The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-01-02


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II ;re~st production in aut STATE ~A,rh
maa fsj ! market abroad. H. MA, il,
will I've IN 'hs intuF~, IL hmt small
Oae .sAls needs III irarsi aver .le
State " lowa, sni src she mics aai
miles II l'roaA prairie lani. beautiful n
4 came from thr hands IL tho Crcatnr,
resi, ft the rluw, rich In che promise
u fnllcn carn and grain. b. go that.
while t..lay the means CIR transferring
our surplus products q maskr, are IN.
adequate. in ten Years. with 4 wise AMI
just sysscns of transportation. cur pro.
ducts will bc doubled.
The time has comc whom tho ,roln.
eera of our State absolutely demand r..
lief The Dissatisfaction against the
river towns which prchihi, shipments to
tho Mississippi river shutting ~ nut
from all advantages which might at Ger.
tain seasons accrue to Mn from that great
watcr rnu,c, Il one of tho creates, evils
in our present System, There arc times
when II. Lonis and New Orleans mar.
kcts Arc better than these uf Chicago
and Milwaukee. hut our railroad officials
prefer that our products should ~ 70
Chicago. and make sush rates that We
cann"t ship q " from river towns.
Below 10 = table of rates of tariff On
leading roads running ras, aud wc.,
through tho State on frst class frcirh,
per lJ0 lbs:
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON. l. NO.
NJ, rlcasan, 10 harrington, ~ nile, 4 20
Mt. Pleasant to Chicago. .is miles 81
cufrAno, aorK IsL,xn & rAcirtc.
bes Moines to Davenport, t6s miles, 40
nes Moines 20 Chicago, aal sntlcs, -
AoaimwE.rxss RI
,'e'l RAPID q clinton. ~ milrs a,
Coda kapid, - chicsso 40 miles. -
iLliAol- -rrNtaAL
Waterloo ~ i,ubaour, IA milcs, 40
Waterloo 70 Chicago a0n uilee. l,oa
N,iwArKEG 4 ~ r.rL.
1sr.ea a. Mcsr~sor, Hc mil = 40
,r.s,o 10 Chicago. suun,,.cs i,va
The north aud Western pGrilt n nf tic
State produces. on our natural meal
ews Immense quantities Il good has
wl,iel, will always lind gooi market
IN ,lle i.ewer Mississippi river. hu.
wi,ieh rte IN thu ground heeause ,le
laral rites tn the river (fr.m whcnce
|, eeud he cl,eaply shipped 10 i,s ,lcs.
.insti"a, IL simply pr"hihi,ory,
In discussing measures ~ reliet.
variety Of plans have been sug 1cs,e,l.
ua. lnin.. however. IL evident, ~,
nSr It tho measures suggested will
bring as tho relief needed. tine plan
i . water commni icasinn which ahall
divert tr"M .nr through lines of rail.
roa. 4 rortinn Atho produce II thr
Mississippi Nallc,. Another IL onc /,
m government doublc.,ta,k mi.
rats trmn tho Atlantic 70 thc Mig II.
n river. Others think m clu;,ahl.
freight tariff law viii tc,nedy The III.
dsu.ty. No oSs VI these plans will
,ase, the growing and imperative nee,s
u thy manufacturing aud producing
inter.ss II che West,
Onc rn,arkablc fact In tho history
and condition "f the present trAnapor.
tation controversy il that thusc con.
tsolled by lowa m,n, sp,no nf tlcm
bails without onc acre u pullic lanls.
are tho only ones VIII, seem to comrre.
hcnl that thc i,ucrcsts Il tho railway i
anl the lcnrlc ouslt 70 bo identical.
Tho Na,llny,o, Cedar Rapids X Mimi
rsata Il, X. was started BY lows mon
aud il npw controlled NJ them. and
perhaps 10 rnal N tho State N NJ lii.
ctal and consistent IN i,H dealings With
tho ruo,lc n i ,hi. corporation. While
thrr freight- arn rirl,, yct their meth
oa ot dung busiuns and trcasMsnt Of
,ss patrons might well bs copied hy
..inr corporations,
Tn the o,l cr hand. thcss sosds
wh,oh are owned and contsolled BY for
cisn capitalists are tho oMcs which asc
ll,o N !. aggressive anl who sssm 10
study how much slioy can draw from
tho industry IL 40 9 untry.
Tho iirs, Mcasnro .f relief. then. b
| i juliciaus s,cigh, tariff Or rpads Il.
roaly IN operation lhcn the States
tributary ,o Tho Mis. ~s'rpi River need
anil ,uAsl have tho mouth III that river
" improved TINT vessels " heavy
,lrnngh, can las, ,hr bar snd load Il
any rainl THIS uill divert ! portion
II .ur Mcstcr, rr@l.cts, aud give ths
producer his chuico n markets. The
bailling u = Niagara ship canal would
la.ieg tho ss.snn of navigation. Mvs
thu Wcstsrn farmer. N Shown BY ths
rcp"rts VI engineers. firm % to u
aen.. 20 harhc on his wheat. In
addition tp those water ronis. NJ lsasi