Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
MARsHAI4ITowN. IOWA SATURDAY. AUGUST 1900

excitement at the state
house this week. He spent three days |
there and went thru every insurance
security in the offfcesof the auditor and I
secretary. He had previously hired a
horse and buggy by the day and spent
the time examining and locating prop
erty in the city. When he went to the
state house he had an excellent iGea of
values in Des Moines. Arriving there
and having with him the representa-
tives of several companies which have
to deposit securities with the state OF
minnesota, and checked up the Des
Moines securities. He objected to sew
cral Valuations. He was quick and in
sistent about it and made some sweep.
ing reductions. This valuation of Sc
curities the last legislature endowed
Auditor of State Merriam with. but he
has not yet begun the work upon it,
The Iowa law only requires the valua-
ttion of the securities Of stipulated
l.premium companies. In Minnesota it
| is general.
Charles D. HELEN, of the Webster.
City postoftice, of which he is master,
is authority for the statement that Col.
/ Lafe Young has signed a contract for a
new s25OOO fast printing press, "a Scott
which will print the Daily Capital in
colors. Col Young could not be
Preached after the information was con-
4 veyed to your correspondent to discover
the details of the Improvement.
4 An effort will be made to close up the
Indian relief business by August 10.
Governor Shaw's first proclamation
was issued July TO- Since that time
the thing appears to have died out. but
/ many towns have been working hard.
The city of Ottumwa, for instance, has
4 arranged for a series of meetings the
coming week to raise funds. a tidy
sum will be forwarded by Iowa.
Secretary Dwight Lewis is still read
ing proof on the 1899 report Of the state
railroad commission. simultaneously
I he is making preparation to begin the
work of compiling the 1900 report
Which is due September 10. This delay
Eis the fault of the state printing estab-
lIlishments The work has been delayed
Z for the handling of commercial work
I. This complaint has been common fol-
years Each state printer promises
faithfully that he Will see to il thal
state work is promptly performed ans
then finds himself unable 10 Go il. HI
8 is forced to make delays which seen
I serious TO the people waiting for work
: but which are unavoidable as long a!
! the state printef'y does conniercia
: work. State house attaches contidentl,
expect the next legislature. if Ii doe!
not abolish the places altogether, 4
! pass law restricting the state printe
TO state work alone.
Commander Guy Carson, OF the Son
of Veterans of the state says that TIL
I work on the military college at Maso
"a City Is progressing very satisfactorily
: He hears of sales of $1,000 in lots III
4 single day, for instance. and this is en-
> couraging for it is necessary for IN
4 lots to be sold and the 100000 raise
Z built. Col Sortor has the work j
+ hand. He is now working along th
line of Ihe Iowa Central, SAYS Com
= mander Carson. getting people inter
!, estsd in the WoSdmans' excursion /
toskaloosa on August l6, which Mil NJ
til.- college fund tidy sum. The trai
l. men Of this city are arranging for a
: excursion to Watsrloo. wilare the sta,
{ regatta meets The same day, and III
8 democratic state convention is held .
i Cedar Rapids August H. but there Al
!. enough people 70 so around. !ls mil
{ tary college committee has estt5iisiIe
!. Headquarters at the Stanton Hotel
q Mason City. II plans TO complete j
:. work this fall. The plan is o RAISE Il
!. requisite money and establish a mil
Z tary college which shall be run on Il
/, lines on which Margan Park. Gully
4 and other military schools are ru
!, a There are at least seventy Iowa DO.
4 Who are now securing military ed,
/ cat;on in outside academies. The id,
/, is to keep these boys in Iowa.
" Labor Commissioner Wennerstru
IN returned toda. from q weeks work i
ne specting factories in the towns of Ma
ne shalltown Fort Dodge, Webster CT
in and Iowa Fails, He returned pleas,
te with the work. for he has found 4
- employers giving him a cordial W.
m come, whereas he expected to be trea
II. ed rather discourteously. Iowa er
[r. ployers have nothing to be asham
be Of" he said in discussing his trip, a
he i now see why, they are glad to have
rt 1.-The information they can with respe
n. to their employment of la Dor. Il
"a gathering of thu statistics is not so d
III lificult as l imagined it would be. 9
v surprised most. however, by the /,
he markable condition of the indastri
b. and the business. ] get all out of y
en- tience With the men who Will nol gi
ne the republican party its just credi
n Mr.. Wennerstrum has just prepar
as and it is being sent to the employers
de labor in the state all of the blanks
Il quired for the biennial report issued
ny This office. He is also doing that viii
TT. has not been Cone heretofore. He
lg. going into the labor organization tie
he as authorized and directed by the la
ire He is sending a blank to all of the lo
DIV branches Of the different unions in [
cry town. He is securing general 8
tistics from these general officers.
To- is getting the number OF union n
mt and he is forwarding to the presidel
he of the different local unions enou
in separate blanks for each member
ng fill out With information which the !
mt requires him to collect and which Y
of be of immense value in determining
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