Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-20
IOWA 5 SUPERVISORS
The Convention at Amas Adjourns
After Profitable and Well
Attended Meeting.
Prof Curtiss Speaks on the Good
Roads Question: Care of
Insane.
A Resolution on the Subject, Favor
ing County Care Of Incurables
Adopted.
ecial TO Times Republican.

Ames. Jan. 20.-The question of good
roads has received considerable atten-
ton by the supervisors in their conven-
ton here. The question was interesting
ly brought out by Prof c. T. Curtiss,
who said. in part:
There is radical opposition in some
quarters to Innovations in road making
that If put in operation would save the
lars and even hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually. But these innovations
are coming. The people will not long in
sist on having public funds. expended
under the direction of road boss,
who has neither education nor training,
nor any other qualification for his work.
We have been too much in the habit of
ma2nifying state and national taxes
while ignoring the fact that our local
taxes are four or five times as large and
far less juGiciously expended. BESIDES
the absolute waste Of money bad roads
in themselves impose heavy tax. Care
fully collected statistics indicate that
the average cost Of moving a ton of
farm products one mile is % cents, and
that the average haul is twelve miles.
The estimate of the distance seems too
high. but the rate per ton is probably
not. The total tonnage of agricultural
products amounts to over 800, 10000. II
has also been demonstrated that on
good hard roads agricultural products
can be moved to market at an average
cost of not To exceed 8 cents "a mile for
each ton. This is less than one-third
the cost under actual existing condi-
tons, and corresponding reduction APP
piled TO the entire tonnage would result
in a saving Of s6o0.0O0,000 annually.
These figures reveal the necessity for
careful consideration and study of the
Important problem of economic road
making Water is what makes our
roads bad. OF course we can not pre-
went the rain from falling on the road
surface, and we must then endeavor TO
shape and compact this surface as to
make it impervious to water. The pri-
mary problem in all practical and sue
cessful road building is thorough under-
drainage. Until this is accomplished, all
| other efforts will fall. | believe that in
most cases where tile is required. two
| lines should be laid beneath the shallow
cutters on either side of the grade. and
that all parts of the road bed and the
! slopes adjoining should drain into these
jgutters, and the tile drains should have
4 ample fall and a good outlet. All road
4 work should be done according TO gen
ieral or specific directions of a county
slroad engineer who might also serve Il.
j county surveyor. The adoption of this
Tor similar policy would so a long way
\ toward making good highways OF oul
country roads.
/ Resolved. That it is the sentiment
i Of this convention that counties can
] take Il 5 good care of the harmless and
favourable insane as the. state, and at a
less expense than the state does, and
we are unanimously opposed To thu re-
4 turn of these patients To the care of the
] state, and we request the Legislative
4 body Of the state To protect US by an
.lenactnent of that effect. In that tbs
several counties % the state having
county asylums and those that ma.
y GREATER be provided with suitable
hospitals or asylums TO have the care
and keepaof the same
4 1t was further recommended that al
road tax shall be paid into the county
levy for county road fund be fixed at
4 mills.
4 The association also recommended
4 the following enactment be made by
q the legislature III relation 70 the aban
y donment OF families and neslecting Y
& support the same:
q Any parent who shall wllfuIl,
i abandon has minor child or children
leaving such child or children in desti
+ tute condition. or being Of sutficien
ability 10 maintain or to earn tn
means with which to support him o
them. or who shall unreasonably re
fuse or neglect to provide for such chill
or children; and any husband VINO shai
abandon his Wife, leaving her in a des
titute condition or being of sufiicsen
ability to furnish her means of supper
Z or To earn such means shall unreason
ably refuse or neglect to do So shall b
punished by imprisonment in the peni
. Tertiary not more than one Year Or b
, imprisonment in the county Jail no
more than six months and fine of no
J more than $500. In any prosecution be
gun under this act proof of neglect I
i provide for the support of wife o
minor child as aforesaid shall be prim
lfacie evidence that such neglect is un
reasonable
Aftera spirited contest Marshalltow
. was chosen for the next annual meet
: ing, it having been decided by the as
ISOLATION that hereafter only one meet
2 ing a year should be held.
2 The following officers We're chosen ia
the ensuing year:
H. Il. Tcachout. president of De
4 Moines.
! w. b. winiams, secretary, of Ma,
2 shalltown.
Supervisor McCausland, of SEQ
county, treasurer.
$. p. Carter, of Delaware count.
vice president.
Recovering From Diphthcria's Ra>
ages.
g Special to Times Republican.
Brooklyn. Jan. 20.-The family OF il
cob Hiner. which has been having
siege of diphtheria, are all reported be
ter. Their oldest son, aged is, died, ar
was buried last Saturday.
The funeral of Mrs. Allean r. Moo
! occurred here Thursday. Her husbar
: died here In 1856. They came to Brool
: tlyn in 1874 Three sons are left withol
home, Harry. Leon and Clifford. Ha
..1ry and Leon are printers. and Cliff is
n the senior class of the Brooklyn his
n school. AS both parents We're membe
= Of the I. o. o. F. the boys will be look,