Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-18

: ~ g58 49,. -
heard Il GtnfsG ~ tne 1.Nr,,,,ve
galway companies before ths -. xhs
council, over and over Again. aa n
average actual cost OF the ne, M - r,iie
iowp did not exceed S1U,uuVsuv ~, ,.s IN
There are now O,e21 main tracA M 49,. ~
ahe state, which, Tasted ~ Ln M M The
value are worth &iDoo4usvv,vuoss,,s o,.r,e
ict earninn Of lson, ~ W" thnn 10 psr
IN. 80 ,,,,,r s,,c, : vninntion, The average
a.,, na, sarrings- Tar five years would
%a.,nn rcr cent upon this valua-
~ 80, saLa fhc coat Of reprOduc
i,,n ~ ~. -r,nYcr test. an average OF
naoaG ,,o,. p,iis Ia about right, Upon
his hoais fhe rilrouds IRE worth $-aa'
,.,,s onm M W, rrn commute in q mo-
,,,,t tba nsro.,ta.e az Interest which
80. ~ ,.,,sns,s vs,,,,,d INV upon this sum.
/. ,sfii -, he ovsrJoolerl. of course. that
,n, nanaissrnhis reduction In earnings
,,o,,ia In nil nrobnbIlity, result md ought
2, ,ssniI an Z rasucfion Ia the value Of
10 ,,ronerty rar faxation.
'us p',. ,s.,r,s n Won to be
euol tnSs. ,,nre j,,drment and
'e'ieNeo ,J., s,,r,,,as al beginning
~ IT, i.,o,,irv os ~ the instIce or injustice
n inquiry We ~ tne j n,ns ,,te that will
h.s nI ~ .snns e tha ruilway compa-
essSh SE WcuMe VI s ,,ossanger or the
80, .'..,I 20. ~ s,,biert which
81 ,,n., a..,o =, rssnnnsibility, anG
nSehes h.sm se ii y. dtrntion Mi the
- ST. al. Il
'pi-s".S IN ~ ,,tna u md net upon
hat you VIZ e" fl,.nr -. n,cimdicr or CD,
m'uo"A 49,. 80 mar. nm deeply
,s -. .drc+inp in the Dassen.
or nata Ia Tn,,r warrantea. nnd i there
~ suis 20 Jury ,'t.,nna ~. Substitution
asio .,,.n'n.n, so cor rho existing three
=, 80 . ra+o
fTe'gH' n"
What j have siready su.a sun. -,
in so tsc as the ine'ms me OF p ru,imay COM.
oanies Is concerned Inc hhiho3u I'm ~,
mission mas alreaoy ADEQUATE poW pow, ~ r, Nc
Ichedules Of maximum freisht RATES. 1,s
schedules and classihcat LIONS uhoMi,r.u n,
$50 have not been chaiigei essen -.
during the eighteen years tta, h my ,s s,mI
INTERVIEWED In the nienh" iLi'e, ~. LIZ, ha,,.
tndure and commerce OF ING oTu' - - !,
neen revoiitionf1eo any d,r,..r,s,t of
re true thHt Inc pfesen' liz ,nnnufac-
rates is erossy utiiair "a am md dis.
tnrers farmers, STOCK P T1au 40 not baye
rrthntors o. the state. ah t wv .b. n strurrle
fair and even chance IN Lns st' u yanr
Tor busihess. ~ HHs ,.atGnn ,,6;rf,
%hiie 10 lnsl,tule IN s,,,tt asyeIon
VIII s"'t hen .hiy ~ p,;irnaa Commits
h,ahS lnlhse a Mniem I" "a ,vbicb wnulr,
SION ra'iG is us wy re.dinsment of rat IS.
greatly Glu ~ Ing eho a;,,nst ,nv,riable
as you EhaW; w.. 20 40 a,,',,,nfas in bringing
rnsfom on rhilWas . so,'f .nta +ha stats To
shlSfhehts Oh any h'na ~ MY 1i, "a. md then
HGEe rates 10 "a Js,,,o d,s+onne +ariff
add t.e rnte OF IRE towa oisl Tsis rroc-
~ the Rolht Oh uss1ii ,'a,i1L,,,, Z, ,,,
tice results IN great Ml.sann T., 49,
manufacturers ana T.ssft,y'ts ,.,. ~ s;t,,
EFFORTS 10 coii,''els WIN ~, 80 ,nt+ 81
"t"d heTona re st'tr: asso tote
ths rb'sH OF tine intricate sullecl, aah Ne
RE liberty OF wing YOU 80 a,,,.,nn 40
~ two letters wien J recrivea f".. uf am
tirne l was Writing ILLS pafl "a my ines-
sage: -. ....,.....
