Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-18
NO COMPLAINT ON One RATE
Iowa Shippers Satisfied with Charges on
Lumber, Lime and Coal
LOWER THAN m SURROUNDING STATES
Commission f. Going Through the
Schedule, Taking UB One Glass
of Commodities at
Time.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent)

CErom a Stan Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, April 1.-THE third in the
series OF hearings given by the Iowa Rail-
road commission on freight rates in Iowa
was given today According to previous
announcement the commission took up and
considered the local Iowa rate on lumber,
lime, cement, coal and similar products.
It developed that there is no complaint as
to these rates, especially on the part of
shippers. The reason for this became APP
parent when there was produced before the
commission charts showing at a glance
the trend of Iowa rates as compared with
those of other surrounding states In each
and every case It was shown that the Iowa
rates are lower than those of other states.
the Illinois rates being nearest and on long
distances at times being lower than the
Iowa rates. In response to the invitation
Of the commission there appeared a num-
Der Of railroad men who were prepared, IL
necessary to resist any movement looking
to decrease in the Iowa rates.
The commission is taking up the entire
schedule, a few commodities at a time,
and after all matters have been considered
will make such changes in the rates as
seem necessary, the revision being entirely
on the motion OF the commission itself.
state TubercuIosis Farm.
John Cownie Of the State Board OF Con-
troll has just returned from Iowa City
where he leased out the farm the state has
bought for a tuberculosis institution, and
also arranged to have the barn moved and
preparations made for building operations
during the summer The state has pur-
chased a fine farm which includes a high
ridge covered with an oak grove and also
some good farm land which is sandy and
dry. One plan which has just been worked
out is to make use of the sewerage from
the institution for sub-irrigation, draining
the entire sewerage not into septic tanks,
but into a series Of drain tiles laid beneath
the farm. 1t is believed that in this way
the sewerage can be destroyed and the land
be enriched by the absorption into the soil
1t is new thing in Iowa and will be an
experiment watched with interest.
Mason Pardon Discussed.
Governor Cummins again took up the
matter of the pardon Of Jasper Mason to-
day. Attorney Head of Cedar Rapids, who
has interested himself in the case, came t.
this city and appeared before the governor
again because of the discovery that there
is some question as to whether under the
resolution which was passed the governor
is authorized to issue a pardon. 1t is GER
tain, however, that the governor will
recognize what the Legislature meant.
rather than what it said At the same
time a delegation came from Dallas county
to protest against the pardon, but as it is
now too late to consider the matter in the
light of protests this was not considered
Mason has been in prison for over thirty
years.
Political Signs Showing.
Since the adjournment of the legislature
an effort has been made to stir up party
feeling on the score that the legislature
was extravagant in the making of appro-
priations and that especially in the matter
of giving support to the state educational
institutions, the state hospitals and the
Soldiers Home it was grossly derelict' in
it's duty to the taxpayers An effort has
been made to convince the public that the
state tax levy next year will be higher
than ever before and the statement is being
made by the democrats that the tax levy
will be at least 3k mills on the dollar AS