Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-24

SHIPPERS AGAINST THE MOVE
Change in Classification Laws, Petit
tons For Which Are On File, Can
not Be Made Without a Formal
Hearing Of Both Shippers and Rail-
Roads-other Phases Of the Matter.
Special to 'Times-Republlcan,

Special to Times-Republican.
| Des Moines. May 24-There are
grouneis for doubt as to whether or not
| the railroad commission will raise the
minimum weight with which cars may
be loaded in the case of grain and the
| like. Under the rules as they are at
present the minimum weight Is $4,000
pounds and the railroads wish it rails
ed. while the shippers as a rule do not.
| The railroads have filed petitions with
| the railroad commission and a stack of
correspondence on the desk of the sec :
rotary of the railroad commission rep
resents some of the facts and evidence
| that has been collected on the subject.
The question is being gotten in shape
| though ii will likely be some little time
| yet before date Is set for a hearing,
| The tendency with railroad men is to
want to load large cars. They build
all the large cars they can stand. They
would rather haul one large car than
two small ones. Again, the larger
the car the larger the charge
for the car. On interstate BUSH
lness the large car is also desired by
the shipper. 1fshe sends a car of stuff
| from New York to California he can
send it cheaper proportionately il he
can load large car. AS the long haul
is what the railroad is chiefly after,
they build large cars for the interstate
traffic and for convenience sake would
much rather have all their cars the
same size. But under the present ar
rangements and rules of the railroad
commission a small car must be fur
nished If asked for, and in state bust
ness it is more often a small car that is
wanted than large one.
The petitions of the railroads that are
on file ask for change in the classlfi-
cation laws and this can not be done
without a formal hearing of both ship.
pers and railroads. One solution to the
problem is being suggested in the ac-
ton of the railroads in some places
introducing rule allowing stop over
in transit for the unloading of part OF
a car. This is allowed by the railroads
of Iowa on some commodities, though
the law does not give the railroad COM
mission power to enforce such a pro-
vision. This. however solves the
problem on state business, as large
car then can be used in most every
instance. Information has come thru
the mill men and others that the Min
nesota railroad commission is contem-
Mating raising the minimum weight Of
cars for grain and the like though the
minimum is now 10000 or 5000 more
than in Iowa.
3 90 h 4 y
Some queer problems are being pre-
scented to the laborers in the census
department. The other day the occu-
patton of one man who was enumerat-
cd was given as .bum'' After it was
given the information that the man
had not worked for six months. The
classification Of occupations as con-
templated by the executive council
does not include buns. Every man
who has a habitation in Iowa is sup
posed to have an occupation even tho
he doesn't work at It.
Hon II. r. Wright, state dairy COM
missioner. will be unable to attend the
Creamery Patrons Convention at
Usage, June 2. The first information
Mr.. Wright had that he was on the
program was received yesterday when
he received the handful advertising
the meeting. Mr.. Wright has another
date for that time and so will likely
he unable to attend. He was assigned
to talk onfeeding mich COWS for profit.
Hon. S. b. Shilling, president of the
Iowa State. Association and also Of the
national association will speak and
the scoring Of butter will be done by P.
H Kieffer. Former State Commits
sioner A. G. Topper is also assigned to
speak.
The Iowa Library Commissions Of
flee is having difficulty in supplying
the demand for books for girls. There
are books for boys Of every descrip-
ton but few for girls. The books for
supply is ample. A big shipment Of
books received a. few days ago for
children contained dozens for boys
The word "boys" enters in the title of
the book in many instances. The boy
soldiers of the war. of 1872" 1.-THE Boys
of the Navy and others Of similar
title are numerous. Out Of dozen
books for youths there will be two or
three for girls and the rest wifi be for
boys. There Is equally a dirth Of per-
iodicals for the very young children Of
a to 6. Formerly there We're two or
three publications for children OF that
age. Outside Of the publications for
Sunday schools there are none now,
tho the commission has inquiries for
them.
workmen began yesterday to tear
out the marble wainscoting in the
inches on the first floor Of the state
house in the rotunda to prepare
place for the flags that are now on the
second floor on either side Of the Ii
brary entrance. The inches are about
five feet deep. 1t is proposed to bring
the wainscoting out even with the cir
Gle Of the rotunta and back Of this
the flags win be displayed in an en-
closed case with electric lights proper
ly arranged SO that the flags can be
seen to best advantage. There will be
four OF these inches and when they
have been fitted up for recepticles for
the flags instead of being used by the
capital police and janitors for loaf
ing places and closets in which to
keep their brooms and the like tire ap-
pearance of the first floor of the state
house will be vastly improved.
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On the second floor the painting has