Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-04
BOARD let CON|R||T IS
Minneapolis Firm Gets Job Of Build
ing at Glenwoed Institution
For $4,000.
Republicans Are Praying That
Bryan May Have Bis Way
as to 16 to I.
Many Savings Banks Reorganize as
National Banks Under the
New Law.

4 ASOW A<SA W.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, July 4.-The board OIL
control is very busy during this hot
weather with the examination of plans
and letting of contracts for the new
buildings at the various state institu-
tions provided by the last legislature.
When it is borne in mind that hereto
fore under the trustee system several
meetings Of the trustees of each institu-
ton were held to consider this business
after each session of the legislature and
lthat building committee, consisting of
three or more members of the boards,
was occupied large part Of the sum-
mers in looking after the building OPP
erations Of every institution, it will be
seen that the board of control has some-
thing of job on its hands. The work
4 is already well started. Some Of the
contracts have been let and the work Is
under way Others, including the ad-s
ministration and addition TO the old
peoples building at Marshalltown, are
4 board is taking hold of this matter just
! as If the buildings were being erected
for the Individual members Of the,
Z board. For instance, In the awarding
of the contract for the new hospital for
1.-the institution for feeble minded IN
: Glenwood the board managed to secure
: 1.-THE specifications for Omaha pressed
lbrick, instead of the ordinary yellow
gibrick This will make the building not
only more handsome. but more durable
: and more nearly fireproof. altho this
brick will be used only for the facing.
! Below the watertable rough, dark,
8 vitrified brick is to be used. 1t took
Z some trouble to secure this improved
= brick, but 1t was considered worth while
by the board for the Improvement It
makes in the building. This hospital,
: which has long been one of the most
n urgent needs Of the institution, is to be
( absolutely fireproof. All the framework
: lis to be of steel and the partition walls
are to be OF brick, 50 that one room may
be entirely burned out without setting
: fire to the rest of the building. The hos
: lpital will accommodate from seventy
! five to 100 patients.
The board of control has let contract:
:. for the building Of the hospital, colo
e. storage building and boys cottage fol
q the institution for the feeble minded al
e Glenwood to the Northern Building
le Company Of Minneapolis for $4,000. Th
y next bid was that of Jensen Brothers o
y Council Bluffs, $4,000. Peter Wind O
!" Council Bluffs bid s43,479. The boart
L wanted to give the contract to an low;
" firm, but could not see it's way clear I
ct allowing difference of $1,000. TIL
buildings will be commenced at one
el and will be erected this fall. The flrn
cd that secured the contract is the sam
Or one that is building the new court hous
4 in Ft. Dodge.
ne Republicans hereabouts are offerin
es up their prayers Just now for only on
10 thing the thing which they regard a
on of more Importance to republican suc
IS. cess than any other one thing that ca
ne happen in this campaign. What the
Is. are praying for is that the democrat
es national convention in Kansas Cit
d, may follow what is alleged TO be til
ng wish of William j. Bryan and put
d. tplain out -and-out declaration in I'll
p platform for the free coinage of silv,
at the ratio of 16 to l with gold. Repul
ice Ilicans are unanimous in the opinic
Is that this would greatly simplify ma
on ters and remove all doubt that migl
slf.s otherwise possibly exist as to the ele
Use ton of Mckinley. In this connection
ed, would be interesting TO know the fee
rec :ngs and thoughts that passed thru Il
n, mind of Cato Sells as he learned fro
len Bryan at Lincoln that this was to
in the ultimatum issued to the conventio
.es. Sixteen to one or l won't run" N
las Sells has been swallowing the 16 to
n a
ion four years in the sole hope that the pa
the lty, temporarily gone mad. might i
un- cover. He has looked upon the Kans
on City convention as a sort of hospi
the lwhere the cure would be accomplish,
His disappointment, therefore. mi
for have been very bitter when he learn
Gus that II would take at least another fC
mo years to convince Bryan that he and
ttee to We're licked. Nevertheless MIR. Sc
lbla was not averea to the prominence
. Of tanned thru telling the newspapers wi
ois' Bryan had told him.
ght sss
for State Auditor Merriam has made
eat rangements with the controller of
em- currency whereby the calls for sta
last ments of the condition of state &
gate savings and national banks are mi
!, be for the same day. The last call is
'en- July 80 and 1t is believed that
up will show greater business actiy
a than any previous bank staten
va made in Iowa. A large part of
who state and savings banks and some
the vate banks have taken advantage
air the new Law permitting those banks
cred $25. 600 capital to reorganize as natio
lele- banks. Quite number of new 81
ad- and savings banks have been organi
'ried during the past three months.
banking business is said by those
are informed to be in excellent col
tion.
han
ed The cigar trade has suffered from
enforced vacation of the saloons,
reel the cigarmakers are only Just reco
ated ing from the Losses they sustained
,tion this account. 1t is a surprising
her but fact it is, that a great many eli
n Of are sold in saloons that would not
sem erwise be sold. The cigar trade wa
Lttee. excellent condition before the deci
81 the supreme court last Febru
II when the saloons begaA to clos
Eedisnce thereto the cigarmakers