The lowa law has no direct effect on
interstate shipments. The distance
tariff law has had nothiDg to do with
the loss of population in' lowa. lo
has suffered no more than surroundh
states in'losing agricultural population
and our cities have grown as well as
cities in other states so far as percent
age are concerned, for instance Water
loo with an increase of 110 ptr cent in
ten years. If the rates area disturb
ing influence the cities would feel this
first. Iowa has raised more hoes, more
corn and more cattle than ever before,
practically all of which must be ship
ped. The fact that there is a some
what less country population in Iowa
has not decreased the quantity or value
of farm products. That our cities
have increased in population and
wealth mast indicate that JtFansporta
tion is largely increased and the claim
that the Iowa distance tariff has had
anything to do with the decrease of
population in Iowa is absurd on its
face 1 know nothing about any man
being employed to offer amendments
to break down our distance tariff law.
If he was so employed he has been un
successful
The Nsw Cabinet.
President Wilson sent the names of
his cabinet to the senate Wednesday
for confirmation and they were con
firmed. The advisers selected were:
William J. Bryan of Nebraska, secre
tary of state.
William Gibbs McAdoo of New
York, secretary of the treasury.
Lindlsy M. Garrison of New Jersey,
secretary of war.
James Clark McReynolds of Tennes
se, attorbey general.
Albert Sidney Burleson, Texas, poet
master general.
Josephus Daniels of North Carolina,
secretary of the navy.
Franklin K. Lane of California, sec
retary of the interior.
David Franklin Houston of Missouri,
secretary of agriculture.
