Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-13
A CROWDED CAPITOL
Problem of Office Room For the
Board Of Control Bothering
State officers.
Must vacate It's Present Quarters
Before the Legislature Meets
Next Winter.
The Iowa Paving Brick and Other
Clay Industries = Des Moines'
Growing Population.
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Special to Times Republican:
Des Moines, Sept. 13.-It looks as if
the state government of Iowa is out
growing the present capitol building.
The board of control has never been
assigned to permanent quarters be-
cause there was not room in the big
building. 1t has occupied some Of the
committee rooms connected with the
senate chamber, which must be va
Gated when the legislature gets to-
gether next winter. One OF the strong
reasons for erecting the new historical
building was that it would give more
room, the historical department being
thus removed from the basement of
the capitol. The contract for the new
structure was let last spring, but there
has been too much prosperity and the
contractors could not get the work
done. They agreed to have the struc-
ture ready by October /. For two
months past practically no work has
been done. The effort of the United
States to furnish iron for the entire
world has been too much for it. A num-
Der of the contracts in Des Moines
have been badly delayed, and the result
| is that the contractors cannot possibly
have the building ready on time. The
executive council has called on the
contractors to complete it without
more delay, but they are hopeless. The
historical department has been notified
that it must vacate it's present quar-
! tesrS h1yn hny a, nj
to the board of control. If it proves i'm
| possible to make connections on this
basis the board of control will have to
take temporary quarters in some of
| the office blocks across the river
Auditor Merriam has issued call to
state and savings banks to report their
condition at the close of business Sep
tember Z. This is the same date on
which the national banks will report, SO
4 that it will be possible to make a con-
Isolidated statement of thte condition
5tofall Iowa banks except the private in
| Istitutions.
! The twenty-ninth bank to be organ
lied this year, under the state banking
| laws, filed articles yesterday with the
secretary of state. 1t has 100000 capi-
tai and is the State Savings Bank of
Hedrick. The officers are
| Presdent-W. H. Young.
Vice president-William Hinsey.
Cashier. T. Brooks.
| Assistant cashier-D. Snakenberg.
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/ II. Foster Balm, assistant state geolo-
gist who has recently been doing q
great work for the development of the
/ clay industries of Iowa, has prepared
an article for the coming number of
| the weather and crop bulletin. 1t sets
| forth the demand for a state commits
sion to investigate the clay industries.
/ especially with reference to establish
! ing a series of tests for paving brick.
! The brickmakers of the state declare
/ that better brick are made in Iowa for
| paving than are produced elsewhere
/ in the west. Iowa brick are being used
this year for paving the streets of
i Leavenworth. and yet it is only a few
i years since that city was posing as
the new Galesburg of the southwest
Ind claimed to make the best PAYERS in
i the world Its brick did not stand the
test of use, and have been proved
worthless. The Iowa brickmakers
want a scientific series of tests estab-
lished, so that all kinds of brick may
be placed on fair footing. A confer
Ience of engineers, chemists and geolo-
gists of the state was recently held at
Ames on this feature and it was deter
mined to make the effort to interest the
4 state authorities. The legislature is
especially asked to establish at Ames a
complete laboratory for the testing of
clays and clay products and for ex-
perimenting with the manufacture of
clays.
There will be one interesting inquest
when the Fifty-f1rst Iowa regiment gets
back from Manila. Capt. A. F. Bur-
| ton, of Company B. of Nillisca, was
some time ago suspended from his COM
mand for cowardice. He remained at
Manila during the period of suspension.
The monthly report from Gen. Loper
for July is just received and shows that
lCapt. Burton has been reinstated to his
command. No reasons are given for
the reinstatement, and SO far as official
advices are concerned no explanation
has ever been given of the suspension.
Capt. Burton's friends have all along
/ insisted that when the whole matter
was explained there would be nothing
to reflect on him.
Iowa is doing itself small credit in
the matter of Porto Rican relief. Thus
far about $3.50 has been contributed by
the people of this state, being sent to
the state treasurer by mayors or other
people who have taken enough interest
to pass the hat in their communities
Next to Davenport, which sent 81 ,00C
before the governors proclamation was
issued the little town of Shenandoah
Page county, with about $3.50 to its
credit, heads the list.
Considerable interest has been
aroused lately in some of the old busi-
lness concerns of Iowa. Down in Van
Buren, county in 1888 woolen manu-
featuring concern was established by
William Meek. Today 1t is conducted
by Meek Bros, the grandsons Of the
original William. 1t has been in the
same family for three generations. To-
day the firm has capital of $25O,OO
employees $50 people and is one of the
richest and most substantial manufac-