Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-07
STRIKING FACTS BROUGHT OUT
BY COMMISSIONER THoRNE
At RECENT HEARING.
STARTLING SHOWING AS TO
UNFAiRNEsS TO IOWA
Railroads Surprised At Thorne's Show
ing and at First Inclined to Dispute
Ffsures-Commisson Had Actual
Figures to Prove His Contention
Other News Of the State.
Special 70 Times Republican.

SPeclal 10 liMeS- RepuhliCan.
Des Noines, Nov. One of the mos,
striking features OF the rate case pre-
scented 20 the interstate commerce
commerce commission here last week
was brought out by Clifford Thorne.
and il was SO impressive that at
,orneys for the railroads ar first de-
clared that the computation vas wrong
and the figures could not possibly he
correct. The showing made 8 deep
impression on the court. Il related
10 the sudden jump up in the rate
charged for freight when il comes from
the east and crosses the river into
Iowa
The claim was made on behalf OF
the petitioners that on freight coming
from the Atlantic ssaboard 10 Iowa
points, the Iowa proportion Ct the rate
is much higher than that. for instance,
between Chicago and the river. MI
Thorne figured this ont in mills per
ton Per mile. in other words figured
IL down to an actual mileage basis.
He presented rhe figures in regard 10
several Of the railroads. making the
computation on first class freight and
70 the leading Or county seat towns on
the railroads The result shows in
startling manner how Iowa has been
and is being Disseminated against.
An Apt Illustration.
Take the Great Western railroad.
For example The Illinois proportional
from Chicago 10 Dubuque distance IL
miles. figures 10 IS mills per ton fo-
each mile hauled But from Dubuque
to Durango. first station out, the
charge jumps TO 500 mills per ton Per
mile. and 20 Oneida il is 49,. mills. To
Oelwein from Dubuque the charge
figures OFT 81 mills per ton per mile;
and other points along the lire the
mills charged are as follows: Waverly
IS. Allison So HAMPTON SIS Clarion
S. Fort Dodge IS. Harlan s.. Council
Bluffs 3o4, Marshailtown SO, Des
Moines S5.s.
The actual rate from Chicago to
Dubuque on these thru shipments.
distance IL miles. is l5.i cents: ba:
! from Dubuque to Des Moines. distance
co. miles the charge is 9. cents.
| The Burlington railroad rate sheet
/ figures out IN like manner showing a
! big jump in rates charged the moment
!
Burlington. 2os miles the charge is i5.4
cents or the rate OF 14.s mills per ton
per mile But to Oskaloosa the Iowa
proportional Of a thru rate agures out
si.7 mills per mile. TO Knoxville IS
mills to Mt. Pleasant 1854, Fairfield
ll2, Charlton 81. Corning AZ Red Oak
49,
From Chicago 20 Burlington IS .0s
miles and from Burlington 20 Corning
EOS miles but the actual rates charged
are Is. cents and 81 cents respective
y.
On the Illinois Central the same
situation is shown. East Of the river
the rate per ton par mile in mills IS
1874; west 81 the river 1t is - Farley
225 miles. Independence aS.1. Water
loo -5.5. Fort Dodge 5Q.5, Sioux Cit!
81 mills.
When these figures we're presented
the attorneys insisted thai Mr.. Thorna
had placed the decimal in the wrong
place. He retorted that Al! ne wanted
the commission 10 Go Is 10 move tbs
decimal over 10 its righttul place.