Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-01
BLUFFS PROTESTS ON RATES
Asks Commission to Teduos Long Haul
Charge on Berohandiss.
RAILROADS INSIST IT WOULD Be UNFAIR
Eastern and Central Portions Of state
Interested More in short Haul
Rate, which IL satisfac-
tory to Them.
lFrom a star Correspondent


Gil Bluffs business men were on hand today
at the railroad commission hearing to urge
a reduction Of the long haul rate in the
state on merchandise. The railroad repre-
sentatives were present to argue against
any change in the rate The Council BLUFFS
delegation was the only one present to
urge a change of the rates. President e.
H. Merriam of the Commercial club of
Council Bluffs was at the head of the dele
cation and Fred r. Davis. c. w. Nc
Donald and F.. II. Keyes We're the other
members Of the delegation present. The
contention of the Council Bluffs men was
that the long haul rate is too high as com
pared with the interstate rate at basic
points. The western part of the state Is
the only section interested in the matter.
They furthermore contended that the long
haul rate in Iowa is greater than that Of
Illinois. It was disclosed that the Iowa
and Illinois rates cross at $50 miles. Above
$50 miles the Illinois rate is less than the
Iowa rate and below $50 miles the Illinois
rate is higher than the Iowa rate. 1t was
maintained by the realroad men that II the
Iowa commission lowers the long haul rate
in Iowa II should make a corresponding In
crease in the short rate. II was further as
serted by the railroad men that the Illinois
commission took into consideration the
Iowa rate when II fixed its rates and that
It became convinced that the short rate in
Iowa is far too low. While the long haul
rate on merchandise goods is largely Of in
terest only to Council Bluffs and the wes-
tern part OF the state, the short haul rate
is Of interest to the entire state and It
was argued by the railroad men that II
would be against the best interests to in
crease the short rate. The Council Bluffs
men argued that the reduction OF the long
haul rate did not necessarily carry with It
an increase in the short haul rate and that
the long distance rate ought to be reduced
on its own account The commission did
not announce any decision today.
wOmen's Clubs to OskaIoosa.
The seventh biennial convention OF the !
Iowa Federation OF Women's Clubs will |
be held at Oskaloosa May Il to II. Oska-
loosa women are now busily engaged |
making preparations to receive the guests. |
Every woman Of Oskaloosa on the re- |
ceiving committee will wear a white rib
bon badge bearing the word OsSaloosa.
The program which has been prepared |
contains the names Of many of the most |
prominent women of the state. The meet
ings are to be held in the Methodist church,
beginning the evening of May IA at s
o'clock
Uniform Policy Sent Out
The state auditors office is today send
ing to all the insurance companies doing
business in Iowa copy of the uniform
fire insurance policy that must be used |
after July a. with a circular letter OF in
structlons and a copy of the law relating
to the fire uniform policy.
Code COmmIssiOn Meets.
The Legislative Code commission and the
editor, c. N. Jepson of Sioux City. meet
tomorrow in Cedar Rapids on the call of
the chairman of the commission to begin
the work of the compilation of the new
code supplement. The chairman of the
commission is Senator Durham and the
members Of the commission are Senator
Bleaky, Senator De Wolf, Representatives
Weeks, Hacker and Sparks. The law pro-
vides that at the close of every third ses-
sion of the legislature a commission shall
compile the session laws into the code
supplement. 1t is expected that it will |
take about a year to accomplish the work.
Des Moines to Have Coliseum.
Des Moines is to have a coliseum. The
committee appointed by the booster COM
mIttee has made an investigation and has
definitely decided to go ahead with the
plans The proposition is to build a
coliseum that at the end of twenty or
thirty years will revert to the city of Des
Moines. 1t is definitely announced by the
committee that the new coliseum will be
erected on the river front. and a site on
one side Of the river or the other is now
being looked up.
Associations Oppose Union.
The Sioux Association of Congregational
churches, composed of the churches In
the northwestern part of the state, and the
association. in the southeast
ern section of the state, have adopted res
olutions against the consolidation of the
Congregational, United Brethren and Meth
odist Protestant churches. Rev. F. w.
Hodgdon. pastor of Plymouth church of
this city, a member Of the national com
mitee on the method of consolidation,
stated today that the resolutions were i'll
advised and did not in his belief reflect
the sentiments in those sections Of the
state
College Trustees Meet.
meeting of the trustees Of Des Moines
college was held this afternoon for the pur-
pose of outlining a campaign to raise the
$780, 900 necessary for keeping Des Moines
college In this city. This is in line with
the report of the committee of the state as
ISOLATION of the Baptist church, which has
decided that both Des Moines college and
Pelle are eligible, and that II either is Sc
lected II should nrst raise slU1VJO LOT the
college, and that If neither can raise that
amount some other location should be con-
sidered.
Damage TO Fruit.
Information received in Des Moines today
from the horticultural department Of the
State Agricultural college at Ames is that
the cold weather has not seriously injured
the fruit Of the state. Other horticulture
lists believe the fruit is considerably injured
but that the snow has benefited other crops
Epidemic of Measles.
Forty-two new cases Of measles we're re-
ported today from the Greenwood school
in this city. The Greenwood school is IN
the west part Of the city and is attended
largely by the children OF the Weather
people of the city. In the kindergarten
there were but fifteen pupils left today,
All the others are out with the measles. In