Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-01
IOWA MINERS
SIGN A SCALE
After Many Days of Negotia-
ton at Des Moines, an
Agreement is Reached
WAGES SLIGHTLY ADVANCED

"'"SS ARC NoW IN operation
and all Miners in the State Will be
at Work by May lst-Operators
Guaranteed Against Strike.
Des Moines, April 23.-The wage
scale to govern the prices for mining
| GOAL in Iowa for the two years com
mencing April 1, was finally agreeu
upon on Friday by the joint convention
OF miners and operators and ratified,
after which the officers of the two or
CARNATIONS signed it.
AS result many of the mines will
resume operations today and all Of
them by May 1. 1t means that after
| May 1900 men who have been idle
| Tor thirty days will set in motion the
wheels representing an investment of
over $20,000,000, that the danger of a
fuel famine that threatened a general
suspension in short time in the
building and manufacturing trades and
serious interference with transporta.
ton, has been averted..
The resumption comes in. time to
put the Iowa operators in good posi-.
tion to bid for railroad contracts now
being made with assurances of what
the prices will be for mining, ana in
all probability will result in largely
| increased orders and heavy ship
ping trade during the summer months
because Of the protracted strike that
is now certain in the Illinois field.
The scale provides for an advance
OF 5.S4 per cent in the price of mining,
| in fha Tow
an absolute guarantee against local
strikes and suspensions and We're also
| guaranteed against the making of
more favorable scales in competitive
fields except that the Iowa field will
| be given revision that will be in
proportion.
Stops o. o. D. Liquor Sales.
The American Express company
has served notice that after July l
it will refuse to handle O. o. D. ship
ments of liquor to prohibition points
and that all special rates on liquor
shipments will be abolished. After
that date all shipments of liquor by
this company will require the full
graduated rate.
In so far as could be learned, the
other companies have not yet issued
similar order although it was stated
at the Wells-Fargo Office in Des
Moines that their company was NOV
ing along these lines and that there
was considerable talk of enforcing
similar rules.
/ This action on the part of the ex-
press companies is considered most
significant. The c. o. D. shipments
have been the cause of some of the
trouble for the temperance forces in
the prohibition towns. The ruling OF
the supreme court some two years
ago to the effect that the Temperance
forces had no right to interfere with
liquors shipped in from another state.
inasmuch as these came under the
law, encouraged the otitside brewers
and distillers and their agents since
that time have been doing thriving
business in prohibition communities.
This action OF the express companies
will do away with these O. o. D. ship.
ments. It is possible that the liquor
companies may eyade the effect Of
this by preparing all liquor ship.
mehts, but this, of course. would
cause them considerable extra risk ia
L "a
For many years the express COM
panies have granted rate on liquors
of twenty per cent less than on other
class of merchandise. This, too, is to
be taken off and the full graduated
rate Is to be required.
To Sell Own Live Stock.
H. C. Wallace Of Des Moines, A. L.
Ames of Buckingham and Senator
Brooks of Blencoe have returned
from Denver, where, as representa-.
Itives of the Corn Eelt Meat Producers
association Of Iowa they took part
in a conference of cattle men regard
| ing the action Of commission houses
in increasing rates. With these other
organizations steps were taken to
start independent commission firms
in probably three packing centers,
Chicago, OMAHA and Kansas City
A committee was appointed to per.
feet this work, and to again meet in
Denver May 30 to report. On this
committee Is Murdo Mackenzie, presl-
dent of the American National Live
stock association; DR.. j. M. Wilson
vice president Of the National Wool
Growers association, and A. l.. Ames
president of the Germ Belt Meat Pro
ducers. This committee has power
Ito name s;ihoomrlittees. 1t is in
structed by resolution passed at this
meeting to proceed promptly to ar
investigation Of all the facts neces
sary to enable them to perfect the
details of the plan, to prepare the
charter, bylaws and all papers ant
documents.
Iowa fire insurance companies viii
sustain no losses in the great dis
asters of the Pacific coast inasmucl
- none of the Iowa companies ha:
cyee entered the field there.
Eleasay Succeeds punhar.
Senator j. L. Blealsly OF Ida Grow,
has been appointed by Lieutepan
Governor Herriott to be the tifti
member of the legislative Insurance.
commission, f1lling the vacancy causet
tby the resignation of Senator Geors
NJ. Dunham Of Manchester. Senate
Alealsly vii. accept the commission
Senator j. II. Jamison will be a car
,;iCate for chairman of the commits
sion. Representative Kendall ha
heaa mentioned IN connection wit
}, t,e chairn.anship also, A meeting c
, fhe commission will he held as 500
: as i. can be arranged by conference
+ Gets state Cor 2n.ion.
. The republican state conyentio
, viii be held in Les Moines on Wee
nesday, August /. according to tn
unanimous decision Of the state cen