Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-23
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view OF this proposition contemp1ates
the reduction of the $4,000. cot, 900 OF
capitalization by about So .1hA RO 600
of so-called Implications, which Woa1d
make the average value about $4,000
mile for the whole country. It is
commended by Others, however, that
the Implications are not, In fact, SO
large as claimed The iowa value
Is below the average in the nation. IL
is claimed by the railroads. They are
assessed at about $4,000 mile in
Iowa. The council estimates this to
be so per cent OF their actual value
heretofore.
Judge Walter I. Smith, congress,
man from the Ninth district, appeared
before the executive council to pro-
test against the reduction Of the as
sessment Of the Union Pacific railroad
IN the city of Council BlnAs.
Before appearing however, the at
torney for the Union Pactho--A. w.
Scribner and George S. Wfieht--ahd
the committee from Council Bluffs got
together and agreed that the assess
ment should not be disturbed.
Whereupon Mr.. Scrabner informed
the executive council that the under.
standing had been reached and in
view Of the fact that the people Of
the Bluffs had agreed to ask for no
increase, he would withdraw his ap.
peal of the day preceding for a de.
crease in the assessment.
For the council the governor stated
1t could not undertake In advance to
agree to abide by the settlement Of
disputes between railroads and tax.
ing bodies as to assessment, but
would have to undertake to vElue The
roads properties for ITSELF lie said
that the council would accent this
statement of the attorney for the
Union Pacific withdrawing bis re.
quest for reduction but could not ray
that 1t would abide by the concession
of the people Of Council Bluffs not to
ask for an increase. In viewing the
property the council may decide to
Increase the assessment, Irrespective
OF what the committee prepressnted
by Judge Smith might have conceded
No Reduced Rates For Fair.
Des Moines railroad officials here
received authentic information that
no rates will be made for the Iowa
state fair No official statement hasi
been issued but the instructions are
said to represent the fpal decision OF
the higher officials of the roads oper.
atlng In Iowa. Secretary John Simp-
son Of the state fair has been hopeful
OF securing rates, probable one and
one-half fare for the round trip. and
mas not even yet given up hope, but
the railroad men are certain that q,
cents per mile will be charged each
way.
The Instructions to the local ofio-
ials are general ones, simply declar.
ing that no rates of less than q cents
per mile each way will DO made be.
tween points in Iowa during the next
ninety days.
The officials have also been nett
ned that extra trains WiH be run on
the various lines to accommodate thu
trafhe for the state, fair. AS much
equipment as can be conveniently se-
cured will ibe sent to Iowa for use dur
ing the week.
Railroads have refused to grant
special rates for the National Guard,
for its maneuvers Of the grst week
in August.
They will charge tie gussd Q cents
mile, fat. Senator SaunSeN Vas
IN Chicago recently and tried to get
the roads to agree to a l cent rate.
which always has been enjoyed by
the guard heretofore. General thrift
has endeavored to get the same con.
cessiens. All efforts have been futile.
Palmer Appointa staff Officers.
Col. D. ]. Palmer, dspartmsnt com
mander Of the Iowa g. A. R. las an,
nounced his star officers to serve
with him during his inoum bency isl
the head Office Of the a. A. r "a
this state. The position 81 sGhIer aids
ana az r shsss Of stsH g9ss te ! !. Kslsofs
Of Washington, WIS 10 paashF Is
the sams post as ColopSf P1Hh6. u
Il. Carl Of Muae4tiss SxassV akessh
ment inspector. A. ". Jad1eI 81 BaIN
field, Judge advocate; A. ], Qratzenr
burg Of DEBORAH, chiet rnustering offH
Ger; Robert Kissick Of OsgsloosA, "a,
triotic instructor; T. 3. Kiy9patf ick
OF Creston, department bugler.
Parole Board Makes Tour,
The new State Board Of Parole WIFI
visit reformatories at Springfield and
Joliet, III. It will then be deattisd
whether to visit other institutions
notably in Indiana, or not.
Japan Not Prepared.
The probability of war between ia,
pan and the United States is extreme,
~ remote" said j. A. T. Hull, cons
gresham and chairman Of the house
committee on military aYsirS. HTha
ruling powers of JapaR do not seeS
war and It is certain that the rnItad
States prefers peace
q know there Is considerable talh
of war between Japan and the United
States" continued Captain Hull. ''buf
OF all the greater nations IL the world
Japan is the least prepared Tor VIZ,
and she will not rush hesdiessly Into
conflict for small causes"