Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1920 — MANY PROTESTS AGAINST RAISES [ARTICLE]

MANY PROTESTS AGAINST RAISES

Indianapolis, Aug- j of protests of Indian^' ceal ers against the eent increase in freight rates will be held tomorrow berfoe the public A large amount of the coal useu in the state comes from mines and a boost in the rates within the state f direct bearing on th e cost of it was said. Large dustries will send before the commission inan effort to keep down the transportation cost of coal from Indiana. Protests against increase of we on demands that alleged discriminations against Indiana removed before any further increases are granted. . w . • _ In connection with the discussion of higher rates for and gravel it waa pointed out that a special hardship would be infkcted upon road contractors through a forty per cent raise in the rates« tins time The road men, it was stated have made contracts based uponexisting freight charges and a boost on rates would result in a loss to the contractors.

Peter Nomenson of Dwight, DI., is here to attend the funeral of Michael Kanne, which will be held at the Catholic church Thursday morning at nine o’clock. Fred Ames of the Western tric Co., of Chicago, was here Tuesday inspecting our light, power and water plant He was with the company twenty-three and superintended the construction of the present water tower. The editor of The Republican received a card today from Everett Halstead. It was dated Montreal’ Oneda, Aug. 2S. He » writes ♦ “Where Hie north wind blows in Aomsrt Everybody well and hap* i py7 Mr. and In. Halstead were, en route to Norway, Maine. |

W. H. McLain, for some years* traveling salesman for the W. M. Shafor Company, and later for the American Sugar Refineries Company has just closed a deal by which he buys a half interest with Zarel Gault the Dodge agent at Anderson, and he will take bold of the new business the first of September. The agency is one of, the most active in the state and controls distribution of Dodge cars in several counties, Mr. McLain expects to make Anderson his future home and to move there just as soon SO. he fma a suitable house. Since April he has been the Indiana representative or the California Packing Corporation, handling the Delmonte .products. He is a hustler and while the automobile game is entirely new to mm he is a salesman of great ability and his new connection should be g 'fine proposition for 1 him. —Frankfort Cresent-»News ; Mr. McLain is well known in this city, having been a weekly visitor here for a number of years during the time he traveled for an Indianapolis grocery house.