July 19. 1924 



The IIKboU Agricultural Aisodatioa Record 



P«ge3 



I. A. A. DEPARTMENT 

 OF TRANSPORTATION 

 REPRESENTS FARMER 



88 Counties Reached In Six 



Months Through Various 



Services; Handles Claims 



For Members 



Editor's Notei This w the second 

 of a seriet of sim-Har articleg to be 

 written btf I. A. A. department di- 

 rectors telling of the work done in 

 each department. 



BY L. J. QUASEY 



Director, Transportation 



Deoattment 



L, J. Quwey 



The work of the Transporta- 

 tion Department is divided into 

 > a number of classes of service. 

 Some of these concern the in- 

 terests of tlie whole state, others 

 i, only certain localities while still 

 others concern only certain indi- 

 vidual members. 



The accom- 

 panying map 

 shows counties 

 to which serv- 

 ice has been 

 rendered dur- 

 ing 1924. This 

 may consist of 

 service upon 

 the request of 

 the Farm Bu- 

 reaus in the in- 

 terest of a large 

 number of 

 members in the 

 county or a 

 service to one or more livestock 

 shipping associations, elevators or 

 individual members. 



Serve 88 Ck>iintles 



Service has been rendered to 

 88 out of 102 counties, of which, 

 nine are unorganized, so that ac- 

 cording to our records all but 5 

 of the organized counties have 

 been served. 



The map does not show service 

 to the state as a whole. 



The following outline shows 

 the principal divisions and sub- 

 divisions of the work of the de- 

 partment: 



Prove^dlnK" Before rontnteree 

 CommlMslona and lUlllroiidM: 



1. Filing formal and informal com- 

 plaint^ before the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission or the Illinois 

 Comm.erce Commission; present- 

 ing evidence and giving testi- 

 mony In proceedings where the 

 interests of the members are in- 

 volved and filing briefs in con- 

 nection with such proceedings. 



2. Propose matters for consideration 

 of the railroad rate committees 

 and appear before such commit- 

 tees on occasions where the in- 

 terests of the Illinois farmers are 

 involved. 



3. Negotiating with individual rail- 

 roads in matters of rates, train 

 schedules and shipping facilities. 



FreUcht Rate Servleei 



1. Quotation of rates and routing 

 on agricultural commodities. 



2. Rate survey work on agricul- 

 tural commodities. 



3. Agricultural limestone rate 

 service to county farm bureaus. 



4. Maintenance of a file of tariffs 

 and classifications. 



Car DlHtrtbation and Supply: 



1. Assistance to county farm bu- 

 reaus and local associations in 

 securing cars. 

 ShlppfniT ConvenleBceH: 



1. Assistance in securing side 

 traclts and other conveniences, 

 <'haiigrea and Adjuatnienta in Freight 

 Train Servieet 



1. Schedules of livestock trains. 



2. Schedules of fruit and vege- 

 table traiA aervice, etc. 



<*ialm Prevention I 



1. Obtaining . necessary repairs 

 and improvements at livestock 

 loading pens. 



2. Giving out information to ship- 

 pers on the reducing of losses 

 in transit. 



Railroad Ciaimat 



1. Freight overcharge claims. 



2. Freight loss and damage claims. 



3. General loss and damage claims. 



Represents Members 



The Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation, through its Transporta- 

 tion Department, represents its 

 members and their interests in 

 formal proceedings before either 

 the Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission or the Illinois Commerce 

 Commission. 



The Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission has jurisdiction over mat- 

 ters pertaining to transportation 

 rates, serVice, etc. between states. 

 The Illinois Commerce Coangiis- 

 sion acts on matters cohcefmng 

 transportation within the State. 



Action is brought before these 

 bodies either by direct compteint 

 or by intervention Hi a complaint 

 brought by others in which our 

 .interests are involved. 



The Indiana Fruit and Vege- 



table Case in which extensive in- 

 creases in Illinois rates were pre- 

 vented and the Hog minimum 

 case in which the minimum 

 weight on hogs intrastate was 

 reduced from 17,000 to 16,500 

 pounds are some of the more re- 

 cent cases in which we partici- 

 pated. 



