Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-26
FREIGHT RATE FIGHT WON
Commissioner Wylie Says Tariffs
Will Not be Increased.
NEW CITY COMMISSION BUSY
Plans on Foot for Running Special
Train Through lows to Encour-
age Raising of Superior Beef
Cattle.
(From a staff Correspondents


DBS MONIES. April A-Speciai.)-
Commissioner wylie OF the Des Moines
Commercial club declares that the fight
of the western shippers to prevent an in
crease In the freight rates under western
classification No. 81 has been won. Cliff
ford Thorne Of the Iowa commission, as
chairman Of committee representing
eighteen different state commissions.
fully presented the matter to the Inter
state Commerce commission at Washing
ton the last two weeks. Copies OF his
brief in the case have Just been received
here. He makesc the sT railroads that
are doing business In the territory de-
PENDANTS. for the new classification was
filed by the agent OF each and every one
Of the roads. He has made an especially
strong point against the arbitrary raise
OF rates by showing that committee Of
the National Association Of Railway Com
missioners. which includes the Interstate
Commerce commission, requested that
when the committee considered increase
OF rates q representative Of the Inter-
state Commerce commission, one for the
railroad commissions and one for the
shippers be present. but that this request
was never granted.
New Commission Works Well.
The new city commission for Des
Moines. which includes only one former
member. the mayor. has made what
everyone agrees is an excellent start to-
ward doing good work. The appointments
Of the commission were fairly good ones
and In some instances better than the
public had expected In view Of the char
acter Of the fight made. The fact that
the so-called liberal elements OF the city
were much disappointed over the ap-
pointment Of chief Of police causes corre-
spending JOY In other circles. The coun-
ell hiss got along thus far without any
trouble. though very little public improve
ment work has been started.
To Ran Beef Trains.
Plans for running special trains through
Iowa to encourage the raising Of the best
beef cattle are being worked out by the
newly formed state association engaged
In that work. An appropriation by the
legislature gave the work Its start. An
agent has been secured. who Is devoting
his entire time to making the plans for
the preliminary work. securing lectures.
forming local associations. etc. The
breeders Of beef cattle have not hitherto
been well organised in the state. but un-
der the stimulus Of this appropriation are
getting together to make an effort to
have all Iowa breeders Of cattle adopt
the best breeds. They will be prepared
to show that the output Of the Iowa
farms would be immensely increased u
only good stock was grown. The state
college will be depended on for most Of
the lecture work on the special trains
which, viii be started in the fall.
Coal Prices VIII be Higher.
Mine operators In Iowa say that next
year the price OF coal win be higher than
ct present. The average price to con-
sumers for Iowa coal near the mines Is
from s2o to s275 a ton. An increase in
the wages OF coal miners Of per cent
will add AZ least Is cents ton to the cost
Of coal to the consumer. The price here
tofore paid for coal was 81 ton. and
10000 tons were mined annually. With
the other wages paid the amount received
for labor was more than $1,000 ooo. so that
the Increase which has Just been agreed
upon will net the workers in and about
the mines an increase OF over $4,000 q
year. This Is the largest increase ever
granted them at any one time.