the 3 per cent tax, whereas the Kansas farmer pays but $3. |