Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-13
Freight Commissioner E. G.
Wylie, of Des Moines, Points
Out Railway Discrimination
RATES FAVOR ADJACENT STATES
Minnesots and South Dakota Favored
as Against iowa-Lumber Rates
to Inland Cities Also Unfair--Freisht
Bureau Suggested for Every Iowa
City Possessing Jobbins Houses.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 13-E. G. Wylie,
freight commissioner employed by the
Greater Des Moines committee, dis
closed the inequalities of freight rates
as applied to other cities of Iowa than
Des Moines, in an address delivered
last night at the banquet of the Des
Moines Commercial Club. Mr. WYne
declared that the rectitication OF the
rates to Des Motnes almost necessitat-
ed the rectification of the discrimina-
ton in rates against ther/cities OF
Iowa, and declared. that Des Moines
was no. worse and no better off than
other cities of the state.
Mr.. Wylie stated that from the day
he entered upon his present duties ne
had not doubted his ultimate success
in getting a change in rates so tnat
there would be no discrimination
against Des Mones and the last ex-
cuse be thus removed that might pre-
vent Des Moines forging to the front.
He declared however, that his task
might have been easier II there nda
been freight bureaus in the otner
towns of the state to cooperate witl
that in this city. He was surprised 20
find that Des Moines merchants nau
been so successful In going into the
territory in spite OF the ais
advantages and discriminating rates.
He said, however, that he had now
advices from one northwestern rail-
road that it's traffic manager was then
going over the question OF the Des
Mosnes rates and would soon be able 70
announce rates that ,ild be entlre'y
adee9late and right. ing into Mh-
nesota and South L. "a.
Mr. Wylie quoted extensively from
the rates that affect Dyersville, Man
chester. Independence, Waterloo, Ce-
dar Falls, Iowa Falls, Webster City
and Rockwell City. on the Iowa Cen
,ral. and Oelwein, Waverly, Hampton
clarion. I.ohryille, Carroll on the
- vu.. I'm. and other towns ON
,er roau.. such as Cedar Raplds,
rama. Cambridge, Perry, Marshall-
town. State Center, Jefferson, Wen'
Liberty. Iowa City. Marengo, Grlnneli''
Stuart. Mt. Pleasant, Falriieio' "
tumwa, Charlton. Osceola' Ailoh'
creston. Washington. In each case
tho figures show that there is dis
elimination.
If there is a shipment of 100 pounds
e.st class freight from New York &c
chicago. the rate is IS cents. oh
thru shipment to ST. Paul an addltiona
distance of 400 miles, there is an ad-
dit;onal charge of 40 cents, making
/, total Of s1.15. On shipment OF the
s., mo kind from New York to Rock Is
land Ill. the charge is 81 cents ano
to make it thru shipment 10 Des
Moines. an additional distance OF 80
miles. the additional charge IS 45E
cents, making a total of $1.3OR cents
The distance is "A miles less than the
distance to st. Paul but the charge
;s 151 cents more. The same dis
|crimination applies to all the Other
cities of the state. The charge for III
miles in one instance is 431s cents anc
;, the other for 400 miles it is Al
cents.
Another case of discrimination was
nointed out in Mr. Wylie's address III
the matter of the rate on southern
lumber. He showed that the rate or
lumber from the south to Des Moines
! is AZ cents greater than 10 couhci
Bluffs or Omaha and was Il cents
higher than the rate to Chicago Wher
the lumber had to pass directly thru
Des Moines to get to Chicago. The
Great Western has since reduced the
rate cents to Des Moines, which
makes II a half cent less than to
chicaro but two and a half cents
Greater than to Council Bluffs or Oma~
ha where the distance is about the
same.
Mr. wylie was very confident that
tho movement started in Des Moines
is to result in great good and would
result in the removal of all the dis
examinations in time, arguing thai
there is and can be no defense for an
inenual rate and that most if not all
railroads were reasonable ana Woulo
correct a rate when 1t Is properly
shown to them.
The report printed IN a mornns
paper here to the effect that the suits
brought by the Iowa Central and M
& st. L. railways to test the 2-cen1
fare bill in this state is entirely in
correct. Judge George Fl. Carr, at
torney for the two roads. said toda.
that not later than Nov. substitute
petition will be filed asking for an in
junction against the Iowa 2-cent fare
law and the suits will not be dropped
Since Judge Mcpherson denied tenn
,porary injunction Carr has been busy
gathering data for the coming suits
Carr takes courage because the Penn.
svlvania law has been held unconstitu.
tional.
New Grand Jury Drawn.
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