Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-08-15
County correspondence.
TIN HERD LAW, .-cRoPs,- RAILROAD
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Mr.. Editor lit seems the Board
OF Supervisors Of lama County or
dcred the Stock Act to be submitted
at the November election to the
electors thereof for a second decis-
ion on its merits. Whether moved
to do SO by conviction that the
people have changed their views and
arc now ready to reverse their judg-
ment 80 emphatically rendered two
years ago, or whether sheysreceived
numerous petitions requesting a re-
submission, they have not annount.
ed. They should, at least, have had
some strong grounds for beliet that
majority Of all the voters are in ia
vor OF making it a law tor the whole
county, because their course may
have the effect to prevent those town
ships, where the greatest number OF
electors want the law, from comply !
ing with the provisions of chapter 55,
of the laws of the XIV General As.
sembly enabling each civil township
to adopt "thc Herd lsw."h II is well
known that q majority OF the town
ships in 1910 did declare for it. but
were overruled by the roters in the
villages and towns. What evidence
has the farmers that they are not still
hostile to the measure? They may
and most likely will vote against il as
before, and then those townships
where the people unanimously await
it, inductioa sinay have to endure
their present inconvenience for an
other year. It is always best to be
on the safe side, when it is possible,
and take no risks where no necessity
exists to trust an uncertain result
Then it were prudent, notwilhstand-
ing the question is submitted gener.
ally, for the citizens Of the several
townships where its early adoption
is greatly needed, 70 circulate petit.
ton as required by the Township
herd law and make sure thing Of it.
The expense is too Insignificant to
weigh against an uncertainty. The
twelve northern townships will sure
ly adopt it if this course is pursued
and it will be OF AZ much actual ben.
eft to them as Greene's Railroad
During May and June farmers gen.
orally supposed that Northern Tams
would be able to send to market an.
other large crop OF first-grade wheat,
As. harvest approached, the most
casual observer could easily SEQ that
something was not right with that
cereal. The fields, instead OF gradr.
ally changing from the deep blue to
4 golden hue, assumed daily more
leaaen appearance, indicating that a
large per, cent OF the heads were
blight,ng in whole or part. It is now
certain that the crops gathered will
be but little more than halt of what
It would have been had it not been
thus damaged. We think hcre that
the copious rains in tho early part OF
Juno caused !" the blight. Corn
looks well, but at least two weeks
behind its usual state at this season
and surely in great danger OF being
cnt short Ivy frost. we must pray
Jack to stay up North till the 18th
Of September. sEaA N@s n ta
The grading on the western branch
Of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids 4
Minnesota r.. II. il being pushed for
war: with great energy and rapidity
tho first ten miles west Of Vintcn
is nearly, sready tor the Iron. A
strong force is pressing the work
near Yankee Grove, apoiut ten miles
out from the main line, where ths
cuts and fills are greatest. The con
tractors, east OF tho 'rama line, are al
under bend to complete their jobs be
fore the LIST of September. Order.
have been given blythe Company 70,
track laying to commence shortly ~
No stations between 4Vinton and
Wolf Greek have been located. It i.
ruinored tS,At, tor the present, ther,
will only I've one depot between those
points. j. w. Tracr, General Agen,
has been trying to prevail on the
people of Clark township TO compete
for = station. Thus far without an,
success. They think donation of .
s per cent tax on their property en-,
titles them to one conveniently 10
Gated without further black mailbag
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