Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-06
Alleged Effort to Capture the
Control of Meat Producers
Association Rumored
TO MATERIALlzE
Railroad Control of the Organization
Would Result in No Good to the
Roads-Tho State Convention of the
Association Will be Held at Des
Moines This Week.

road and stock men and packers try to
Meat Producers Association which will
hold it's annual convention in Des
MoInes this week?
The inquiry was put to one of the
prominent officers of the association,
yesterday. II heard it intimated about
two weeks ago that such thing might
be attempted" he said. but l do not
believe 1t, and have no concern on the
subject. In the first place it would be
utter folly from the point of view of
the railroads to try It, and in the Sec
ond place 1t would be a bootess vic
tory once it was won. i do not believe
that there is any movement Of the kind
on foot and think that the rumor start
ed thru the conception OF the idea
by some one who Is familiar with
what happened in Denver recently
when the National Livestock Associa-
tlon was reorganized to let in the rail-
road, packing and stock yards repre-
sentatives."
Inquiry yesterday failed to reveal
any evidence of q plan to capture the
corn belt peoples organization. How
ever. its meeting Will be watched with
some additional interest on account of
the rumor to which the officer men,
toned referred to.
Meeting Begins Tuesday.
No formal program for the meeting
has been arranged or announced.
Secretary Ryan Of Fort Dodge yester-
day wrote to II. G. Wallace suggesting
that a formal program be issued. Mr..
Wallace thought it too late to secure
its general circulation, so he decided to
wait until today. when the directors
will meet and will issue program
thru the newspapers of the city.
The directors meet today and the
sessions Of the association will begin
tomorrow in the rooms Of the CONNER
cial Club on Fifth street between Wal
nut and Locust streets. 1t is probable
that H. C. Wallace will speak In the
afternoon, on some determinations in
freight rates-the subject about which
every one has been talking for several
months, and Mr.. Wallace expects to be
present.
In the evening tomorrow speeches
are expected from Governor Van SAINT
Of Minnesota and Governor Cummins
of Iowa. Secretary Ryan has written
to Des Moines men interested In the
meeting of the livestock growers, the
meat producers of Iowa, that Governor
Van SAINT has accepted the invitation
for tomorrow night positively and he
can be counted on to come. Governor
LaFollette will not be here.
Important Rate Concession.
Information has been promulgated
by the interested railroads that an OBJ
noxious rule relating to shipments OF
swine has been withdrawn by them,
on complaint of the Members Of the
stock growers association.
This rule related to the minimum
charge for cars i'm which to ship hogs.
Cars have different capacities, and are
charged for at the relative capacity.
A car of certain length will accom-
MEDIATE so much weight Larger cars
warrant higher minimum charge.
Formerly when shipper ordered a
car of certain capacity fos the weight
Of swine which he proposed to- ship,
and tn. railroads We're unable to fur
nish nitn car Of that size it would
furnish large car, b.. charge him
the min mum for the Ca of less capac-
ity. III was fair proposition.
But r"eertly an order issued re-
curing tie minimum charge TO tie col
lected ecr every car used. II IL larger
car wts furnished than was ordered
the higher rate would b.: charged new
ertheiess
Pro-est =. course followed this new
rule ari tie announcement is just
made :hal the old regul III On Viii OBJ
tain-a ln,n:mum chares for the ca
pacity nraered, not the one furnished.