Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-02
RAILROAD COMMISSION HAD
NOTHING TO 90 WITH \
TRAIN ORDER. 81
MATTER or AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ROAD AND PATRONS
otats Beard Of Control Finds condi.
siens at Iowa Soldiers Home Best
gvo-Ne Deviation From Rule Es.,
tablishins 2.csnt Fares on interstate
Passenger Businsss.
special to rimes-Republican.

De8 NJ olnS, May 2O.-The statement
has been recently printed in south
western Iowa that the railroad commits
sion has authorized or ordered the TAX
ing on Of the second passenger train
in service for SIX months on the Van
Vert Shenandoah line Of the Burling-
ton.
This Is an error. as the commission
did not authorize the taking off Of the
train, nor did It have anything to do
with putting on of the train. The train
was matter Of private agreement be-
tween the officials Of the railroad and
persons representing the cities along
the line. and the agreement as signed
UP was to the effect that a trial of six
months should be made and If the re-
suits were not up to a certain mark
the train would be abandoned. The
Iowa railroad commission was not. and
could not be, q party to the agreement.
Now 1t has been decided that a new
track is to be taken and that suit will
be brought to compel the Burlington
to dispose Of this parallel line so that
competition may be established. The
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There Is also pending a suit filed long
before the agreement referred to was
entered into to have the Iowa railroad
commission order the running of a.
second passenger train as matter of
right under the laws of the state. This
case has not been heard and the in
terested persons are not yet ready to
press It to a conclusion.
Not before in its history have things
run along more smoothly than now at
the state home for veterans at Mar
shalltown according to w. ]. Dixon Of
the board Of control. He states. on the
recent visit Of the board to the home
the board was greatly pleased
I'VE heard fewer complaints than
ever before" said Mr.. Dixon. These
veterans are getting old and many of
them are hard to get along with, thru
no fault Of their or Of anyone else, but
on the whole they seem to be well sat
isf1ed. We did not find as many in the
hospital al usual. either, and the gem
eral health Of the residents is good.
considering their age But we are los
ing them rapidly"
The board also visited the Eldora in
stitution and found the boys busy with
sindustries and farm work. 1t is the
plan of the board to extend the in
sdustries lust as widely as possible and
40 give. all the boys q chance at some
thing useful.
From this time on there will he no
deviation from the rule that the inter-
state fare on railroads between states
having the 2 cent fare legally estab-
lished shall be not more than cents q
mile. The commerce counsel of Iowa,
as stated some time ago, has had a
great many requests in the past to take
up alleged overcharges. especially on
trips from Iowa into Minnesota, but
has been unable to do anything because
the interstate commerce commission
gave the railroads until May to put
the uniform distance tariffs into opera
ton.
Now II travelling men are over
charged they will be able to get re-
turn Of the overcharges on making a
showing OF the fact
Arthur J. Small yesterday celebrated
the finish Of eighteen years in the
state law library. He has been there
continuously for that time and Is now
and has been for many years at the
head Of the law department of the
library. He has served under six gov
errors. He aided in organizing the
law library department Of the national
association and was president of the
department. He is one of the steadiest
and most faithful Of the servants of the
state.