Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-01

The rate decisions handed down by
the interstate commerce commission at
Washington Thursday are of great
Importance TO local shippers, and those
of all interior Iowa towns and cities,
# the reductions ordered by the COM
mission are even approximately as
large as the interior Iowa cities were
fighting for. Let's Fletcher Company,
the Marshall Oil Company and the
Western Grocer Mills and other large
shippers are vitality interested and the
full ruling Of the commission is
awaited with interest. The extent of
the reductions of west bound rates will
not be known here until the ruling IS
received.
Will Mean Thousands Saved.
The ruling means a saving OF many
thousands 10 interior Iowa shippers.
and il probably means also that local
wholesalers and large shippers will be
put on a more nearly equitable basis.
from a freight rates tandpoint. with
Chicago. ST. Louis. St. Paul and Kan
sas City. The interior Iowa shippers
We're seeking to have the rates from
eastern points to interior Iowa points
lowered very materially.
Rates Unfair Was Claim.
The state Of Iowa took up the case
for the interior Iowa shippers and
urged their claims before the commits
sion. The interior Iowa shippers COM
planned that the proportional rates
from east of the Illinois Indiana state
line to the Mississippi river. plus the
proportional rate from the river to in
terror Iowa points were higher than
the local rates to the river plus the
rates under the Iowa distance tariff to
interior Iowa points.
In addition it was claimed that the
cities of Chicago, st. Louis, st. Paul
and Kansas City were able, because Of
lower proportional rates. to receive
commodities from the east and re-ship
them to western points at much less
combined rate than the in and out
rates allowed interior Iowa cities.
Lower North River Rates.
The commission ordered q reduction
of from to cents per 100 pounds
on rates from the east to the northern
river points. such as Dubuque and
Clinton. and a proportionately lower
ing Of the rates to interior Iowa points.
The reduction asked for by the
northern river towns. was sought to
put these towns on an equal freight
rate basis with lower river towns such
IS Quincy, Keokuk and st. Louis The
reduction of the rates TO the northern
river towns has an effect in the low
ering of the rates to the interior Of
northern Iowa because much OF the
west bound business to these interior
towns crosses the river at Dubuque or
Clinton.
May Effect Western Rates.
The reductions asked for ct Du-
buque. for example, was lowering OF
the first class rate. New York to Du-
buque. from 81 cents per 100 pounds
10 So cents per 100 pounds.
There was involved in the case also
the question OF west bound rates from
interior Iowa cities to points in the
west and southwest. The Iowa shippers
asked that the state be divided into
zones as a basis for establishing these
rates 1t is not known yet whether the
commission passed on this rate ques-
ton or not.
The case has been up for two or
three years Frequent hearings have
been held, which have Sce: attended by
Z. H. Draper. traffic manager of the
Western Grocer Company and A. B.
Combs. traffic manager Of the Mar
shall OIL Company.