Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-22
Cancellation Policy Adopted by
Iowa Railroad Commissioners
Has Pleasing Results
MUTUAL INTEREST GOVERNS
Admirable Adjustments Have Prevailed
in General for Several Years and an
Era of Better Understanding Between
tina People and the Railways, Seems
to Have Dawned.
peeial to Times Republican.

| SPECIAL TO IlIleS-
| Des Moines, June 22.-The Iowa rail
road commissioners in their annual re-
port for the year 1903 indicate some-
| thing of the general policy which the
commission has been pursuing in re-
! cent years with regard to settlement
| of controversies between the compan-
| les and the patrons. This policy has
beer that of making all possible effort
| to avoid litigation or open conflict in
any way--a policy of Cancellation and
mutual interest. On this subject the
commissioners in their report say:
| 'Nvhile the work of this department
has materially increased we are pleas
| ed to say that it is not due either to a
desire on the pact of the citizens OF
! this state for unnecessary contention
or on the part of the railway compan-
| les, in the main, to evade the duty they
owe to the public In fact the COM
misHioners take some satisfaction in
the conditions as they are at the pres
lent time, as they have always endeav-
! oretN to adjust the differences coming
before them without recourse to formal
orders or litigation. There has been no
| litigation upon matters of railroad con-
| troll in Iowa for several years. There
seelns to be now an era of better I'M
derstanding between the people and the
railways. or course cases are brought
| to the attention OF the board where the
remedy sought would not be justified
on the showing made. In other cases
the railway companies have insisted
upon what they deemed their legal
rights, ignoring, for time. the advis-
ability of adjusting such cases. In
practically all such instances, however,
| the commissioners have been able, by
getting the complainant and the Off
Gals of the railway company together.
to bring about ar amicable adjustment
with continuance of good feeling.
The commissioners believe this to be
a better method of adjusting complaints
and more satisfactory to all concerned
| than to make formal hearings. 1t will
be noted. by looking over the large
number of cases reported in this vol
ume. how far successful the efforts of
| the board have been along these lines
| The reports of the companies to the
| railroad commissioners, being for 4
| year divided July ! instead of January
| 1. make a showing of some materia
| differences from the reports to the exc
cutive council for assessment purpos-
es. The gross receipts We're smaller
! thin for the calendar year and net in
come greater. Following are some of
tn. chief items CT statistics shown:
| Cross income, Iowa business. for year
ending June 80. 1903 on all lines, ST.,
| l5D, 0S3.09.
Entire operating expenses. s4o752,-
S47sO.
Net profits or Iowa business. s1s,-
| 4Os.23549.
Passenger earnings. s1T,59S,2S4.47.
| Freight earnings $3S, 3S0,807.51
| Expense conducting transportation
s22,7SS. o59.31.
Maintenance, way and structures, 49,
| 74S.af6.21.
| Maintenance of equipment, $685.
359.05.
| General expenses. s1.651,213.o
| Taxes paid in Iowa. $1,6Ss, 36334, or
| s179.37 per mile.
| Total taxes in all states by same
lires, ss,sa5. 242.E,4, or ,s22463 per mile
| Mileage in Iowa, a,412.
| Number of passengers carried, Ia.
! 7ao.93s; average distance carried, &975
NJ les.
| Total tons freight carried 1886
| $50.
| There are four interurban electric
reads that reported to the state rai.road
commissioners These four rep orte6 a.
| follows on ircone ana expenses:
| Cedar Rapids & Marion Income.
s:f3 1852; expenses, sl-,sb2 90, ret
| profits. SIS, 963.1'.
| Interurban 2ailwa,' NColfax)- In
come ssS63o.,S: expenses, $500 81:
| ne. profits, So3,a77 81
| Mason City * Clear la e. Income
| $40. 9a5.94 exp snsas SEA :...-.s4 let
profits. so $3.50.
| Waterloo 4 cedar Fa's-tnco11e
! ,s1.:,i.ol. eApen ~. st%.i7a 43; net
pros Is. $50 Ills.
| Two persons were killed and seve
| Injured one fatally. by the collapse yes
| terday OF the building occupied by thu
| Flock Preserving Company at Kansas
city. The dead are Bert Brown, age'
| . a Ii,, in md