Piii/r Si ftii II 



TIIK I. A. A. HKCORn 



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Transportation Service 

 Covers Wide Fieldin '29 



Representation In Freight Rate and 



Utility Questions Of Prinze 



Importance 



rvitL's to 

 itv r.itis. 



ion Dc- 



VCONI IMA I ION ,.| tiK many si 

 tiuTiibcis in t r.inspdrl.itittn .nul uul 

 tI.linl^. .uul pt'W t. r Iuk- route proliK-iii 

 I Ik- w .trk o| I Ik- I. A. A. TraiiNport.i 

 p,ii[iiKnt in I ''J'>. 



I Ik- rvv onls simw i lut i; roups ol f.irrtUTs ~ 

 WiTc lulpcd 111 ni"tc tli.in .1 scoic ot ri^r.il ckc- 

 iritu.ition cim."*. M.iny 

 <.t ilu-i- li.ui to Jo \\ nil 

 r.itt.-s. 1. 1 \wT\ lo scr\ no 

 .nui .irr.nvuLin^nts w i\\\ 

 iitilit \ conip-irn^s to 

 t.iko o\ If l.irnur 



w n c il t ranNnnsMoii 



line*. Siihvi.intul r*.- 



fiinds were obuincJ in 



>c\ cr.il inst.inetA w lu re 



r.iio .uljustniefUs were 



mule. ^- J- Q"'^ti*y. 



_, _ , « Transportiltion 



Telephone Cases 



A number ttr counties were repio*-cnteil 

 helore llie lllniois ( oinnuree ( onunisMon iii 

 teleplione e.i">*.'>. An .iniui.il iiiere.ise ol > i .- I -' to 

 farm telei^lnme nseis in 1 oi^.ni t.ounlv w as pre- 

 \entcd ttlieii tacts were hroui;lu before ilic voiu- 

 itiisNJon sliowini; that tlie proposeil raise Je- 

 maiuleJ h\ i!ie company was iinwarrant il. An 

 annual nu rea>.e ot s, i ,nun dt (aim te ephone 

 users m lioone cinnit\ likewise was axen tl. 



I o^s inJ tlamai;e claims collecieJ I ro n Jan. 



1 (•• \o\. I b\ the l>eparirneiu ai;i;re.i;ated 

 slii;litly more ilian SJS.onn. 



tt)r presentation 

 ion in 



/.'\rL;iunents were prepa 

 beYore ilie Interstaie < oninuri.e < oitirnis 

 tlu\western Iivevtovk 1reti;lit rate case in 

 I he c jt rurv a^ket,! tor increases ot t rom 

 ^H^-yTr^enl In rates. I his case is still 



w Ii ic II 

 M to 

 peiul- 



Pipe Line Case 



Assistance \^ as ,L;i\en meiiiljers in a iiiuml>er 

 of central Illmois eounties io\\,iril proiecmi.i; 

 tiieir rii^lits an^l inieresis in eon nee t ion with 

 the leNas I mpire pipe line which enters lllittois 

 ftoin iIk- s.niihwest »ni tieMs. v rossiuj; tatin 

 iarujs in a northeasterh direction. 



I \\M^ \^'\\ er line cases in wlucli the Hipart 

 rnent has Ihiii acti\e nameK. the Superpower 

 Coniparjx huh line I rtini Kew iiiee to 

 and the I )i \on-| reeport line are now iij' 



>i\un, 

 ef. 

 the ( ommissitm. I arm Bureau members ii four 



unties aie interested in liie (uucorne. In 

 nstances the utility companies have cl 



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some 

 arted 



lluir rtnites across the best farm lands without 

 tine regard to the interests ot owners ot such 

 \aluable laiuls. The I. A. A. lias interxeiied in 

 several ca^-es to establish routes more .icceptable 

 (o the iandowiiers. and se«.i?re adet|uaie com- 

 pensat ion lor ^iama^es to t it m lands. 



Service Problems 



Pro[>«»sed abandonment of railroad frei.i;Iii and 

 passenger s^i \ ice m several parts ol t lie state 

 were posip.. ned or pre\ented when it was sliow ii 

 tliat 1 irmers and ot Iters resulmi; in wwh Int. ali- 

 ties v\..u!d be .i:reaily damai;ed thereby. The 

 Illinois ( (.nirat has deterred diseontinuatioi ol 

 ade>|uate passen:;er and express ser\ive bel veen 

 tentralia .\uk\ ( hampai>;n pendini; the workini; 

 t>ut ot a s.iiisl.iv i.irv solution to tlie prolleni. 

