Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-06
Pamphlet Issued by Railroads
In Wisconsin. Makes S,ome
Interesting Disclosures
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST IOWA
In Effort to Combat Governor LaFol-
let's Railroad Measure the Railroads
Showed That Better Rates Were
Given Shippers of Wisconsin Than in
This state-Fisures Given.

Des Moines, Jan 6.-The railroad!
have disclosed the fact that the inter
state rates which Iowa shippers pay
are higher than those paid by Wiscon'
sin shippers.
The disclosure is embodied in {
pamphlet published by the railroads a!
campaign argument in the flgh
against Governor LaF'ollette In 1904
e. L. Philip, president Of the Unior
Refrigerator Transit Company, Mil
waukee is the author Of the booklet
It's distribution has been by the rail-
roads which devised its compilation
1t is entitled, 1.-The Truth About Wis
consin Freight Rates"
Governor LaFollette had said in his
speeches in 1903 that Wisconsin farm
ers manufacturers and shippers were
compelled by the railroads to pay
higher freight rates than were the
shippers Of other states, particularly
those in Iowa. t
The railroads replied to this state
ment in the publication referred to-
showing by tables made MP from rail-
road traffic sheets that Wisconsin
shippers actually enjoyed lower rates
than Iowa shippers.
Governor LaFoliette has retorted that
the railroads have punished Iowa be-
cause it adopted the railroad commits
sioner system and the maximum local
tariff scheme, to prevent whose estab-
rlishment in Wisconsin the fight on
LaFollette was made, and the argument
that Wisconsin has lower rates than
Iowa was resorted to by the railroads
OF course Governor LaFollette's
statement was made with reference to
the Iowa local rates, as compared to
the Wisconsin Interstate rates. but the
railroads demonstrate that their state
ment also was correct. That on most
shipments of interstate character, Iowa
shippers suffer in comparison with
Wisconsin shippers, while the special
communities in Wisconsin are also
lower than the Iowa rates.
A Roorback.
Public men in Iowa wonder II the
railroads, when they got out the Wis
consin pamphlet, realized that it might
come to the notice of the shippers,
manufacturers and merchants Of this
state. Only few copies have reached
Iowa, but 1t is understood that event.
ually they will have wide circula-
ton.
The first chapter of the booklet is
devoted to comparison between Wis
consin and Iowa freight rates on grain
and livestock. 1.-The Iowa distance tariff
has blighted the industries of that
state" says the pamphlet; it is this
tariff that has done SO much to retard
the growth and development Of Iowa"
that Governor LaFollette proposed to
have substituted in Wisconsin for the
commodity and other tariffs in vogue
there.
Then the booklet institutes COM
parison of the interstate rates paid by
Iowa and WISCONSIN shippers. It says:
"The following table fairly illustrates
the advantage In rates which the Wis
consin shippers Of live stock have over
the Iowa shippers" OF course Iowa
does not regulate the railroad rates
from Iowa points to Chicago. How
ever, the table referred to is COM
parison of the rates paid on cattle and
hogs per 100 pounds In Iowa and Wis
consin to Chicago. In part 1t follows,
being an excellent demonstration Of
the railroads admission that Iowa
shippers suffer on interstate business
as compared with the shippers of 9th
err states: