Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
A SION PROCESS |
People Will Have Plenty Of Time
to Discuss Changes in Con-
stitution.
Voters Will Have an Opportunity
TO Accept or Reject Any
Changes
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The Turkey as a Money Maker For
Iowa Farmers-The Duck
Shooting.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 15.-There will be
plenty of time for the people to think I
about what they want to do with the I
state constitution, now that 1t is GER
ain that a convention will be held for
the purpose of revising 1t. It will be
several years before the convention can
be held and after it has completed its
work there will be ample time to ex-i
anime the revision and to decide
whether 1t is an Improvement upon the
present constitution.
The legislature which meets in Janu-
ary, 1902. will determine how the con-
stitutional convention shall be made
up, how many members 1t will have and
how they shall be elected and when. The
question will tAen arise as to whether or
not the members are to be elected at a
special election or at the general elec-s
ton in November, 1902, The latter plan
is the more likely to be adopted, since
there will be no demand for immediate
action in the matter
The members of the convention then,
elected in 1902. may meet at any time
previously f;ead by the legislature, prob
ably in the winter Of 1909. When their
work is completed it must be submitted
| to the people for their approval or dis
| approval. Whether or not a special
lselection must be held for this purpose.
| has not yet been determined. If not.
sthen under the operation of the Titus
| amendment the constitution would not
be voted upon until the general election
i in November, 1904. Universal opposition
would undoubtedly be manifested to a
proposition to submit the constitution at
a special election. The objection would
be that the expense would be wholly un-,
necessary: that the state was not suf-
Efering for this new constitution. and
| that anyway it would be much better to
lgive the people ample time to discuss
and understand 1T before voting upon it,
i The legislative blunder in regard to the
Titus amendment, referring only to one
i thing Is strong argument in favor of
4 slcaution and deliberation in the amend
i ment of the Constitution. This bIunder
q has escaped attention during the years
a the subject has been discussed thrlIout
& 1.-The state. What then might be the DOS
81 Isibilities for blunders when the whole
= constitution is opened UP to changes to
& be made by fallihle mortals?
a $50
. The greatest alarm was felt when it
a first became probable that constitu-
II tional convention would be held. 1t was
8 feared that all sorts of radical PROPOSE
Z tions and dangerous innovations might
lbe attempted and that some of them at
least would be adopted. This feeling Of
! alarm has gradually decreased as it has
become apparent that IL any such dan
: gerous experiments are attempted tbs
whole constitution will certainly be re.
! iected by the people. In fact. many o
: the closest observers of politics believe
this will be the result.
Any one who travels thru the ricl
farming country of Iowa at this time o
the year will be struck by the immens
a numbers of fine turkeys to be seen OF
4 the farms getting ripe for Thanksgiv
: ing. for Christmas and for the man.
= other festive boards which this era o
prosperity makes so numerous. Turke.
{. raising is carried on in Iowa to great
er extent at the present time than eve
8 before, and it has never been more sue
g cessful than during the present season
!. i All the conditions appear to have bee
favorable. The farmers wives, VIII
S generally have charge of this branch Q
Ii the industry, are getting a better grad
of birds, giving closer attention ant
therefore getting better prices for then
Some changes also have been made j
the manner of putting upon the markt
: this faVorte American bird. They use
to be shipped dressed from small town
y but now they are sent to the great Ger
s ters in palace poultry cars and a,
y slaughtered in great numbers IN ii
n large cities This brings them to tt
IS best markets in much better conditic
1t than under the old plan. The farmer
= wife disposes of her special product ca:
lier and at much better prices than ST
could get If the turkeys We're killed
home. The item of feathers is a ma
= fer which is taken into consideratin
"a for they have considerable value. TT
= farmers of Iowa will quite general
i agree to the prnDosition that the tn
- KEY should be the enblematic nation
bird of Amarica. rather than the eael
,r The cornbelt states. in which the wi
!. turkey once roamed in such great nun
= berr. produces the improved varieties
the present dav in greater numbers al
Of a hieher quality than other parts
es the United States.
Us ..s
e. Yesterdays snow caught large m
as jority Of Iowa farmers with their co
el, not more than half gathered. The crt
en- was so heavy, demand for labor was
1g great and the average farmer has be
so busy in other ways that he has M
as rule. got quite as far along with /
90 corn husking as in other years by t
re middle of November. This little snc
S hurried them forward with redoubl
r. energy and thruout the state the bu
|huskers are pelting the high sides
their wagons with a storm of Iows
chief product at the rate Of sixty
,e- eighty bushels per day per man. T
y percentage of corn which is sold as co
", is annually growing much smaller. T
at ~, o,a prnenerol,s the farmer hacomes 9 4