Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-03

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fore the state railroad commission on
the revision of the Iowa classification
OF freight. The meeting is to be held
on Thursday. The notice calls for a
hearing ON proposed changes in the
freight classification Of about dozen
articles and for classification OF rail-
roads, but 1t Is regarded as probable
that other matters will be taken up and
the whole question of the classification
from shippers and from railroad men
both. that the Iowa classification be
entirely revised, and that the commits
sion go over the whole matter COM
ple.ely. A general revision was made
a little more than year ago. the first
In several years, but there has been
much demand for changes since. The
freight business has increased 80 rap
idly and there have been SO many
changes in commercial business that
the revision is regarded as imperative.
The mutual insurance company or
ganized by the implement dealers OF
Iowa in accordance with plans that
have been maturing for several years
is now said to be we'll established.
Business was begun last February and
they are said to have written $375,000
worth of business. The state associa-
ton of implement dealers is in session
in Davenport. A year ago at the time
Of the meeting held here there was
much talk OF opposition to the har-
vester trust and an effort was made to
pledge members that they would not
sign contracts to handle the business
for the trust. But 1t was discovered at
the meeting that some agents had al
ready signed contracts to handle the
trust goods There will not be any re-
newal OF the effort to boycott the
trust. since the trust now has things
pretty much Its own way In every part
OF the state In the harvester business.
Members from here say that II any
thing is done now to head off the trust
in Iowa It will be by and thru the leg
islature.
c. B. Platt. OF Van Meter, has been
appointed to take charge of the Iowa
mineral and geological department for
the Iowa exposition. Mr.. Platt Is a
manufactures OF brick and a dealer In
clay products and has made great
success in developing this industry in
central Iowa One OF the chief things
to be shown at st. Louis Is brick and
tile and pottery and similar articles.
The coal exhibit will be comparatively
easy, and the coal can be secured from
the mines in the spring for this ex-
hibit. The manufactured clay prod
ucts are more dimcult, however. and It
is believed by Mr.. Platt that Iowa will
be able to make an exhibit that will
astonish the visitors to the exposition.
The paving brick Industry Of Iowa has
grown to great proportions in recent
years. The gypsum industry and its
various phases will also be shown at
the exposition. The iron deposits in
northeastern Iowa are rot to be neg
lected by the commission ana there vii!
be an exhibit that will show how much
remains vet to be done in developing
the mineral resources OF the state. Mr..
from Van Meter. but later have an Of
fee In Des Molnes-
The newspaper situation at Creston
Is becoming simplifed. The Advertiser
has absorbed the Gazette. A few years
ago the Advertiser was struggling
along as a democratic newspaper. It
was changed to republican newspa-
per in the interest Of non-factional re-
publican politics and in opposition to
the Gazette. which had been merely an
organ Of faction and was steadily
losing ground and influence thereby.
The Gazette had been valuable prop-
erty al one time. In a short time the
Advertiser forged to the front and left
the Gazette far behind. Last year some
money was put into the Gazette to keep
It alive In the interest Of certain can
didates for Office and hut for this II
would have surrendered long ago. Now
the Advertiser virtually absorbs the
Gazette and effects a consolidation
that will mean much stronger and
better paper for Creston than ever be-
fore.