Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-25
GIVES APPEARANCE
Of JOINT DEBATE
Governor Cummirs and Con-
necticut Attorney to Appear
on Chautauqua Platform
RATE QUESTION BETWEEN THEM
Daniel Davenport Represented the
Stockholders Before the Interstate
Commerce Committee Of the Senate
This Summer = Railroads Secure
Him For cIarinda Date, on Aus.16.
70 Times Republican,

Special TO Times Republican.
I Des Moines, July 25.--Daniel Dav-
torney, and the man who represented
the stockholders before the interstate
commerce committee of the senate this
summer is the man the railroads have
secured to appear in Clarinda on
August 18th at the chautauqua, the
same day that the governor will ap-
pear there. The hearings before the
senate committee when Mr.. Davenport
appeared there have just arrived in
this city and it is interesting to know
the position Mr.. Davenport takes in
the matter as the appearance of Mr..
Davenport and Governor Cunamins on
the same platform on opposite sides
of the railroad rate question makes
the appearance in effect, at least, a
joint debate.
The official report Of Mr.. Daven-
ports statement before the senate
committee reports him as saying: i
am an attorney at law, and have bean
in practice there Cat Bridgeport, Comm
for almost thirty years. come be-
fore you not bearing the commission
of any railway corporation, railway
magnate or railway president, but
S,, hoI, nF th.,f iy,Y, ora h Ia
host whose money built the railroads
of this country and whose savings
were invested in them, relying upon
existing statutory and constitutional
safeguards. An organization has been
formed for the purpose of doing in
their interest and in the public inter-
est, very much of the work that has
been done in behalf of The shippers of
the country, in drawinf; public atten-
ton to the matters involved in this
agitation, with view of spreading the
truth in the country and endeavoring
as far as possible to bring the public
to correct understanding Of the ques-
tions. ~" In my town there are $4,000
people and $4,000 depositors in our four
savings banks and they own $6,OO0,OOe
of the securities of these railroads
There are large number or gentle-
men associated in this matter VINO are
policyholders in the Insurance COM
nanies. and I want to call your at
tention to the facts in regard to those
companies. There are almost 5,OOV,OOO
ordinary policy holders in the life in
srance companies Of the United States
These life insurance companies nave
$500, 900 of these railway securlties
over one-half of the assets OF an the
fire insurance companies; OF the onl1ea
States are invested in these ra1l"ay
companies"
This shows who Mr.. Davenport
represented in the senate hearings.
without going too deeply into the ae-
tails of what he argued to the senate
committee he pointed out in the open
ing of his address what he claimed was
: oonstitutional reason why congress
ao,,1,7 not empower a commission to
regulate freight rates. This was based
io, the clause from the constitution:
.eNo preference shall be given by any
reo,,altion of commerce or revenue, TO
the ports of one state over those Oh
aooYher,. In answer to a question OF
Senator Dolliver Mr.. Davenport sta1ed
that rates could not be adjusted with.
ont giving preference to some port or
norts Mr. Davenport was before the
Committee two days, Feb. 10 and III,
a,,a l,,s argument was mainly along
the line that congress could not en-
power a commission to flx rates.
IT seems likely that the difficulties
with Des Moines College are over and
that the future for the college winch
Is one of the Oldest OF the state are
considerably brighter. There is practi-
cally no chance now that the college
will, go to Waterloo although that
thriving city would be glad to get 1t
sas n is to get any other good enter
Prise. Contributions are coming to the
college for the new building. part
Of the plan which has been suggested
and is being discussed is to erect
music building south of the main
building now known as Nash Hall and
facing south looking down Tenth
street. The Gymnasium will be erect
ed on the west side of the grounds
and ultimately two other buildings
will be erected on the east of the two
old college buildings and facing Ninth
street. This arrangement would leave
the two old buildings, which while
serviceable are not modern in style OF
architecture in the center of the col
lege ground with the news buildings
surrounding them. The college has
practically no Indebtedness now, DIR.
Osborn. the new president is an especi-
ally strong man and is in college work
from choice A vigorous element of
the denomination and of the alumni
association is pushing the institution
and there is every prospect that this
fall the college will open under more
favorable circumstances than ever be-
fore.
1t seems likely that telephone in
the shanty where the dynamite of the
West Riverside Coal Company explod-
ed last week was responsible for the
disaster. The shanty was used for