Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-02-14
ARE SEVEN BILLS FOR
2-CENT FARE IN iowa
Legislature Hears the First
Arguments on These
Measures.
a MAZE OF STATISTICS
Ec,9loyes of the Railroads Object t,
Tris Reduction in Fares Fearing
Loss OF Work and
Wages.
A MAZE OF STATISTICS

Des Ssoines, Ia i'eb- ~ The iesisl;,-
ilre heard its iilst arguments ON the
proposal 70 reduce passenger fares in
Town Oh Friday afternoon. the house
committee d.voting tour hours 10 the
subjtu' Seven bills Were under coll
siderattom all Involving reduction of
+ fares. Aithors OF the bills, especially
t.ott,eli. DeMar and Jones. We're per-
n.itted 20 explain their bills after
whiei representatives of the railroad
traInnleli spoke. then the railroad rep
Tese,.tatives presented their arguments.
Mr. cottrel. author OF the first of the
bills. presented an array of statistics,
which forms Tic basis for the demand
for u reduction These figures were
general in character showing briefly
that III the past dozen years The mile
age Of the roads i'll the northwestern
group increased but lll2 per- cent?,
Will. tn. stocks of the same road i'm
creased 50 I've! cent. the bonds 81 per.
cent the gross earnings 81 per cent.
and the net earnings 40 per cent. There
lad been reduction in the ratio of eN
psns.s 10 gross earnings. and at the
same time an enormous Increase il div
ldenGs actually paid and surplus ac-
cuniulated 1t VIZ upon these facts
that the argument for the reduction i'll
rates was passed
On behalf OF the employees representa-
tiyes VI The firemen, conductors and
engineers protested against amy reduc-
ton. on the ground that it would mean
reduction of train service and conse-
I 4uent loss of labor for them.
Dozen Jury Reform Bills.
/ More than a dozen bills have been
Introduced at this session aimed at cor
/ Tecting the evils that have grown up
! about the present methods of selecting
jury lists The bills have as many au-
tho-S, and as many more members who
!. have not introduced bills declare tina;
/ conditions IN their counties are such
I that reform is demanded. They claim
tnat in some cases one man So dom
imates politics that he controls the Sc
4 lection OF the election Judges and
4 through them the selection of the jury
/ lists that arc certified To the County
clerk In other counties it is claimed
hat corporations control the selections
/ Through the election judges.
Geneva. of keokllk. has Offered Il bill
IN sa- house providing for q tax of So
year on every dog in The state. the
/ tax y 60 into the county treasury in
a domestic animal fund from which
~ orders of tho board of supervisors
! Claims for damages done by dogs Or
wolves are to be paid.
To Pay Lawyers More.
Sparks of WapeIio has offered u bin
/ pron:,lins that the compensation of
4 lawyers appointed !ay the courts To de-
fenl criminals Sliall he $40 a day in
steli # SlD in fun for ths. c;tse,
lie visiting committee report ON The
sheiNiilc institution shows chat
~ith 2te girls IN The four cottages ila-
t.Gsled Ia accommodates ITO there
4 siotild b. another added and So .00U is
recommended FOR this. The work being
dom. ut he school is highly commend
Ell
A radical change is proposed in the:
method Of securing water at the Glen
wood Institution. The visiting commit
to recommended an appropriation for
$250D) to provide construction of 3,
pumping station SC that good water
! may be secured. A few years ago II
A typhoid epidemic disclosed the fact that
4 all the Wl.rr is contaminated
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4 IOWA MAN IMPORTANT
WITNESS I'M THAW TRIAL
I;srlin gtotl. Fob H. Martin Green,
a witness Of the Thaw-W White murder.
4 and IN important witness In the Thaw
/ trla. aHd Who holds an important po-
4 sition On the editorial staff of the New
4 York World began his career as Il
Il Ilewspaperman on the Burlington Ga
Zete III he position now occupied by
his brother Thomas Green From Bur
4 linston Martin Green Went TO 81. Louis.
4 where he soon made good in fact he
ritl,le SO good that he was drafted tn
NaW York. Which seems good enough
for hi,,.. His old home is on North
Main i.ee' and his father Michael
t,reeA. rt.,s an engine for the 5urllns
ton rotita, and, of course. liz runs il
'seli. n hiS carly days. Martin Green
Tx MANY titsl' lads in y smaller I.Ij