Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-22

Chicago March 22.--Altho the forty.
one western railroad systems are ap-
plying for increases in freight rates on
certain commodities. which they esti.
mate would increase their revenues
$l0,O00.00O year. the new schedule
which they propose would In tho case
OF grain in some instances result In
actual reductions from the present rate.
+. b. Townsend. traffic manager OF
the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad.
so testified today In the hearing bear.
Ing on the roads application for higher
rates. MIR. Townsend sought to justify.
the proposal to increase the rates ON
grain and grain products an average Of
cent a hundred pounds to Chicago and
2 cents hundred pounds to gulf ports.
He dealt with the effect OF the advance
on traffic from Minnesota, South Da.,
kota and Iowa.
Some Reductions Shown.
An analysis Of the rates from theae
states to the various grain markets.
were presented purporting to show that
to many no advance would be effective
while In some instances the preaent
rates would be reduced. whore com.
modify rates are not In effect.
From South Dakota" said Mr..
Townsend. there are no changes In
rates to Chicago Peoria. Minneapolis.
and Duluth. From thirty-four South
Dakota stations to st. Louis tho ad.
vance averages .544 cents on max seed.
.617 cents on wheat and .55S cents ON
coarse grain. being, thus in each case
about " cent per hundred pounds.
From South Dakota to Kansas city
there is an advance of cent from atx.
teen stations. and from thirteen sta.
tions there is no change ON wnsatS
From twenty -one stations the advance
on coarse grain 10 y can't while Aom
thirteen stations there u no 1hnn0e.
Actual reductions are established froan.
South Dakota to Omaha.
Fsss Advances Fsoss eeiasseosAo.
From Minnesota stations thsro - -
advance to Chicago. Peoria, Nilwauk0a.s
Minneapolis or Duluth. From th1s4y.
two Minnesota stations to 81. Lo0lo
there is a IL cent advance on max 0ood.
while from thirty one stations there u
reduction Of .16 cents. On wheat
there is an advance Of 1.s cents from
twenty-three stations to st. Louis. On
coarse grain there Is an advance Of IL
cents from thirty-eight MinnesotA STA
tions to st. Louis and reduction OF 8
Seilt ~ Jill SeNCl ctdIioHSs WHO LuOE0
is no change at all from nineteen sta
tons
'To Kansas City there Is an average
advance on coarse grain of La cents
from twenty-five Minnesota stations
and an average reduction OF 1.27 cents
from twenty-six stations, while from
sixteen stations there Is no change at
all. On wheat no change is asked from
Minnesota to Kansas (sity
Fewer Iowa Stations Benefit.
From Iowa stations to Chicago an
| average on wheat OF cents Is asked
| from liz stations. while there Is no
change from twenty six stations. On
! corn the advance averages. 90 from
| 1913 stations, while there Is no change
| from thirty stations in Iowa The same
relative advance applies to Peoria,
From Iowa stations to Minneapolis
| the advance OF wheat Is cents from
lis stations, while there is no change
at all from forty stations. The advance
on coarse grain is SO cents from i3A
| stations, while there is no change from
| twenty-four stations. From Iowa to
ST. Louie there is an advance of 9 cents
| from 112 stations on wheat, while from
| twenty-six stations there is no change.
From 12S stations the advance on
coarse grain Is .965, and no change is
made from thirty stations.
From Iowa to Kansas City the ad-
vance on wheat from thirty one sta
| tions, Is .716 cent and from 1872 sta
tions the advance on coarse grain Is
| % rnrt"