Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
RATE DECISION II.
HELPS OTTUMWA
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Is upheld from the fact that 1t took
hard. stubborn fights in both instances
to obtain these concessions. Still these
can not be called concessions; they are
simply doing away with discrimina-
tons and it is this point that the snip
pers want brought to the attention OF
the public; that Ottumwa is not night
ing the railroads but they are lighting
the determinations and they are going
to keep up that fight. If the railroads
are entitled to an advance In rates,
they are not entitled to 1t from these
men on top Of the determinations, that
have existed in the past, and still exist
to a certain extent. ~s
In the adjustment of these rates, by
the decision just rendered, the traffic
bureau Of the Ottumwa commercial as
ISOLATION with C. o. Dawson as traffic
manager, has taken an important part
and it is largely due to his work that
Ottumwa's interests have been looked
after in the decisions that have been
rendered.
w. T. Harper, chairman Of the
freight rate committee of the CONNER
cial association said:
There have been from certain
towns in the state, notably Des Molnes
extended newspaper articles in regard
to the work that has been done IN
these cases and in these articles GER
tain bureaus including the Iowa State
Manufacturers association and the
freight department Of the Greater Des
Moines committee have taken upon
themselves large amount Of the Gre
dit of this work.
Gust at this time when the actual
results from the work of the last two
years have been obtained and the local
shippers are able to see just what they
are going to get, the true credit for the
enormous amount of work and persis-
tense that have pushed these
cases through to final conclusion,
should be placed where 1t belongs and
! that is VITA the state railroad commits,
sioners of Iowa and especially with
Clifford Thorne who Is chairman OF the
commission.
There has never been time since
these cases have been started that Mr.
{ Thorne has not been at the forefront
OF the battle and it has been battle
with some of the strongest railroad at
(, torneys in the United States, but he
has never flinched for a moment and to
those who have been in the confer.
ences and hearings in these cases. 1t
is known to whom the credit should be
given for this work.
"Mr. Thorne, in this matter however
has had the support Of the Iowa rail
, road commissioners and Of Judge Hen.
| derson as commerce counsel and has
also had practically the unanimous
support of the traffic bureaus of the
various cities Of the state. Some OF
those, however, who are now trying
/ to get all the credit for the victory In
! the fight for themselves, are the ones
that have given Mr.. Thorne the least
assistance in the battle.
! "There has been no other one man
! in the state OF Iowa. In the last twenty
years nor in the state of Iowa today
that has done as much for the business
| and shipping interests Of the state In
the way Of freight rates as Clifford
!Thorne. He is entitled to the united
support of the business interests Of the
state of Iowa for the noble work thai
he has done.
The shippers have had, in the state