Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-10
MANY CASES TURNED OVER TO
JUDGE HENDERSON, NEW COM.
MERGE COUNSEL.
SHIPPERS HAVE PUBLIC
ADVOCATE FOR FIRST TIME
Sixty Pending Gases Turned Over
to Henderson-1horne and Lewis
to Attend Rate Hearing in Milwau-
kee This Week-Thrss Thousand

Special to Tirles-Republican.
Des Moines, July 1O.-The railroad
Judge j. H. Henderson. commerce
counsel, sixty-two pending cases before
the commission affecting Iowa freight
rates, covering almost as many differ
ent commodities. III doing so Mr..
ThorEe stated:
thereafter shippers over the state
having complaints against the railway
companies, for the first time in the
history OF Iowa. Viii have a public ad-
vocate 70 present their claims before
the Iowa railroad commission TO meet
the able representatives Of the railway
companies. The functions Of the con-
.nerce counsel are somewhat analogous
to those OF a county attorney. or az at
torney general, IN criminal cases. The
commerce counsel will be expected 10
become an expert in this lire, able TO
meet the expert railroad representa-
tives on the;r own ground and guard
the interests OF the public il rate N
t-oversies."
The railways are filing tariffs. max
ing changes il interstate rates affect
ing Iowa, at the rate OF over 100 a
week. Al a hearing in Milwaukee this
week about $500 changes NIL be con-
/ s!dered by the western Classification
committee. practically all OF which at
feet the state Of Iowa.
1t is understood ,ha1 Mr.. Thorne and
Mr.. Lewis will represent Iowa at the
hearing.
The following cases now pending be-
fore the railroad commission ave been
turned over to Mr.. Henderson for in
v~es-:gation, and ne viii present them
later % the commission:
B-221, rates or ~cucuubers in brine
Burlington Vinegar Il Pickle Works.
B-225, rates on candy and coneec-
,ionery-Nat.onal Contectioners' Asso-
citation.
B-226, rates on concrete machinery
Iowa Concrete Machinery Company,
Waterloo.
B-229, H. E. Pierpon,, C. F. A, c. NJ.
& ST. P.-Application OF W. H. Hos
regarding shipments in tank cars;
fcation No. IL.
B-230, H. E. F,erponr, G. F. A, C. N.
! & ST. P.-Applicarion Of item IS supple
ment s 10 western classification No. IS,
regarding petroleum, except crude and
fuel oil.
B-237, switching regulations and
rates-G. A. W-ightrnan, secretary
Iowa Manufacturers Association, De
Moines.
B-237-2, switching charges Con
suuers' Ice Company, Des Moinea.
B-250, rates on broken srone-Iowa
State Quarrynen's Association by J.
". Burroughs, A1arshalltown,
B-251, rates on screenings and stone
dust-Io*a State Quar-ynen's Associa-
ton by j. w. Burroughs, MarshaIItown.
B-254. c.. e. y. W. ct al, by James
c. Davis, attorney, Des Moines-Rares
on egg n wooden cases.
B-255-Rare on cucurnpers in brine
burlington Vinegar and Pickle Works.
B-25T. rates On g-a!a-E. G. Wy!ie,
Greater Des Moines Committee.
B-255, Williams Company,
Cleveland. o.-Rate on arsenate Of Lead.
B-25O. application for amendment TO
commodity rates-A. W. DawIsr, L. S.
Gypsum Company, Chicago, Ill.
B-26O. gasoline engines and air com
| presso-s-Boa-d OF railroad commits
s!oners.
B-2s2, application for change IN Iowa
interstate -ates-G. a Wrightrnan, Des
lIo!ras.
B-253, rates on coffee il burlap bags
with varer-proofed paper Innings
woolson Spice Company, Toledo. Q.
B-265. board Of railroad commission
ers: amendment to rule So Of Iowa
Classification No. II. applying W. T. L.
rules circular TO shipments locally
within iowa.
B-26s, rate on !ce-Consumers' Ice
COMPANY, Des Moines.
B-2s9. rate on fresh meat-Board Of
railroad Commissioner
B-271. William Galloway Co, Water
!oo-Rate on gasoline engines and
wood saving outfits.
B-276. W. p Martin, Dubuque Ship
pers' Observation-Disclosures Of
Iowa local rates from Dubuque.
BITS. Tone Bros. Des Moines-Re-
duced rate CT copper, pepper hulls.
pepper substitutes or mixtures.
B-2.e. reduced rate on boots. shoes
ard rubbers-Des Noines Rubber Com
pany. A. 3. George, president.
B-2s0. rates on soap in boxes-Bur-
lington Soap Company.
B-2s2. D. J. Dalton. Chicago. HI
Reduced rates on cobblers' outfits.
B-2S3, Advertising Novelty Com
panv. Newton-Rates on metal match
boxes.
B-2s4. rates on plarters-Parlin &
Orendorff. Canton. Il.-Reduced rates.
B-2s5. redu ced rates On green sweet
corn in the husks-Waterloo Canning
Company.
B-2ss, rates on cotton seed neal
Southern Cotton-Seed Meal & Feed
Company. South Omaha, Neb.
B-2S7, Har-ah & Stewart Manufac-
turing Company. Des Moines-Rates
on broorns L. C. L.
B-2ss, board Of railroad commits
s%ioners, Des Noines-Rule 2. page VIII
Of Iowa classification Nc. II. with re-
gard to transfer charges on carload
lots.
B-2S9, Huber Manufacturing Com
pany, Des Moines-With reference to
rule % Of Iowa classification No. II,
concerning feight consigned to ship
pers' order.
B-2e2. Iowa Pipe & Tile Company,