Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
Iowa Manufacturers Will Send
Another Representative Be-
fore Commerce Committee
ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH RATES
Idea of Sending Telegram to cummins
at Washington, Asking Him to Deny
For Them Mr.. e. c. Finkbine's
Statement to the Senate Committee,
Is Given Up For Better Plan.
Special to Times Republican,

Des Moines, May Ito Offset the
effects of the statements of E. C. Fink
bine of this city, before the senate
committee on interstate commerce, the
Iowa State Manufacturers Association
which secured the consent of Governor
Cummins to appear before the commit
tee, has arranged with another lumber
man of this city to go to Washington.
Mr.. Finkbine is the president of the
Greenbay Lumber Company of this
city. He is the business associate of
James Berryhill and the political asso-
ciate of Berryhill, Hull and other
standpatters. The next morning after
mis- appearance before the committee
the lumbermen of this city got together
and discussed the matter. They about
decided to send a telegram to WASH
ington to Governor Cummins asking
him to deny for them to the committee
the statements of Mr.. Finkbine that
Iowa was satisfied with its rates. The
telegram idea was given up but yes
terday lumber men got together and
decided to send one of their number
His name is not made public. but he is
today in ST. Louis and Geographic in
formation is expected from him today
consenting to go.
$50
While it may have no significance
it is interesting to know that Horace
S. Rand of Burlington who appeared
before the senate committee a few
days ago, and said Iowa rates were all
right. is a brother-in-law of Joseph w.
Blythe Oh Burlington, general counsel
for the Burlington railway. Both of
the men married daughters of the late
Senator Gear.
Judge ]. NJ. Parsons of Rock Rap
an answer in the district court here
to the injunction secured by Grand
Foreman j.. E. Paul, of the Brother
hood of American Yoemen. Speaking
of the agitation over the rate question
Judge Parsons who has long been
leading democrat, said: "The gov
ernOr's statement to the senate COM
mittee was a remarkably strong clear
presentation of the matter. Gov. Cum
minis is a very able man and while
haven't any hopes that the recommen-
dations of the committe to congress
will include any adequate relief the
governors arguments on this question
are going to do great of good in shap-
ing public opinion. thoroughly agree
with Walter Wellnan in the import
ance he attaches to the appearance of
the governor before the committee.
There will not be any relief given by
the next session of congress unless the
next congressional elections go against
the republicans, at least in large
enough numbers to show to the party
the condition of the public mind. In
before the presidential election there
may be some action taken in the mat
ter
The action of the labor unions in the
convention of the state federation In
Council Bluffs in agreeing with the
grocers to support the movement to re-
peal the exemption laws is being criti-
cised by labor union men of this city
and elsewhere. Now that the matter is
over and second thought is taken
the union men fear that they have
taken hasty action. They have discov.
cred that the grocers agree to sup
port the child labor law proposed and
to give preference to union labor. They
say now these two are rather indefin-
lite things, especially the matter of Civ
ing preference to union labor, and they
fear they have given away much more,
than they secured in return. Whether
the discussion of the subject will lead
to anything definite only time will tell.