Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-05
winter, but VINO has now determined
to leave the state

pany to reduce3the price OF Its com.
modities to, any point 1t may choose
to select regardless OF the conse-
qnences to its competitors is main.
tanned in demurrer to the petition
OF F. S. Dunshee fled In district court.
In his petition Mr.. Dunshee set out
that the Standard reduced the price
of oil to such a low figure that It
became impossible for his assignor
to continue In business. The com.
pany holds that it has the right to
reduce prices to any. extent regard.
less Of the consequences OF the plain.
tins assignor.
Joint Rate Announced.
Des Moines.-An so per cent Joint
rate has been ordered In by the state
railroad commission.
Under the order Of the board the
rate becomes effective July /, on all
commodities and all classes Tof
freight, on all railroads and interur-
bans.
A minimum charge OF rs cents was
fixed by the board also; formerly It
has been SO cents to 81.
The desire 8of the railroads was
that the decision be postponed for
two months but the commission over
ruled The request. The railroads also.
asked for transfer. charge. This
was denied by the commission.
The new blanket joint rate does not
apply to distances of twenty-five
mil l,,,f
a minimum of shipments which run
no danger In competition, in any
event
Shippers will be pleased with the
sweeping recognition of their rights
and claims in this joint rate order
by the, commission" said former Re-
preventative Chris Miller OF Fayette
county at the state house. I'VE get
what we asked for and am much
gratifed. am glad that the board
decided to apply the joint rate to all
commodities on all lines. That will
save much trouble. This is a great
victory for the shippers who have
been protesting against unfair and
discriminatory rates for a long time. !"
1t Is said that the railroads will
not fight the order made by the board.
They were only disappointed that
they could not induce. delay In pro-
mitigation of the schedule.
That the board of railroad commits.
sionefs faced great difficulties in solv-
ing the Joint rate puzzle was appar-
emit from the time the hearings were
begun two months ago. It received
no help from the railroads in the way
of Information.
Its PRONUNCIATION OF the 81 per cent
blanket joint rate Is the second big
reduction in freight rates In Iowa
since the present board took Office In
January. oThe nrst was; the reduction
of live stock rates 1S per cent. The
extent Of the present reduction de-
ponds on the amount Of traffic which
moves at joint rates.
viii Go After Weeds.
How to rid, Iowa OF weeds Is the
subject under consideration OF the
pure food committee OF the state de.
paftment OF agriculture. II has a di.
rect bearing on pure food. Last win.
ter the legislature passed law pro.
hibiting the mixture Of weed seeds
with seeds Of grains and grasses. It
the seeds are planted together, the
grain and weeds will be harvested
together. 81.
Governor Packard Of Marshalltown,
Professor Curtiss Of Ames college and
State Dairy and Food COMMISSIONS
Wright are the committee on pure
food Of the state department of agri.
culture. The committee has been in
session at Ames on the question Of
how to rid the state of weeds.
First of all come the roadsides. In
the roadside the weeds multiply In
the drainage hollows at each side Of
the pike.
There is one lone law relative to
weeds In the highways In this state.
IT requires them to be cut once q
year. Owing to that peculiar CONTRA.
ldiction Of human nature which makes
men work against their own inter-
ests often, the weeds are usually
not cut till late in the fall, when they
are but husks and falling meath the
blade, laugh at the reaper because
their seeds have been swept into the
fertile fields to walt for the sunlight
OF the springtime and the moisture
and the heat which will give them
the start Of the grain.
It is planned by the committee To-
go after the weeds. Adequate legis-
lation will be asked Of the general as
sembly year from next winter. In
the meantime a campaign OF educa-
ton will be undertaken that the peo-.
pie may come to know that pure
grain cannot be made into pure food
II the grain is mixed with the seeds
of weeds in the first place. And the
source Of the weeds In Iowa and OF
the adulteration Of grain seed against
which legislation was passed last win
ter are the weeds at the roadside.
Ice Cream Hit by Health Board.
Or. Louis A. Thomas, secretary Of
the stste board Of health, has taken
a stand against ice cream. Both
Ice and cream" says the doctor, "are
good things in their proper sphere.
Cream is most noufishing and ice In
a refrigerator is a great preservatiye.
The stomach, however, is not a re-
frigerator and Its contents are not to
be preserved. For this reason the
use Of ice cream and the cold drinks
are for those who live to eat. II they
must be used, however, too great
pains cannot be taken to Obviate the
epidemicsl which come every year.
with the ice cream season, resulting
from metallic poisoning and impure
extraests'G
More Land for Gienwood.
DR.. George Mogride, superintendent
of the institution for feeble minded at
Glenwood, argued before the confer.
.onnfa Of tho hnnnfl ~ -, u 4i.l