Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-03
Railroads Are Turned Down.

1owa's railroad commission denied
the application Of the railroads for
the PRONUNCIATION of what Is known as
the southern rule" governing charges
on shipments of less than 100 pounds.
1t was stated by the railroad rep
resentatives that if Iowa denied the
application in all probability it would
result in the withdrawal of the rule
as to interstate shipments. 1t was
put into force recently and the rail-
roads have asked the western CLASH
fcatipn territory-Iowa, Minnesota.
Illinels and Wiscensi4l-to announce
the same rule.
There now is in force in Iowa, the
25-cent minimum charge. That is.
packages of less than 100 pounds are
shipped for Is cents and the order of
the board requires the railroads to
absorb transfer charges. This form
erly was the practice of the railroads
on interstate shipments. At one
time. the Iowa board increased the
minimum from rs to 40 cents, but
this order was cancelled before 1t
went into effect. The 25-cent charge
has been in effect for about thirty
years on interstate business until the
adoption Of the southern rule.
Under the southern rule, minimum
weight shipments would take their
proper classification and their mileage
rate, in Iowa.
Minimum weight shipments OF first
class goods would still go at the 25-
cent rate up to 10 miles, second class
up to $50 miles, third class up to 23O
miles, and fourth class up to 300 miles.
PopuIist State Convention.
Fhe pepulists of Iowa held their
state convention at the Iowa hotel
on the goth, selected delegates to
their national convention and elected
six delegates at large and district
delegates.
They adopted the Omaha platform
l.. H. Weller, of Nashua. father of
populism in Iowa, was present, and
J. r. Norman, head of the state com.
mittee came up from Abba to attend
1t.
The delegates and alternates to the
national convention were elected with
out opposition. The national conyen-
ton will meet in st. Louis April g.
1t is said that 1t is possible that Mr..
Weller will be nominated for presi.
dent. He was suggested for vice
president at the last national conyen-
ton OF the party.
Mere Girls Teaching.
State Superintendent Riggs has
compiled some very interesting salts
tics relative to those who took ex-
q ordinations In Tap,,ar1, I'll
2,299 applicants for teachers certifi-
Gates in these examinations. OF this
number, 1874 had not yet reached Is
years of age. Under the law those
who are 18 may receive certificates.
but the board Of educational exam
liners has held that those whose next
birthday will make them IS, providing
It falls before July /, 1908, are per
mitted to take the examination.
Brewers May Own Saloons,
An impression has gone out that
Attorney General Byers has held that
brewers. as such, cannot own saloons
Els decision respecting the owner
ship to saloons was that corporations
could not own and operate them.
lnasmuch as must breweries are
owned and operated by corporations
the conclusion was natural that the
decision of the attorney general would
stop the practice Of breWeries owning
and operating saloons. But he did
not specifically hold that breweries
could not own saloons. If an indiyid-
pal engaged In the brewery business
owned 2 saigon Or any number Of sa-
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