Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-11
MADE MANY CHANGES
General shake.up in the American
Steel and Wire Company
Affair.
Resignation Of Gates Followed by
a Number Of the Lesser
Lights.
Gates Goes to Europe, 0stensibly for
His Health His Successor
Chnran
Chosen.

sNeePiiiS eilsttlSleI' III tSlle dflstlls u elies
American Steel and Wire Company
We're announced yesterday after a ses-
sion of the board of directors.
John w. Gates resigned the chair
manship OF the board of directors and
is now on his way to Europe. He is
succeeded by Alfred Clifford. of Chs
lcago. John Lambert, the president of
the company, resigned in favor of Viii
liam p. Palmer. Isaac L. Elwood re-
signed as chairman of the executive
committee and his place is taken by
William E,aenbern.
The Office of treasurer. made vacant
by the elevation of Mr.. Clifford. is
filled by the election of f. l.. Watson.
Henry Seligman and Frederick Strauss.
both of this city. who resigned from the
directory last Monda. because of their
opposition TO Mr.. Gates and his policy.
are succeeded by Randall Morgan, of
Philadelphia, and Herman Sielcllen of
New York.
-Allthe new officers. directors and
committeeman named are said 10 be in
absolute harmony with Mr.. Gates and
his policy.
Following the meeting of the direct
sors a yoluminaus statement WAS given
out detailing the causes which led 10
the changes. In his letter of resigna-
zion Mr.. Gates states that for more
than q year he has contemplated re-
stirement and should nave taken the
step on May but for the recent con-
closing the mills three weeks ago and
protests against the fabric Of abuse
and s.illificafioii' which has been
sheaped upon him. based upon an al
legged interview. Mr. Gates declares
that he did NOT. a alleged. discuss at
any tinle the affairs Of tbs. American
Steel and Wire Company. Further he
says:
~ never sold 4 share Of the stock of
this company excepting that which L
owned. and ann today a large holder
sof the stock 81 this com pang. ana "
CRY member of my family Is 4 substan-s
isl hol.er q the stock of this COM
spanN. N9H that tila antaganisrn from.
All directions has been dispersed and
ssiscfcaitel and that l haze been r.
loved from further accusation aud the.
eharges against me determined 10 have.
been false ard un fdunded, j feel. that
siieuld not further deny myself the op-
8DQrtuGity 10 take the desired recrea
ton determined upon a year ago. par
ltieularly since it has Become my duty.
t5bs APPOINTMENT from the governor of
lti.e STAT q Illinois TO represent that
Hsiiite g commissioner 70 the Paris ex-
lspoSition.''
George Alfred Lambert. the lawyer,
iAyilpsal :lsrrges sainst President GATES
We're dismissed on Wednesday, By
Siasistrate Zaller. gaveo out this state
lmeat after he heard of Mr. tiates' de-
Isparti.re for Europe
Mr.. Gates came to New York with
the ayowad discrimination Of fighting
the proceedings brought against him
ito a finish and intiicting drastic punish
lsneat upon allsof his critics and aspe-
l.eially upon anyone who dared 10 prose
iaeute him. The proceeding brought
iseemed to have promised more interest
ling developments than Mr.. Gates cared
Ito face and. acting doubtless upon tho
4 advice Of his forininable array OF emf
lsncnt counsel. he has taken advantage
of the FIRST technical opportunity that
4 WHEAT ACREAGE is REDUCED.
Three AItllion Five Hundred Thous-
4 and Acres IeloHvcd upIhis spring.
4 Washington. May 1.-THE monthly
slreport of the agricultural department.
lis as follows.
fl Returns to the statistician of the de-
Il .partment Of agriculture made UP Il
II May siioM me area under winter
\ wheat in cultivation on that date u
Il have been about 25,5So 900 acres, or :.
Il $4,000 or lis per cent less than The
! area estimated 10 have been sown la
( fall. The reduction in acreage in the
i, principal states. owing To winter-kill
!. ing and the ravages OF the Hessian fly
ii is as follows:
I, Indiana, l,6oSooo; Ohio, 100000: Michi
gan, $1,000: Pennsylvania, 15S000; an,
IA Illinois. 1871, 900 acres.
III For the area remaining under cuitf
\ walton the average condition on May
was $50. While this average is g.
d points above the mean Of the average.
], of the last ten years and has been ex
y ceeded only three times in fifteer years
q it must be remembered that the acre
age piowd up cut for forage or other
I. wise abandoned, has been entirely elm
4 mated. The high averages for Kansas
, Missouri. Texas and other more or les
important wheat-producing states tina
n have escaped the raVages of the II,
!. have been fully maintained and on Ma,
t1 nearly one-half of the entire wintc
!, lwheat acreage remaining under cult
, walton reported a full normal or still
II higher condition.
The average condition Of winter ry,
on May i was sS.5. as compared Wit
S5.2 on May l. 1899, and So the lneal
\ Of the May averages for the last tel
Il years.
a Spring blowing is more or less lat
in almost every state in which its con
dition is matter Of any SPECIAL sig
4 nificance.
The work already donein the countr,
4 at large is estimated at 6s.4 per cent o
4 the total contemplated. the proportion
usually done by May 1 being about z
per cent Of the whole.
4 Worried Over Lake Levels.
4 Washington, May 11.-An information
al commission which shall have charg
Of an investigation OF the diversion o
the waters of the great lakes is likely t,
be one of the results of legislation a,
n this session of congress. The foreign af
fairs committee OF the house decided I.
fayorably report the resolution p:oyid
.