Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-07
PRESIDENT OF CORN BELT MEAT
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
SCORES MEASURE.
NO BENEFIT TO FARMERS
FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW
President Taft is Criticized For Alleged
Discrimination Against Cattle Rails
ers-Work of the Association in Sc
curing Rates Before Commerce Com
mission.
Special to Times Republican.

I Des Moines. Dec. THE annual
meeting OF the Corn Belt Meat Pro-
ducers Association commenced today.
President Sykes gave spirited ad
dress
i IL any of our members can deter
mine where the Iowa farmer has been
he.red in any way by the recent re-
vision OF the tariff, they are able 70
selve eeeper into the tariff nuddle
than I am
And again President Sykes said:
81 must confess have never been
able TO determine in my own mind just
why President Taft should single out
the cattle men as against the sheep
men. the wooden manufacturers. the
lumber men and many others I might
mention. and go after the scalp Of the
well organized anod fortified. and DEM
ing all the strongly en,renched in-er-
ests to dictate the schedules that
SHOULD be adopted
that il would not do to permit the up
ward revisionists 20 gain the idea thai
the victims are satisfied, and agitation
should be KEEP. UP until just revision
is had.
In reference 10 amendment of tho
interstate commerce law, he gave his
commission should have power TO fix
;ol,
until set aside as uncon sritutional, that
no advance in rates would be legal
until the commission had been notified
trains He would oppose creation of
special court.
The creation of an interstate COM
ne-ce court, in my Judgment he said,
simply means the pulling of what teeth
the commission now has"
He would favor amendment of the
constitution 10 permit of an income
tax law, and election OF United States
senators by the people.
The history of the work OF the as
ISOLATION before the last Iowa legls-
lature was given. The bill for COM
merce counsel to protect the interests
Of the state and the people was beaten
in she state senate.
Il believe" he said, "a special ef-
fort should be made at the next pri-
mary and general election TO elect men
who are in sympathy with and will
4 vote for the peoples interests, and not
elect men who are so welded to the
railroads that they will vote directly
against their constituents interests in
order to protect the railroads.
senate roll call on the commerce
counsel bill is embodied in the report
for the benefit Of voters who want to
know the record. The present system
of not having the state represented is
held responsible for the rank injustice
observed in regard to rate matters.
The Iowa Rate Case.
That which was perhaps Of most d.
rect interest TO the members Of the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
was the report Of President Sykes on
the status Of the Iowa rate case before
The interstate commerce commission
The association represents the big
farmers and breeders Of the state and
ali stock men interested in shipping. "A
case was brought before the interstate
connission for an order 10 give to lowe
q readjustment Of stock rates to Chi
8 cage on the zone plan. Several meet
3 ings were held with the commission ana
Z finally Judge Prouty directed that the
I railroads and the association prepare
, and show him a map of Iowa with tbs
proposed rate zones marked out. usins
4 as a basis a l9-cents rate from Lisbor
on the Northwestern and running u,
Z 70 pig cents at Denison. This wa:
! done, and Judge Prouty declared tha
I the map prepared by Mr.. Thorne 70
the associa tor was better than tina
prepared by the railroads. But til
railroads objected and have forced tn
Z matter over until in January whel
4 arguments will be heard.
n The association plan, arranged b
! Mr.. Thorne, provides for steps upwar
I on the cent scale; that of the rail
4 roads on the y cent scale.
a final decision is not expected unit
in March or later, but President Syke
is confident of success. AT the variou
hearings, Attorney General Byers an
Mr.. Eaton, of the Iowa commission, ap
peared and gave substantial assistanc'
If the plan of the railroads is adopted
tho not as favorable as that of the as
ISOLATION, still it will effect a savin
While ttt::is case was pending the as
sociation secured for Iowa feeders
feeding in transit rate, for stock fro,
the ranges, which ought to be very va
liable to them.
The affairs of the Corn Belt Mes
Producers Association are in exceller
shape, tho it was confessed by ii
president that it is difficult to mair
tain an interest and keep the member
active. He urged renewal of intere
:. and activity and that the work go O
The report of H. c. Wallace as secrs
tary and treasurer related to the f
ID nances of the association. The NEE
ing today was held in conjunction wit
other farm interests of the week.
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