Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
PREFERENTIAL SHIPPING ORDER
is ISSUED BY DIRECTOR
GENERAL M'ADOO
TWELVE NORTHWESTERN
STATES ARE AFFECTED
Order Comes as Result Of Governor
Hardins's Appeal for Cars to Move
Iowa Corn Crop and Hog Supply,
Supplere nted by Arguments Of Sen.
ator Kenyon.
by Z. G.. Dougherty.1

SltI!Sii ~ I l!USS
Washington. Feb. 11--Governor
Harding's recommendation that the
crying need OF cars to move Iowa corn
ard stock be fulfilled at once, together
with the efforts Of Senator Kenyon ana
! ether members OF the Iowa delegation
directed toward relieving the railroad
! CONGESTION III the middle west was in
4 large measure responsible for the or
der just issued by Director General vf
Railroads Mc-Adoo giving priority to
oCN cars for the carriage of grain and
| stock. The preference order. which
! vii result in the saving OF hundreds OF
dollars to Iowa growers and stock men.
! is complete as follows:
To meet the imperative demands for
grain and grain products for war pur-
| poses oCcasioned by the needs OF ouf
army and the allies IN Europe. prefer
| ence shall be given for the time being
! TO the furnishing OF box cars for grain
ard grain products, and for the move
ment thereof In the states OF Illinois.
| Indiana. Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
ard South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri. Iowa and Oklahoma,
| load merchandise.
This preference will be discontinued
as soon as the emergency Is over.
| Meanwhile every effort should be made
| by farmers, grain dealers and others to
facilitate the accumulation, prompt
loading and shipment OF all kinds OF
grain"
While Governor Hardlngs request
was fled early in the week. it was not
until Senator Kenyon mad held con-
| ference with Judge Clark, OF the inter-
state comnerc2. COMM ssion, who being
an Iowan appreciated situation con.
fronting the farmers and stock growers
OF the state that indications that order
| would be issued developed. Mr.. Clark
called into the conference the car SCR
| vice committee and explained tho urs-
ent request Of the Second district grow
ers, who appealed thru the Davenport
commercial organization. It was ex-
| planned by the federal officers that
much Of the congestion was due to the
severe weather Of the middle west and
| the great amount Of engine failures
| directly traceabls to the unusually cold
| weather. Senator Kenyon also inter
| ested Secretary Of Agriculture Houston,
who interceded for the Iowa farmers.
Senator Kenyon also took mp the re-
quest Of the Litchneld Manufacturing
Company, farm machinery makers, OF
Waterloo which sought oil tan3rers for
the transportation Of crude oil from the
south. Relief was promised by Mr.. Nc
Adoo for the Waterloo concern, the
| operation Of whose plant was likely to
| Re seriously crippled without supplies
Of oil.
Farmers Week IN Capital.
| The past week proved farmers week
In the capital, for the big meeting Of
the sixteen national naryn organizations
and many smaller ones has been in ses-
sion. Federal help Vas sought by the
growers in Ave particulars. THE chief
obstacles" said the organizations
which must be removed before the
farmers Of America can eq,sl or sur
pass this year the crop Of 1917 are:
"1.-shortase OF farm labor
"2.-Shortage Of seed, feed, fert!liz-
ers. farm implements and other agrl-
cultural supplies.
"3.-Lack Of reasonable credit.
"4-Prices often below the cost OF
production.
| D.-1 uS JUS UcLci VI LILO i'iSa
that he Is not regarded as a partner
in the great enterprise Of winning the
war"
Stress was laid on the matter OF farm
labor. OF this the committee OF the
farmers recommended:
The parole Of trained farm workers
back to the farm, to remain SO long as
their services are considered by the
government to be moro useful in pro-
dustive agriculture than In the army.
The last classification OF regfstrans
under the present selective draft, we
are informed Is not being uniformly
enforced. and in particular we under
, stand that SAILED farm workers. farm
foreman. and bona fide farmers are be-
ing placed in class one We ask for
such an Interpretation OF the rule az
will make such cases impossible. We
welcome the assistance Of all organ
izations that are helping to furnish Ia
: Dor In the production Of food, and we
telieve that their services should be
employed as fully as possible.
I'VE ask for such Interpretation OF
the selective draft as will secure to
the nation the services OF all OF its
citizenship where those services are Of
most value to the nation, and for bind
t Ing instructions to be issued to al