Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07
COM Nj SSioNER LEWIS AND CoUN.
Sci HENDERSON RETURN TO
WASHINGTON FOR HEARINGS.
FIGHTING RAILROADS
FROM TWO DIRECTIONS
Western States Confronted With De.
mands' For Increases Both in Inter
State and Intrastate Rates-Pianning
For Inauguration of New Banking
Department on July |.
,ecial To Times Republican.

Special To mes-Republican.
Des Moines, June 7.-State Railroad
Commissioner Dwight y. Lewis and
Commerce Counsel j H. Henderson
left last night for Washington. d. c.,
TO attend the freight rae hearing
which has been before the interstate
commerce commission for the past four
weeks. They were in attendance until
the last OF the week when they re
turned TO Iowa Tor hearings in the state
office.
Judge Henderson will argue against
the rate increases the latter part OF
this week. It is expected the hearing
will conclude on june -. the date set
by The commission at Washington.
Clifford {. Thorne formerly chair
man OF the Iowa board Of railroad conf
miSsionerS. now representing a large
organs zatlOr of shippers, VA! also OPP
pose granting the Is per cent increase
in freight rates asked for by the roads.
Practically every state now repre-
scented at the hearing IS facing the
same request made Of the individual
states by The railroads. The carriers
rates Is per cent just as they want the
federal commission TO grant interstate
increases amounting % l. per cent II
the roads secure the interstat" increase
they could go into the courts and Sc
cure q similar raise on intrastate rates,
so the railroad representatives state.
However. they prefer 10 secure these
increases thru the state commissions,
if possible.
The railroads in presenting their
case TO the interstate commerce COM
mission have based the most of their
arguments on the claim that the cos.
Of operation has Increased heavily N
the past few years. especially IN the
past year and a half. while freight
rates have not Increased. They also
argue that they have been greatly
handicapped in the conduct Of their
business because Of the tieup ar sea-
board growing out OF the exigencies Of
the war.
State House lite ms.
-Altho the new banking commission
created by the last legislature is 70
come into existence the frs. of July,
the location OF the offices has not been
IuI4s q. Inc reGTTanReInGEl
Of the offices suggested by the state
executive council few weeks ago is
not Undertaking.. In this arrangement
the board of parole was TO go into one
of the Swanson fats and the new banl:
commission was to go into the rooms
in the southeast corner Of the base
ment now occupied by the control
board. There has been some oppcsi-
ton to this, however, and the change
has not been fully settled. The state
department Of the G. A. r. was TO have
been moved into smaller quarters than
they now occupy, bur as the grand
army officials object 20 this the change
will probably not be made.
Other than finishing the grading the
state executive council is not now at
tempting any capitol extension work
1t is the plan to d some paving later
in the summer if satisfactory bids can
be secured. The legislature refused to
authorize any new buildings, so hat
no big Undertaking il the way Of CAPT
toll extension has been provided FOR IN
the next two years.
The Bennington Savings Bank, Of
Bev.ngton. Madison county. has filed
articles Of Incorporation with the sec
rotary of state The capitalization is
100000. L. ]. Klemm. of Norwalk is
president, Enoch Strable vice president
and J. P. Laughlin cashier.