Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-10
pecia1 to Times Republican.


series of lectures before chautauqua
I series of lectures before chautauquas.
during which he will travel thru KAN
sas Nebraska, Colorado, Minnesota,
| illinois, Ohio, and Missouri. His
dates are: Salina, kas., july II; Falls
City, Neb., july %; Montrose, Col.
July 25; Canon City, Col, July 81; sa-
Ida, Col, Julye29; Greeley, Col, July
81; Austin, Mimi, August 2; Union
vile. MINI, August 3; Plainfield,
Mimi. August 4; Petersburg, Ill. Au-
gust 9.
The week following August 9 will
be spent in Des Moines witnessing the
maneuvers, Of the guard and regular
army and reviewing the troops. Fol-
lowing that the dates are: PEBBLES, O..
August 16; Rockford, H., August II;
York, Neb., August 20; Cawker City,
Kas, August %; Canton, Mo-, August
20; Center, Neb., August rs.
Following that other dates will be
made UP by the chautauqua bureau.
Notice has been given the Iowa rail-
road commission that the. interstate
commerce commission has allowed an
Increase in the minimum charge for a
shipment of freight over two or more
lines. This increase is fronfa25 cents
to 40 cents. The, Iowa commission
fixed % cents as the minimum charge
under its recent informal order prom
ulgating joint freight, rates 1t is now
claimed that the commission will have
to increase this to 40 cents to cores
pond to the interstate rate. The in
crease means considerable to the con-
sumers. who in the end have to pay
the freight. for a very large per cent
of shipments go by this minimum
charge according to posted authors
ties.
Iowa legislators are watching with
some interest the suit started in New
York against the telegraph companies
on the claim that thy are in a con-
spiracy to increase rates. Just a short
time before the legislature, adjourned
the companies shifted their rates. 1t is
claimed that they raised them tho they
claim they only readjusted them. A
bill was then drawn to put their reg
sulation under the railroad commission
and that the commission be empow-
cred to fix the rates. The bill was
defeated largely because it was late
in the session and there was not time
to give it proper consideration. If
the suit started in the east proves its
contention the next Iowa legislature
may pass such a bill.
The Iowa Grain Dealers Association
at it's annual convention in Des Moines
yesterday, thru its secretary, George A.
Wells, gave notice of a war to finish
on the farmers cooperative elevators
concerns turnout Iowa.
While the old line elevator men
who compose the Iowa Grain Deal
ers' association have been at swords
points with the cooper atives for
years the contest had not reached the
crucial point that is evidently now at
hand. Mr. Wells in his report scored
&c. g. Messerole of Gowrie, who is con-
sidered one of the leading representa-
tives of the co-operatives, and declared
that the evidence submitted by the CO.
operatives at the recent interstate
commerce commission in :Oes Moines
which was derogatory to the associa-
ton was false.
Probably the first move of the old
line dealers will be an endeavor to Sc
cure the prosecution of cooperative
leaders, alleging that their organiza>
tons violate the new Stillman law.
Much literature has recently been dis
seminated by the Iowa Grain Dealers
association attacking G. 6. Messerole
and this campaign will probably be
continued.
What the plan of contes: of the CO.
operatives will be remains to be seen.
New officers were elected at yester-
days session as follows:
President-George A. Stebbins of Red
Oak.
Vice President. E Jackson of Ce-
dar Rapids.
Secretary and Treasurer A.
Wells of Des Moines.
Directors-E. u Skewis OF Mime
apolis. D. S. Baird OF McGregor, NJ.
Rothschild of Davenport. I. L. Patton
of Newton and Lee Lockwood of. Des
MONIES.
The Iowa Grain Dealers Associa-
ton now has membership of 500 in
dividuals, representing 6s5 elevators.
The attendance yesterday was not
large less than half of the members
being present. A number of promin-
ent grain men from outside of Iowa
We're in attendance. Among them were
G. L. Graham and c. W. Mcclellan,
of st. Louis; e. J. McVann, vice
president of the Omaha grain ex-
change; William Murphy Of Kansas
City, and Henry g. Rumsey Joseph
P. Griffin. G. B. Van Ness and e. C.
Buttes. all OF Chicago.
A meeting will be held in the COM
mercial club hall this morning at 10
O'Clock. to discuss the adv stability of
mutual insurance company Of the grain
dealers to carry risks on their proper
ty turnout the state. 1t is believed
that the insurance organization will
be perfected within a few months 1t
IS claimed. that the rate Of old line
fire companies on elevators is excess
siye.
A number OF Important resolutions
We're adopted yesterday. The resou-
lions committee was composed of Jay
A. King. d. j. jerks and NJ. Roths-
child. The gist of the resolutions fol-
low: