Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
Meat Producers Of North Tama
County Pass Strong Set Of
Resolutions
THE SENATE is DENOUNCED
Radical Resolutions Are Adopted
Stating That Rock Island System Is
Allowing Branch Line Of Service to
peteriorate For Purpose Of Manip-
uIatins Stock Market.
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railroad which some time ago passed
into the hands of the Rock Island, haa
been suffered to deteriorate to the
great detriment of stock shippers
asking Governor Cunrrnins to order an
investigation into the methods OF the
Rock Island railroad in Iowa; and de-
no,1ncing the United States senate for
it's failure to act upon the question OF
rate legislation. were adopted at
meeting Of the North Tama Meat Pro-
ducers' Association held in this city
recently.
Traer is the home of President Ames
of the state organization of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association; OF
Ward Wilson, one of the executive
committee, and of W. w. McElhinney,
one of the speakers in behalf OF the
organization over the state.
The resolutions. which are OF inter-
est ON account Of their radical char
acter, are as follows:
Recognizing that the live stock In
dustry is not enjoying the prosperity
that is so generally prevalent in the
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and efficient rea sons therefore, in the
present unnatural and unbearable rail-
way rate and service, the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association of Tama
county, Iowa. at Traer, Iowa, invokes
the sacred right of petition guaranteed
by the constitutions of the state or
Iowa and of the United States, and
presents to the people of the state
and nation and to the rulers thereof
the following resolutions:
Whereas, the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern railway, when built
thru Iowa was literally assisted by
farmers and other citizens along its
route by donations of right of way,
town Sites labor and money without
stint, and after completion was long
operated with nothing but cordial rela-
tions and good will between the man.
agement and the people, prosperity be-
yond all expectations being the result
thereof, and
Whereas, this prosperity, produced
for the said road an equipment and
an efficiency of working force I'M
surpassed in the state of Iowa, and the
marvel of the business world, and,
the said road commended it to rail-
way men and to legitimate investors
and made it the greatly desired prey
of railway manipuators. who, thru
lack of proper laws relating thereto
secured control, absorbed the hard
earnings of it's patrons and inaugural
ed changes of management for the
purposes of retrenchment and exploit
alton that have dispersed and demon
allied it's working force, crippled it's
efficiency, and threatened or brought
paralysis and ruin to every industry
along it's line, and
Whereas, Livestock shippers since
the date of the said changes have been
losing from $50 to $50 on the average
car shipped by them by reason Of such
so-called reform and changes, and
particularly by reason Of the tonnage
rule which has greatly reduced the
working force below that actually re-
quired for the proper handling of
freights, and the plan of subordinating
the former Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern railway to the position OF
a branch line in a system comprising
some $4,000 miles of railway, much of
which is situated in sparsely settled
territories and in mountainous states,
where building and operating are ex-
pensive and hazardous; and,
Whereas, This piracy that SO boldly
plumbers the patrons of this road evil
IDENTIFY requires the early attention of
the governments of the state of Iowa
and of the United States; therefore
be 1t
Resolved, BY the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association of Tama coun-
ty, Iowa, that the laws of the state of
Iowa should be SO changed that the
earnings of her people shall not long
CIR be used for building up long lines
of railways thru territories and noun
tain states for the enrichment of rail-
way nlagnates and enslavement of the
people of the corn belt who are COM
PEELED to pay the fixed charges Of huge
systems. but should be kept inside the
state or be used where they shall build
up the industries and further the pros
perity of the state of Iowa. And be it
further
Resolved That we return our pros
found thanks to President Roosevelt
for the firm stand he has taken on the
rebate and rate question; that we pro-
test against the private ownership of
railroads, believing that the people will
never be released from unjust charges
and Determinations which private
ownership of railroads make possible
until this private ownership gives place
to government ownership and opera
ton; and,
Be it Resolved, That we denounce
the failure of the United States senate
to act upon rate legislation and de-
clare that the trifling course pursued
by the senate when the interstate COM
merce bill was under consideration be-
fore that body stamps it as composed
of men totally unfit to represent the
American people in a crisis such as is
at present upon the nation. And we
further denounce a system that fills
the senate with railroad owners and
and influence to building up the
nlonopolies that they may plumber
from the people and,
Resolved, That we earnestly urge
that the election of United States sena-
tors be by direct vote of the people of
the several states.
BE 1t further resolved That Cover
nor Albert B. Cummins be requested
to order the state railroad commission
ers to investigate the Rock Island
railroad in Iowa and ascertain what
the people of the state are receiving