Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-03
CAUSE IN IOWA FIGHT
rHE DETERMINATIONS AGAINST
SHIPPERS ARE MANY.
HOLDEN TOUR DATES SET
.dospel Of the Seed Corn" IL to Be
Preached by Agronomist Sew
sral Counties Send In Their
Census Reports.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. Ex-senator Dol
liver, of this state, has sent a request
to the commercial exchange asking. for
reasons why Iowa shippers shoust ae1-
tate against the present railway coudt-
lions, and Secretary Milo, of the ex-
change has collected several valuable
bits Of information regarding the situa-
ton. His data shows that shippers OF
this state are not allowed feeding In
transit rate that is they cannot ship
from western points, hold for feeding
and then ship to Chicago, as can Ne
braska shippers. 1t is also learned that
the rate from the Missouri river locali-
ties Is 10 cents on dressed meat and on
live stock 23h cents. The rate OF the
central Iowa shipper to Chicago Is ~
cents per hundred. while that of Missis-
sippi 10 but Is cents. The secretary's
own words tell best of the conditions:
There has been no direct advance in rates
In recent years, but the service has been
seriously modified and in such q way that
the same is equivalent to a marked advance
In rates. For example: Cattle shipped
g Chicago from central Iowa. until some
10 months ago. were run In from u to ~
hours. Now 1t takes from "a to IS hours.
Shippers say that after run Of a hours Q
car load OF cattle will shrink at the rate
OF three dollars per car per hour. Live
stock men say that the slow and uncertain
service rendered Is part OF a well thought
out plan to get on tonnage basis. This
poorer service, however. works further
hardship to cattle shippers. His stock
often reaches Chicago too late for that
days market He must hold them over
until the next day at heavy expense and
face q possibility OF a slump In prices.
In the case Of prime cattle, for which
Grade the principa market is on Nom
days and Wednesdays. the condition II
greatly aggravated. Should the central
Iowa shipper who starts his prime cattle
with the intention OF reaching Mondays
market be delayed until II a. m. or L.
noon, the chances are that he will have
to hold his cattle over until Wednesday.
and an enormous expense.
Dates for Seed Corn Tour.
With the idea Of reaching as many
new hearers as possible, Secretary
George A. Wells. of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association, has prepared the
following schedule for the trips on which
1t Is purposed to teach the gospel Of the
"
seed corn"
February 10 to March I. main lines Of
the Rock Island and old B.. c. R. 4 N.
lines,
March to %. Northwestern, covering
practically all of Its lines in Iowa.
March n to April 8. Milwaukee, covering
practically the entire main line and all
branches.
April 10 to IS, Illinois Central between Du-
nd ho n
bert Lea. Cherokee and Sioux Falls
branches.
Outside the plan to leave out the To-
calities which were favored last year,
there has been little change in the sys-
tenn. Prof. Helden's speeches will be
the feature of the trip, and his talks will
adhere to the necessity Of using seed
with good vitality. Thirty minute stops
will be made instead Of 20, as was the
practice Of last seasons tour.