Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-03
CONTEST OVER CREAM RATES
Small oreamsriss Want Reduced Charges
on the shsrt Hauls
BIG ONES WANT RATE ON LONG HAUL
Senator Allison Leaves for wash
ingtOn to Resume His Duties
in the United states
Senate.
(From a staff CorreapondentN

(From a STAFF Correspondent
DES MONIES Jan. 2-Cspecial) -Tomor-
row the Iowa Railroad commission will take
up the question Of fixing a rate on cream
In the state. The raising OF the question is
a signal for a big fight between the big and
little creameries of the state in which the
state dairy commissioner is siding with the
small creameries. The Beatrice Creamery
company is trying to get a lower rate on
shipments of forty to 100 miles The small
creameries are endeavoring to prove to the
railroad commission that lower rate on
the distances of forty to 100 miles without
lowering It on shipments up to forty miles
will enable the big. centralized creameries
to drive the little creameries out OF bust
ness. They argue, too, that the big cream
cries will put down the price they are pay
ing for cream as soon as the little fellows |
lre squeezed out. Iowa makes 100000 /
pounds OF creamery butter which. at New |
York prices, is worth nearly s25.OOO,000, and /
the question Of freight rate on cream is a
vitality important one. The Beatrice Cream |
cry company asserts that It is shipping |
most OF Its cream from the southern part of |
the state. where there are no small cream
cries, and that unless 1t can get a cheaper |
rate from that section OF the state it will |
have to pay less for the cream there, and I
that a lower rate is in the interests of the |
farmer who sells his cream. Representa- |
tives of the railroads will oppose the low |
erlng of the rate and are taking the same !
position that of the state dairy commits |
sioner that a lowering of the long dis
lance state rate will help the big central |
lied creameres. but Will be against the |
best interests of the small creamery and |
will operate to drive them out of business. |
Barber Plant IL Destroyed.
Fire today completely destroyed the plant |
of the Barber Asphalt company located |
here and greatly damaged the machinery. |
The total loss is $1,000. The buildings were
all OF frame, the chief loss being the as
phalt and other materials used in preparing |
the substance for laying as pavement.
Would Force Case to State Courts.
N. It. Guernsey, in federal court today |
made a motion that the damage suit Of
the Agar Packing company against the |
Rock Island railway for determinations in |
freight rates be thrown out of court on the |
plea that its proper place is in the state |
courts. He asserts that the suit is between |
members of one state. The suit Is for $780, |
900. 1t is asserted in the motion that the
complaints are Of a violation of the state |
law and not the interstate commerce law.
COwRie to California.
Hon. John Cownie OF the State Board of
Control left today for California with Mrs.
Cownie for the benefit of her health. She
is suffering from asthma.
Kendall Has Been Sick.
Word reached this city today that Hon.
N. e. Kendall had been very sick at his
home in Abba, which accounts for the
delay in filing the minority report of the
Legislative Insurance commission. The re-
port is expected to be filed now in few
days.
/ Allison Leaves for Washington.
| United States Marshal George NJ Chris
tian today received a letter from Senator
Allison. in which me stated that ne would
leave today for Washington. 1t is under
stood that the caucus of the Iowa delega-
ton on federal appointments will now be
delayed till after the reelection of Senator
| Dolliver by the Iowa legislature.
First step in Fight Today,
! The first step In the legal fight over
Mrs. Jennie Huegle taking the position of
county superintendent of schools of Polk
county was taken today when Attorney
John Halloran, acting for County Superin-
tendent Thornburg, requested County At
torney Brennan to begin legal proceedings
in quo warranto to force Mrs. Huegle to
show her qualifications for the office, the
claim being made that Mrs. Huegle is not
in possession of a first grade certificate,
| as required by law.
Bill to Regulate Baby Farms.
At a meeting of the officers of the Iowa
| Humane society, with attorneys OF Des
Moipes called for next Tuesday night, a
bill will be drafted to provide for state
regulation and supervision of the maternity
homes of the state. A committee will also
be appointed to take charge Of the mat
ter OF securing the passage OF the bill at
the coming session of the legislature.
Many Pensioners Are Dropped.
Although more than 700 pensioners have
been droppDd from the list in this district,
w. V. Wilcox, United States pension
agent, declared this morning that he had
on hand more than s2OoO,OOO to pay on the
claims for this quarter The total amount
Of disbursement will not amount to $780,
900, but reaches a figure within few hun
bred Of that mark.
| Want Carnegie Donation.
The resident members of the Drake board
of trustees met this noon at the Chamber
lain to consider the ways and means OF
going about the raising the necessary $780,
600 for the securing of the Carnegie doua-
ton for the erection of a library
The members to the number OF fifteen
took lunch and then retired to parlor b,
where the discussion was continued 1t
viii be attempted to raise the entire $4,000
in Des Moines, the first $4,000 having been
donated by people outside of the city.
Iowa News Notes.
SIOUX CITY-Robert Hagan. a hack
driver Was sentenced TO five years in the
Tent lfarsa tod for Inc