Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-26
CITY OF DEG MONIES 70 vAcArE
Hlots,NAYs THRU CAPITOL
EXTENSION TRACT.
NEW CURVED STREET TO
suPPLANr ALL OTHERS
Drives Thru Capitol Grounds to ee
Laid out-Rats Expert For Iowa
Commission Shows 2. Cent Passenger
Law Has Not Materially Injured
Raiire@ds- State House News.

date Tor taking up q resolution pro-
viding for the vacation Of all Of the
streets in the capitol extension tract.
and Court avenue the council will
also take the necessary steps for the
establishment Of the new curved street
which is to be laid out thru the tract.
AS soon as this action Is taken the
state will begin the work of grading
and laying out the street
Attorney General Cosson IS preparing
q contract for signature by the city
council which will guarantee to the
state the reimbursement on the part
Of tho city for the funds expended In
putting in the new curved street. The
state therefore secures the streets in
cluded in the capitol extension tract
from the city Of Des MQines. including
the new curved street, without ex-
pense.
The new curved street which will be
laid out will wind around the hill to
the south of the state house and will
have only four per cent grade. It
will start at the alley just east Of East
Seventh street and will curve to the
south. striking Court avenue about
East Ninth. It will follow Court to
East Eleventh and will curve to the
north at that point, striking Walnut
at Twelfth.
The course Of the streets which are
to be vacated by the city will not Sbe
materially changed. If any, from what
they are now, but Of course on either
side the present property will all be
cleared away and they will constitute
drives thru the capitol grounds Heavy
traffic will naturally follow the curved
drive because Of its easy grade.
The streets which will be vacated
are as follows: Des MONIES street from
10 half block west Of East Ninth to
East Eleventh, Locust from Pennsyiva-
MIA avenue to East Ninth, Walnut from
a half block east Of East Seventh to
East Ninth, Vine street from East
Tenth to East Eleventh. Capitol avenue
from East Eleventh to East Twelfth,
East Ninth from the railway tracks to
Des Moines street, East Tenth from
Vine to Walnut East Eleventh from
the railroad tracks to Des Moines
street and East Twelfth from the
tracks to Des Moines Grand avenue
and Court avenue running thru the
tract will not be vacated.
Wayne Ellis, rate man for the Iowa
railroad commission. presented to the
interstate commerce commission at the
recent hearing in Chicago some sta
tistics that are Of interest as to the
railroad earnings on passenger BUSH
ness in the west. It will be recalled
that last winter when the railroad
presidents came before the Iowa legis-
lature to ask repeal Of the 2-cent fare
law. the argument was that the law
had resulted in reduction by one third
OF the passenger revenues Of the car
riers, and this reduction was disas-
trous. The question was asked by leg
islators and not answered as to what
was the actual reduction in revenues
per mile and in revenue per passen-
ger for each mile. Mr.. Ellis undertook
to make a showing to the commission
on this subject.
The 2-cent fare laws went into ef-
feet seven years ago. There were
forty six railroads involved in the
western passenger rate cases. A COM
putation was made as to what the rail-
roads actually received seven years ago
and last year.
It was found that the actual reduc-
ton in revenue per passenger per mile
Of travel was nine-hundredths of a
cent and not one cent as has been adj
vertised. Formerly the railroads did
so much free carrying that the Scent
rate applied only to few persons.
Now the 2-cent rate is practically uni
versal. The actual reduction due to
the 2-cent laws was therefore only a
fraction Of q cent q mile.
On passenger revenues, as q whole,
the result was found to be different.
Tho railroads have Increased their pas
senger revenue per milo Of railroad 20
per cent. comparing the present with
the past. This Is due to the increased
travel incident to the more reasonable
rates.
Taking 1t another way, COMPARE
son was made as to the aggregate rev.
enues the past seven years with the
aggregate Of the previous seven years,
and 1t was found that the forty-six
railroads involved increased their reve-
nues by about 100000.
The western passenger rate case
has been made up and evidence COM
cluded, but arguments not yet pre-
sented. The railroads have until
Aug. II to ole Arguments, the commis-
sions until Sept3 to answer and the
railroads until Sept. II to reply: after
which viii be the oral arguments. Mr..
Doherty Of the South. Dakota commits
sion viii prepare the chief argument on
the question Of sufnciency OF the pas
senger revenue and Mr.. fhorne viii
present brief on the financial condi-
tons Of the railroads a. bearing on
the revenue question.
After months Of discussion relative
to the change in locations Of various
state offices the executive council has
practically decided on the following
arrangement: Tho state Insurance de-
partment IL to have the horticultural
rooms. now used by Wesley Greene,
secretary: the horticultural department
will be moved to the southeast corner
basement rooms now used - q part
Of the board OF control offices. The
board Of control VIM use the rooms
just to the north of their present quar-
ters, now occupied BY the banking and
municipal accounting divisions Of the
auditors office ana these two divisions
will be moved up into the auditors
office on the main lioor:
levsa Cry Weuld y Hest.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City. July 2s.-The johnson