Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-02
TIE CHESHIRE BILL
Hearings on the New Franhise Tax
Law Before Executive Council
This Week.
Provisions of the Law Very Compli.
Gated and Occasion Great Deal
Of Work
Library Commission Meets to Out.
line Plans Shaw Goes to
Colorado.
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Des Moines, July 2-The hearings on
the new franchise tax law known as
the Cheshire bill will be given by the
executive council to the representa-
tives OF the various interests affected
this week. The telegraph and telephone
people We're heard today. There is
very little change in the law as 1t af-
fects these companies. The express
companies will be heard July 5 and it is
big problem with the council how to
administer the law in regard to them.
1t is a very complicated affair and will
occasion not only the express companr
les but the state and couny officers an
enormous amount Of work for what is
believed to be u comparatively small
amount of additional taxes.
This is another of the burdens Inn
posed upon the executive council,
which is just now putting in good
deal of time on the building and loan
question. 1t requires very close atten-
lion and in many cases repeated effort
to get the associations to comply with
the new law. 1t usually requires a
great many changes in their articles
and most of the associations fail to
meet the requirements the first time.
They want to avoid as many of the
.hardships as possible and the result is
members of the council have to keep
very close watch.
The library commission meets this
week Friday for the purpose of organ
izing and outlining its work. The se-
lection of a secretary is still in doubt,
but it is expected that Very superior
woman will be secured for the place..
The travelling library is to be developed
the coming year into a broader field Of
thanit has ever attained be-
fore. The plan State ibrarian Brigha m
has in mind is TO offer large list of
books from which clubs, study classes
ard other organizations or even indi-
ividuals may select. At present only IL
braries of fifty volumes are sent out
but 1t often happens that a person
asks for the library containing a cer-
tain volume, Indicating that volume
named Is the only one urgently needed
If persons ard clubs in this situation
could select a few books from a large
list. they would be better suited and a
given number of books would accom-
modate more persons. An addition of
about 500 volumes will be made to the
travelling library this summer. There
are now about 100 sets of fifty volumes
each. There has been no systema tic
effort to develop the use of the travel
ing library. If there had been
II would be Impossible to sup
ply the demand. as the pres
,ert sets are constantly in use
When the library commission gets to
work and stirs up an interest in liz
braries it will be necessary to have a
great many more books to supply the
demand.
The conference for the selection of
delegates to the national convention of
the Republican League in ST. Paul.
July IL. will be held in Des AIoines next
Saturday. July Z, There vii be oppor-
itunity for a goodlH number of active
young republicans to attend this con-
vention as it is nearby and Iowa is
entitled to about fifty delegates. II
will be one of the best national meet
ings of the year and President Coma
way of the state league will be glad
to hear of any active republicans who
desire to attend the convention.
Governor Shaw and his family will
leave in a few days for Grand Lake.
Colorado. where the family will spend
the summer. Grand Lake is one of the
most delightful resorts in Colorado.
being free from the objections to fash
ionable resorts. 1t Is quiet, restful
place sixty miles north of Georg getown
and is reached by stage from that
place, The road crosses the main range
of the Rock mountains over Berthoud's S
Pass at an elevation Of 1850 feet and
opens up to the traveller some of the
mot magnificent scenery in the state
suf Colorado. There are millions of trout
country is full of all kinds of game that
may be reached in a drive of a day or
two. The lake itself is most pictur-
esque spot surrounded by high moun-
tains. The elevation of the surface of
the lake Is about 5000 fett above the
sea. The largest mountain in sight is
called Mount Craig and was named af-
ter Chancellor Craig, of Drake Cniver-
sity, who. while resident of Denver.
became Very much interested in the
place and acquired a large part of the
lake shore property and goes there
every year for the summer. The gov
fernor will not be able to spend much
time himself at Grand Lake, as he will
be obliged 10 return and prepare for
the campaign and attend to his official
duties.
The current issue of the Annals of
Iowa. which appeared today. is full of
interest to the student of Iowa history.
Two Of the articles are posthumes.
Probably the most valuable article in
this number is the history of the
grasshopper invasion by the late ex-
Governor Cyrus G. Carpenter. The arti-
Gle was written In 1896 and is careful
account of the terrible visitation that
commenced in 1867 and continued more
or less nutil 1877 The farmers of north
western Iowa and southern Minnesota
we'll remember the dreadful destruc-
t!nn I hat thesse 4: se-c.s Wrought IIaa:s:-:S
recovered from sooner than Minnesota,
for as late as 1883 the writer in driving