Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
PROTEST By WHOLESALERS
Assert Bill Aimed at Standard Oil Will Hit
Them as Well.
MEANS LOSS OF TRADE TO IOWA HOUSE
House to Ask whitmer, Who Was
Seated from O'Brien County, Why
He Does Not Attend
the Sessions.
(From a SIAN CorrespondentJ

DIES MONIES, la, March l.-tSpecialJ
The wholesale grocers Of the state are
aroused over the bill that has been intro
duced in both houses of the Legislature Ic-
quirinG that any commodity must be sold
at "A uniform price all over the state. Thc
bill was introduced primarily for the pur-
pose of fighting the Standard Oil company.
its object being to prevent the Standard
Oil company from discriminating in the
matter OF prices i'm different sections of the
state to drive out local competition 1t IL
asserted by the friends of the measure that
the opposition ON the part OF the wholesale
grocers of MarshalltOwn. Cedar RAPIDS,
Sioux City and other cities has been stirred
up by the Standard oil company. The
firms in these cities have been writing let
ters To the members of the committees OF
both houses protesting against the bill and
asserting that it will not only affect the
Standard Oil company but will affect the
wholesale grocers as well and will cause
great injury to them. They say that 70
meet the competition of Chicago and Kan
sas City and other outside cities il is alb
solutely necessary for them To sell cheaper
i'm certain sections Of the state which arc
reached easily by these outside cities. They
say that the freight rates make this neces-
sary and that II they are forced to sell
In all places at the same price the Chicago
wholesalers will have an advantage. The
committees are investigating the matter.
Whitmer IA ExDIain.
An eXplanati ton is to be demanded of q. r.
Whitmer the democrat who was seated a :
the o. Brien county representative after the
contest with Youde Since being given
the seat Whitmer has been in attendance
but little and tin republicans want an eX-
planat ton. A committee is to be appointed
according to resolutions which have been
( introduced and the committee given power
TO swear witnesses and take testimony in
| the matter
skinner to Resign.
. 1t l. believed that Scott Skinner of CTes-
ton. representative from that county, will
resign his seat before the close OF the Sos
/ sion because OF his appointment TO the posi-
/ ton OF postmaster at Creston. MI Skin
ner left here yesterday and gave instruc.
tons for certain things to be done in case
he did not return" He packed his grip for
an emergency and as though he did not in
tend to return. While it is likely IA" has
not fully made up his mind in the matter
his friends would not be surprised II he lid
not return again this session.
Ida VI. TarbeI Ia Democrats.
1 Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell will be one Of tho
I speakers at the banquet 81 Iowa democrat
In this city April .. Governor Joseph Foll
l OF Missouri will also be one Of the speakers
and the remainder will be Iowa people. Tx
Congressman Wade, Judge J. NJ. Parsons
General Il. Weaver and others will speak
Onered Promotion.
II. w Hughes. CHEZ d'Ik nf The luil
way mail service on the Burlington hsi
been offered the position ~ assstant 80
perntendent formerly held hy the ls'' W
II. Penn 90 Des Moines
Fight for sunday base Hall.
Managers OF league Ease bah teams d
Iowa are planning To oppose 'hS Cans
bill which passed the senate yes,eNia- iEo
hibiting Sunday base ball IUd an ,FLc
attractions where an admission T. CHARGED
This IT is asserted, would moan tho dca al
OF league base hall ia this state. vt onIl
is the league team OF the Western ieaFu,