Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
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company Is cited as n reason for some
abatement. 1t is proposed that this
second waterway shall be a British en-
terprise strictly, partly for commercial
and partly for imperial reasons, being
required for communication Win IN
dla and the colonies. No doubt the
existing canal will after IA time become
inadequate for the great traffic of the
east But a handsome reduction oil
present rates would go far to paralyze
the new enterprise. Besides, England
is a large holder of shares in the pres
ent canal and would lose income by the
creation of a rival.
The car will not find it necessary
to form a union to protect his )op.
There is not likely to be any scabbing
in his case.
A Creston law case involving ~
cents worth of rope has gone from the
justices to the circuit court, cost more
than $175. and is now on Its way 10
the supreme court The foolishness OF
this litigation does not all belong to
the men who are fighting the case.
What sort of sense Is there in permit
ting so cent rope case to take ul'
SITS worth, of the time of the circuit
court and go on to the highest tribunal
I'm the state The rope is not the only
feature OF the business that looks like
80 cents.
Nebraska is getting back at the de-
murrage charges made by the railroads
by proposing to grant Il "demurrage
indemnity to the shipper who suffers
delay after ordering cars. what Is
sauce for the goose should be sauce for
the gander.
The legislatures of some of the west
ern and northwestern states are in
structing United States senators to
stand by the president in his effort TO
secure freight rate legislation. Neb-
raska, Minnesota, and Illinois have "a
dopted this course. The senate of In
diana has now under consideration
resolution requesting senator's and rep
resentatives from that state to use
their influence to secure the enactment
Of the desired legislation. In order
that there may be no mistake as to the
nature of the legislation the resolution
quotes the language of the presidents
recommendation to congress. Accord
ing to Washington dispatches. there
will be no legislation at this session,
whatever action may be taken by the
house. Senators who support the pres
idents recommendation as we'll as
those who are opposed to 1t, have con-
cluded that the matter is too important
to act upon at the present session.
which will end on March a. This
means that the president will probably
find it necessary to call an extra
session next fall, as he has indicated
that he would do. If congress were
convened in October it would be able
to give the question the serious con-
sideration 1t deserves.
During the year 1908, $2,604, 1888
was sent in postal orders from the Uni
ted States to Sweden, and $429,O97. Az
from Sweden to the United States,
leaving a balance Of $2,17b.227.9O in IA
yor of Sweden. Since the postal mon
ey order system between the United
States and Sweden has been in exist
ence, April /, 1885, there has been
sent from the United States to Sweden
s19.OO4.S72 more than from Sweden TO
the United States.
There Is a distress in the north of
ireland as we'll as in the southwest.
The Salvation Army is feeding 5000
destitute people in Belfast and the
lady mayoress of the city has appealed
for aid.
England has irrevocably lost Mexi
co as market for calicoes and print
goods Of cheap and medium grade,
and Mexican made products have en-
tirely displaced foreign importations.
Only in the fancy and high priced line
of goods can the Manchester factor
les compete with the Mexican factor
les, and this is probably simply be-
cause the Mexican factories as yet
have made but few attempts to secure
this sort of trade.