Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-10
PRESENT SYSTEM OF MARKET.
ING ENTAILS roo MUCH IN
FREIGHT RATES.
CATTLE SHIPPED BACK
AND FORTH ACROSS STATE
Corn Belt Association Seeking Means
of Obtaining Shorter Cut to Con-
sumner - Senator White Explains
Reasons For Continued High Prices
Resolutions Adopted.
Specinl 10 Times Republican.

Des Moines. Dec. Ex-senator Harry
White, OF Garrison. who attended the
sessions of the Corn Belt Meat Pro-
ducers' Association, held here this
house one reason why meat is high in
Iowa. He said that niue. OF the meat
we eat is shipped back and forth across
the state three or four times before 1t
is finally sold across the counter. The
cattle are raised here and shipped into
Chicago, probably as feeders. There
they are bought by some Iowa feeder
and shipped back into the state. He
tattens them and ships them into Chi
cago, where they are sold as fat cattle
and slaughtered. only TO be shipped
back again to our local butchers as
fresh meat. ..'
This is one of the conditions which is
causing our cattle men TO talk of de-
veloping a market right here IN Iowa
where cattle would not need TO be
shipped so far and SO much consumed
in freight rates. Last winter when the
foot and mouth disease quarantine
kept all shipments OF cattle in Iowa
tied UP the need Of an Iowa market
was felt most keeply. Under the con-
ditions of the quarantine cattle could
he shipped to points within the stat
but not out of the state. The foot and
mouth trouble was largely confined to
comparatively few counties in the
eastern part of the state and yet Iowa
feeders had no place they could
market their cattle because they could
not ship out of the state. AS result
they lost a great deal of money. While
Iowa has a cattle market in Sioux City
and good hog markets at Cedar Rapids
and Ottumwa, nevertheless the beef
men want to develop a sort of a CO.
operative market, if such thing is
practicable and have appointed a COM
mittee to see if some plan can not be
worked out along this line.
Quarantine Approved.
At the meeting OF the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association resolutions were
adopted approving the federal quaran-
tine because of foot and mouth dis
ease, but criticizing some of the veteri-
narians because of over charging for
services. The resolutions on these
points follow:
Resolved, that we fully endorse the
policy followed by the United States
department of agriculture to eradicate
! foot and mouth disease by the destruc-
! ton of diseased cattle and disinfection
of the premises. We feel, however,
| now that the disease is once more
under control a more radical and ef-
! fective quarantine system should be
| worked out to the end that quaran-
tine lines shall be drawn at such dis
lance from infected farms as the best
scientific authority may determine to
be wise and no further. not necessarily
| by township or county lines. And We
| urge the farmers and stockmen of the
state of Iowa, in case we should ex-
| perence another outbreak of this dis
ease, to stand firmly by the authorities
in enforcing guarantees which may
| be established. We suggest the for
nation Of local vigilance organizations
which shall cooperate with the au-
thorities in work of this character.
Resolved, that the importation OF
cattle, meat, hides and grain from for
eign counties where foot and mouth
! disease exists is q constant menace to
! the live stock industry OF the United
| States. We therefore urge upon con-
gress the necessity of restricting such
importation and imposing most drastic
inspection laws upon such live stock
and products as may be admitted.
Resolved, that the charges Of $3.50
and 81 now made by the railroads for
disinfecting single and double-deck
| cars are altogether unreasonable. The
L. S. department Of agriculture should
thoroughly investigate the cost Of
cleaning and disinfecting cars and
should report the result Of such in
vestigation to the interstate commerce
commission with recommendation Of a
reasonable charge to be imposed. We
are opposed to charging the cost of
cleaning and disinfecting such cars tc
the shipper.
Resolved, that the agricultural in
terests Of the country lost millions OF
dollars during the past year thru the
ignorance and carelessness, and in