Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-08

believe 1t has been concluSively DEM
onstrated that there Is not such con-
dition as will warrant an order for q
horizontal advance of per cent.
Il think it was conclusively shown,
also, that there are certain services
which the railroads perform free for
favored large shippers which should
bring a revenue to the railroads The
commission should direct that charge
be made for these services. That would
add very materially to the revenues or
the roads. I do not include in this list
charge for spotting cars. That should
be inquired into before any conclusion
is reached"
Brandeis' Act Amazes.
Mr.. Thorne filed supplemental
argument In which he excoriated Mr..
Brandeis for his undertaking to decide
and determine that the main conten-
ton of the railroads is right.
1T was an amazing thing said Mr..
Thorne, that the counsel for the COM
mission should have conceded in his
closing oral argument the one point at
issue-that of the inadeQuacy of the
revenues. He did this after filing a
brief Of 200 pages which contains not
one word about value and returns and
surplus and without presenting one
single argument in support CT his con-
cluSion beyond the generalization that
the surplus allowed the railroads Is, as
he said. nisgardly. But it is a sur
plus that was determined IL 1911 by
the commission TO be sufficient. Of
course I filed an argument to show the
fallacv of his concession"
Some of the newspapers engaged on
the railroad side of the case have
made much of the fact that the inter-
state commerce commission has failed
to decide the case. The New York
World the other day limited at de-
mand for something TO force reor-
sanization of the body that has
dawdled fer months with a case de-
handing action one way or the other.
The commission has been unwilling.
however. TO decide the case before the
evidence was presented and arguments
made.
The case is one involving immedi-
ately about 100000 600 year increased
expense for shipments of goods, and
incidentally much larger sum be-
cause of the precedent desired to be
set for the railroads Of the entire
country,
The case is one which has attracted
world wide attention. The London
Times editorially discussed it and
Paris lie Ciecle, a leading daily paper
had a column and half summary OF
the whole matter with much reference
to Mr.. Thorne and his work.
Railroads Attack Thorne.
The railroad organs have made
much of hint that Chairman Thorne
did not represent the Iowa commits
sion nor had authority to represent
eight western commissions. The New
York Times. one Of the leading rail-
road and Wall street organs, editoTiallE
exploited this theory and set the pace
for all others desiring 10 discredit Mr..
Thorne by reprinting the jibes. Then
the Times sought TO confirm its posi-
ton by telegraphing TO some Of the
commissions. The replies were not
given a place in the daily but were
put in an obscure place in the weekly
edition.
The Nebraska commission replied
that il together with other commits
sions authorized Clifford Ttorne for
and on their behalf, TO prepare and
present data and evidence material to
issues involved in advance rate case.
Secretary Cassel, of the South Da-
| kota commission, replied that MI
Thorne is the duly accredited rep