Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
OF IOWA Low FARE LAW
Injunction Suit at Des MOines by In
terurban Stockholders.
ALLEGES ACT IS COMPENSATORY
Deficit of $4,000 for Cedar Rapids
and Iowa City Road, Another
Coming This
Year.
Trom a sad correspondent.l

DIES MONIES, Ia. Nov. 2~9.-(Special Tel
egram.)-Judge Mcpherson in the fedora
court today issued an order restraining tht
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Interurban rail
road from complying with the Iowa law
fixing railroad rates at 2 cents a mile.
The writ Is returnable December 10, when
a hearing will be had on the CONSTITUTIONAL
ity of the Iowa law. The suit was brought
by Elizabeth McCllntock Of Pennsylvania
a stakeholder of the company, who says
she asked the company to charge more
than 2 cents a mile and the company re-
fused, and that unless 1t does charge more
than that it will lose money and thus de-
prive her Of profits which she ought to
have. She shows that the deficit Of the
company last year was about $4,000 and
this year 1t will be $4,000. She makes the
railroad commission, the attorney general
and all officials who nave to do with the
enforcement Of the law parties to the
suit. The case is intended to bring to a
test before Judge Mcpherson the entire
statute of Iowa regarding the 2-cent fare
and to AVE it declared unconstitutional
because It is confiscatory.
Brought Back from Nebraska.
Governor Carroll today issued a requisi-
ton for the bringing back from Nebraska
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parole by leaving the state. He served
time from Casper county for perjury. He
was found at Durbin.
The governor also issued requisition to
fetch from the Wisconsin state reforma-
tory one Mike Ross, indicted in Buchanan
county for uttering a forged instrument
After his indictment in Iowa he went to
Wisconsin and is now serving time for a
similar offense.
Big Lumber Company Formed.
The secretary Of state today received the
articles Of Incorporation of the James A.
Smith Lumber company of Usage, capital
$1,OOO,OOO The company is formed by Sen
ator Smith, the veteran member Of the
Iowa legislature, who owns a large num-
Der of lumber concerns in Iowa and Min
nesota, also a number in the Dakotas.
Preparing for a Corn show.
Local committees today took charge of
the new Coliseum, just completed In Des-
Moines, and commenced preparations for a
corn show, which is to be hel dior two
weeks, commencing next Monday. These
corn shows have been held annually for
several years. but this year the plan is
expanded into a pretentious affair, with
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the Commercial club.
Discrimination Has Been Common.
The State Railroad commission has just
closed one complaint case that has been
hanging fire-some time and which indicates
much the nature of various complaints that
are brought to the attention OF the board.
This was a complaint on the part Of the
National Petroleum association to the ef-
feet that the Burlington and the Rock
Island railroads refused to accept for
transportation oil products in less than car
load lots on more than one day a week
at Keokuk, Dubuque and Clinton. Now
the Burlington haB agreed to accept such
shipments any day. The matter of greatest
importance was the fact that this discrim-
ination has been common In Iowa. 1t is
explained that the OIL trust, having large
distributing houses well scattered about,
does nearly all business in carload lots
while the Independents are compelled to
handle a large amount Of the business in
small lots. Now, the Burlington at least,
promises to end the discrimination