Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-27
ANO1HERRA|EB[ARN
Iowa Commission to Consider
Reconsideration of Thirty
Five Commodities
DEMAND RIVER RATES FOR IOWA
Application Filed to Have East Missis-
sippi and Missouri Rate Applied
Benefits to Be Derived by Loading in
TRANSIT Rate on Grain Lake Bed
Litigation.
Special TO Times Republican.
Litigation

Special TO Times Republlcan.
Des Moines. Sept. 27.-The state
railroad commission has announced
that it will have a hearing on the re-
classification of rates October IL at the
state house. At that time 1T is pro-
posed to take up more than thirty
five commodities. Among other things
the board will take up the application
Of the Corn Belt Meat Producers for
a lower sheep rate.
Among the commodities that VIII De
considered at that time in some phase
or other will be corn shelters, waste
paper. brick, molasses. feed, cotton
piece goods, feathers, flag poles, spring
beds. wire fence, maple sugar substi~
tute, baled hay, bar and pig iron, eVap-
Grating tanks, glue scrap and bone
plaster board, refuse and waste, parts
of farm wagons, nee yoke centers,
~settees. camp chairs, empty barrels,
olives in bulk and in glass. farm gates,
mine props, electric machines, asricui-
tural implements, sheep, furniture, iron
retainers returned, minimum coal lpau
weights, loading in transit for gram.
furthermore an application has been
filed to make the East Mississippi ah'i
| Missouri river rates applicable to loW;'
points. This last is due to the work Oh
Commissioned Wylie, Of Des Monies,
who has uncovered the fact that lowe
towns have to pay a higher rate from
these rivers if the shipment originates
away from the river han if 1t origin
ates on the river.
The loading in transit proposition on
grain is something that the grain mea
think one of the most important proF-
ositions yet advanced. IT VIII MAKE
grain centers of some of the cities o.
Iowa. The proposition is to allow snip
ments of grain to large elevators m
side the state Where the grain can Hs
unloaded and leaned and then re-
shipped to the larger markets OF Sn1-
cago or Liverpool on the thru fate
from the place of the origin or tae
| shipment to the market. Now ii this IS
done. two rates must be paid the rate
to the elevate where the cleaning Is
done and Their the rate on. The SUM
of the two locals being much hsaet
than the thru rate.
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Ownership of all the lake beds OF
northern Iowa was decided IN d suit
affecting Goose lake by Judge Churcll'
Of The Greene county district court.
The case will. however. in all probabli-
ity be carried &c the supreme court ol
this state and from that to the SUI
preme court of the United states.
Judge Church decided the case IN FAVOR
of the state of Iowa, but those prose-
cntine the suit on behalf of private
owners claim tina there is authority
Of the United States court against his
ruling.
The Marshall Dental Manufacturing
Company of his city laid claim to
Goose lake and proceeded to drain 1t,
when the state secured a temporary in
junction and stopped them. They en-
Moved ATTORNEY E. B. Evans of this
CITY. dean Of the Drake Law School,
to handle their case. They claimed thai
the state Of Iowa could not w and
possess the beds of any lakes except
those that are navigable.
AS a matter OIL ldCl LllS1o 10 PAcpopA
not a lake in the state of Iowa that is
navigable unless it is OkoboJl, and
there is a question whether the courts
would consider that navigable. The
Marshall Dental Manufacturing Com
pany bought all the swamp lands In
Greene county and they claimed tina
Goose lake which is a good sized lake
was merely swamp Ian and that they
bought it along with the other swamp
lands. II their contention is correct
then thousands of acres of lake beds
he richest land there is in h state
is the property Of the summer resorts
located on their border. The state has
however, sold a considerable amount
of this lake bed land on the theory
that it belonged to the state, and have
collected the money for 1t.
Judge Church of the Greene county
district court, has not yet prepared
his decision in the matter, but he ha
notified Attorney General Byers thai
he will decide in favor of the state
and will in a. short time file his writ
ten opinion in the case. 1t Is probable
that the company that lays claim tc
Goose lake will then appeal h case
to the higher courts. II they ulti-
mately win it will cost the state OF
Iowa a pretty penny, for While it will
lose the rights to the beds not YET
drained it may be forced to pay back
the mon it has already collected or
the sale of lake beds and turn the beds
over to other parties.
Secretary Thomas, of the state board
Of health, has announced the program
for the coming conference of the state
and local boards of health. 1t will
be held at the Y. M. c.. A. auditorium
in his city and the hotel headquar-
tiers will be at the Wellington. The
conference will be held Nov. IL n IS.
DR.. Cassius r. Lesan, of Mt. Ayr, win
preside, as president and will deliver
an address. Attorney General Byers
will deliver the welcome address and
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