Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-30
MORE NOT AIR.

The Des Moines Capital has again
called the attention Of the state OF
Iowa to the magnificent volume OF not
air which can be generated by the
greater Des Moines committee. Refer
ring to recent sweeping rate reouc-
tions to the benefit Of the industries Oh
this state which were secured from the
interstate commerce commission py
the Iowa railroad commission, and par
ticularly by its chairman, C!inoro
Thorne backed by the evidence ana
data furnished by the traffic experts
of several of our booster cities, the
Capital states that 1.-The greater Des
Moines committee and e. G. Wiley,
freight rate commissioner Of that or
ganization are entitled to credit for this
victory"
The Telegraph- Herald Of Dubuque,
which has access to the information
possessed by Mr.. Martin Of that city,
one of the foremost rate experts OF the
state. thoroughly exposes the amount
of vaporing in a claim of this kind and
the Dubuque papers expose Is repuo-
lished in another column Of this news
paper.
When the facts are sitted it seems
that in the Mississippi river case Meth
er Mr.. Wiley nor the greater Des
Moines committee prepared the peti-
ton or filed the complaint. This case
was brought and the original petition
prepared by the traffic men Of the COM
mercial organizations on the Missis-
sippi river.
Neither Mr.. Wiley nor the greater
Des Moines committee had anything
to do with the preparation Of exhibits
that were introduced in the Mississippi
river case nor offered any argument,
oral or written, prior TO the time the
decision was rendered.
Neither Mr.. Wiley nor the greater
Des Nome. committee had anything to
do with fling the petition involving
rates between Iowa and western states,
nor did they make an appearance at
public hearing or offer oral or written
argument before the decision was rem
dered.
The case involving the proportionals
on eastern traffic is the only one Of this
Iowa commission in which Mr.. Wiley
or the greater Des Moines committee
took part, and in this case Mr.. Wiley
and his greater committee made their
fight on a wrong principle of which the
interstate commerce commission says:
I'VE can not accept as sound doctrine"
This case was won by the Iowa rail-
road commission thru its chairman and
so acknowledge by the interstate COM
merce commission when it explains
that the reasonableness of the thru
rates is challenged, however, by some
of the complainants" meaning Mr..
On the pleadings.'
The press Of Iowa is more or less
familiar with the lack of specific gyav-
ity in many OF the claims made by or
III .'Cad-- W lAiC SI ca -St LIS VI OlItS
committee, but inasmuch as the traffic
experts and the manufacturers Of the
state are so insstent that it was the
indefatigable effort and the marvellous
technical knowledge OF the rate prob
lem Of Commissioner Thorne that en-
abled them to win their case, 1t is due
to them and Mr.. Thorne that the rec
ord be kept straight in this mater. The
Dubuque Telegraph Herald having
been officially recognized by the pres
ent administration as to its democracy,
Is free from suspicion as to any fac
ttonal prejudice in locating the credit
for achievements as among republican
officials.