Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-05
Sleeping Car Corporation Slated
For the Next Government
Probe in Chicago
NOW A "coMMoN CARRIER
Company is So cIassed Under the
Hepburn Law and Subject to Control
Flood Of coIonists for the North
west chieaso's Mayor Strikes a
Blow at Tradition and Graft.

Chicago. June Sin Chicago another
big corporation is to be stretched on the
dissecting table for investigation UNI
der the federal governments lens aud
scalpel. 1t is a rare day when no gov
ernmental inquiry Is on in this city.
The Pullman company Is next. The
Interstate commerce commission LIS to
be the surgeon and the public VIA
watch the clinic with interest. Some
wag called the case a "Pullmanory
complaint" The capitalization of this
Chicago concern now is 100000, 900, the
accumulated surplus OF $4,000, 0oO
having been added in stock at the last
annual meeting to the holdings OF
those Interested Most of the time since
1884 the stockholders have received
cash dividends of s per cent per an
mum and occasional stock dividends
much larger. Years ago the capitsli-
cation was s26.oOo.O00 but surplus
profits have swelled the amount and
the dividend rate was maintained OH
the extra stock 1t operates over near
~ every railroad In the country, altho
the Chicago, Milwaukee g. St Paul
runs its own cars better than Pull
mans. In the Chicago plant there are
34S acres OF land. There also are
plants at st. Louis. Denver, Buffa'o
and in Kentucky and Delaware. the
prospective prying into the vitals of
tl,S X of nj cSt nj q
the Pullman company as a common
carrier" under the Hepburn law; thee
is a question about the justice of It's
rates. The specific complaint in hand
is from George S. Lotus Of st. Paul.
Others havel vaguely wondered after
paying Pullman fares why the porter 10
sleeping cars was in need of tips to
make a decent living. All this viii
soon be looked into rather thoroughly.
The flood Of colonists which pass
thru Chicago every spring is break,hs
all records this year. Most OF thn!n
are Americans, and come from Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin,
tho many hall from points as far east
as New York state and even New Eng
land. The extremes OF crop conditions,
excessive rains or droughts. nave
caused a general movement toward
good land where the amount of moist
4ure in the growing season can be gov
erned by irrigation. Many of the col
lonists are bound for the Pacific coast
bu the larger part are headed for Tue
northwest.
a blow at tradition was struck by
Mayor Busse, who has abolished the
duties and the pay of seven COW catch
ers. Records of the last years har-
vest of stray cows were searched for
data and 1t was found that no COWS
were caught, but that a cowcatcher had
vindicated the years salary roll OF $5.-
GAO by iltrepidly capturing and im-
pounding. one horse, age, color and pre-
vious condition of servitude not stated
This capture called attention to the
cow-catching force, employed to pre-
vent any bossy grazing in State or
Madison streets, causing panic among
the shoppers, and Mayor Busse de-
cided to take his chances on the perils,
and the police will have to add cows to
their troubles. About 1000 applica-
tions were in for seven jobs.
The Pedestrian Club Of America,
whose membership all is in Chicago
will start from New York soon to tour
France on foot. 1t will be one of the
most remarkable exploits a club of
such pretentious nameaflas undertak-
en-; the membership will sleep in one
bunk of one stateroom, VIII occupy one
chair at meal times (ifsnot seasick).
will travel single file, and register at.
hotels as single person. There has
been only unanimity among the mem
bers as to club colors, and the official
club badge, (which is Of gold with
crossed soles rampant Ia the center of
a circle AS matter of fact, the of
ficers and membership of the Pedes-
striari Club Of America comprise one
Chicago dentist. He says he has to
Jolly his patients so much he wants to
be alone and so will not admit anyone
to membership but himself. but tramp
alone with time to think He will wear
a specially made suit OF loben, import
ed from Germany, the lightest cloth
made, and which turns the rain per-
fectly There is only one annoyance
about the trip" he said. '1 have to
give in to the post card craze. T. shall
buy bunch of cards at Paris, stamp
them with my name and mail one each
day. That will save writing"
The romance of the City of Zion
seems to be approaching its end. The
lease under which General Overseer
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who denounced
Dowie, had access to the tabernacle,
school and administration building,
terminated June by notice from Re
ceiver, Hately, and another chapter
soon will be added to the rise and fall
of city which was built on the sands
of Lake Michigan. The Getty" is in
itself unique; the buildings are scat
tered; nearly all but Dowie's former
home are frame; an air of solemnity
pervades the place. To the stranger
the greeting, peace to thee of the
Zionites, even the fat policeman, seems
weird and sepulchral.