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Show FIRMER PITS I DISMAL PICTURE Serious Outlook in Idaho Unless Un-less Relief Given by R. R.. He Declares POCATEDI.U. Ida., Dec 21. "After jtwcnt.v-rlne yean Of hurd labor I find I myself broke with nothing ahead of I uie but dire toll and poverty and old jage. The funeral of the stockman has (been held and we aro here today to save, if possible, the gialninon m i Idaho." These words were uttered yesterday ! morning by M. .1 Kerr, president of the Intormountaln Farmers' Equity of 'Idaho and L'tah at tho opening of the j freight rate meeting. As this veteran farmer and stock- I man made his final appeal for aid for the farmers In the reduction of freight rates so that they might liquidate at least a part of their debts, his eyes were filled with tears und his voice trembled. He emphasized the lie .!-ty .!-ty of co-operation of retailer, farmer, farm-er, wholesaler, the railroad and banker bank-er for tho aid of tho producer, and ! prophesied that If the farmers of Ma-ho Ma-ho were permitted to full at this tin business would suffer a catastrophe- This was the chief appeal in behalf ol the farmers in the meeting, which j was -called to order by Joe T. Youn-. land which later elected as chairman jJohn Graham of Twin Kails, former member of the Idaho utilities commis-sloni commis-sloni and as secretary Bishop A. Y,' ISatterfleld, Mr, Jfoung had previously stated that the wholesalers promi - 1 to go down with the producers' and j stay with them. and. by staying with the retailers, all would succeed or all would go broke together. F.W Robinson, general freight agent i for the Union Tariff railway, who VV&B present v.iih .1 a. Reeves, general freight agent of the Oregon Short' II.... 1... I. - i .1 m I uin. , ohiii-u uui nv; VTIUI Kia.ll Ui llie opportunity to meet the men interested In the matter and get the lnforma-l I lion first-hand Mr. Rogers showed that It was pos-1 slble to make a slight reduction in al-j fa If a hay and meal rates, because it ! was clearly evident, since there was, an embargo against Idaho hay In a ; m ar-by state on account of the alfali i weevil, that a market had to be sup-1 plied at a further distance; In fact, I 'east of 'he Missouri river, and for this' reason a new rule had been made on! hay. A special committee wan appointed to meet with the railroads to tal' over rates this evening, consisting of Leonard Wajr, publio Utilities expert of the Idaho commission; J. Delong of Twin l-'alls. Senator Baldridge of Carina. G. G Wright of Idaho Falls, M X Kerr of St. Anthony, Jue T. Young of Poeatello. J. H. Beask-y of Idaho Falls and A. J. Weaver' uf Twin Falls. |