Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

-ReDuDUcan,
Des Moines, Jan. 1o.-Death by
strangulation at the hands of one of the
most complete monopolistic combines of
the country.
This is the epitaph over the grave of
the Cooperative Livestock Commits
sion Company, an offspring of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association. head
quarters originally in Iowa but having
members at one time in dozen west
ern states
Announcement is made that the Chi
cago office of the company has been
closed. A. l.. Ames, of Tama county,
was manager of the cooperative COM
panN. When selected as manager he
vas head of the Corn Belt The COM
mission company was organized for the
purpose of affording opportunity for the
farmers and shippers to market their
livestock at leading market centers
without being subject to charges re-
sarded as exorbitant and paying tri-
butte to certain graft syStems which,
are costly to the farmers. Among
others who aided in the organization
and became directors was Murdo
Mackenzie of Colorado; Richard
Walsh, of Texas; c. NJ. O'Donneu. of
New Mexico: T. B. Rankin. of Mis-
souri,; j. L. Heath, of Kansas; T. A.
Ihornburg, Charles Goodenow and ].
NJ. Brockway. of Iowa. Commission
offices We're opened in Chicago. Kan
sas City, and St. Joe A large mem
persilip was secured and members
pledged themselves TO deal with the
CO. operative.
a fine business was soon established
on basis very satisfactory to the
Shippers. But about three years ago,
under orders of the combine of stock
exchanges, a boycott was ordered, and
buyers were forbidden to buy stock
handled by the cooperative or similar
independent concerns not members of
the exchanges. At the same time the
exchanges made rules so that the CO.,
operative could not, even if it so de-
sired, become a member of the ex
change.
The shippers of Iowa sent an inves-
Iugator to the Chicago yards two years
ago 10 make study of conditions and
lhe methods of the combine in throttl-
ing competition and maintaining COST
y corrupt methods. Conditions were
!ound which are a disgrace to the
livestock business and menace to the
health OF the people. 1t was found that
men We're getting immensely rich work
ing Tor no wages but taking profit in
methods that would not bear the light
OF day Ut was to correct this that the
cooperative was established and he
cause of this the boycott has at last
been successful
In the meantime the company has
secured verdict for $4,000 DAMAGES
against the Traders Exchange at kan
sas city for its part in running the
coihpa and as soon as this suit is
worked thru the higher courts to find
out Whether the antitrust law is really
worth anEthlng. suit is to be bro1pht
against the exchange in Chicago. The
| Kansas CITY and St. Joe houses We're
drlVen out of business some time a so
ana now the Chicago house has hean
closed oeei'
Pefhaps larger number of Iowa
Shippers were interested in the move
ment than those of any other state
lhey nave been aware a long time of
ehe methods which are in vogue in
some of the yards especially at Chi
cago' but this probably ends all effort
70 establish an independent house.
James H. Wilson, of Adair NAV he .
candidate for state railroad commits
sion. He is being urged to make the
race. Mr.. Wilson made the phenomena,
race for lieutenant governor two wears
ago. He was last in the list and he
did absolutely nothing in his campaign
But he got $4,000 votes. The explana-
ton is that for more than thirtv-five
years Wilson has been regular at.
tendant at republican state conventions
and ne has a wonderfully wide ac.
quantance in the state He is also
popular in C. A. r. circles He is also
one of the most Independent men or
earth. He does what he pleases ant
does his~own thinking. 1t is an open se.
cret that in the times when Lieutenan,
Governor Herriott was making trou.
BILE for the let-well- enough alone
crowd. Wilson had his hand on thu
rudder and largely directed that inter
esting progressive movement. Wilson