Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16
ABOUT IOWA BANKS
Many Financial Institutions Com.
pelled by the Law to Increase
Capital Stock.
Enormous Increase in Deposits the
Cause Council Bluffs to Vel.
come Soldiers.
Drake University and the Football
Games The Cherokee prima.
ries-Political Comment.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines, Sept 16.-It is getting
fashionable for Iowa banks to increase
their capital stock. They don't always
do 1t because they want to. but because
the state laws compel them to do so
The September statements of Des
Moines banks indicate that one institu.
ton in this town has s3.5OO,00O in depos.
its. and only 100000 capital. The state
law requires that bank must have
capital to the amount of 10 per cent OF
deposits at any one time That means
that the Des Moines Savings Bank mus
increase it's capital or else carry less
deposits. The Peoples Savings Bank Of
this city is in the same delightful trou.
Die; 1t has too much money on hand
and must increase its capital or squeeze
down its deposits. 1t is understood bott
institutions will increase their capital
As+
The last statement showed half a
dozen banks in the state, outside of Des
MONIES, which We're in the same situa-
ton. Three of them have increased
thelr capital. 1t is expected the Sep
tember statements. when they are ali
IN, Will indicate another half dozen in
stitutions, outside of this city. which
must get their deposits down to fight
ing weight or else get into heavier
class. as the pugilists would say.
1t is given out that arrangements are
|lhO11t nerfactoI fr,.l l,r;,,.
first Iowa Regiment home from San
FRANCISCO at state expense. Gen. By
ers has been at Omaha this week tc
confer with the Union Pacific with ref
erence To securing one or two trains for
lhe purpose. The announcement comes
from Council Bluffs that Gen. Byers
said While there that the deal had abou,
been made. 1t is understood the Cen.
tral and Union Pacific roads will gel
the business, and that the regiment viii
be brought only so far as Council Bluffs
Thence the different companies vii
| take the most convenient roads home
Several companies Will come. east b,
way of the Rock Island. and De.
Moines will give them a big reception il
1t can get half chance The companies
in the southern part of the state dom
seem to want to be received; their am.
pition is to get home just as soon as
possible.
Council Bluffs will thus be given the
honor of receiving the soldiers on
tdawkeye soil, and will doubtless do it.
seit credit. Already the people out there
are getting ready Tor the big day They
propose to have as much fun with the
soldiers as New York is going to have
with Dewey when he gets to that town
Des Moines has two companies, and will
try to get at least Knoxville and Oska-
loosa to come this way and stop long
enough to receive the keys to the capi.
tai city. and listen to few expansion
speeches.
The Germans are to have a German
day during the Semi ON Sed next
month, and it is quietly reported tina,
the occasion may be turned into ar
anti expansion rally of Germans. Car
Sehurz, the great German writer anc
orator. has been invited to deliver the
leading address; prominent Iowa Ger.
mans are also to be taken into the pro.
gram. The Germans unauestionabl1
are not strong on expansion, though /,
s as yet impossible to tell to what ex.
tent they will be influenced in thei,
votes by it. A well-known republican
who is credited with as large an ac.
auaintance as any man in the state
and who is an excellent observer, was
down at Davenport to attend the Fred
Nhite meeting, and reports that there
is a good deal of concern among repub-
licans about the German attitude this
fall. The White meeting didn't indicate
any alarming conditions, however The
Turner Hall in which it was held is
said to seat, comfortably, 1900 people
and 1t was not more than half filed
Mr.. White. however. made diplomatic
speech for the Second district. He de-
voted very little attention to silver. said
nothing at all about sixteen to one. and
devoted himself to expansion.
Republican leaders in Scott county
admitted. according to the republican
observer to whom reference has beer
made, that they are badly worried
about that county. They say If the
democrats nominate George Baker and
some good man from the country they
will be very liable to elect one and per.
haps two men to the legislature. Fur
ther, he says that Muscatine is in bad
shape as result of the Cummins- Gea1
fight. and that every other county In
the district except Iowa is likely to lose
a considerable number of republican
votes because of the German attitude
The old Second will be the fighting
ground this year, and in all probability
will be one of the notable districts OF
the country in the presidential fight
next year, because of its larger German
population. Special efforts will be
made to keep it in line this fall in or
der to show that the Germans are moi
half so deeply moved on the expansion
issue as is alleged.
Auditor Merriam and Attorney Cen
eral Remley have been attending the
anti-trust conference in Chicago Mr.
Renley as about as vigorous in his de.
nunclations of trusts, their methods and
influences, as any man in the state, and
he went away with the declaration tina,
the conference ought to accomplish
some good. Senator Allison and Sneak.
Ter Henderson said the same thing
Among the politicians and officials the
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