Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-17

1 cents per mile. the extent of travel wtirn
pays less than cents per mile assumes
tremendous proportions. Granting, for
the moment. that i would be unfair To
reduce the revenue from passenger service
a single penny it is still manifest that the
adjustment is hopelessly wrong. II costs
the railroad company just as much TO car
| ~ a passenger who has purchased "A 2oCo-
mile book per milo az ii does to carry
passenger who has bought single ticket
| Tor 10 miles. indeed think the former
costs a little more for the use OF the nile
| age book entails more expense m the
maintenance of extensive bureaus for
1 Identification. auditing and rebating than
the sale of tickets at stations The only
4 advantage derived by the II, road com
| pany in the interest on The uaynlcn, il,
/ advance and this docs rot warrant any
| Improbable reduction N rates.
l III the practice of making low rates for
excursions conventions.. meeting of Also
ciat!ons and the like, is Improbable, the
railroads can easily abolish Ii For my
part can see no justice which eompels the
| fari.ssr and his family or HE merchant and
h-:' family, az they 80 from place TO place,
| either for pleasure or for business, to pay
| u part OF the cost of carrying men to con-
| .entioils or to gatherings of any KIND; and
much less can 4 perceive the wisdom OF
about engaged in their ordinary affairs.
4 TOR losses Incurred In train load after train
load OF pleasure seekers To points of en-
tertainment or amusement. or land seek
| ers. as they journey to distant states I'm
the hope of finding riches that they could
more easily discover ut homo
1 littt' tIliuSS, however,, are Pl1lTeIy WltE-
in the control OF the railroad companies
| L! we give them an opportunity to take
cents per mile from everyone who rides
upon their trains in Iowa and they avail
4 themselves of the opportunity. as they
car. Their revenue from his passenger
| traffic will not be reduced single dol
| lar. On the contrary, according to- UNI
Neria experience it will be increased. If
on the other hand the railroad companies
4 with the right to demand cents per mile
from all who travel find i, advsnta seous by
| reason y! Interior or cNtrinsic benefits to
reduce tire rates under certain cirt.,lln-
stances below the maximum aud thus d;-
/ in!n.sil the average rnt, actually received
4 they cannot assert that the law has done
! them an injustice. stand firmly upon tho
proposition ,nat tho travellers who are now
4 paying cents per ni!r are paving ti!"
| fares OF other travellers who arc ah,lndant-
| Is abb. 70 pay their OWN, and the burden
/ Is laid upon .he people who are least able
10 bear II.
submit these suggestions 20 you Ia be
reviewed by your mature judgment. and
TO b. used for the purpose OF beginii.li.,
an inquiry as to tho justice or injustice
/ Of anS action that you may take that viii!
lessen the income OF the railway com
p;l;li,.s. whether from the passenger or tho
freight service. 1t is II subject which i'm
| sokes high sense of responsibility, and
II demands for Its consideration az the
| obligations of an official oath. know
that YOU win examine ii and act upon 1t
without fear. favor. prejudice or oppros-
| sion. For my own part am deeply con
WINGED that reduc-:on IN the passenger
| rate i fully warranted and / therefore
earnestly recommend the substitution of
t@o-eemt rate for Che existing .-ccnt
rate.
Eresht Rates.
What I nave already said is sufficient
| Insofar the income of railroads Is con
c-rned The railroad commission is al
/ :eady adequate power to fix schedules of
| maximum freight rates. Tho schedule and
! ripSstirations announced fl 1854 have not
i.s-e;l changed essentially during the nish-
te'a lars tt ,., hiiye since intervciied IN
thr meanwhile, tho manufactures and
commence Of tic country has been rcvoln-
| ,ionizedi md ! peiicvc ~ TO be true that
t:ie present ,dJps'i'ien. OF rates Is grossly
ltaiai:- :" the ln;'nnfaciurnis. Farmers.
stock producers. and distributors of the
| slate lsl"N do not have a fur and even
nance IN the str,lgsle for business III may
BE- worth Willle 10 institute AN iitNcstlga-
tion, whssh, with S@iir Il@narS powsr rs
1, might deNr!op lntiiE things which tue rail
rod commission ,s cannot discover, aud
yssant u isltes As you know. il is the al
4 most hiNaiisibi" custom OF railway COM
iiilies. IN bringing shipments of any Kind
iislo thc .ssnle. to MAKE rates TO the state
\ dist,mce ai'if to the point of destination.
iliis l'rieiie" results in great hardship 70
or iiarufa.trers and distributors IN
i fheU eilD!t To compete with their rivals
i S.fsaiHe t@yona the state. To CIV" point
~ tfil1 ps rs. OF lhc in,rlcaie snplect
! tax, the liberty OF giving YOU the sub
/ st1's''s Of two letters ! received during the
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w !oest. "lsiithcc liifill from me state
tinF 20 ~ h1'hl 81 uestin;ltinia, II is pos
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\ j'is,isf. "9iila follow their aAi'llcatl"n IN
s n",i%A' "a nN very MANY OF our
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f99f .. p'f 'iNi ~ shil'ptrs tii1l inc ia"
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,stbtiSS q s',ttstuie 81 Jo.nt rates, efnbiae-
tiia'2 iA's iiii ~ ram AS " ilp"
Ii il :ues
Demurrage
NO prnro9ttious will he admitted with
8f &srS failv'sty company la provide il !
1sa! with snffirieit motive power and
et{+,l.Lls cars 10 cary Tho frsht offered
Il yith ie sonabe prompiituce ana 10