Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29

state, costing So, 003.5o in fees. It's
capital is S2,500,0O0. Its incorpor-
ators are: John Cadwalider, Charles
G. Harrison, Sidney l.. Wright, John
w. Hamer, William A. Blackford,
Lawrason Riggs, Edwin S. Dixon,
Adam S. Still. These are all Pennsyi-
vania men. The company provides in
its articles for power to build three
lines of road, all from Sioux City, one
east to the limit of Woodbury. county,
one westerly to the Big Sioux, and
one north to the Iowa state line.
A few weeks ago there was a sur.
plus in the state treasury of Iowa OF
about 100000. This has been de-
pleted bv two months of state insti-
tuition warrants and other outgo not
met by the income during the summer
months from tax collections, and is
now about $s75,OO0. This, it is ex-
pected, will continue to 60 down until
September when the annual collection
IF taxes will mean a considerable in
crease.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled with the secretary of state by the
National Development company OF
Davenport, which represents the Or
ganized effort of that city to locate in
dustries within its borders. 1t starts
with a capital of S5OO,OO0, and the or
ganizers are the leading business and
financial men of the city. They in
clude T. ?. Blair, f. A. Davis, George
r. Baker, Joe r. Lane and C. A. Speik.
The design of the company is to give
assistance in every way possible to To-
eating industries. Sites will be pro-
Nided, buildings erected and bonuses
may be raised for desirable concerns,
hs inducements to locate in Davenport.
The opening day of the Midland
'Chautauqua assembly is July 10. The
Grant clnb and the twenty-one
women's clubs of Des Moines will unite
in making this the grand rallying club
dav of the session. The orators OF the
day will be Hon. Henry D. Estabrook,
of Chicago, whose subject will be
r"Vengeance of the Flag" and DR.. S.
"A. Steele, the great southern orator,
who will speak on 'Home Life in Dix
lie During the War" Other leading
attractions of the assembly, which
last two weeks, are: DR.. n. Dwight
Hills, the eminent clergyman; Ed
mund Palmer, demonstration in liquid
air; J. P. Dolliver and Champ Clark,
on ''Imperialism'; Maud Darlington
Booth. John Finerty, Rev. Anna Shaw,
Robert Stuart Macarthur. Madame
Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey, prima
donna soprano; Columbus Apollo Male
ouartette: Arion Ladies' quartette,
Metropolitan Jubilee Singers and the
American Vitagraph Company. The
Iowa State Military Band will play at
the auditorium each day during the
dinner hour For information and
program address Midland Chautauqua,
Des Moines.
The state board of control has made
$3.50 within few weeks out of the
advance in wheat. The board had
con tracted for -four on a basis of 60, 900
bushels of wheat or more if wanted for
state institutions, to be delivered as
wanted. The prices quoted when the
contracts were made several weeks
ago were very low.
Iowa soldiers will return the confed-
crate flag captured by them in 1865,
from the state house in Columbia, 5. Z.
This flag is a garrison flag and is now
in the possession of the Iowa State
Historical Society at Iowa City. Col:
III. Fl. Rood, of Vinton, is a member OF
the trustees Of this society, and is also
presldent of the Croker brigade.
Soldiers from this brigade captured
nhe flag. The society has planned to
turn the confederate flag over to the
brigade through Colonel Rood at it's
meeting in keol1uk, in October. This
Us with the expectation that it will be
returned by the brigade to the conted-
crate veterans from whom it was cap
tured, or to the state Of South Caro-
lima. About 1891 a confederate general
came to Iowa and returned flag that
was captured from one of the Iowa
regiments during the war, much to
the delight of the veterans here. The
return of the confederate flag will be
a return compliment.
Chairman Weaver, of the republic
can state central committee, has as
sured Sidney A. Foster, }. G.. Rounds
mittee of the Auditorium company,
IldG Vic Go4' ChCiCi VI
August / will come to Des Moines, as
agreed. Weaver attaches one con-
dition to his promise. He spoke for
the committee, and assured the local
managers that if the progress on the
rebuilding of the auditorium has
reached such a point by July 20, as to
insure the completion by August l, no
change will be made in the conven-
ton plans. If on that date the in
dications are that the work cannot
be finished in time, the committee will
take steps to take the convention to
Cedar Rapids or elsewhere. Mr..
Weaver himself expressed perfect con-
,fdence in the ability of Des Moines
ito fulfill its part of the agreement,
land said he has no doubt the conven'
!tion will be held here. The execu'
tive committee has determined tc
work at least two shifts of men on
the auditorium, with the purpose Of
getting it done by August l withou,
fail.