Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-07
IONANs STUDYING
SUMMER COAL BILL
FRELlNGHuYsEN MEASURE RE,
cElvlNe CONSIDERATION
IN CONGRESS.
WILL GAIN SUPPORT
IF PLAN is souNc
Founded on Belief Lower Freish's
Rates in Summer Would Encour.
age Buying by Poor Man-Iow;,
Miner Chief Believe. Opposite Re-:
suit Would Be Obtained.
TBy e. q. Dougherty.l

LBy E. G. Dougherty.l
Washington, May Members Of
thu house and senate from Iowa are.
giving serious consideration to the
FIellnghuysen bill, now before the
senate committee on interstate com :
merce providing for reduction III
freight rates for coal in summei',
and q corresponding increase on coal
transportation rates In the winter
the object being to encourage sum-
mar purchasing and delivery of coal
to avoid the congested traffic caused
by the elements during the winter
months.
b Representative Boies, Of the
Eleventh Iowa .district, is studying
the Ferlinghuysen bill and the cosll
situation generally as it affects
Northwestern Iowa to ascertain by
analysis just how advantageous to
the small purchaser of coal-those
families Of the workingmen who buy
their fuel supply in quantities ade-
qiiate only for the immediate needs
the seasonable freight rate scheme
will work out. Similar study Is be-
ing made by the esther members ~
the Hawkeye delegation in congress.
without having completed my
study OF the bill and its object" Mr..
Roies said today. II am strongly in
favor OF some sort Of legislation that
Viii bring relief to the people Of orr
state in the coal situation. II the
Ecriinghuysen bill will enable the
coal dealers to stock UP during the
summer months with 9. supply ade.-
q,late to last thruout the winter, and
the coal dealers be willing 10 sell h 8
supply in winter at the summer
rates. can conceive OF the blu
sbs.fng Of great advantage to the
poor people who are unable finane-
tally TO actually purchase their wiz
ter supply in the summer. II. how
ever, the bill will be OF benefit 10
the coal dealer enabling him 10
stock up under. the low freight rates.
ard then hold bis supply until the
winter. and then add on the winter
freight charge. the Frehnghuysen
smsasure win bs Of little advantage
ss,:cspt to III wealthy who fill their
bins during tn summsr. Some leis-a
sishtion should b hnmediAtoly eil-
a..ted that will prevent the extreme
worries that many Of. the people and
the industries OF Iowa have faced
during the past winters in the mat
tor of fuel supply. and will support
any measure to bring this about
). G. Lewis Opposes Dill.
In opposition to the Frelinghuys..n
bill, Iowa members Of congress to-
day received the following letter
from ]. c. Lewis. president Of Dis
tltct No. IL Of the United Mine
Workers Of America. with heal.
quarters at Abba, Iowa:
II am advised there is q bill pend
Ing before the senate committee IN
Interstate commerce, known as t.as
.lrrelinghuysen bill which has. for Its
purpose the reducing Of freight rates
on coal during the summer months
and adding to same during the via
ter season. 81
Il do not hesitate to say in ray
Judgment such bill would work a
hardship on the mining industry OF
lows and would he vigorously OPP
POSED by the small consumers OF
coal. ~ it is my Judgment such q
measure would be in the interest Of
those who are in a position to store
their coal during the summer months.
ss against those who are not so
fortunate. financially az to be able
to take advantage Of this arrant;e>;
Inent
Therefore, as stated above. it
would be IN extra burden on the
Eoorer class Of people who must buy
i'd small rates. to be penalised DUR
Ing the season when necessary Tor
them to have coal, and be in the in
,tsrest OF big business who will take
fs.dyantage OF SAID provision prov.dt
ing Same becomes q law. In adii-
tionsto the facts. as stated above. 1t
{ Is my Judgment that the coal mined
ia the eastern and southern states
would have precedent over the Iowa
ssoal under such an arrangenle NJ,
therefore causing the Iowa industry
Ia lose markets that rightfully be-
long to them"
& Negroes Fool Wsilivsr.
3 The Iowa colorsd voter AID The
:!karyiand negro have . different
rode q political morals. Judson C.
'Wslitvse, former lows nswspa!'ss
man aud political expert. and now
operator Of large farm In May.
land. to which hs commute4 sslch
evening after his Newspaper work in
i.he capital u finished, has just AS
,:ertainsd. Mr.. Welliver has been
Il staunch advocate Of Senator Hiram
johnson for the republican presi-
denial nomination. With Represent
alive Royal johnson. Of South Ia
,sota, Welliyer has stumped Mont
igonsry county for the Gull
a,orniA senator. The other day when
The Maryland republican primary
was held. Welliver had his high
powered automobile in action trans
porting Maryland darkies to the polls
ito vote for johnson. WILMER chuck
led at his political acumen sLnd
thought he had his county OF Mont
;,omery safe in the johnson column
thru his herding Of the colored voter
poliward. General Wood triumpaed
for the reason that the Maryland
negro was able to read the wv" in
Moods name. whereas the u" OF
johnson was foreign 70 their eyes,
Wy D.