 A slimlar ease involving; the Ki»ck Island Sttalh- 

 crn Kailujy laiuiowner'k and sliippcrs in .Mi rccr 



1. ouiu > is nt>w uiuler eonsuleration b\ t he State 

 Commerce C t»mmission. Mainlaimni; tlie neces- 

 s.iry I oiuacis with c.irriei s, public iiiitiiies, and 

 I ht>\e ha\ nii; to do with public utiliiv aiul 

 irfiiisporiation matters is an important and valu- 

 . able service to the tarmers ot Illinois. 



Farm Bureau in 



Livestock Hearing 



I^^IXAI. oral ari;umeiit belore the Interstate 

 ' < innmene t oinmission .is a whole wa*. made 

 at \\'ashmi;toii resentlv in the western li\estock 



■ rale i. ase. 



I. J. l,>uase\ . director ot transportation, 

 ripreseiiievj liie I. A. A. at the hearm.i;. t>. W. 

 Sanilbuii; <»t ilie .Xmene.m larm Uure.iii \ ed- 



• era I ion, ami I reii S. Jackson, vpecial at torriey, 



, w ere other I .irm Itureau representatives who 

 took a leadiiij; pari in opposin>; substantial in- 

 creases in trei>;hl rales asked by the railroads. 

 I he w rit ten .ir>;umeiU prepa reil by the I. A. 

 A. aiui I aim liureau represent.!! i\ es proxeil con- 

 clusi\el\ that lixestok. k produ«.tion in the corn 

 belt was tiot enioyin.i; ihe k^'*-'-*' prosperity 

 plumed tt>r it In the railroads, and al the same 

 lime clearlv revealed thai the western carriers 

 are makim; mure money than ihey have made 



"tor man> \ears. 



I i>;ht representative western carriers, for ex- 

 ample, show .xn inerease of Zl per cent in nei 

 iiKtMiie (or the ftfsi si\i.n nionlhs nt I*'.?*' eoni- 

 j^ared with a sinular period in l''JS. 



II was shown thai the rate of progression in 

 li\estovk lreii;Iil rates sui;i;ested I'v the e\- 

 .iininer was tt«» h^^h. Ihe examiner re<.oni- 

 meiuled substantial mereases in simrt li.uil rates 

 til id ilei. leasis in lom; h.iul r.ites. N'lnet v per 

 cent 4«t the li\estot.k t rathe in ihe western terri- 



|ot V Comes t lorn short h.iuls. 

 r 

 Several producer representatives stated that 

 (he exaininer ii;iioreil the I loeh-Smith resolmitm 

 and granted reliel to the tamers ratlur than 

 to the farmers. 



Ilie recent liear^ni; at \\ ashin.cton con- 

 cluded a series ol I J' similar meetings held diir- 

 iiii: the past two \iais m ditiereni parts of tlie 

 United St.ites. It is likely that a decision will 

 Ik- torlhctinnn,:; t rotii rlie Commission within ihe 

 ne\l three to lour montlis. 



. It the proposed inereases are >;raTUed, lllini'is 

 Ii.vestoik i; rowers will pay substantially liii;her 

 trei.uht rates. 



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF 

 ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL MU- 

 TUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 



TAKE notico that the nnnual mtTtinE; 

 of the monibers of thf Illinois 

 A^ritultiir;il Mutual Insurance Com- 

 p.iiiy will be held on Wednesday^ the 

 29th day of January, 1930. .it* the 

 hour of 1 :00 o\lock P. M., at the 

 Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Sprini;field, 

 Illinois, to elect directors, receive, and. 

 if approved, t ontirni the report of the 

 board of directors of the company for 

 t\\v fiscal year endini; Deceniher 31 , 

 1929; and lo consider, and, if ap- 

 ;>roved, ratify and confirm all the acts 

 and proceedings of the IxKird of di- 

 rectors done and talcen since th«' List 

 annii.il meeting of the members of th ■ 

 company: and for the transaction of 

 such further .tnd other husiness as may 

 properly come In'fore the meeting. 

 Oated at Chicago, Illinois. 

 December 2, 1929. 



GEORGE F. TULLOCK. 



Secretary. 



