Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-04
RAILWAY COMM issIoN PREVENTS
COAL FAMINE AT STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE.
ROADS REFUSED TO DELIVER
FUEL ACCORDING TO CONTRACT
Appeal Made by Wire to Commerce
Board and Railroads Conclude to De-
liver Coal at Cedar FaIIs-5ad Wa.
, ter, State lnstitutions-other Iowa
News.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 4.-The state rail-
road commission did quick and good
turn for the state board of education
last week 1t saved the state teachers
college from a coal famine.
Between the railroads and the coal
company having the contract to supply
coal fer the college the coal was not
being delivered at the college in fact
but in either Waterloo or Cedar Falls.
The attorneys took the matter up with
the commission. It was found tnat the
contract called for delivery of the Goa,
Western. The railroad companies We're
insisting upon an extra charge and the
coal company was not doing so. Then
the railroad commission got busy and
wired to the interstate commerce COM
mission to instruct Fred Faville, United
States attorney for the northern Iowa
district, to commence suit against the
railroads for failure to perform their
duty as common carriers in delivering
the coal at it's destination under the
Iowa distance tariff.
The interstate commerce commission
Immediately wired back that it was the
proper proceeding and they would du
so, but first would undertake to secure
an adjustment
The very next day the railroad com
mission received word from the rail-
road companies that the coal would he
delivered to the college from that time
on, and it is now being so delivered.
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The state of Iowa is put to a grea;
deal of expense at the institutions be-
cause Of impure water. At some of
them, as Fort Madison, the water is
perfect, as it comes from deep wells
On Saturday the board of control re-
ceived from Eldora samples of lime
crust formed over large pipes in a
water heater. and these samples were
half inch thick, reddish brown in color
and covered with rough knots ard
knobs. A two inch pipe from the SOL
diers' home was shown filled with lime
deposited from the water. A pipe from
Clarinda was shown that was com
pletely eaten thru in different places
by the acids in the water.
Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids have
now joined Des Moines in asking u
the railroad commission the designa-
ton Of a trade and industry zone in the
city and defining switching charges
The case for Des Moines was argued te
the railroad commission last week but
/ probably will not be decided for some
time and in the meantime the other
cities have Joined in and ask for tbs
fixing of trade zone for the benefit 81
local industries. 1t is expected that ir
due time other cities Of Iowa will try
to secure similar action.
President Cameron, Secretary Corey
and other officials Of the Iowa depart
ment OF agriculture will attend the con.
ference this week in Chicago of sta tt
! fair officials of the big circuits, wher
| the dates will be designated for tht
various large fairs in the midland
| country Iowa has for years had the
desirable place Of first of the big fairs
the last week of August, and will ash
| for continuance Of this arrangement.
| An interesting contribution to the ole
controversy as to the origin Of the
word Des Moines as applied to the