Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26
BItEVITIES.

of Langan VS.. several insurance COM
panies, which refused to pay him for
losses sustained by fire, was decided by
Judge Shiras in favor Of plaintiff for
the full amount of his policies, $50, 900.
The companies involved are the Aetna,
Spring Garden. Palatine and Alliance.
The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
Articles of incorporation for the Muir
ray & Creston Ry. Co. have been filed
for record in burlington, the author
lied capital stock of the corporation
being S2,OOO,OO0. The incorporators
are: c. z. Squires, w. N. Mcfarland,
VIM. Carson. w. w. Baldwin and c.
NJ. evey, all stockholders and officers
of the Chicago, Burlington e Quincy
railroad. The incorporation is to
cover the new tracks to be built by the
burlington road, between Murray and
Creston, changing the present single
track to double track. The capital
stock represents the amount of money
to be spent in improvements by tho
Burlington system in addition to thos!
already made.
Without taking any action, endors-
ing any particular measure or adopt
ing any resolutions, the Iowa En-
gineers' Society concluded its sessions,
at nes Moines recently, after discussing
and showing decided preference for
the Lewis good roads bill, recently in
troduced in the state senate. This
bill provides for county and state sys-
TENS of taxation and road building,
and the employment by the state exc
cutive council of an engineer to super
intend the making of good roads. The
bill was not formally considered, but
it was discussed at great length.
Officers were elected by the society for
the ensuing year as follows: President,
Ans, n Marston, Ames; vice-president,
Lowell II. Stone, Des Moi:,es; secretary
treasurer, Seth Dean, Glenwood
The caucus of legislative members
interested in the establishment OF
new normal schools in Iowa, recent
ly, indicated to the lobbyists for
location of the new schools, who are
much in evidence about the legislative
halls, that it would be much to their
liking if they would all 60 home and
await the decision of the legislature on
the main question. rs to whether any
schools at all should be established.
This was not done in an offensive
manner. The members simply indi-
Gated to lobbyists by the terms OF a
resolution, the lobbyists quickly grasp
ing the situation that there was dam
ger of the main proposition being de-
feated if the fight on location was al
lowed to assume any larger proper
tions ut present. A committee was
appointed by the caucus to draft bill
for the establishment of the schools
and report at another caucus
Members of the legislature, COM
prised of the house committee on in
dustrial schools and members most in
terested in a change in the industrial
school conditions. visited the institu-
ton at Mitchellville. The school was
thoroughly investigated and after sup
per n conference was held with the
leading citizens of the town at the
hotel. where an exchange OF views
took place. AS a result of the visit,
the members of the committee came
back with the idea that they will make
numerous recommendationsfor changes
in the institution, endorsing largely
those made by the board of control.
At the conference the fact was brought
ont that the citizens of the town are
incensed at the reports sent out about
the institution and believe that they
have been grossly misrepresented.
Members of the committee expressed
the opinion that such was the ease, and
that the citizens of the town are to be
credited with every laudable effort in
placing the school on proper footing.
Des MoineS dispatch: The extensive
railroad building the past year does
not seem to injure the prospect for an
increa ed number of miles of new track
in 1900. The latest in railroad con-
struction is the building Of the Mus
catine, Upton & Northern. The line
will be built between Muscatine and
independence, via Upton and Ana
mosa The project has been talked of
for cararaI months Int late events
give the story color of truth. 1t is
thought that the management of this
new line vill be slightly related to the
Chicago & Northwestern. While the
roads may be operated separately yet
it is unders tood they will have on ''rn-
derstanting' as to freight connect
ions" The old grade between Musca-
tine and Upton will be utilized, with
the exception of IL few miles. Engin.
eer r. y. Tobie has completed the
survey between the two latter towns
and if the weather permits the corps
will contlnuethe work to independence.
The road will touch but very few
towns between Anamosa and the ter
mination of the new line. The country
viii h is to be tapped is very fertile
and il is expected that many new
towns will spring mp. The towns that
the new road will touch are Muscatine,
Upton. Olin, Newport, Anamosa.
Prairiesburg, Cogen and Independence.