Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-14
Iowa


plants, however, received by the board
with reference to inability to secure cars
for shipment of corn was considerable. The
commissioners notice to the railroad COM
panies to give corn preference over all
freight except live stock and perishable
freight is having It's effect Upon investi-
CATION by a member of the board It tran
spired that the difficulty in moving corn
and other freight in Iowa has not been so
much the fault of Iowa railroads as that
of lines east of Chicago. This commissioner
when he was in Chicago found the yards
full of loaded cars destined to eastern
points, which the eastern railroads could
not handle on account of lack of motive
power, and for the further reason that their
eastern terminals were congested A num-
ber of Iowa railroads last summer ordered
new locomotives, which are just now being
received for use in Iowa territory.
The most important case filed with the
commission this last week was the appli-
cation of the Greater Des Mones commit
tee for the revision of the grain rates in
Iowa. No date has as yet been fixed for
hearing
There were two complaints with reference
to station service, one from Roelyn and
the other from Berlin; one application for
more sidetrack room and one claim for
overcharge. The rest of the complaints re-
ferred to cars for grain and live stock.
Remarkable Lake Bed Case.
Attorneys are here to appear before the
Iowa supreme court on Monday morning
to argue a remarkable case from Cerro
Gordo county. involving the right of the
county to maintain the level of the lake
in Clear lake. Some years ago the county
built a spillway and tried to keep the
lake from going dry. In other parts OF the
state the lakes were being drained. but in
Il is case the lake was reSarded as moro
valuable than the land around It. The dam
was dynamited and blown up. 1t was
rebuilt and again destroyed. Finally an
injunction was secured to prevent the re-
building of the dam, and now the case
goes TO the court to determine just what
are the rights of the county.
CandItated for Game Warden.
Already nearly a dozen candidates for
state game warden have appeared and the
governor is being bombarded with petitions
for this and that aspirant The present
warden has made an unusually good Of
ficor. but has incurred the enmity of
members of a state game association
which was organized TO secure changes in
the law. There is also a large fund Sc
cured from licenses to hunters which is
wanted by the sportsmen Of the state. and
they are insisting that it shall be used
for various purposes in connection with
the protection of game The present
warden has insisted that this money be-
longs to the state and must be treated as
other funds, only such portion being used
as may be necessary for the enforcement
Of the laws.
Unique Candidate for Mayor.
! b. F. Loos has announced his platform
upon which he win run for the nomination
OF mayor at the city primaries. One Of hi,
most novel suggestions with regard tc
handling the social evil is not 10 drive
unfortunates from the city, but to organiz,
big brotherhood and tig sisterhood clubl
to look after unfortunates, on the theor,
Of an affirmative answer to the Bibllca
INQUIRY Am / my brothers. keeper"
Reunion of Railway Men.
At the meeting last night Of the DE,
Moines Railway Mems club plans wer,
discussed for the holding OF a reunion herr
during the summer OF the veteran railwa!
men Of Iowa The last affair OF the kin,