Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14
Editor wallace. New Idea.

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Iowa Homestead, has been before the
railroad commission within the past
week, advancing q new idea for the re-
lief OF hard times within this state. Mr..
Wallace holds that the present corn crop
VIII not pay for shipment as corn, even
were railroad rates reduced towhat they
were before Oct. /, 1896, but that it is
the only salvation for the farmer to ship
his corn in natural cases, or, in other
words, in the bodies Of cattle fatteped
upon this immense crop Now cattle are
very high i'll this state and there are few
TO be had even at the advanced prices.
TO remedy the matter and relieve the
situation of the iowa farmers, Mr.. Wa
ace, i'll his speech bCfor"thc commission.
suggested that if the railroads won =
give feeding IL transit u. e. il Womb lc
OF great benefit to the larGnar. III Other
words, If the FARMERS could purchase
cattle Ill the west and get freight rare
to Chicago with pea emission to stop the
cattle III iowa, iced thcm and, afta. they
are fit for the market, send then, &C Chi
cago on this single il.I2agh rate, they
would thus be hi 70 bay cattle where
they san be pa chas::a, c,,.taply and con-
yegt their corn crop into meat for the
Chicago market. IL addition to the
commissioners, several Of the freight
agents of the trunk lines in Iowa were
present and gave careful attention to
Mr.. Wallace's suggestions They seemed
to be favorably impressed with it, al
though the objection was offered by
some that the profit in cattle raising in
Iowa was contingent somewhat upon
the raising of hogs also. They prom
ised, however, to take the matter up
with their companies and it is possible
that something may be done in this line.
Several of the farmers hereabouts are
taking novel method of combating
the hog cholera. They are sending to
Texas and other points where the "razor
back" hogs flourish and importing gaunt
specimens of that breed for the purpose
of ascertaining the truth of the sugges-
ton that it is overbreeding which makes
Iowa hogs susceptible to this scourge.
Several carloads of these "razor backs"
have already been received and thus far
none of them appear to be affected by
the cholera.
Cummins a Cabinet Possibility.
From the discussion of hog cholera to
President McKinley's cabinet is quite a
step, but as these letters are in the ma
ture of an omnium gatherum anything
of interest to people of the state is de-
serving of mention, although the ar
rangement may be somewhat incongru-
Gus. The latest news in regard to the
Iowa member of the presidents cabinet,
assuming that Iowa is to be represented
in that body, is that the National Com
mitteeman Cummins of Des Moines
seems to be the preferred one just at
present. Mr.. Cummins' qualifications
for the attorney generalship, added to
the fact that he is known to be close
friend of Mark Hanna's, has given his
friends cause to hope that he will be Sc
1ected. A few days since Mr.. Cummins
was called to Canton, where he met the
president elect and had an extended in
terview, during which, it is to be pre-
sumed, the question of cabinet making
was more than limited at. Since his re-
turn to Des Moines Mr.. Cummins has
been decidedly non-committal on the
subject. To q friend who said to him
somewhat banteringly Il suppose it is
all fixed that you are to be i'll the cabi-
nett he replied, II have nothing to say
ON that subject" Later Oh he remarked
that it would be impossible for both Mr..
Hull and himself to go into the cabinet.
The interrogation left him with the i'm
preston that Mr.. Cummins knew more
about the situation than he professed,
and that his remarks meant that while
he had nothing to say he knew Of some
thing that might be construed as being
very favorable to his interests.
The contest over the secretarysIIip of
the senate is becoming quite lively.
Since my last letter there have beeen
two new candidates announced. DR..
George \. Newman Of Cedar Falls, ex-
department commander Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic Of Iowa, and
Henry j. Baird Of Malvern. Both of
these gentlemen have large number OF
friends throughout the state, and DR..
Newman especially has large acquaint-
ance, owing to his connection with the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
friends Of Mr.. G. H. Talmadge of West
Union, who was first assistant secretary
during the Twenty general as
sembly are urging him for promotion.
Meanwhile ex-Secretary Of State Josiah
T. Young seems to be gaining ground
and the other candidates say that they
consider the situation satisfactory. AS
only one man can be chosen, there is
certain to be hal dozen disappointed
ones.
JULIEN RICHARDS.
Fciied.