Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-03
PRICES To Co UP
WITH RAIL RATES
COMMODITIES CERTAIN 70 BE
INCREASED MORE THAN
AMOUNT OF TARIFFS.
DEALERS FIGURE, ON
MORE WAGE DEMANDS
ultim ate Consumer a. Usual Must
Pay the 6iiis-Publio Will Benefit
Somewhat Heoillse Increased
Equipment for Roads VIII Be Pur-
ehsssd-views Of Traffic Expert.

Des Moines, Aug, s.-The freight
increase Will raise commodity prices
about $4,000. oOo. 600, according to
figures sont to q. a. Wylie. rate ex-
pert of the Greater lies Moines com
lnittee, by . membsr OF the inter-
state commerce commission. The
commissioners statement AYERS that
Increases In freight amount to four
fold increases in prices by the time
commodities reach The consumer.
He figured It out something like
this" Mr. Wylie raid. "A coal
dealer Vill find the cost Of freight
on his coal increased; so he de-
cides he must hav,s an Increase in
price. Then he assumes that that
will necessarily ca,lse his men
to ask for An increase In wages; so
he provides for. It It's something
like the man who couldn't shingle
mis- leaking roof willis 1t rained and
wouldn't single 1t when the sun
shone because It didn't need 1t
them
An increase OF $4,000. COZ. 900. MI.
sWylie estimated, would equal an
additional expenditure OF close to
$50 each for every man, woman and
child in the United States.
Means More il:quipmsnt.
4 Mr.. Wylie' stated that the increase
would eventually prove to be great
think In clearing urs the financial
condition OF the country but that it
would not be effective for many
months.
TT Is stipulated that about 40
per cent Of the incr'H,se is to go in
/ to wages and about NO per cent in
to rehabilitation. Naturalization Of
the roads viii remove one OF the
prime causes Tor tbs financial de-
preston III.
1T ID not stated kow this amount
III to be spent but It I'd left largely to
the roads themselves to decide. I
hope that they Will nut = large share
Sof II into locomot ivott 90 well az into
new cars, because. ts they can gain
celebrity III the movement OF cars,
snaturally they can nlsske one car do
much more work than It does now
and thus keep many ~ tho cars on
.of sidinga.
Il am afraid. however. that We viii
not feel the financial aid the increase
win 1ve forI about .. year because
ii will take fully that, long 70 build
cars and locomotives. III
a Long Step Forward.
4 Mr.. wylie believe,l that the in.
crease Will help In solving the pres
sent transportation pls,blems. blt he
does not think II VIII completely solve
them. 3ti,
II look upon this Increase" he said.
.as the most dignified, Athoughtful att;
tempt to meet the moments emer-
sencys that has been attempted since
the armistice. but I DO not Delive it
scompletely takes as out Of the woods
a It does not certainly appear that
this right and necessary action In
the ti emergency Is wholly dissinilar
% the prc-civil war southern plant
ser's ambition to till more land upon
which TO plant more, cotton with
which to buy moronoyi'oes.
Ny railroad experience, beginning
about forty-two years ago. seems to
me rs be an apology TOR feeling that
tho substantial increase IN wages,
amounting 20 approximately $685.
100000 per annun, ought to bring
back the old spirit Is: enthusiastic
md efficient service"
Mr.. Wylie refused, q, offer any sug-
gestion as to how this circle of In
creasing wages bringing increasing
freight rates. ana increasing freight
rates bringing increasing wages
might be cut into.
have solution In mind" he
SAid. Zone that personally am con-
linoed might work. bl!lt it is q plank
3f the Greater Dies Mt,ines committee
not TO talk politics a,a.d / am afraid.
Z I were to offer th.a, suggestion It
might be Interpreted as political
Statement."
Some Of chs Effects.
0ome OF the effects OF passenger