Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
DIES MONIES AUTO DEALERS DIS.
PLEASED WHEN THEY LOSE
EXHIBIT RAkE.oFF.
SEND OUT MISLEADING
STATEMENT CONCERNING SHOW
to Make Il Appear There
Will Be No Exhibit-Fair Manage
nnent and Is Having No Trouble in
Selling Space at Reduced Rates.
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Des Moines. June 12.-Now the city
of Des Moines has started war on the
Iowa state fair. and some Of the peo-
pie, at least, are going to put the state
fair out of business right away. Dur
ing legislative sessions the fight comes
the other way. When the time comes
for holding up the fair management
Des Moines raises row.
This time il is over the automobile
show. The state fair management in
augurated a show some years ago ana
gave the best covered space on the
grounds for the auto exhibit. 1t was
placed in the hands Of local com
mittee OF auto dealers. They sold space
at 80 cents foot for the show ana
several very good shows have been
put up. But it was largely handled ID
the interest OF Des Moines dealers.
This year the state board OF agri-
culture decided upon making it cheaper
for the exhibitors and took charge OF
the exhibit along with others. Space
was offered at 20 cents foot. the 10
cents Topped off being the rake OH
the Des Moines committee had been
pocketinE. Immediately 10 exhibitors
signed up for space. There Is room
for about twenty-five OF them. All the
space could be sold and as much more,
for the big makers Of autos say that
state fair crowd is the best in the
world Tor getting business.
Now the self-appointed committee
which has been suddenly deprived OF
the 10 cents foot commission, has
organized and is sending out to auto
papers and others that there Is TO be
no auto exhibit at the Iowa fair this
year, when in fact there is to be one.
and a big one and the exhibitors get II
cheaper than when il was handled as
private concession. And the commit
tee OF auto statesmen has also en-
listed the Des Moines papers in knock
ing ON the state fair.
However. outside and extensive man
ufacturers of autos have sent word TO
the fair management that it Will not
matter very much what the Des Moines
auto dealers do about the exhibit at the
fair.
One o: the good results of the fight
made on the ola policy Of arbitrary
and secret changes in freight CLASH
fica,ion which eliminated in the inter-
state commissions orders on classi-
fcation No. 81. is being realized at the
present time in that opportunity FOR
| the first time is afforded shippers and
others to know all about the classi-
fication hearings which the railroads
give thru their committees. The lid
has been politely lifted.
! The Iowa commission has just re-
ceived the docket for two of the hear
irgs of the official classification COM
| nlittee. one at Chicago and one in New
| York City, for the consideration by the
general committee Of the recommended
i tons Of the committee on uniform
classification. 1t is by and thru the
program Of trying to effect uniformity
! Of classification that the railroads are
making enormous changes from
month TO month in the freight rates, in
official or eastern, territory especially.
4 The Iowa commission, as all others.
! has received the information az To the
| place and time Of the hearings because
OF the fact that part OF the orders in
regard to No. 81 was that thereafter
the railroads must send 70 the inter
state commission and each state COM
4 mission notices Of all principal CLASH
fication hearings.
The rate department of the Iowa
commission has made an analysis OF
the important changes now proposed
as a part of the uniformity plan. The
most important feature connected with
/ The docket is declared to be the prop
osition 10 remove a large number OF
articles from the right to go in mixed
carloads, thereby compelling shippers
to pay less than carload rates instead
of carload rates on the same. This VIII
cause advance in the rates actually
paid on all such articles.
il Among the articles thus effected,
and the increase made in this way. are
the following: Hydrant castings, 40
per cent: collins. Is per cent; car
gates, So; broom caps. Sc; hand
churns, SO; cocoaunt.49: chicken coops,
IA: bucket elevators, Isl; bucket ele-
vators in bundles. 400; asbestos stove
mats or coasters. rs; ask shifters in
bundles. 215: hand balls. Isl; flag
STATS, Isl: portable house, 100; knit
ting machines, 277: flower and vegeta-
Bile roots ISL; pipe coils. 329; pumps.
ISL and scores of other similar in
creases. The average advance on all
these items is Sc per cent.
These advances apply on all ship
ments between Iowa points and all
points east Of Illinois both eastbound
land westbound.
In these proposed changes there are
also advances by reason Of changes in
classes on great many articles, with
increase similar to those noted above.
Advances were also made in minimum
weights on another similar long list OF
articles Of every day use.
This is first time that the shippers
have had opportunity to be informed
of the pending increases before the
matter is fully settled and opportunity
to appear and make protest.
Jewell News Notes.
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