Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-13
The Town Delegates.

DeS Moines, Sept. 13.-ThomaS d.
Healy, of Fort Dodge, senator from the
Webster-Calhoun district, was in Des
Moines last evening on his way to the
conference on trusts in Chicago. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Heay. SEN
ator Healy is one of the fifteen members
of the conference from Iowa. The en-
tire list appointed by Governor Shaw
most of whom will attend, is as follows:
Thomas updegraff, McGregor: George
E. Clark, Algona Thomas ID. Healy,
Fort Dodge; Judge William Green
Audubon; Robert II. Moore, Ottumwa;
John Story, Lake Mills; Ambrose Nc
Quirk, Davenport; Edward II. Thayer,
Clinton; Cato Sells, Ninton; George NJ.
Curtis, Clinton; Alva L. Hager, Green
field; John Blanchard. Avoca; Paul
Maclean. Creston; Congressman Hull.
LATE Young. F. f. Haley and Auditor
Merriam also went in last evening for
one or more days attendance at the
conference
What do you expect to result from
the conference?' was asked Senator
Healy by the reporter.
That is rather a hard question. 1t
may do considerable and it may only
very able men there and the conference
must result in some good. II appears
that such conferences. from the very
fact that they are held must have a
good Influence. If the financiers get to
think that the people are in earnest in
the trust reform they will be a little
more careful about furnishing the mon
ey to promote the trusts. j rather think
u
thing, if it does not make definite rec
concentrations. 1t is very difficult
question, of course. to deal with. !"
What is the most difficult phase?''
Well. / should say the legal side pre-
sents the most difficulties. The people
are unfriendly to trusts. undoubtedly.
but how to get rid of them is the ques-
ton. How can a law be framed that
will destroy trusts without making it
unconstitutional or setting a lot of pre-
cedents that would be worse in their
effects than the trusts themselves. OF
course anybody can write a law that
will kill trusts. every one of them. but
it would probably do a good many other
things besides. Suppose law was
passed that would make any stock is
sued by such an organization Illegal,
and the purchaser could not be com
PEELED to pay for it. That would make
the existence of trusts impossible, but
it would kill commercial paper of many
kinds not Objectionable. 1t is extremely
difficult in my opinion, to make law
that will discriminate between trusts
and other business organizations and
not set immoral and bad presidents
Yes. the conference is to devote one day
to the discussion Of the legal side of the
question and that will prove very inter
esting. l have no doubt
LAUREL.
Sept 1S.-'The Misses Maggie Patton
and Emma and Ada Wardle left for
Mount Vernon Monday, where they will
attend Cornell College.
Frank Boston went to Des Moines
for a term at Highland Park and
Charles Remenschneider has gone to
Naperville, H., for course in the
school there.
The S-year-old son of Charles Walk
up was kicked by a horse Sunday af-
ternoon. the blow throwing him into a
wire fence, by which he was badly cut
about the head and face. He is in a
critical condition.
Sunday evening for the 3-year-old child
of Peter Reifschneider, which had wan
dered away from the home of George
Reifschneider, where its parents were
visiting. 1t was found at the home of
Henry Often. having travelled about
three miles through corn fields and
pastures.
Miss Little Ross went to Melbourne
Tuesday for a weeks visit with rela-
tives there.
Glen Bowen has taken the vacant
school in district No. and Miss Myrtle
Doue herty has been employed in No
IA to fill the vacancy caused by failure
of contract of Miss Peterson.
C. F. Martin returned home Satur-
day from his trip to Worthington,
Mimi. and reports having purchased
another quarter section of land near
that place.