Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-19


asked for by the railroads, the opin-
ion will have an important bearing on
other present and future efforts to
adjust rates, In the opinion of E. @.
Wylie, freight commissioner of the
Greater Des Moines committee. The
commission has just finished hear
ing wherein it has been held
that discriminatory grain rates pre-
vail between Des Moines and Kansas
City as compared with the Omaha
Kansas City rate.
While the Des Moines-Kansas City
route is the shorter, Omaha pays a
lower grain rate. Mr.. Wylie said re-
garding the interstate commissions
ruling:
THE commission in ruling handed
down justifies number of rates asked
for by the railroads, but denies in
creases affecting grain, grain prod
ucts, live stock, fertilizers and other
Iowa farm products.
"One of the aspects in which the
interstate commissions opinion pre-.
sents itself is that apparently the COM
mission does not believe the railroads
to be in as bad straits as they may
have thought themselves to be. Pre-.
sumptively there is just that much
better chance of getting wrong rates
made right where discrimination is
the question involved.
ITO illustrate: When Keokuk and
other Iowa Mississippi river cities
complained of their rate adjustment in
comparison with the rates that were
charged at Quincy and other Iowa
Mississippi river points, to and from
eastern cities, the commission said 1t
would be disposed to require such a
parity or rates to all the crossings IL
the rate situation could be considered
abstractly on the record.
1.-THE commission thought, however,
the effect of such an order and of so
radical change in a rate structure
of this Importance would be too far
reaching. 1t would not only profound
ly disturb the communities immedi-
ately involved, but would disturb
other communities and at the same
time result in drastic reduction in
the revenues of the carriers. The
commission, therefore, did not give
the Iowa Mississippi river cities their
full relief at that time, nor did they
grant 1t to those cities until the COM
mission thought the financial condi-
lions growing out from the granting
Of the increase to the eastern roads
in the per cent case warranted the
parity which had been shown to be a
correct relationship considered alb
stractly."
Ice Cream Up to Standard.
The state dairy and food commits
sion has received reports from In
spectors that the Iowa dealers in ice
cream are putting out a product which
is up to the standard. They have
found but little cause for complaint.
they say. At Parkersburg and Grundy
Center dealers have been successful
ly prosecuted for selling deoomposed
eggs. A meat dealer at Floyd paid
fine for neglecting to take out his
state license. A
State Funds In Good Shape.
The funds in the state treasury are
holding out in good shape, regardless
Dof the heavy demands due to appro-
priations made by the last general as
sembly. The state officials declare
that the general fund will hold it's
own until the September installment
of taxes is received. The turning OF
the balances in the millage taxes to
the general fund has aided materially
in preventing deficit.
Reimbursement for BrewerIes.
The liquor interests of the state are
preparing to get up monster petition
to the legislature to reimburse the
breweries for their losses when they
are put out of business by the repeal
of the mulct law on Jan. 1, 1916. Mr..
Henry Theunen of Davenport, attorney
for the interests affected, has been
in conference with others respecting
the plan.
Labor Commissioner at Work.
A. L. Urick, state labor commits
sioner, Is at work preparing his sec
ond bulletin for the free employment
bureau of his department. The bu-
reau is getting under way in good
shape. There are a number of en-
ployers who now send to the state for
help, rather than to the old employ
ment bureaus.
Reports Crops In Fine Condition.
John Osborne of the state staff, who
made a trip to Earlham, says that the
oats in that vicinity run 60 bushels to
the acre, and wheat is running from
80 to az bushels to the acre. He de-
clares that the corn will make an i'm
mense crop In that vicinity II the
frost is delayed.
Thinks Iowa Best State.
Returning to Des Moines from Cal
ifornia, w. B. Barney, dairy and food
commissioner, says that he is more
convinced than ever that Iowa is the
best state OF the union. He talks en-
Enthusiastically of the showing Iowa is
making at the San Francisco exposi-
ton.
New Child Study Plans.
A study of the play and play devel.
opment of little children between the
ages of three and four Is to be I'M
dertaken this year By the department
Of education in the university under
the direction Of Prof. Irving King