Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-08
KANSAS AND MISSOURI MAKE
sTRoNo PLEAFoR AID IN
RATE CASE. Vi
STATE INTERPRETED 70
EXTENT OF MILLION YEARLY
Interstate Commission Meets in Wash
insten Tuesday to Resume, Hearing
on Proposed. 5 Per Cent, Advance in
housekeeping Out OF Martin
Leaves Hhippsrs Handicapped.
Special to mes-Republicsn.

SpeClAl TO Tsme9-HepODlcen. :
Des Moines. Dec. s.-With Forty
million dollars involved and the peo-
pie Of Iowa having million dollars
interest therein as related to the high
cost Of living, can Iowa afford to, let
the eastern advanced rate case 60 by
default. or should Iowa and the west
ern states be 80 represented that all
the facts shall be developed before the
Interstate commission acts?
That Is the question put squarely
up to Chairman CLIFFORD Thorne by
Missouri, Kansas and other commits
sioners.
It will be recalled that an unex-
pected development CAME when the
case was taken up in that Chair
man H. D. Martin, Of Kansas. was APP
pointed to be vice governor Of this
Philippines, which necessitated his
withdrawal from the case. He, was
head Of a committee. had been dele
gated to represent eight western COM
missions. the same ones that had
Joined In the Minnesota rate case and
other big. cases affecting rates. Mar
tin had appeared at Washington to
assist Louis D. Brandeis of Boston.
designated by the commission to have
charge OF the defense to the proposed
advance on behalf Of eastern inter-
ests.
Special interests have appeared to
protest against certain rates and very
able men have been chosen to repre-
til tn
and elsewhere to make a fight on some
things.
But aside from Mr.. Brandeis there
Is no provision for having full de-
velopment of the entire situation az
fecting the proposed horizontal rate
increase of s per cent, now that MT.
Martin is forced to drop out.
Railroads TO Make Strong Case.
The railroads have appointed as
their committee in charge of the af-
f1rmative side Of the debate. Daniel
willard. president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio: Samuel Rea. president Of the
Pennsylvania: and w. c. Brown. pres
ident Of the New York Central. The
committee has at its disposal an UNI
limited corps Of experts in figures and
has hired the ablest lawyers OF the
country.
In view Of the forced dropping out
Of Mr.. Martin. John M. Kinkel OF the
Kansas public utilities commission.
last week telesrapheds Chairman
Thorne: 81 9Asssst g5ss-53rcS--T
..Wnf you arrange to represent Kan
sas among other western states IN
rate case, Washington, Dec. 10 Mr.
Brandeis desires your assistance.
"A similar telegram came from Chair
man John N. Atkinson, of the Missouri
public service commission. urging MT.
Thorne TO take the place OF Mr.. Mar
tin in this work. .
The Interstate commission meets In
washington tomorrow to hear the: re-
mainder Of the presentation by the
railroads OF their side of the case. after
which the negative of the argument
will have time for preparation.
Mr.. Daniels has made q special
.tudv Of the question OF economics In
railroad management. Mr.. Thorne
spent months of hard work on the pre-
yious rate advance case and made a
showing then which defeated tho ad-
vance on the ground that it was not
found any advance was really needed.
Rate Inconsistencies.
An illustration of the rather 1ncon-
s,stent way In which freight rates are
nxed up by the carriers came before
Examiner henderson, OF the interstate
commerce commission. today. lie IS
here to take testimony in regard to
= number Of complaints OF shippers
to be presented thru the commercial
counsel.
The dret matter to come up was In
relation to rates on furnace castings.
II q furnace maker ships part OF the
castiney Of a furnace he gets fourth
class rate. II he ships all OF the
castings but one little piece 1t IL q
FOURTH class rate. If he adds that one
Mttle piece, so that all the castings
for one furnace are included. tho this
NAV not be complete furnace. ne
must pay third-class rate. wnicn ID
higher. What the shippers want Is
the right to ship all castings the same
a q, part Of the castings. And there
a : big business in furnace making
in Iowa.
MORE important case as for
amount Of money involved. TO come
before the examiner. relates TO rates
on lumber from Pacific coast points.
3 some years ago the commission di-
rected a certain rate from North Pa
cific points to the western border OF
fowh and s cents higher to eastern
Iowa, tho companies to make Q graded
scale between. They simply Jumped
all the slack IN . few counties along
the river. Now shippers In interior
points demand repayment OF over
charges due to the failure OF the roads
to make the rates az directed.
Other matters before the examiner