Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-15
MARsAALLroWN cLUe STARTS
MovGM1Nr FOR BENEFIT
or CATTLE rEEpERs.
AFTER LOWER RATE MISSOURI
RIVER POINTS 70 CHICAGO
Ossk Rates Similar 70 These In Eject
In Other Live Stock Feeding Terri.
tory, Notably West Of the Missouri
River on shssp-Ask Farmers to
Furnish Statistics On. Cattle Fed.

The traffic committee OF the Mar
shalltown Club, Of which A. B, Combs
Is chairman, has started q movement
to procure for cattle feeders OF the
county a feeding -in-transit rate from
Missouri river points to Chicago. In
order to give the movement weight 1t
il necessary for the committee TO have
statistics from cattle feeders In the
county as to the number OF stockers
shipped in. fed and shipped to market.
In order to get this necessary informa-
ton the movement has been taken up
with the Marshall County Farm I'm
provement Association.
Either because Of this application, or
as a result Of an independent action,
similar movement was launched at
meeting Of officers Of the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation, recently organized
here, that was held in Dies Moines
Tuesday. At this meeting COM
mittee headed by c. w. Hunt, Of LOean,
was appointed on transportation and
marketing, and instructed to take up
the question OF feeding in transit
rate on live stock for Iowa points. ].
r. Howard, Of Liberty township, is
president Of the federation.
Rate important to Feeders.
The Marshalltown Club committee Is
preparing to take up the question with
the federal regional freight rate COM
mittee for the region embracing sew
eral Of the midwestern states. includ-
ing Iowa, which maintains headquar-
tiers in Chicago. Just how important
such rate would be, II put into effect
a comparison OF rates show.
In certain freight rate territory.
notable in points west OF the Missouri
river, there Is feeding transit rate
on sheep from point of origin, with
stop-over privilege for feeding at an
intermediate point, where sheep are to
be shipped after feeding for slaughter
at Missouri river points, such as Omaha
and Kansas City. It - q similar rate
that 10 being sought for Iowa and Mar
shall county cattle feeders.
Difference In the Rates.
The present rate on cattle from
Omaha to MArshalltown, for example Is
1876 cents. The rate from Marvhalltown
to Chicago 10 rs. Il . farmer shipped
in stockers from Omaha, fed them for
four months, then shipped them to
Chicago he would pay 1875 plus 26.5, q
total Of - cents per 100 pounds.
Ordinarily. where live stock feeding
in-transit rates are in effect. they con-
sist of rs per cent Of the local rate
from point Of shipment to feeding point
plus the local rate from the feeding
point to market. II such rate from
Omaha to Chicago. with stop-over for
feeding at 4Marshalltown. were put in
effect on the same basis as similar
feeding in-transit rates for sheep else
where. the rate Omaha to MARSHALL
town would be 1898 cents. plus 2S.5, the
rate Marshalltown to Chicago, total
Of 1888, compared with - cents. the
total Of the combined locals Omaha to
Chicago. The saving would Be slightly
more than cents per 100 pounds, with
possible deduction Of IS per car for
the stopping privilege to feed. The
feeding in transit rates are, Of course.
applicable only on feeders to point Of
feeding, and on fat stock shipped from
tiat point to market for slaughter.
Tho Marshalltown Club committee
feels that It will not be able to make