Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-18
DISLIKE NEW RULES
WHOLESALE MEN IN oTTuMWA
COMPLAIN OF SHIPMENTS.
Appoints Committee to Take Question
up With Railway company-WiII
Also Ask for Trainsheds-Hotel
Matter Discussed But Little.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The new tonnage rules made by the
Burlington railway company recently
are not suitable to the wholesale mer-
chants of Ottumwa, and, at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Commercial association of
Ottumwa, held yesterday afternoon at
the Office of the secretary, jill. Mitch
ell, committee, consisting of o. D..
Tisdale, E. H Emery and w. T. Har-
per was appointed to communicate
with the authorities of the company
with a view to having these rules
modified. The wholesalers of this
city, especially in the grocery and
fruit lines, complain that recently,
since minimum weight has been
fixed upon the loading of the cars, by
the Burlington, no car can leave the
yards unless loaded to that minimum.
Hence, their goods are sometimes not
delivered, even in little towns only a
few miles distant, until two days or
more after they leave the wholesale
houses here The merchants COM
plain that this is causing them to
lose custom among the retailers in
these towns, who want their goods
the next day after they are ordered.
The New Offices.
The Commercial association now has
splendid place for holding meetings
Secretary j. H. Mitchell has establish
ed offices in the suite of rooms over
the Iowa National bank He carries
on his real estate and insurance bus
mess in the two front rooms. which
are shared by his son, E. r. Mitchell
who was recently admitted to the bal
and has become recognized among the
legal fraternity in Ottumwa. In the
ar room which is large and vel
| lighted, the meetings of the directors
| of the association will be held, anG
committee work will also be done
| there. Heretofore, the meetings have
! icing held in the council chamber OF
in business houses. and such places are
not always suitable. The new quar-
tiers afford quiet and an opportunity tt
keep the papers and records of the as
| ISOLATION together.
Hotel wen Present.
At yesterdays meeting Charles Nc
Hugh of Rock Island, proprietor of the
Harper house there, and ]. c. Mont
rose of Peoria, proprietor of the Ma
tional hotel in that city, were present
having come to Ottumwa to look into
the hotel matter. They came under
the misunderstanding that the associ
alton already had plans for hote
prepared and was waiting for propo
4 sitions for conducting it. However
! they were informed to the contrary
and invited to submit propositions.
Would Be Patronized.
1 There seems to be little doub
among local travelling men that if
4 good, first class hotel was establishe,
in Ottumwa it would receive splendi
patronage. Ottumwa with its man
trains and good location as to othe
places in the state, is one of the bes
places in Iowa for a travelling man t
spend his Sundays, but this class 0
people shun the city On account of it
inadequate hotel Accommodations ant
consequently Ottumwa loses much.
I Waterworks Committee.
Inc cOmmlttee appointed by the as
| sociation recently to aid the city il
/. the waterworks matter reported
through T. d. Foster, that an organiza
ton had been effected with ]. T. Hack
worth as chairman, and that the CON
mittee heartily concurred with tn
city council in the latter's action il
preparing to build system of water
works to protect the business distric
of the city from fire.
May Get Factory.
A communication was read from E
H. Noelting, of Nebraska City, Neb
the patentee of the '.faultless casters
/ making 4 proposition to establish &
J factory for the manufacture of thi
7 article, which is said to be worthy Q
its name in every particular. Mr.
3 Noelting wants to sell about 200 o
, 100000 of stock in this city and if thi
!, can be done he will establish his fat
, tory here. A committee consisting Q
: Allen Johnston as chairman, Fran
McIntire, and F. W. Simmons, wa