The cases submitted by the governor
show that To one instance the roaa
CHARGED Spa more Tor th s,d on ths fo o.
ffths in illinois. and the other instance
was similarl
,ndsrs+,,a na-fec+1r that nothing
,ha. Won could do wouid affect a through
vote bnt ~ II 10 +o no tho settled policy
of the railroads to make the inter-stat e
rate 90 fnr ma Iowa peopie are concerned,
he adfI,n" the Local distance tariff from
The state line to the point of destination
II is possible to SO adjust orr rates that
less injustice would follow their spplica-
ton In that manner.
Al the present time there are no Joint
rates unon local traffic. The law gives
70 the Railroad Commission the authority.
inint rate, but there n no authority to
ynrascrjha a renpraI sr,.oSiule of Joint
rates The constitutionality Of the exist
Ing statute was at one time questioned
byt hp in deter
mined mon another issue. md therefore
the validity OF the law is still undecided.
! recommend the subject to you as one
worthy Of your most careful consideration.
It is believed BY very many of our manu-
factureys as we1l as by a large propor-
Hon Of our genera, shippers, that the law
should he amended so as to confer upon
the Commission MS complete power TO es-
tablisb schedule Of joint rates. embrac-
Inv ali ra,lroa "a and ali traffic. as It nov
over single lines
DenuIta9e.
Two propositions Will be aomlttee WITH
out controversy:
o r's sc,r Ina, 70 nrnrIde itssn Win snf.
Gent motive power and enough cars to
Ga rry the freight offered to It with reason
facil,,ies without discrimination to the
sb,nners who ask for them
$500 - 10 +ho au+v ~ Sb,nners ,rd
ns.unu. - iosd and unload cors v,th
recsnpabIs nromnftude TO the end that
a asson car NAV perform the maximum OF
,. +,s ,,o,nnI.,.t hns hsen ernnbatic
that the RAILWAYS do not furnish cars "a
t ,hss shouid with rensorab,e dilieence' ona
Az dnes rn "p' move Them when loaded NTH
sui,r,nata batrss, thc,r no+rons Tho rail.
u,aniu nn,rnon,ss comnia,p +bat shinnars
wa, .on .ro nnt -orefI :, innds.,s
an,' isss,r a." "aro sv,an frrnishaa 80
anu az oo m re ,stter evil thev imnose =
10 c,urert tI s. ~. h,,,, - aai,aS a.,
peIn! w .darrrraas" N' A.
'ai =. 49,. n O. r,o aons,s+anta ,,,,+, r,,a
Us. H. ,onoI+r shar,s -.
Isl, nosa.s 800 hnth p.,aas r. +he r.s,wa =
poseu upoH n''n D,,eiss t., .,a,r 49, a..
,,.ht - 80 nnd ,,nr,na .ho,o 49,
.,Ip,t'hhs 80 20 .hn,u Sa,,ns,,.rn. !.
T'ou,, p'f ~, LIZ ~
,ae et,,n,,rs, nns, ~ sar,ico +nap .he.,Is
IN re,hrh.,T Ha,s ~ 'ne. 10y sio1Ln
snect ,"e '" ~ a law TINT VII, create 'n
sufficient motive n both carriers and shin
pers to do their fully duty IN bis regard
Free TRANSFORMATION.
,.,- ,,o eayo r. tho csnar,, A.
semh,y nv views upon this subject. and 7
beg leave to refer to nv former messore
a az, the prattlce Of granting free trans
~ortation to favored persons ard classes