Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-13
n, C. WALLACE BELIEVES Or
CARNATIONS GAINED RAIL.
ROAD RATE FIGHT.
FURNISHED FUNDS AND
FIGURES FOR CONTEST
Grain Dealers and Meat Producers As.
sociations Aided in Gathering Facts
Barney Outlines Policies to Be
Pursued as President Of National
Association Pure Food Officials.
Special to Times-Repub!ican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 13--The refusal Of
the interstate commerce commission to
grant the railroads increased freight
rates on livestock and grain demon
strates the power of the farmers when
they are organized. in the opinion OF H.
c. Wallace, secretary Of the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association. He at
tributed much of the success of the re-
cent rate fight TO the fact that the Iowa
Cooperative Grain Dealers Associa-
ton and the Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association were ready to fight the in
creas s the minute they were proposed.
ITO my mind this ruling against an
increase in freight rates on livestock
and grain demonstrates the power OF
organization" declared Mr.. Wallace
yesterday. Not only were these two
organizati ions ready TO contribute funds
for the fight against the increase in
rates but they were also ready with
facts, not only concerning their own
rate but those of other states. These
two organizations were able to send
number of well informed witnesses TO
appear before the commission. They
were also able to help Mr.. Thorne and
other members Of the commission in
getting together their facts"
Mr.. Wallace declared in his testimony
before the commerce commission in
this case that the livestock industry
was one of the fundamental industries
of this country and to cripple it meant
a greater economic loss than could pos
sibly come about in any other way.
Conditions and policies which make
1t necessary for the farmer to rob the
soil to secure for himself an existence,
will, If continued, break down our en-
tire civilization he said THE theory
that the transportation systems must
be helped over times of depression at
the expense in part of agriculture sug-
gests more than injustice to the farmer
it means undermining OF the founda-
ton upon which our entire economic
structure rests. The farmer is willing
to pay freight rates which will yield to
the railroads money enough to enable
them to maintain their properly in a
high state of efficiency. to pay the In.
terest on their Indebtedness and to re-
turn to them fair rate upon the actual
value Of the property used IN their
business. He recognizes the need OF
this IL he Is to be well served. But when
1t Is proposed to base rates not on the
value OF the property investment out
on the theory that the public owes 1t
to the roads to maintain them at high
eide Of earnings In the most unfavora bic
years, relieving them altogether from
the uncertainties Of business, to protect
them at the cost Of the public generally
and Of the farmer in particular, then
the farmer feels that the claims of agri-
culture should be considered before this
is done"
Barney honored IN West.
W. B. Barney, state dairy COM
missioner. returned yesterday from
Berkeley, Cal. where he has been at
tending the annual convention OF the
association of American dairy, food
md drug officials. The Iowa commits
sion was honored with the presidency
of the association, which is to meet a:
Detroit.
Mr.. Barney announces that the as
VOCATION Will work especially for
three things during his administration
to impress upon the pubic the rela-
I've economy and food valua OF milk
ness meta,6s into the rnaragernen. Il
the o:.sarization and get all Of the
states IN the untou int the member
snip Of the organization.
"A Trip to the western coast IS a
great thing to make the Iowa man ap-
preciate what he has back here at
home" said Commissioner Barney. mo
thoughtful. unprecedented man can
make a trip out to the coast and not
realize that when the final test comes
In supplying a livelihood TO the IN
oreastns population which IS bound to
come il IS this middle western coun-
Try which viii rave to be depended
upon for the food supply. Millions CT
acres OF that western country arr a b.
zulutely uDpr oducr!ve. Here and there
you find real garden spot
Conmisstoner Barney had with HIM
at the convention cards he has used
here in Iowa showing the comparative
value Of milk as food. These figures 81
impressed the comm ssioners tlat II
vas decided TO use the machinery Of
the rga1ization to disseminate these
facts and thus increase the sa,> OF
GARY proSurts everywhere. This table
shows tht.t ore quar-: of milk, costing
8 cents, has as much food value as 22.3
cents worth Of eggs. Is cents worth OF
meat, 26.5 GEMS worth of oranges
SebS worth u potdlOes anu cent
worth Of corn meal. Other foods are
also mentioned
John B. Newman, Of Chicago. deputy
food commissioner of Illinois was
elected secretary OF the association
and ne and President Barney expect
to make the organization an aggres-
sive one during the next twelve
months.
BRIGGS is COLLEGE HEAD.