Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-22

that the roads declined to grant IN the
state of Iowa feeding in transit pr1vl-
IL aes accorded in the territory west Oh
tho Missouri river, and second. that
rates upon live stock from Iowa points
to Chicago are excessive. 1t Is appar-
ant from the order quoted that ehe
Iowa live stock interests have won
victory as to the feeding In transit
but not in the matter of rates.
However. even in the matter OF the
rates the commission makes some con-
cessions TO the Iowa live stock inter
ests. sine. it insists that the erouplhs
be revised 1t serves notice, turthei-
more, that unless they are revised .iie
commission will look into the matter
further with view to making an oiue.'
On this subject of groupings, Whlch ~
an important phase of the case, inc
commission says
"While we are of the opinion that the
general level of these live stock rates
from Iowa ought not to be reduced, we
do think that the grouping shouia NC
revised. The 231a cent rate which APP
plies at Omaha is carried for lou miies
east before the process of grading GOWN
to the Mississippi river begins. rms is
too far There is strip along tue
Missouri river, from fifty tn seventy
five miles in width, to which TINS 20 u
cent rate may properly be applled DIS
a. blanket rate, but after that point IS
passed we think the rate should DC
gradually reduced toward the east IL
is this broad group Of 231s cents "hlch
brings up the average Iowa rate. IN
der a proper grouping the discrlmlna-
ton in favor of Wisconsin and Missouri
which these average rates from iowa
now show would be considerably dim
inished.
'vrhis was suggested to the defend
ants upon the argument, who insisted
that the commission ought not to deal
with this; question in the present pro-
ceeding. since 1t was not fairly pre-
scented by the pleadings and had not
been discussed during the course oi
investigat ton. 1t would seem 10 DC
properly used since the complaint
states that these livestock rates from
Iowa are excessive, and asks that
graded distance tariff be applied, but
the general question of these group
ings was not much disturbed by the
investigation. We shall not therefore,
attempt to express any definite op1n-
ion at this time upon that subject. IL
the defendants do not suitably revise
their rates in this respect in the near
future we will upon application OF
complainant proceed to inquire further
into this branch Of the case with d
view of making an order.
Intervention Of Iowa Packers
AS TO the Iowa packers who inter-
yened, the commission says:
Certain packers located at interior
Iowa points interviewed in this proceed
Ing, introduced testimony upon the
trial. and were heard in argument.
Their position was that to reduce the
rates upon live stock from Iowa points
to Chicago without corresponding re-
duction in rate upon their product
which was produced from this same
Iowa live stock, would work to the ad-
vantage of the Chicago packer. 1t is
evident that the effect of reduction
in live stock rates must be as stated
by those intervenors. The existence or
these local packing houses, while not
justifying the imposition of an unreal
sonable rate upon live stock from Iowa
to Chicago, is perhaps a fact of some
significance. It is conceivable that the
Iowa commission may have established
lower state rates upon live stock for
the purpose of building up these local
The commission dwells at length on
the question of whether it should or
der a reduction in rates on live stock
from Iowa to Chicago. In holding that