Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-30
MIL HELP D[S hO|N[S|
Now Army Post Nay Lead to I'm.
portant Extension Of Suburban
Lines
Expansion Of the City to the South
One Of the Immediate
Benefits.

Value Of the Geological Survey
Rural School Libraries
Increasing.
Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Nov. S0.-The possibilities
Of expansion for Des Moines because OF
the new army post which has been To-
Gated here are almost unlimited. ne
most significant news in regard to the
matter came from George NJ. Hippee,
general manager Of the street railway
lines Of Des Moines, today. He an
Inounced the Intention of the Des Moines
street Railway Company to build line
Of railway to the site of the army post.
liz it is located on the tract Of land south
Of the city which has been offered to the
|government. This line of railway would
extend out into the country about four
miles in direction where the growth
| of the city has been retarded for many
years. 1t is beautiful country south
| of Des Moines, but there has been a
prejudice against improvements in that
direction. If the government accepts the
site which is under consideration and
the street car line goes there 1t is sure
to open up big tract Of land for build
4 ing purposes.
What is still more important is that
Mr. Hippee admits the intention Of the!
company to extend the line on to In
dianola If it goes to the site Of the army
post The army post tract is four miles
south Of the postofflce and mile out
side Of the corporation limits. 1t is high
and slightly. and the road south leads
thru q very fine agricultural region.
lover the Marion county line there is
what is known as the Scotch settlement,
which is great fruit region. If the
4 street cars run to Indianola the COM
il pany will get a large freight business in
fruit out of this settlement. 1t will also
i cut into the business of the Rock Island
I railroad, which makes a long journey
h from Indianola to Des Moines.
a There is general impression that the
4 army post will be located on the tract
) offered. The money has practically all
y been raised for the purchase. An in
Espector is expected soon to examine the
:, tract and see if it is suitable for the
purpose.
u VI
y Hon. p L. Sever. of Guthrie county
who manages a5fiHe stock farm and-tn'
= l3cident ally was elected presidential elec
u tor for the Seventh district this yea
Land will be one Of thirteen Iowa nler
who will have a right to vote direct fol
VI William Mckinley, was at the state
4 house looking for a complete file Of tht
. oHpublshed reports of the Iowa geologic
4 Gals and failed to get a trace Of ttles,
e elreports, but was lucky enough to find I
e ianitor in a document room in the base
q nent who pointed out several hundre,
3 unbound copies Of the earlier report
which are now out of print These geo
Y logic reports are becoming more AM
y more valuable as the years go by an
J. it will not be long until there is de
e mand for the republication of the earle
a reports which can not now be had. Th
= last volume Issued is No. 10 and is re
garded as very valuable one. Volum
e II has just been ordered printed. Thi
embraces the reports on the work on
- the past year. The book will contai
much of interest regarding the miners
!. deposits of Iowa. and special reports o
the geology OF Webster, Marion. Pas
3 O,Brien. Cedar, Louisa and Clay conr
n ties. The special report of Professt
Z Wilder on the gypsum industry will
Included The state geologic board ha
ordered that 5000 copies of the report
4 printed of which 800 will be bound
fpaper and the remainder in cloth Du
Ia ing the past year Professor Calvin, sta
Sc geologist, has given personal attentlc
Of to tracing the border of the Iowan dri
ne in Benton, Tama and Jones countie
of and to reviewing work in western low
y but this can not be included in the r
port just ordered published.
johnson Brigham. state librarian, hi
been to Cedar Rapids to partake of Il
=, :, hospitality of the venerable Mrs. Jol
- - 7. Ely, widow Of one of t., pioneers
:, - Cedar Rapids, who invited the mer
:. : bers of the Weare family to spel
Thanksgiving with her. There was
little banquet and speech-making al
n the wearcs from Chicago We're pre-
n ent to participate. Mrs. Ely is now pa
e. so years of age.
The schools officers in the rural al
itricts of Iowa are generally falling
VI with the spirit of the new Iowa law r
e - quiring that they shall expend for boo
=, for rural school library each year
Nv Nv least cents for each person of scho
- age in the district. Madison coun
y, " comes to the front with with a good r
s 3 port. as follows: Lee township. fift
-, eight books, s21.50; Walnut, thir
!. books, SIG: Monroe, forty-four bool
W So. .16: Penn, twenty-eight books, s12.t
Webster. sixty-sev books, SIS;
!, Crawford dndependenD, seven bool
- !, ss4O: Bevington. sixteen books.
=, -, Abrams district tDouglas), eight bool
!, =, $3.50: Pleasant ten books, s5.07: Dou
:. las Center, sixteen books, S5.49; Was
a. ington district (Lincoln), sixteen bool
s5.e5; Beerbower district (Lincoln9, /
. .,,, books, $3.50; Prairie Flower, four bool
=. s1.44. All these have been purchased a
~, placed in the schools. Union townsf
- ~ has appropriated sss for library a
the independent district Of East Pc
-, 1880 Similar good report is expect
=, from many of the counties Of the sts
= where the need of school libraries h
long been felt.
ey, The coming meeting of the Iowa ST,
rs. Agricultural Society is beginning to /;
ng tract some attention. The society
composed of representatives of; the va
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