Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-05
COMMITTEE GATHERING DATA
FOR PRESENTATION TO IN.
TERsTAFE COMM ssIoN.
MEMBERS OF soARo TO
VISIT MASON CITY JULY :
Shippers Claim Rates Of Southern Iowa
Discriminate Against Northern Sec
ton Of Stats--Aid Of Clifford Thorns
Secured to Furnish Facts and Fis-
ures. -.

Mason City, June a committee
consisting Of r. l. Ellis, c. IA. sherman
and X. o. Youngerman of Mason CITY
together with p. r. Deak and f. II.
confer with Clifford Thorne in order
to sc material and data together to
make up an oral argument to be pre-
scented on July I, at the Mason city
chamber OF commerce TO members OF
the inter state commerce commission.
which will como from Washington %
Mason City on that date.
The Commerce Commission comes to
northern Iowa in response to a COM
plant filed three weeks ago. The
principle north Iowa men are fighting
for IL not to give lower freight rates
or better advantages to North Iowa
towns and cities. 1t is simply to have
north Iowa shipping points put on an
equal basis with central and south
Iowa cities where IT is said diserim-
ination has been made against north
ern Iowa.
Favorable Outlook.
That the commission is coming all
the way from Washington to Mason
City is considered by those interested
an indication that tho fight being put
up for lower freight rates by north
Iowa cities is nearing a successful cul-
mination. The North Iowa Traffic
Association which filed the complaint
which is to result In the rearing at
the Mason City Chamber of Com
merCo on July I, is composed Of the
following cities: Clear Lake, Garner.
Britt, Algona, Emmetsbuhg, Ruthven,
Spencer, Sandborn, Sheldon, Milford,
Spirit Lake, Estherville, Nora Springs,
Charles City, Usage, New Hampton
Calmar. CrescO, DEBORAH. North Nc
iresor, Waukon. Lake Mills. Elkaaer.
Northwood. Manly, Forest City and
Mason City.
The complaint originated from the
North Iowa Traffic Association and
is instigated against Walter B. Hines.
director general OF railroads ct al.
Officers of the association are r. O..
Youngerman, president and c. A. Boil
ton. secretary.
The specific work and purpose of
the association and of its committees
now in Chicago consulting with it's
attorney. Mr.. Clifford Thorne is to
present 10 the Interstate Commerce
Commission the demands of the towns
and cities of northern Iowa for a
freight rate basis on a par with that
enjoyed by the towns and cities In
southern Iowa. Mason. city with the
help of northern Iowa has recently
been successful in securing an adjust
ment of rates which not only are Of
inestimab BILE benefit to Mason City
but which have lowered certain freight
rates to a number Of towns in the as
ISOLATION.
Industries Stay Away.
The North Iowa Traffic Association
has undertaken to force the railroads
to apply to northern Iowa the same
principles of rate making az are in
force in southern Iowa. For many
years southern Iowa has developed
commercially and in manufacturing on
account of favorable freight rates.
Northern Iowa with its wonderful adj
vantages. natural and agricultural,
has not developed normally along
these lines for the reason that the
freight rates were not favorable for
the location in this district of manu-
featuring and merchan4ile industries.
The association has tabuiated the
present and proposed class rates
from the mississippi river on ship
ments originating at or destined to
points east Of the Indiana Illinois
state line. These figures will be pre-
scented to the commerce commission at
the meeting Mason City July 7. AL
constitute reductions.