The Railroads are organized 

 into Freight Rate Associations 

 for the purpose of handling rate 

 matters between themselves and 

 the shippers. Most of the sub- 

 jects we handle are taken up with 

 the individual railroads them- 

 selves. We have contact with 

 all the principal departments of 

 the majority of the Illinois' rail- 

 roads, so that any particular mat- 

 ter is quickly brought to the at- 

 tention of the proper depart- 

 ment. 



SnppIieR Freisht Rates 



Many of you know how diffi- 

 cult it is to determine what the 

 correct freight charges^ are on a 

 particular shipment. The tariffs 

 are complicated and changes in 

 the rates are being made con- 

 stantly, so that it is important 

 for a farmer to be able to get 

 correct rate quotations. We 

 maintain a tariff file on all the 

 principal commodities in which 

 farmers are interested, so it 

 makes; no difference what coni- 

 "indity it is or what railroad it 

 moves over, we can not only give 

 Tou the correct rate but advice 

 as to the best route also. 



We keen constantly in touch 

 with the freight sitaution on farm 

 commodities so we may know 

 what changes are being con- 

 templated and be in position to 

 nrotect the interests of our mem- 

 bers whenever necessary. 



A special service is now being 

 rendered to county farm bureaus 

 in supplying rates on agricultural 

 limestone from several quarries 

 to all points in a county. 



Very few complaints have been 

 received regarding car supply. 

 This is due to the fact that the 

 railroads have had a very large 

 percentage of their cars and en- 

 gines in working order and have 

 been able to keep the equipment 

 distributed so as to better meet 

 the shippers needs. 



Helps Furnish Cars 



The activities of the Regional 

 Advisory Board, consisting of 

 shippers' representatives cooper- 

 ating with the Car Service Di- 

 vision of the American Railway 

 Association, are in a large mea- 

 sure responsible for the ' good 

 condition in the car supply situa- 

 tion. 



The Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation is represented on the 

 Board of Directors and Agricul- 

 ttiral Commodity Committees of 

 the Midwest Regional Advisory 

 Board which includes Illinois ter- 

 ritory. 



Advice and assistance are given 

 to shippers regarding side tracks, 

 installation of stock pens. leases, 

 for stock scale sites on the right 

 of way. etc. 



Shippers often dd not get mat- 

 ters placed before the proper rail- 

 way officials and much unneces- 

 sary delay can be avoided by re- 

 ferring them through the proper 

 channels. ' 



Requests R ranted 



.Several months ago some of 

 the live stock shippers at points 

 on the Chicago & Alton Railway 

 asked for an additional shipping 

 day to Chicago and East St. 

 Louis. A survey was made to 

 determine the volume of live 

 stock traffic from various points 

 and to determine which day 

 would be in accord with the de- 

 sire of the majority of shippers. 

 Wednesday was preferred, with 

 the exception of one or two in- 

 stances. So in handling the mat- 

 ter with the Chicago & Alton 

 Railroad Company's officials we 

 asked for Wednesday and the re- 

 quest was granted. 



There is now under way with 

 the railroads a proposition for 

 repairing, cleaning and maintain- 

 ing in a sanitary condition the 

 livestock loading pens at county 

 points. In this we have two ob- 

 jects in view. One is the preven- 

 tion of claims and the other is 

 to stimulate tuberculosis eradica- 

 tion. 



Poorly drained stock pens, 

 knee deep in mud, are anything 

 but conducive to the proper and 

 safe handling of live stock. In- 



ri)*- HiMMe map rfprt**nti> the senKe of lite traiutpor 

 latiiHl depurtment from ifanuary 1. 19S4 to July 1. 19^1. 

 .sha4le4l iiortioiHi are roat)tic« served', a-hlte coonties not 

 wne*! luul blaek eoantie* not eryanixed or alllliated a-itli 

 the Illinois .Xerii-alturai Aiwoclation. 



sufficient water supply is v«ry 

 detrimental, particularly during 

 hot weather. 'The railroads shottld 

 supply water at livestock pens. 



We are working with the T. B. 

