The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-06-01
enemies TO Iowa Packers Trying 20,
Elect Railroad Commissioner to
Build up Chicago
Stock Firm.

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Sutlding up or tearing down Iowa
packing houses is involved in the pri-
mary election to he held Tuesday,
June 7th. II . certain interest sue
reeds in nominating its lawyer can
afdate for railroad commissioner, Chi
cago packers will be favored 1t the
expense Of Iowa packers.
The Secret Out.
The secret Is given away By Wal.
iacs's Farmer. an agricultural weekly
published at Des Moines, which makes
an unfounded attack on the present
Iowa railroad commissioners because
they have protected the packing in
uustry Of the state The two dominant
Interests. are Harry G. Wallace, man
Ager OF Wallace's Farmer, and Clifford
Thorne. Of Washington county, law.
Yer Of these interests, who have ap-
peared in al it's attempts before the
Iowa Railroad Commission and the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
secure areduction Of freight rates on
Iowa live stock to the Chicago mar
Get. Present rates already give q diff
Terence against Iowa and in favor Of
The Chicago packers on hog shipments
as follows: Against Ottumwa pack.
ers six and forty one-hundredths per
hundred weight; against Waterloo,
three cents per hundred weight
against Mason City, four cents per
hundred weight: against Cedar Rap
Ids. four and fve-tenths cents per
hundred weight; against Marshall-
town, i've and seventy-seven hun
dreds cents per hundred-weight.
Would Reduce More.
These interests would still fur.
Tier reduce these interstate rates,
paying no attention whatever to re-
ducing local rates between Iowa
points. Already these Interstate rates
result in eighty-four per cent of the
eight to ten millioni hogs raised In
Iowa each year. being shipped to Chi
caso for slaughter, leaving only six.
teen per cent to come to Iowa pack
ers. Were these Interstate rates to
20 lowered the entire hog output
would be shipped to Chicago and
every wheel in every packing house
IA Iowa would. Of necessity, be stop
ped. Originally this association com.
PEELED all its members to consign all
their shipments to its own commits
sion house in Chicago. Harry G. wal
lace was secretary Of this association.
President A. Z. Ames of this associa.
ton became president Of the commits.
sion firm. Naturally its every effort
wa to increase the business and the
profits Of this Chicago once.
Built u Iowa Expense.
These interests we're built UP at the
expense Of the packing industries
OF Iowa. The efforts OF these inter.
1 ests to secure reduction in inter.
STATE rates. 30 40 to increase the live
stock shipments to Chicago and re-
dscs the shipments to iowa packing
houses has already resulted in the
I laying on Of large number Of men
~ one Iowa packing house. in place
i 81 On increase In both packing in.
dnstries and employees. Standing be
tween these interests and success in
this plan to betray the stock raisine
and packing interests Of Iowa. the
present lows railroad commissioners
Aavs safeguarded the interests OF oil
Iowa shippers and industries.
People Are Protected.
Since Colonel David J. Palmer has
bsen . member Of the board. three
hundred and forty rate reductions
have heen made and two increases
y rates and those Of mino,
Importance. The cmcial records
q the railroad commissioners,
show that during Colonel Pal
usr's administration there have
been closed either by decision q,
amicahls adjustment two thousand
elsnt hundred and eighty-four com
plants. OF this number but eight me-
cent were denied. leaving two thou
sand three hundred and seven case,
closed TO the satisfaction Of the com
plainants against the railroads. Thes,
cases involved local freight rates ant
the reduction benentted shippers AMI
savorsd local industries. Within tn,
past fortnight the railroad commits
SION has instructed the attorney gen
eral OF Iowa 10 institute proceedings
against all railroads which carry on
J inc threat TO put higher interstat,
rates INTO effect June first. 1t IA 1,
10 Interest Of the farmers or low,
that every hog should be slaughtere,
Within the state. The number nov
siaogntered conId be largely increas
go II the efforts to favor Chicag,
packers IN this matter Of lower n
teF.stats railroad rates were ended
Isn't every farmer In Iowa intereste.
N building up Iowa packing indus
srtes instead OF completely driyinl
put OF business the Iowa packin,
e ouses at Cedar Rapids. Marshall
tow. ottumwa. Mason City and Wa
essloo. Sioux City and Des Moines?