Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-19
PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION
WILL COST IOWA ABOUT
$4,000 ANNUALLY.
OFFICIALS TO ATTEND
RAILROAD RATE MEETING
Clifford Thorns and Judge Henderson
to Protest Against Changes at Con-
ference at New York Next Tuesday
mississippi Valley States Affected
WANT Produce Second Class.
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Des Moines, July 1s.-Can Clifford
IThorne and Judge Henderson turn the
trick that will relieve the Iowa pro-
ducers of proposed added tax bur-
den of over s360,OO0 year to be i'm
posed without a hearing?
They will go this week to New York
to attend the meeting of the off
cial classification committee" Of the
railroads to be held next Tuesday, and
they will protest to that body against
| the proposed increase Of about 20 per
cent in the freight rates on poultry,
butter and eggs. notice Of which has
! been given. The committee has the
! power to increase rates at will. mas
much as Iowa Is not in official CLASH
!, fication" territory, but in western
classification territory, the informa-
ton as to the raise came only in an
indirect way, and it affects shippers
from other states of the Mississippi
valley as we'll as from Iowa.
Gather Data for Hearing.
Mr.. Thorne and Judge Henderson go
armed with information that will show
how important this change would be
to Iowa alone The Iowa commission
made an effort to find out approx
mately, the effect of the proposed ad-
vance on Iowa business. From the state
dairy department an estimate was OBJ
tanned of the shipment annually OF
$500 carloads of butter from Iowa
points to others outside the state, ana
that about 5000 Of these go to New
York and other Atlantic seaport cities.
The officers of the Wholesale Butter,
Egg and Poultry Association. say that
a conservative estimate of the carloads
going annually from Iowa to points in
New York or the far east Is of eggs
10000 and live poultry 1000. This
makes a total Of $4,000 carloads an
nually out of Iowa to be affected by the
advance. The amount of the advance
would be liz cents per hundred
pounds or about s24.15 per car.
I Increased Would Total $360,00o.
| This means that the increased freight
rate tax on these products would be
about s360,O00. That is what the in
crease would cost the Iowa producers.
The matter being Of such magnitude
the Iowa railroad commission deemed
it wise to protest to the committee
land Mr.. Thorne and Judge Henderson
will go there for that purpose.
The railroad commission received
some vigorous protests from number
Of Iowa dealers and others interested
against the proposed advance In rates
on produce. in response to the an
nouncement made thru the press Few
days ago of the proposals of the Off
cial classification committee. The Iowa
State Dairy Association, thru its presi-
d -
mission this telegram:
please intervene al meeting official
classification committee, behalf OF
State Dairy Association and farmers
of Iowa, so that official classification
of carload lots Of butter, eggs, live
poultry, remain second class"
Produce Men Interested.
A letter was received from officials
of the Iowa Wholesale Egg. Butter and
Poultry Association, saying:
1--WE are in receipt Of your favor OF
July ~ addressed to the Schermer
horn Shotwell Company. We can not
make too plain the fact that we are
exceedingly DESTROYS that the Iowa
board of railroad commissioners shall
represent the shippers of Iowa before
the official classification committee
and then If necessary before the inter-
state commerce commission in this
matter Of the proposed increasing OF
rates on butter. eggs and live poultry
We believe that we are entitled to the
present rates. We also believe that
we should stand upon our rights"
The following was received from the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
signed by A. Sykes. president, and H
c. Wallace, secretary:
"On behalf Of the members Of the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
; and the farmers of Iowa, we desire to
most earnestly protest against the I'M
reasonable advance of 90 per cent in
freight rates on poultry butter and
eggs, that is now proposed by the rail-
roads on all shipments from Iowa
points east of Chicago. The members
of this association as we'll as the farm
ers in general, will be directly af-
fected by this advance, SO we feel ii
, our duty to protect against any in
creased burden in rates being placed
upon these farm products and respect
fully request that your honorable body
. use all means within your power tc
prevent, if possible, these advances
Letters or kilograms were received
, from the following firms: Des Moines
Butter & Poultry Company, II. Rhyns-
: burger, G. w. Nicholson Company
, Pickerson Bros, Pella Creamery Com.
, pany, Bedford Creamery Company, E
, NJ. Ellignson, Des Moines; Schernmer.
) horn -Shotwell Company, Charles B
Bowen, w. w. Wertz. A. R. LOOMS
) & Son. E. B. Higley Company. Masor
r City; S. P. Pond Company, Keokuk;
f Feiner- Fish Company, Clinton.
' The announcement of the proposed
: advance by change in the classification
] is so recent that the producers gem
3 orally have not as yet learned Of thu
f matter.
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