 Eradication Department in an 

 effort to get the railroads to 

 maintain tlieir stock pens in a 

 sanitary condition so as to re- 

 duce possible sources of infection. 

 A survey was made of hundreds 

 of stock pens at stations in Illi- 

 nois and any deficiencies in the 

 physical condition of the yards 

 and pens have been reported. 

 These matters are now being 

 handled with the freight claim 

 prevention and other railroad 

 officials. 



Safety Contest Started 



The purpose of tiie safety con- 

 test announced in the July 3th 

 issue of the RECORD is to stitu- 

 ulate interest among livestock 

 shipping associations in reducing 

 losses. Livestock shippers oan 

 do a great deal toward reducing 

 losses by exercising care in feed- 

 ing, watering and loading live- 

 stock at country points. 



The department handles 

 large number of railroad claiilis. 

 Shippers are urged not only to 

 use every reasonable precaution 

 in the safe handling of live stcick 

 but to be sure to count the stock 

 as it is loaded into the cars. : A 

 claim for shortage cannot 'be 

 made good unless it is supported 

 by proper proqf. This can ^ best 

 be obtained by having at legist 

 two persons, po'ssibly three, coifnt 

 the animals as they are loacled 

 into the car. 



<'lierk Freight Bills 



We check over a great ma^y 

 freight bills and if any ovfr 

 charges are found to exist, claims 

 are filed. Send in your In- 

 voices on livestock shipments ajid 

 your freight bills on other ship- 

 ments and we will gladly check 

 up on them for you. 



Claims due to fire, or for liye- 

 stock killed on the right of wiay 

 are also handled. Much of tihe 

 livestock that is killed or injuned 

 on the right of way is because 

 the railroads fail to maintain 

 their fences in suitable repair. 

 Write us if your livestock fence 

 is in poor condition. Getting the 

 fence fixed will not only benefit 

 you but the railroad as well. 



I 



AWAIT DETAILS ON 

 PROPOSED MERGER 



(Continual! froin p;^g«- li 

 company, and a niosi careful can- 

 vass of the whole situation cota- 

 |ilele<l, the Illinois .\i;ricultural 

 .Association is in no position to 

 form a definite opinion as to 

 the nierit-s of the |>rof>o«ed nier- 

 ger. Tiie olBcers of the Illinois 

 .Agricultural .Association believe 

 that a iKilicy of open mindedness 

 should be adopted by all farm 

 organizations toward the new 

 company' and what it may recom- 

 mend and request. 



The American Farm Bureau 

 Federation lists the following 

 nen as having been invited, elect- 

 'd and hitring accepted places on 

 he temporary board of directors 

 )f the Grain Marketing Com- 

 pany; O. E. Bradfute, Ohio, presi- 

 dent of the American Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation;. W. J. Brown, 

 Minnesota, president of the Amer- 

 ican Wheat Growers, Inc.; Harry 

 L. Keefe. Nebraska, president of 

 the U. S. Graiin' Growers, Inc.; 

 Fred A. Mudge, Peru, III., presi- 

 dent of the Illinois Farmers' Ele- 

 vator Association; J. M. Dyer, 

 Spencer, Iowa, president of the 

 Iowa Farmers' Elevator Associa- 

 tion: Millard Meyers, Illinois 

 Farmers' Elevators; J. F. Reed, 

 Minnesota, vice-president of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion: Oscar Ashworth, Mattoon, 

 III.. Illinois Grain Farmers; Gray 

 Silver. West Virginia and Illinois 

 Grain Farmers; J. W. Coverdale, 

 Iowa G rain Farm.ers. 



Partners In Mount Hope town- 



*hlp in Washington state have 

 organized a better stock associa- 

 tion and have selected one breed 

 for each class of livestock which 

 they will breed. Belgian horses, 

 Guernsey cows and Duroc Jersey 

 hogs have been chosen and with- 

 in a year each member is to have 

 at least one purebred animal of 

 some one of the- breeds chosen. 

 Only purebred sires will be used. 



Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau 

 baseball team continued its 

 steady march toward champion- 

 ship in the northwest district 

 league, defeating Bureau county 

 recently by a 12 to 4 score. 



