Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-05-26

give the interstate commerce commas
sion sufficient additional authority on
this point.
Senators Dolliver and Cummins ia.
vored an amendment which provided
specifically that railways should not
make any increase in rates without
first securing the approval of the inter-
state commerce commission. Governor
Carroll does not think it necessary or
wise for him to express an opinion in
Endorsement of this amendment favored
by Senator Cummins and Senator Dolli-
YER
This is more important to Iowa farm
ers, shippers and consumers than any
other Industrial question now before
the people. Take for example the ship
ment of hogs. At the present time the
rate from Sioux City to Chicago on
hogs is 23a cents per hundred pounds.
An increase of 20 per cent in that rate
might be made by the railroads at any
time, which would be an increase Of
~ cents per hundred rounds. On
nos that weighs four hucdrcd pounds,
the increased freight tie would be
1873 cents; on a hundred hogs it would
be $3.50. Every farmer who shipped
one hundred hogs a year would thus
De required to donate $3.50 per year
to the railroads without regard to
whether the increased rate was a fair
one or not. or be subject to the trouble
OF nShting the railroad company in at
tempting to get the rates reduced.
Carroll Not With Farmers.
Senator's Dolliver and Cummins are
nghtlng against Mr.. Aldrich and his as
socrates to put into the Wickersham
raliroad bill the amendment to provide
'hat inns increased rate can not go into
ehect until after it is approved by the
lhlefstate commerce commission. Gov
ernor Carroll states in his opening adj
oress he does not consider it any of
nus business to take sides on this prop.
osltlon What do Iowa farmers think.
about man who does not have the
courage to stand up for the interests
OF the people of his own state?
Inc present freight rate on corn from
1AtiaH1c, Iowa, to Chicago is 13a cents
per hundred pounds An increase of 20
per cent on his rate might be made by
.he railroads at any time This would
De an increase of 81 cents Ter hundred
pounds The shelled corn Of an acre
ylelding sixty bushels would weigh
e'ooo pounds. This increase of 81 cents
per hundred pounds would make II
COST the farmer over eighty-nine cents
per acre to ship his corn to Chicago
more than it now costs him. Senator's
ouhfnins and Dolliver are attempting
70 amend the Wickersharn bill so that
n
stop an Increase of this kind before
IL goes into effect. if they consider II
Unjust senator Aldrich and his ASSOC
ciates are fighting Dolliver and Cum
iiihs ana want to prevent the adoption
OF this amendment
VIII Not Support Senator's.
governor Carroll does not have the,
~ 10 aeolare himself in favor OF
the position taken by Cummins and
oolilver The Importance of these
freight rate increases to Town farmers
eahhoe De overestimated Etghty-nine
cents per acre is an increase of eynensa
greater than all the taxes. both state
ana local. which the average farmer
PAYS. BUT here would be an opportun
~ uiuer the Wfckersham bill for this
great increase and additional aynen.a
to be levied upon Iowa farmers nv .
rev rate fxers, assembled in nriy.+.
once IN Chicago, and there Womb ha
no adequate method of defense nossihla
eial would be as good as the amend
lhent favored by Cummins and Dollfyer.
on which Carroll is afraid to .exnresa
himself. cps
Ihese increases in rates not only
49, a.sc' the cost of shipment Of
iioss, cattle, corn oats and other Iowa
pfoducts to market, but they Womb az
50 alect the cost of the shipment of
every pound of sugar, every kepsof
iiaiis' every reel of Wire every article
oi FURNITURE, every pillow, every wagon.
siiipped IN for the use of Iowa people.
IN carefully prepared scientific ar
80 upon me subject Of transportation
Whlch appeared in the Saturday Evan-
ing Post few weeks apo yyri++a. -.
hon. Clifford Thorne of wasbins+on
iowa progressive candidate for the
Iowa railway commission manv in+ar
esllns racts about the cost of trana
portatlon We're explained Mr. Tborna
proved conclusively that after fieur-
ils up the amount of money that is
expended In the United States for
s,,,.i.' OF all kinds, both the
Shipment out of productions ana +ha
shipment in of material food
ana wearing apparel for local consum-
ers that the amount thus paid out an
huaily equ1lled about $25 for each man
woman and child in the United States
The Wfckersham Bill.
b,, inese ngures have not been disputed
ersham bill, now before conFress fa-
CONSIDERATION, contains no adeouata
provision provision to prevent the RAILWAYS from
eral ei innr .hess rates at will. A gen
snaa increase OF per cent would in
crease an additional expense ~ q, OF
per year on every man, woman and
cent ce.ria' wa,d general increase of 10 per
| tax Of $3.50 on every man. woma n Sc SC
chlid in the United States. senatnr ra
DolllVer and Cummins favor an smands
i niemI TO the W1ckersham bill which
Moula make it necessary for the rail-
way companies to prove that such IN
c e are reasonable and lust befora
| tiie Increases could be imposed Senator
AI eI1ea and Speaker Cannon and thar
| associates are opposed to this annand-
| Ihent. carroll, by his silence. sIlstain.
! Aldrlch and Cannon. AIMS
! over capitalization is the cause ~
| mucn of the trouble between raiIroad
| companies and their employees as Veil
| as between railroad companies sna
their patrons. Railroad commands laau
| down wages of their employees 10 nsi,
interest on bonds and dividends on
STOCKS just as they raise rates soma
times Tor the same purpose. IL the can
tallZatlon was fair and honest +Sara
would be profit enough from fair raase
enable rates to pay good wages ar oil
| Times. The trouble comes from tha af
| tort TO cut expenses and raise rates
| 70 pay interest on dividends on watsr
| that is poured into railroad secn "aies
| IN Wall street. Railroad operators 'io o,,
railroad constructors or railroad ~, "
| ployes are not the ones tn 49, o t
STOCK watering. Wall street nrnno,+ ~
| axe Morgan, Hartman ard othars l ars .
the ones who make colossal forfnn ,es
cut OF air and then grind tho r. .,mes
ana the railroad employee to nav in.
comes on the watered securit p"y ~
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