Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-03
WANT HIM TO AID IN
ExpREss RATE HEARINGS
Commission Would Take ADVANTAGE Of
Thsrns's kssn insight Into Rate
Mattsrs-sAay Not % Able 20 Attend
-isarins Will BE Important One
Supreme Court cenvsnss Tuesday.


vitaticn to attend the hearing by the
interstate commerce commission in
New York Jan. 20 on the express rates.
The invitation came from H. c. Barlow,
traffic manager for the Chicago Assoc
citation Of Commerce. who desires that
Mr.. Thorne especially be present and
participate in the cross questioning of
important witnesses because Of his rec
ognized great ability in rate matters.
and he suggests the great Importance
Of the case as indicating that Iowa
should be officially represented there.
The preliminary hearing on the ex-
press rates was held in November. 1t
will be taken up again in New York
before Commissioner Lane. The inter-
state commerce commission decided
upon making the investigation on be-
half OF $50 associations that joined in
the petition.
In view Of the fact that the hearing
10 likely to last for many weeks, Mr..
Thorne Is in doubt as to whether he
should make the appearance for the
Iowa commission. It is likely, however
| ~ OC OUC VI SuC HkOSS lluPOIlclS SoSOS
ever brought before the interstate COM
merce commission, second only to the
resistance Of the proposed general adj
| vance In rates. The commission has
framed . series of questions to be
answered by the representatives OF the
big express companies, and this indi-
Gates that the investigation is to be
far-reaching. It is possible that the in
l 49, H. hAD inO
great movement to force the railroad
companies to take over and do all the
! express business Of the country or at
tleast to provide rates as low az II this
was done At any rate 1t is the first
time In the history Of the country tina.
any competent body has undertaken
full investigation Of the express busi-
mesa
A number Of the states have Joined
with the commercial bodies to see that
the inquiry Is fair and complete Every
shipper in the country is interested and
the results may mean millions to the
people.
The docket for the January term OF
the supreme court has just been printed
The term commences next Tuesday
There arc only twelve cases scheduled
LUZ 81 0u1SASkt VA ASACdXAhoS wv
them being state cases-State vs.
Isidore Poder from Mahaska county
and State VS.. Frank Bruno, from Pot
tawattamie county.
Programs 70 rthe annual agriculture
convention by the Minnesota State Ag-
ricultural Society have been received
by friends Of John c. Simpson here
They have an extensive program COM
mencing January including a banquet
and on the various programs are var
ious Iowa men including President c
!! E. Cameron, president of the Iowa
board; Prof. c. F. Curtiss, Of Ames;
| w. A. Smith, Of Sioux City; Asa Tur-
ner, Of Farrar and Henry Wallace. OF
Des iMoines. Mr.. Cameron Is to tell
what q state fair can do for state.
/ Adjutant General Logan this week
| started his school for officers OF the
national guard at Burlington and next
week q similar school is to commence
at Webster City. Schools have pre-
viously been held at Red Oak and Ce-
dar Rapids, and the reports are that
the officers are greatly delighted with
results achieved at these instructions
sss
Chris Ottosen Of Humboldt county
who was q candidate for state railroad
commissioner two years, ago. has de-
cided to enter the race again, and has
authorized the announcement Of his
candidacy. II have told my friends
however" he said, that the minute they
find man for the race whom they
regard as stronger than am, shall
be glad to retire and support him. am
not anxious to be q candidate. But the
shippers. the farmers, and the bust
ness men need more representation or
the board and my friends have urged
me to get In
Mr.. Ottosen was born in Norway
; came to America when 4 years old, To-
eating with his mother at Creston, Ogle
county. III. He attended village schoo
during the winter and worked as
} farm hand during the balance Of thu
year. In 1886 he located In Graham
county. Kas.. establishing q sheer
ranch, and IN 1889 he attended the Law
school Of the University OF Missouri
lat Ct. Louis. Hiss health not per
uniting him to continue he moved t.
Humboldt, lows, and in company Will
his brother Otto became interested II
the grain and coal business.
In 1895 he removed to what - nov