CHICAGO PRODUCERS 

 REFUND $55,000 TO 

 ILLINOIS SHIPPERS 



Show Increase of 58.5 Per 



Cent In ToUl Volume of 



Butineu for Last 



Fiscal Year 



Something of the possibilities 

 open to actual livestock produc- 

 ers through close cooperation on 

 a marketing program can be 

 seen in the report of the busi- 

 ness done by the Chicago Pro- 

 ducers Association in the last 

 fiscal year. 



For the second successive year 

 Illinois stockmen have led in the 

 number of cars shipped to the 

 Chicago Producers. Within the 

 last year a total- of 9.070 cars 

 of stock were shipped to them 

 from Illinois, 51.5 per cent of 

 the total receipts. Aside from 

 these shipments to the Chicago 

 Producers Illinois shippers sell 

 a large per cent of their stock 

 to the Producers at St. Louis, 

 Peoria and Indianapolis. 



.Mthough the exact figures on 

 the refund paid to Illinois ship- 

 pers are not yet ready, a rough 

 estimate will place it at t5S,- 

 000.00 out of the total refund 

 of (103.461.55. This enormous 

 refund effected an average saving 

 of JB.84 per carload to the ship- 

 pers. Livestock men recognite 

 it as proof of the financial suc- 

 cess of cooperative livestock mar- 

 keting. 



Make Big Gains 



The cattle department of the 

 Chicago Producers showed a gain 

 of 47.8 per cent; the hog de- 

 partment 51.2 .per cent; the 

 sheep department 199. S per cent, 

 while the receipts as a whole 

 were 68.5 per cent greater than 

 last year. The feeder depart- 

 ment which is a new service just 

 added during the last fiscal year 

 purchased over 200 loads of cat- 

 tle and 315 decks of sheep. One 

 order alone was for 32 cars. 



The shipping association at 

 Rockford led all associations in 

 the number of cars shipped with 

 211. The refund paid to this as- 

 sociation alone was $1,245.02. 

 The Warren County Farm Bu- 

 reau Shipping Service followed 

 the Rockford association with 

 175 cars and the Victoria Ship- 

 ping Association in Knox county 

 was third with 101 cars. Over 

 20 association bave the record 

 of consigning every animal to 

 the Producers. Shipments were 

 received from 416 associations. 



Seventyreight out of the 102 

 Illinois counties shipped stock to 

 the Chicago Producers during 

 the year. Following are the 25 

 counties having the largest num- 

 ber of cars shipped: - 



Henry 566. Knox SJ2. HeKatb J7S. 

 Mercer 324. Warren 31T. I.jtSalle 

 2!';. McOonough 290. Bureau 285. 

 McL,ean 278. llock Island 275. l^e 

 260. -Hancock 253. Stephenson 287. 

 Winnebago 224. LlvlnKBton 216. 

 Kane ISO. Marshall 187, Og-le 174. 

 Iroquois 16S. Carroll 167. Whiteside 

 163. Kendall 155, Ford 14S. Peoria 

 140. I'utnam 138. 



More Kiddies Get 



Country Vacation* 



. Interest in the problem of giv- 

 ing short country outings to un- 

 der-privileged kiddies of Chicago 

 bas increased with the coming 

 of July and warmer weather, 

 judging by the requests for chil- 

 dren that have come to the Out- 

 ing Secretary of the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association, which is 

 working with the United Char- 

 ities of Chicago on the poor chil- 

 dren problem. 



Up tc July 14 requests for 

 191 children to be sent out to 

 farm homes had , been received. 

 A large order came from Rock 

 Island county where Miss Leila 

 Walker, Hillsdale, as hostess, 

 asked for 25 kiddies to be dis- 

 tributed there. T|iree of the re- 

 quests from Miss Walker were 

 tor permanent adoption of chil- 

 dren. 



As a companion enemy to the 



army worm the familiar cutworm 

 is appearing in many sections of 

 the middle west, doing much 

 damage in alfalfa fields. 



Ixtean county farmers are de- 

 manding a IS per cent reduction 

 on farm land values. 



