Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-27

Will bear the desired results as the
advantages in membership were sat
forth clearly and in an interesting
manner by the secretary in his plea
for a bigger membership Of the asso-
citation
Talk Freight Rates.
While the attendance was somewhat
disappointing at the meeting owing to
several other ATTRACTIONS or engage
ments keeping many who were count
ed upon from being present, what was
lacking in numbers was made up in en-
thusiasm. This was especially dem
onstrated in the discussion that fol-
lowed the talk by Maj. Samuel Mahon
on the freight rate cases to be brought
up at the hearing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission In Ottumwa
Saturday, October, 81. Mr. Mahon's
talk was illustrated by chart show
ing the great discrimination that OF
tumwa suffers as compared to the riv-
er points. This discriminatory rate as
applying to Ottumwa commercial men
amounts to about fifteen cents great
er cost than applies to Burlington or
other river points in many cases. The
speaker showed where a shipment
could be sent from New York to Bur
lington, unloaded, checked, reloaded
and laid down at Abba or Charlton
much cheaper than it could be sent
from New York to Ottumwa, and
thence to the above named points.
The cases to come before the COM
missioner are both titled Ottumwa
Commercial association against the G.
B. & @. r. r. Co.; G. M. & st. p.
Ry. Co.; G. RI & P Ry Co.; and Wa
bash R. r. Co.. The first case deals
with rates from seaboard and from
Indiana and Illinois line to river points
and Ottumwa.
The second case covers rates from
Chicago and points east of the river
to Indiana and Illinois line, to the
river points and Ottumwa The OBJ
ject Of the association is not SO
much to fight the railroads as it is to
do away with the discrimination now
existing between Ottumwa and points
along the Mississippi.
During the meeting last night
short recess was taken and refresh
ments consisting Of sandwiches and
coffee were served, followed by cigars.
Mass Meeting.
A committee of nine appointed at
last nights meeting OF the CONNER
cial association met this morning at
the associations rooms on East Sec
ond street at 9 o'clock The commit
tee appointed will have the soliciting
Of a large attendance OF business men
| and citizens generally at mass meet
| ing to be held Tuesday, October 27, at
the court house. The meeting will
be called at 7:45. In the meeting this
| morning five additional names were
added to the original committee of
| nine members and these will look aft
er the canvassing Of the South Side
of the river. The meeting will be
addressed by several members of the
Commercial association who will have
charts showing the vast dfscrimina-
l ton applied to Ottumwa shippers, as
against shippers on the Mississippi
river from points east. This matter
| is to come before the Interstate Com
merce commissioner who will be in
/ Otumwa Saturday October 81 and it is
4 the intention of the association
through this committee to create a
general interest among Ottumwans in
the measure.
The committee consists Of: Ed,
Roth, chairman; James F. Powell, w.
H. Cooper, M. B. Hutchinson, J. B. Sax,
G. D. Hurst, George Haw, Jr., w. j.
| Donelan, j. Wormhoudt, w. H Mynard
L. t. Crisman, W. Hand, L. G. Neff,
George Simmons.