Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-22

the democrats. It certainly wasn't fra
ternal.
Chairman Hancock has written the
members of the republican state COM
mittee asking them to gather in Du-l
buque the latter part Of this week or
early next, take in the Nutwood horse
races, enjoy the sights Of Dubuque, and
incidentally elect new chairman to
succeed himself. There Is some dispo-
sition to demur at the notion of meeting
in Dubuque, but the invitation will
probably be accepted. There is good
reason to believe that Harry Weaver
will not be without opposition in his
candidacy for the Craftsmanship. r. n.
Spence Of Mount Ayr has been heard
from. He has put out feleers, and is
considered a candidate. II Mr.. Spence
had adopted policy of less Fabian
caution, he would probably have been
conceded the Craftsmanship by this time
AS it is, Mr.. Weaver is regarded as
more likely Of election.
sss
A gentleman who Is in the confidence
of the brick combine of Des Moines
says that no trust has been formed. He
says there Is merely a "gentlemen's
agreement by which the Capital City
Company Is given control of all the
brick, and II that company shoves up
prices little, why. the other compa-
MES can't help 1t. The fact is that there
/ is brick combine here, and there is
another at Sioux City, the second town
| in the state in brick production. There
| is an understanding between the Des
Moines and Sioux City people, too. ac-
| cording to a reliable authority.
The brick men say that the prices are
not to be advanced enough to make the
arrangement oppressive, and they de-
clare further that most Of the advance
| will be distributed In increased wages
to the labor that produces the bricks.
1 Des Moines produces practically all the
paving and probably IS per cent Of the
highest class building brick made in the
state. That there is good under
standing among the dealers is not new
to people here. Three or four years age
| Des Moines began to wonder why il
should pay more for home made brick
with which to pave it's streets than was
paid by other Iowa towns for Des
Moines brick.
! An insurance war OF large proportions
i is on in this town. The owners of the
big new buildings, together with other
4 heavy merchants and jobbers, have
been getting new five-year policies
written at rates about 40 per cent lowe,
than have heretofore prevailed, ane
nobody knows who is doing 1t. Rates
that used to be listed at $1.40 per veal
4 per $1,000, have been rewritten at s;
cents per $1,000. The aggregate of risks
at the new rate runs up to where 81,
figures are worked hard to express the
full meaning. The Iowa companies ga,
it is the outside stock companies, start
ing a warfare to drive Iowa concern.
out Of the field. The outside people den,
4 this and allege that If their companies
:. have been taking business at the new
rates 1t has not been written by the 10
cal agents, but must have been booked
by general agents.
Whether the war has been carrie,
outside of Des Moines is not yet known
The people who have been given insur
ance at the new rates will not tall
about 1t. and the inwardness is hard t
ascertain. Considering that the stoc
: companies last year collected in premi
ums 81 for each 81 cents, or whereabouts
paid on losses in Iowa, it would no
!, seem that they are likely to break them
: selves, even il they do cut rates for
while.