Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-18
ARE FOR RECIPROCITY
The Meat Producers Of Powe-
shiek County Pass Strong
Resolutions
WANT BETTER PRICE FOR STOCK
Believe That Foreign Markets Can
Be Increased by Means of Recproci-
ty Asreements-Pure Feed Law A.
SO Endorsed-T. J. Bray Makes
Speech Denouncins standpatism.
special to Times-Republican.

special to T1mes-Hepubl1can.
Grinnell, Dec. 18.-The Poweshiell
,ounty branch Of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association is for recipro-
city first, last and all the time. At tn
annual meeting held here Saturday
resolutions were passed as follows:
Resolved, That we regard the duty
If congress to be imperative in the re-
vival in some form of the principles
Of reciprocal trade relations as en-
unciated in section 4 oftl1e Dingley act
We believe that the doctrine enunciat-
cd by Mr.. Mckinley in his Buffalo
speech is absolutely essential to the
welfare Of the country and we demand
hat steps be taken at once to carry
out the policy pledged by the republi-
can party in the Dingley act to the
country at large. We believe that the
principles of section 4 of the Dingley
act, if enacted into law would con-
stitute a maximum and minimum tar
if which should be put into force By
lIc executive WlIuOul LUZ lhSI lGS lSlo.
ton, and we request our representation
in congress to act promptly before IT.
retrievable damage is done in this di-
rection; to the end that we may retain
the markets that we now have for al
our agriculture. and meat products, and
extend the same throughout contineE-
tai Europe.
Resolved, That we recognize thu
great necessity for a pure food law in
this state and we most earnestly re
quest the members of the ensuing leg
islature to cause suitable pure fooa
law to be enacted, prohibiting the
adulteration and misbranding of all ar
ticles Of food and drink for men anS
domestic animals.
1--WE very much regret to learn 0
the action Of the commission mer
chants through their respective liv
stock exchanges at the different ma
kets, providing for an advance in the
commission charges for selling liy.
stock.
"The live stock industry at the pres
ent time is in no condition to bear ar
additional tax Of any kind whateveE
and 1T seems to us an especially mop
perfume time for our commission met
chants to arbitrarily and, so far as
we can see, without good reason, ad-
vance their charges.
I'm behalf Of the farmers and feed
ers and live stock shippers Of the state
Of Iowa these associations wish to ems
ter most vigorous protest against thu
proposed advance and to urge the diff
ferent stock exchanges to reconsider
their action.
1--WE believe that the present law
governing length Of time live stock can
remain in cars while in transit, known
as the twenty-eight hour law, to be too
short, and to operate against the best
interests of the stock owner. We earn
estly urge congress to extend this time
from twenty eight hours to thirty six
hours at this session.
Hon. T. j. Bray, of this city, de-
livered the principal address, in which
he vigorously scored the standpatters
and railway control of politics Hon.
A. L. Ames. Of Buckingham, president
Of the state association also delivered
an address on Government Control Of
Railway Rates" He said the shippers
could not expect a square deal from
the railroads unless they had the nee
essary laws to enforce square deal.
Mr.. Bray in his address said reci-