Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

SAVING OF ABOUT SIX CENTS
While Cut Rates From Omaha 20 Not
Seem Likely to Last Long, Those
Who Can Had Better Secure Them
While They Last-erigham Has
Proposition.
Special TO Times-Republican.

Special to Times publican.
| Des Moines. Feb. 16.-N. S. ketchum
has pointed out that some of the far
mers of Iowa could take advantage of
| lie cheap rate from Council Bluffs and
| Omaha on corn to Chicago by shipping
their corn to Council Blufts.
The rate on corn from Atlan-
tic to Council Bluffs, Il distance
of fifty miles is ia cents hundred.
The distance for even $50 miles is but
8 cents hundred. On bushel OF
corn the rate would be about half that
According to figures published in the
Wesley News the difference raid for
corn in Council Bluffs on track and
in Chicago on track was some days
ago only "a cents and this is taken as
representing the freight rate on corn TO
Chicago If the farmers about ATTAIN
tie would ship to Council Bluffs they
would be securing rate to Chicago
of about 44 cents instead of about l0
cents or more as the rate is at present.
They would thus &c. the benefit of the
cut rate to Chicago, according to Mf.
Ketchum There are indications here
that the cut rates from Omaha are not
t. last long. but it would be better to
secure the rate while it lasts.
sA.
State L;.tor Commissioner E. ID.
Brigham proposes to ask the next leg
islature to pass bill requiring labor
unions to report to him the same as
the factories and employers are now
required by law. The reports for the
biennial report OF the commissioner
are now being received and while the
employers who are required by law to
make their reports to the commission
k.s office are doing as the law reqGir-
es promptly the labor unions are very
negligent. The employers are some
times little careless about giving the
information in the shape that it is de-
sired but they always make report for
there is penalty attached IT. they do
not. The labor unions do not report.
Mr. Brigham says considerably less
than 40 per cent of the over 500 unions
in the state have reported thus far.
Inc lDhibHstAlh AiOASAS
is for the benefit of the public at large
which by taxation is sustaining the
labor commissioners office and they
have right to have the information
from the labor unions the same as the
employers. AT the convention of the
state federation in Council Bluffs MIR.
Brigham proposes to have something
to say to the labor unions along this
line. OF the unions that nave thus
far reported Mr.. Brigham says there
is plready shown an increase, of forty
seven unions over the report of last
year. 1t is expected that reports
from the rest of the state will show
very much larger increase still.
Members of the board of control feel
that the state should provide storage
coal houses for the various state
institutions. The severe weather of
this month has taught that such re-
serve of coal should be on hand at all
the state institutions. Cherokee is
the only institution at the present time
that has such shed. AT the other
institutions the custom is to pile up
all extra coal in piles about the
grounds but it is estimated that coal
will lose twenty-five per cent of it's
value as fuel in short time piled in
the open where the weather can get
at il. During the recent cold spell the
state institutions have been burning
about twice as much as in ordinary
weather.
Under the direction of the board of
control plans are being drawn for
changes in the Soldiers Orphans Home
at Davenport. The present laundry
building is to be remode.led into
kitchen and plans are now being
drawn for a new laundry building and
store and cold storage buildings. 1t
is expected as soon as these plans are
drawn and accepted to let the con-
tracts at once for the erection of all
three buildings.
The office of the state auditor is ex-
pectng very salutary effect from the
supreme decision holding agents for
"wild-cat"' insurance companies liable
for the fire loss when they write such
insurance. The decision is the flrst
from the supreme court on that law.
There was a decision by Judge Gamble
in the district court and this has tend
ed to stop that sort of business to a
considerable extent. Judge CANDLES
decision was in line with that of the
supreme court. The Clinton county
case in which the supreme court has
given a decision will fix the matter for
Ill time. The law was for the protec-
ton of the public generally which has
little technical knowledge of insurance
and insurance companies. The names
OF all insurance companies are high
sounding and the wild-cat names
sound much as do the old liners to the
unnitiated. 1t is held that the public
is not Informed OH these matters and
should be protected. To protect the
insurance agent he is required to have
certificate from the auditor of state
for every insurance company he hand
les If he is given a certificate for
company it entities him 10 write insur-
ance for that company and also pro-