Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-08
FIGHT FOR IOWA SHIPPERS
Suit Filed with Commission Will
Probably Open Up Situation.
WILL BENEFIT INTERIOR TOWNS
Application of Combination of river
and Distance Tariffs works TO
disadvantage of cities
OF Rivers.
tFrom q Sad CORRESPONDENTS


DIES MONIES, Aug. 7.-(speeial.)-E. G.
wylie, freight commissioner for the
Greater Des Moines committee" is CONT
dent that the suit SSought by the commit
tee, through tie attoSney general, to in
duce the Interstate Commerce commission
to effect a complete revision Of freight
rates in the Iowa territory win be one of
the most important that has ever been
taken to the commission. The case was
commenced last spring at the time the
railroads announced an increase OF rates
on interstate business from the east.
Originally the Intention was to merely take
up the rates which had been advanced and
ask for reduction to the former rates.
Investigation showed, however, that Iowa
points were Disseminated against under
the old rates at very many places and that
restoration TO the old rates would not be
sufficient. Later the roads withdrew their
advance.
The investigation having been COM
menced, 1t was decided chat a case should
be brought for general revision OF the
rates, with a view to working out what the
Iowa shippers believe to be the unjust
Determinations,
The action is distinctly for the benefit
Of the interior Iowa Towns. 1t is found
that much OF the trouble arose from APP
plication OF the river rates, both on the
east and west The complaint In general,
is that the border cities OF the state have
a decided advantage over the interior
cities The railroads have also sheltered
themselves under the Iowa distance tariff
and have refused to make the necessary
adjustments to give the interior cities the
same rate, from long distances as the
cities on the rivers.
The complaint also covers great deal
as to commodity rates in the state and In
some respects reaches local rates.
The state railroad commission has long
realized the serious condition of affairs but
has been unable to do anything. An effort
has been made to induce several Of the
western railroad commissions to join In
a movement to request general revision
of rates In the western country, but this
has come to naught So the Iowa shippers
have taken action and it is believed that
when the Interstate Commerce, commits
sion gets into the case deeply it will be
found that there are so many questions
involved that the whole western rate sit
uation will become involved.
state Fair Plans.
The plans for the state fair are now
wen uuutI way anu tle pIOBTdHl 10 pIdS-
tically complete The latest acquisition is
the reglmental band of the Fifty-fifth in
fantry at Clarinda, which Is the same band
that went with the Fifty-first Iowa to the
Philippines. This makes five excellent mu-
steal organizations that will be present.
The race program has been completed with
a special feature 20 consist of the Dan
Patch aggregation of fastest PAGERS in the
world, and also the Iowa mare that broke
the records last year in trottng. The an
nouncement OF reduced rates for the fair
has been followed by announcement Of the
leading railroads thatisthey are going to
put on extra tratns1 yafr -t~.'- e i"
Money I'm 5IOwa Banks.
The banks OF Iowa have undivided profits
to the amount of $6,6SS. 1851, according to
an abstract OF the recent banking reports
which has been compiled by the state bank
ing department This is an increase in
undivided profits of 1915, 54095 over the re-
port(of February 16. These undivided prof
Its are distributed SO as to show $3,72S, 37IO5
in the savings banks and s., $40, 1862 in the
state banks and trust companies. There
are 663 savings banks in the state and d.
viding the total undivided profits among
them shows that every savings bank In the
state has an average Of $5,62349 in undi-
vtded profits. This Is taken by the state
banking officials to Indicate that every
savings bank in the state is enjoying an
unusual degree of prosperity. The most en-
couraging feature of this situation, accord
ing to the banking officials. is that 1t
leaves plenty Of money with which to move
the bumper crops. This will do away, they
say, with the necessity of sending east for
money with which to move the crops.
Prohibition Conference.
A conference Of prohibition party work.
ers has been called for next Tuesday to
outline the plans for the coming campaign.
This conference will precede the grand rally
Tuesday night at the Y. M C. A. auditor
ium, at which the opening gun will be
fired. Aaron s. Watkins of Kentucky, can
didate for vice president two years ago,
and A. MacEachron, candidate for COVER
nor, win speak.