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Show llDAHO POTATO RATE CASE IN MUDDLE WASH IVOTt ).V, August -jr. -The Int.-rstate commerce commission has received no application from either the1 l'nlon Pacific or the Oregon Short l,tne for perm Isplon to reduce rates on potatoes and other foodstuffs shipped from Idaho to the eat and for thai re;ition cannot act to relic... tin- situ-1 atlon In the west. Senator Cooding ofl Idaho wiu Informed yesterday In advance of receiving an application applica-tion from the carriers, the commission would not definitely snnounce Its attitude atti-tude toward the proposed reductiona ; but the intimation was strong that ifl the railroads ask for permission to ea-1 tabllah emergency rates, tbe comnls-' 'sion will grant the request. In view oi the telegram he received from Carl' 1 1, Gray, president of the l'nlon Pacific, Pa-cific, Senator Uooding was surprised' to learn that that road has not yet' applied fj, the i f mmis'don for authority author-ity to reduce th" rate-, mentioned. ;.nd this evening he telegraphed Mr Gray again, urging upon him the necessity for quick action. 1 Representative Smith of Idaho received re-ceived a telegram from one of the large potato shippers of Idaho a.skln whether rates ore to be reduced, and ! stating that the announced Intention of the l'nlon Pacific had uiddenlx. stopped stop-ped potato shipments, as th- in ppers 'ate now holding back to get the a-J- . vantage of lower rot.-v Mi Smith received the same Infor- matlon from the commission as was given Senator Godding, and was alSO advised that the Colorado ennirfl have entered a protest with the commission com-mission nsalnst the lowering of potato lates from Idaho unless 1 1 i - - commission commis-sion at the same time grants a like I reduction in the rate on Colorado po- ' t.itoes I The Idaho public utilities commission, commis-sion, so Senator flooding was informed has sent a recommendation to the interstate in-terstate commerce commission favor-ilng favor-ilng reduced rates on Idaho potatoes, but its recommendation had not jet reached Washington! |