Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Thursday Of this week until Tuesday,
Jan. 20, to allow the committees to
visit the various state institutions.
From that time on there is every indi-
cation the session will not be inter-
rupted, and the members hope to &C.
complish the work before them and
adjourn earlier than usual.
Two Cent Fare Bills.
Senator Dan Turner of Adams coun-.
ty and Representative Frank F. Jones
of Montgomery county are already on
deck with bills providing for two
cent fare on railroads for passenger
service in Iowa. The bills prepared
by these two members are but begin
ming of the measures which Will come
before the railroad committees of the
two houses on this subject. The Re-
4pnblscans in their last platform prac-
tically pledged themselves to enact
legislation reducing the cost OF rail
road travel. while the Democrats alb
solutely pledged their members to
favor bill reducing passenger fares
to two cents per mile.
The bills prepared by Messrs. Jones
and Turner differ only in detail and in
classification of the various roads.
The Turner bill makes the provision
that divides the roads OF the state
into three classes. Glass A roads are
to have a maximum charge of not
more than two cents per mile; class
B roads may charge two and one-ha'i
cents per mile, and class c roads
three cents per mile. s
The bill by Representative Jones
fixes the rate for class A roads at two
cents, fat: for class q roads at three
and one-half cents. and for class c
roads at four cents. If either of these
measures should be adopted the pres
ent railroad systems OF the state
would Re divided as follows:
Glass A-Ames and College: Atcht
son. Topeka and Santa Fe; Chicago
Burlington and Quincy; Chicago Grea,
Western: Chicago, Milwaukee and ST
Paul: Chicago and Northwestern; Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific; Chica'
go. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Des Moines Union; Des Moines West
ern; Dubuque and Sioux City; Iowa
Central: Mason City and Fort Dodge;
Omaha Bridge and Terminal; Union
Pacific: Union Terminal; Wabash and
Wilmar and Sioux Falls.
Glass b Col!aN and Northern and
Minneapolis and st. Louis.
Glass C-Albia and Centerville; Chi
cago, Anamosa and Nortnern; Crook
ed Creek Railway aud Coal company;
Davenport Rocl. Island and North.
western; Des Mines. Iowa Fails and
Northern: Iowa Central and Western;
Manchester and Oneida; Muscatine
North and South; Newton and North
western; Tabor ana Northern; Wis.
| cOnsin, Minnesota and Pacific.
This is the classification of the
roads AS made by tie railway commls-
sion in August of last year.
While 1t is practically safe to pre-
diet that some measure providing fos
a two cent fare will pass this session
of the legislature. it is certain the
members are not going to be in great
ute books. The railroad committees
of both houses are made up of the
strongest men in the assembly, and
the leaders say they intend to make a
thorough investigation of conditions
and only nct after mature deliberation
and after hearing fully any arguments
| the representatives of the roads may
have to present AS for the roads
| themselves, prominent attorney OF
one of the trunk lines has declared
they will not make a strenuous effort
against the two cent fare bill. He
says the roads will simply ask permits
sion to state their side of the case
and to show wherein they believe
that such an act at this time might
work al injustice, but he realizes 1t Is
only question of time until the roads
Will have to come to the lower rate
for passenger transportation OF theil
own accord, even II the Legislature
| does not compel them to do so.
Ciossley's New Bill.
Senator James j. Croasley of Madi
Soi COUNTY HAS litfoGuteQ MS new
primary election bill. The measure
dceS not vary materially from the one
wlic:: IL lai before the legislator,
iaAi winter AN, which was deieaie,;
II II : il SOFA what easier for can
Ter u ;ea 10 ga: his name placed
-! aiy i,li:ct, b. emitting dowr
~. u d 5. 'rcs required or
., F'1n ~ DO, = cand: