Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-27
Railroads Refuse to Renew
Agreements For Reductions
Prevailing Past Year
TO ENGAGE IN CONTROVERSY
immigration to Arid Sections Not to Be
Encouraged by Cheap Fares -
Riggs Looks for Harmony in
State Teachers Convention Next
Week.
Special to rimes-Republlcan.


Des Mones, Dec. 27.--All is not har-
mony among the railway lines of the
middle west and the homeseekers
rates that have encouraged many to
purchase cheap lands are marked 1of
a material increase. All of the lines
except those directly interested IN
building up the thinly populated sec
tons are opposed to making anywhere
near as low rates as in the past. Whiie
no detailed information has reached
Des MONIES passenger agents concern
ing the matter, it is understood that
the rates will be considerably higher
that they Were this year
The rate to the extreme southwest
during 1903 will be $50 for the rouno
trip. and tickets will be only good tor
twenty five days. During the past
wear the rate there has been $23, ana
the tickets have been good for. thirty
days. 1t Is stated that the ROCK As
land and Frisco fought the increase
hard because their lines tap the sec
lions that would be built up by nome
seeker business.
While it is not definitely known YET
II is understood that no general nome
seeker rates will be made to the north
west and west. However, the lines that
RIM into these sections will make ex-
cursion rates of their own. For In
stance, the Nj. 4 st. L., the Milwaukee,
and the Northwestern will probably
have low round trip rates into the
Dakotas, but the reduced rate tickets
will be on sale only at stations on
these lines.
Some of the roads insist that II the
lines that tap the unsettled sections
want low rates, they can stand the
entire reductions themselves so that
the lines that do not reach these dls-
tricts will receive the regular rate for
the distance the homeseekers are car
Iried over their rails. While 1t is not
so stated by railroad officials it Is sus-
pected that the abolition of the home-
seeker rates is largely an effort upon
the part of the railroad companies to
get even" with the people for insist
ing upor the enactment of the 2-cent
fare laws.
Des Moines passenger agents are
getting anxious about the detailed tar
ifs on homeseeker business. The next
regular date for homeseeker excursions
will be a week from next Tuesday
and many inquiries are being re-
ceived concerning rates. No definite
answer can be given 10 any of these
questions
1t is stated that the Christmas and
holiday passenger business out Of Des
Mofnes this year was not as great as
last year. While the local passenger
agents are not able to make a definite
comparison of business of the two
years because last year round trip
tickets were sold while this year only
one way tickets were sold, still most of
them state that not rs many tickets
were issued in 1907 as in 1906.
State Superintendent Riggs express
ed regret that reports had been pub
lished to the effect that a fight on the
new certificate law in the state teach
ers' association is imminent
'"The fact that Superintendent
nOI N"1tVSupOIC llcdOo LilC SOlIl~
mittee on resolutions" said Superin-
tendent Riggs. mo doubt gave rise to
the rumor, since It was in Davenport
that a determined fight on the law
was made a year ago But 1 believe
Mr.. Smart had no connection with
the movement to secure the repeal, or
at least, modification, of the law.
do not know his personal views on the
subject, but do know he is an able
man and one In every way worthy to
head the committee"
"The committee in question IS q
strong and representative one, and I
should he surprised to see resolutions
reported that would not be heartily en-
dorsed by the association. believe
80 per cent Of the representative teach
ers of the state are heartily in favor
Of the certificate law. That being
the case. if any resolution on this sub
ject is presented at ALL it will be one
favorable to the law
Another thing you may say to the
public, continued Mr.. Riggs, sis that
no resolution Of political nature will
be permitted to come before the COM
mittet or the association. Anything
savoring of politics in the association
is repugnant to its members and would
not be countenanced for a moment"