Power Line Routes Are 

 Reviewed By Commission 



Farmers Demand High Lines Be 



Routed To Protect Best Lands 



Against Damage 



\ IL'Krill R luurini; i>\cr iIk- jtroj-ntst-d ntiitc 

 ^ ■ 4"l I lie Superpower *.-omp.iiiy lii^ii line from 

 l)i\oii lo K.IW.IIICO w.is lielil betore llie Stjlc 

 I oiiHiierie t oinniissioii .it Sprliii;!ield on Dee. ^. 

 \\ liile llie oiitcoiiie nt tfle loiilnner'.y lie- 

 i"eeii llie iiiilitv eoiiip.iny ' .uul l.iiul owners 

 .iliiiii; llie propo\eJ route is not yet le.irneil, .in 

 .iJluslniein ot ililfereiKcs iiiuloubteiliy will be 

 iii.ule. . 



1 .iiulowners coin|i|.ijii tli.it utility lepresem.i- 

 tives entered llieir l.iniis witlioiil perinissioii. 

 ir.iniped down eorii .iiul otiier erops, .iiid d.ini- 

 .l,i;eil tetues while siirxexiiii; inr the proposed 

 route. In .itteiii(>«ini; ,i seeoiul sursev over a 

 little dillerent route, siirve\ors eonipl.iin tliat 

 tlu-\ were dri\eii oil se\er.il l.irnis. 



Want Original Route 



llie uiiliu loiup.iiiv lllMsl^ oil si.uulini; by its 

 oriijiii.il propos.il wliieli tlie I jrni llure.iu eoni- 

 niittees o( l.iiulowners will not aceepi because 

 v.ilu.ible l.inu l.irids will be d.iin.i.i;ed by J liisli- 

 \.i|l.ii;e line supporled by f;re.it steel towers 

 pl.inled out in llie middle of eiiltiv.iled liclds. 



1 .irmers hold tll.it tlie route slioulj lollow- 

 ro.uls .ind periiKinenl ienee lines wlierever pos- 

 Mble so .IS to iiiininii/e d.im.li;es to the best lands. 

 I liey teel lli.it eoinpens.iiion ollered heretofore 

 li.is not l»een .ide(|ujle to reimburse iheni for the 

 ivnii.ineni d.ini.i,i;e .ind ineonvenienee sutfered. 



A pole line is Conteinpl.iied betsveen l)i\on 

 .iiul I reeport .uul eoinniiltees Ii.ive been .ip- 

 poinied bv tlie interested l.uin liure.ius to sec 

 tli.it the interests of their eoiittitutents jrc pro- 

 letted, "l 



Rock Island Southern Ry. 

 Asked to Resume Service 



\ lir.\RI\G to brini; .ibotit resumption of 

 ' * treii;ht service tin the Koek Isl.uid .South- 

 ern K.iiliii.id'Nouili of (liUhrist to N'oruivid and 

 biiri;ess in western Illinois w .is lieKlf before the 

 Illinois C omnieree C'omniission in ( liie.i,i;o »ni 

 Deeeniber 6. Ihe transportation ilepartmcnl of 

 the Illinois A;;ricultaral Association, the .Mercer 

 ( ouniv larm Bureau, the \X'arreii-l leiulerson 

 l>il ( ompaiiy, and others j. lined in the plea. 



Bridges Need Repair 



Servue lludiuli lSiiri;e'.s and Norwuod south 

 lo Moiimoutli was abandoned followiiu; the 

 inirnini; ol a bridi;e north of IJunjevs in .\lav. 

 I''JS. Since thai time these cominuniiies have 

 been without rail transportation necessitating 

 loiii; hauls ot fjrni products over dirt roads. 

 \bire than Wi sections of land are daiiia,i;ed by 

 removal of train service, while >;raiii elevators 

 uul livcsiock shippii^ associations in ihis eoiii- 

 iiuinity are subjected to heavy t raiispurtation 



tosls. 



I iu;ineers lor the railroad assert that ihe ex- 

 iviuliliire of at least sJi,(Ml0 will be reipiired 

 1.1 repair the I'opc ( reek brid,i;e, in addilion lo 

 expenses on other bridjjes along the rinht-of- 

 u .1 \ . 



"The more livestock the Producers 

 are shipped the better service they can 

 give the farmer." Christ Bunte, 

 Prairietown. 



