Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-13
PRESS BUREAU BUSY
EVIDENCE THAT RAILROADS ARE
AGAIN GETTING INTO THE
CAMPAIGN.
PLEA FOR CORPORATIONS
IN MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Efforts Being Made to Have Country
Newspapers Reproduce Article on
Eve of Taft's Visit to lowa-con-
sressmen May Adopt New Plan Re-
sardins Patronage.
Special to Ttrnes-Republican.

wassin operation jnst4before the Hep
burn bill putting life into the inter-
state commerce commission was
passed is to again conduct a campaign
OF education thru the country news
papers came toalight this week. An
Iowa paper repubished the Dunn ar
ticle in the August issue of the World
Today with a. long editorial giving ia
vorable comment, the article and ed
itorial together maxim ga total of about
four columns. Newspaper men all say
that very few editors would devote so
much space to such an article unless
theyswere paidfor it
Itywill De rem emil ered that when the
railroad rate agitation was before the
country during the Roosevelt admins
tration many Iowa newspapers were
publishing such material and much of
1t was sent from plate houses 1t was
furthermore disclosed that an office
was maintained in Des Moines and
! Wilbur j. Garrison was placed in
charge and a connection with Ed Hun
ter was easily traced 1t will be re-
clared in a public address at about that
time that a large sum CT money had
been raised by the railroads with which
to conduct this campaign of education
and flood the newspapers with matter
that favored the railroad side and IA
vored no change in the Interstate COM
merce law, leaving the commission a
body without power or authority for
aoing anything effective
The article by Samuel O. Dunn pub
tshed in the World Today and being
se-published in Iowa newspapers takes
the position that the government by
protective tariff protects the manu-
facturers but does nothing for the pro-
lection of the railroads, and in fact
digs Panama canals and interior
waterways that will injure the rail-
roads. Blue penciled copies of the
newspapers containing this article have
been received at many of the Offices in
the state house.
Coming on the eve of the trip of
President Taft thru the west and in
the face of the fact that it is known
that the president has invited Senator
CllInmins and other senators to prepare
bills putting more life into the inter-
regulating the railroads, this circula-
lion Of pro-railroad literature4is taken
as meaning just one thing, that the
railroads propose to forestall as far as
possible the agitation for better rate
regulation and lay the foundation for
supporting the railroad members of
congress in the coming congressional
campaign. 1t has been announced that
4
ern trip some of the legislation he will
propose to congress next December and
It is taken that the circulation of this
railroad literature at this time is large
ly for the purpose of getting the rail-
road side of the question before the
people before the president makes am
of his addresses.
Politicians are wondering whether or
mot the campaign on the part of the
railroads will be as extensive as it was
the other time and whether or not they
will have as large a fund at their dis
posal.
There is no surety that the Iowa
deIegaiionsin Washington will divide
UP the federal appointments in the way
1t has done in years past. 1t may dc
SO but there viii loesno action taken by
any member ofthe delegation till after
The delegation meets The appointment
of the pension agent In Des Moines
will await the meeting of the delega-
ton which will be held as soon as al
the members Of the delegation reach
Washington. The commission for the
pension agent expires next December
but it is underst TODD that the commits
sions for the other federal appoint
ments do not expire till year later
and it may t5e decided to leave the
pension agency till that time.
In years past it has been the Gus
tom with the delegation to allot thu
various federal appointments to the
various congressional districts ant
then allow the congressman in tina
district to name wilomsoeter hi
chooses. There were always reserved
positions to be filled by the selection
of the two senators Not all state!
0lave followed this course. This yea.
Congressman Hull has announced tina
he will not ask the privilege of nam
ing the next pension agent but will
f,1rn it over to Senator Cliu1mins ant
some Of the applicants In this cit,
have gathered the 4dea that they i1aw
! Hull,s support and only need that o
Senator Eunlanins. The action of Con-
gresham Hull is merely a-polite defer
ence to the resident senator and III
Will Undoubtedly be given other fedora
positions at his disposal when the dele
cation meets.
One Of the exhibits that. attracte,
much attention at the state fair wa
made by a'seed company In the agri
cultural building in which dt was at
tempted to show that all the pas
methods Of obtaining eeedaoats were a
FAULT and operated. each year to ge
smaller and poorer oats instead of bet
ter oats. The entire matter was base
on the alleged discovery that an GA
stalk is bi-sexual and fertilizes itsel
Elaborate drawings were ex1ibite
and explained to the farmers show
Ing that the proper method Of gettin
Feed oats was by artificial polliniza
tiOn. The first year but a few grain
IRE secured IN this way The secon
year some more and after severs
bears enough seed for comma17sal pur
poses is secured The seed exhibited .lb
The seed company o6I6snced man
Ha41ners that this was correct for
Masfvery much lnrger than oats grow
Pm the 3azuns OF Iowa. Ut is elaine
rye.
Attorney General Dysrs last sum