Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-25
Action of the Directors Of the
Commercial Club Subject
to Criticism
AS TO RATE LEGISLATION
Commercial Club Passed Resolutions
Endorsing the Move for Giving the
Interstate Commission More Power
-Dees sates Are Opposed to the
Idea.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Oct 25.-Gust why the
Des Mo.nes Commercial Club should
send three delegates to The interstate
o.nmesce law convention in Chicago
wao are opposed to giving the inter-
state commerce commission power to
fix rates when only year ago the club
passed resolutions favorable to such
authority beng given the commission
has been bothering some who have fol-
lowed the matter of rate legislation
agitation The resolution adopted a
year ago was adopted mt meeting
of all the committees of the CONNER
rial exchange as it was called at that
time. Since then the Jobbers' and
Manufacturers association of this city
has been consolidated With the Com
ne cial Exchange and the new organi-
zation Is known as the Commercial
club. Three weeks ago at a meeting Of
the directors of the cllib it was de-
ci,eti that delegates should be sent to
the convention in Chtcs.go and G. A.
McCuns, J. G. Olmsted and j. H.
Cownie, Jr., were appointed or rather
elected by the directors and it is
ella med there was no inquiry as to the
views of the three on the subject of
rate legislation. Since then the three
, have held meetings anyl studied the
subject somewhat and lave arrived at
the conclusion that tie commission
r,{oJ,t fn fi1v foS
but that there should bs a large COM
mission with division of territory
with commissioners scattered all over
tine country acting son ewhat in the
capacity of commercial agents for the
shippers. They believe that these
could tska mp differen les with the
| ra lroais and get satisfaction. As to
(. giving the interstate commerce COM
mission power to fix rates they say the
| danger is that the eastern people will
get everything and tina the west will
get nothing. They fear that the oper-
alton of the long and short haul ar
IN. .nt5w IL be such that Iowa will get
the worst of it going and coming.
Just one year ago Tire Commercial
! FlT.ehange passed the following resolu-
1t s.s: Whereas, the necessity of
hing the interstate commerce COM
mission with increased power has be-
core very aIppa ent to business men,
and. whereas; it is of vital Importance
to our manufacturers, jobbers, mer-
chants and shippers generally, that
the commission should have the power
to fix a rate which shall be determined
to be reasonable and just; said rate
to become operative slnd remain In
force unless set aside by the courts;
therefore. be it resolved, that the Com
mercial Exchange Of Dss Moines, Iowa,
heartily endorse the position taken by
the president of the United States and
many distinguished statesmen in sug-
gesting the remedy practically out
lined in the Quarles-t Cooper bill.
"Be is further resolved, that. in our
opinion the enactment OF the Quarles-
Cooper bill will afford the much need
ed remedy and relief, and we there
fore respectfully urge each and every
senator and congressman representing
the state of Iowa to give the Quarles-
Cooper bill their earnest support and
do all in their power to secure its
passage at the earliest possible mo
ment.'
The resolution was adopted Dec 20.
1904, by all the members of all the
committees meeting ia joint meeting.
There are about ninety members of the
committees of the club and with the
officers make about 100. The three
who are sent as delegates to represent
fol Cf1rh hQVa taken the
opposite view of the matter and have
done so on their own initiative, the
club not being consulted except posi-
bly, informally as they may have met
and talked to them. Milo Ward, Sec
retary Of the Commercial Club, says
that for time it was intended to take
no action. Then on The fear that the
convention would take action detrimeu-
tai to the west it was decided to send
delegates and since The shippers and
manufa cturers paid the freight 1T was
decided to send ma nufactprers and
so the three men were selected.
In view of the dispatches from the
east to the effect that the railroads and
opponents to the presidents idea Of
the rate question have planned to cap
ture the organization when it meets
in Chicago tomorrow and have sent
out circulars to all the manufacturing
concerns to be on hand and assist at
Chicago the selection of the delegates
here is interesting. The Des Moines
delegates left last night for Chicago.
In addition there will be delegates from
other cities of the state sent by the
ooropoarcial clubs of those cities and
one delegate from each congressional
district appointed by the governor.
bran new candidate is being men
toned for governor A Black Hawk
county man was in the city the other
day and claims that Charles A. Wise,
representative in tl1'. legislature from
that county and be nker and druggist
at Cedar Falls is being talked Of ME-.
Wise IL 81 years old has been resi-