The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-10

Saualize the rates on live stock aud pack
ing mouse product. the Chicago hackers
corcplainee VI the old rates, They urged
live sock and packing house products
were competins commodities. and should
he g5ycn the Same rate. The colnhllsslnh
Agreed and ordered the Two rates equal
lied So the rate ON packing house pro-
from Iowa east was raised. the rate
live stock was lowered. the two We're
packing Industry of the little Iowa cities
was killed. The hogs could be shipped 10
Chicago. under the new and lower rate;
and there killed and sent east or apfSaa
in Iowa, The railroads did we'll because
they hauled back from Chicago the meat
killed it. The railroads get the haui holh
ways-and Iowa pays the freight. Trace
up the history OF the good. juicy beefsteak
that You eat almost anywhere in Iowa
nowadays. and what viii YOU lind You
will discover that it originally pertained
10 Il big and huNom steer Who hrowsed IN
in an Iowa feed lot, rode off one day on
the long trip to Chicago, had an interview
with MIR. Armour or Mr.. Swift and IN i
few DAYS returned to Iowa IN tho commod-
ious and palatial private line of refr!gcr-
ator cars operated by those gentlemen,
whereby the nominal rate is doubled IN or
ment of a down-trodden and prosecuted
beef trust that we are solemniy assured
doesn't exist anyhow And that's some
thing else the matter With Iowa.
How Men Saved 1t.
l might take the time, but l VIII not. 10
explain how ottumwa. CEDAR Rapids and
Sioux City survived as packing points.
SIOUX City Was able 70 live because thu
syndicate oil Sioux City men who owned
me packing ana stock yards business also
owned a railroad. and through IT We're
4alc to TAXI a hand IN the rate-inakins
and If they lost as packers, why, jhey aid
we'll rs railroad magmates. As To Cedar
Rapids, it has always been uhd%rstooIl
Northern road, WITH heael9arters and
management here, took a friendly. al
most personal. interest in the splendid
packing establishment of tho Sinclair
trotIblous early daNS.
Not only nave The railroad rates driven
even discriminat &c against the feeding In
dustry. For example. a feeder living N
the Nebraska corn country may 90 10
Colorado. buy feeding cattle. bill them to
at his Nebraska farm undor the feeding
in transit privilege. fatten them on his
Nebraska corn, and then send them on to
! Chicago under the original billing, at the
original through rate. Can an Iowa farm
or do that? No; he must ship from Cox
| orado to Iowa on a mississippi river rate,
nav a local rate TO Chicago, The sum Of
the two rates he pays IS from \ = 10 eenis
| Nebraska feeder pays. One more thins
that's the matter with Iowa.
Take Starch Out OF Iowa.
Now lets drop this live stock business
its apt TO make an Iowa man mad TO
think Of 1t too long at q dme-and take
up another phase. Take starch; it ought
TO be a lesiUinate article of manufacture.
where the best corn. The best water. and
zone Of The best markets arc all TO he
h3d. y few years ago mere were throe
famous starch factories IN Iowa, at OF
tg an I "a n9rTad Wsrs "a a,1ong s6 laredst
49, ~ tS 4. I%sIb ,cS ~ 'bbiit@6is.
i' 5SIts bia aiij t5e t,Ilt IooIdas for GOOD
3t3tllple H. a ~ yt WI t 49,, 'o9 yTfM,5 t w NJ
SNsa1ttiGnsi ssaIeh @omrai1v. Later the Ma
1 H5ai Sio, 4 ro,o9tldy Mas IN tirrn syai-
oetsj ~ ia Corn products company.
aaS,t'is ~. - ,rn,,s ra,,ft tiiz.afI1, ~ tbe
! ~ itttd%. ,,St,r On l4,1T cvran, The
it55a377ifse G 80 ann r1nit.d Stafoe steel
Z ~, ~ aSG os eo,,l as y, q1t nossessf5r
II baaan eiosing NJ plants in order IA
fo,ae Inn me 1riae. Sioux City WIS
,,i,,,,nt y ,.Iosad III has bearr nlos,,d cvot
aaifHSc". rha nachfncrv of ~ mani v4s
ha,,,a'l ,,,.,t ~, 49, -o,s,s1. tl,o ~nsiIhit-h
49,. y,ii ns,.sr ~ tan,in,,ed lii b93 beer
- coed Want intt HE tralst found il. or
~ ygtoffe - ,norc .lesi,abl@ To- ,595rentraf,
IL biis5ness FARMER cas-. ,sfreieht ra-e.
t n,.,.n ,5a-r faN,,1,a Ike Th,5l.a F, Al was *.
~, "l,irol
30, long aftcrward tho great De.
>f ~ NJ ti.52,t ~ - 6l, w.. - 4, e. = once
~ - VI .,a a, - !, r.,,tf1 ,aht,ild
p,t , !, 49,, u VIZ. Ha9tS SAM roasont #
seen,od ,1oro desir:Sbie ITO soI,e,trate in,
n,lsjness farther cast the railroad rat,
4itnation 30 70, ~. ,I,o.c g. vor,blr -
S4t q, Ta' s,ab fantor,. w.1t ~ wa,
of Siouv Cit\Ss Ir was closed hlIt n
Tap,o,Ss hr.nd ottS,,uf, alnss starch il
.,ii odd t,,rt ,,ada outside of Iowa TN.
,,iirlrnsds ba,, ~ carn o,.t nj lou.1 ant
,Se et9reh back -end Iowa ravs nh,
s,as;sbt Bather etiff hnt tbat,s 10 he ey
a1 il, ~ s,ar.b b,,s;nnss
-. ~ 81 Ee%a.m. ~
!, trusts Denude Hawkeye state.
The trusts have done noble work aid
{ ing the rate makers in denuding Iowa o
! factories. The oatmeal mills of Ottumwa