Why Iowa Shippers Should Use Their Railroads
A historical pamphlet argues Iowa railroads support tax revenue, jobs, and local markets. It cites 1931 7.0 million in Iowa taxes paid by railroads, 1929 versus 1932 employment losses, reduced railroad purchases, highway safety costs from trucks, and price disruption in markets due to trucking. It urges restoring rail traffic to lower freight rates, protect markets, and boost Iowa recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boone
Fort Dodge
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Walter Lippmann
Bernard Bar~ Uch
Norman Thomas
I Found No Revolution in Iowa
A Midwest correspondent reports from Boone County Iowa assessing farm trouble and public mood. He found no revolution but widespread strain from mortgage foreclosures and low farm prices, with farmers aiding neighbors and seeking price stabilization through reform. The piece notes Story County foreclosures postponed by popular protest and a new moratorium law shaping the ongoing struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boone
Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Iowa Farmer
Boone County
Hamilton County
Roosevelt
Court House
Tively
Story County
United Farmers of
United Farmers
Lars Skromme
Wall Street
United Action
Federal Land Bank
Skromme
District Court
Clyde Herring
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farmers’ Holiday Association
State Extension Department
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Farm Bureau
Herring
St. Louis
Towa
Inflation and Farm Moratoriums Shape Iowa Outlook
A Boone County field report tracks how a governor’s proclamation and new laws against foreclosures affect Iowa mortgagors and banks. Farmers hope for inflation relief, scrip plans, and wage protection as bank reserves tighten, with tax cuts and farm price fixes debated amid widespread concern over credit and employment.
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Vindicator
Keterville
The
Vindicator and Republican Oo
M Natioaal Editorial Association
SBER
Rock Island
Ohio Division of Markets
Ohio
Freight Coss
Paul McCrea
Middle West
Hoover
France
Austria
Farm Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. T. Cook
Costa
United States
Mra
C. L. Fortier
Milwaukee
Wis
C. L. Sholes
Joe Gis
Harkins
Journal of American Association
Old Trenian
the Atlantic Monthly
Atlantic
America
Arlington Street
Boston
Megesine
Country Home
Form Journal
Clup
Woman's World
Sweet
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