Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
% SAVE NE CLIMATE
Iowa Delegation Asked to Favor
National Park at Mississippi
Headwaters.
Claim Made That 1t is Neces.
sary in Order to Save
Rainfall,
Des Moines Waking Up to the I'm:
portance Of Travelling Men
Comment.
'cial to Tines Republican.

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some thing 70 save the Iowa climate
and continue the present unparalleled
nrosner;tv of iowa arms This is nv
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park and torres reserve az liie h'sa q 4
wa ers of the Mississippi river in Min
n,asofa. The hoard of directors OF the
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Paul chamber of commerce. has re-
solved in favor Of the park and mas
caused the ecretary to tra1lsmi { a cer-
tilted copy OF this idea to each andsI
every Iowa congressman ne excslSe
for thus favorlng the headwaters re
serve IS that the cutting off OF the
heavy timber In that region IS soAng 70 I
seriously affect the Iowa climate anu;
lessen the rainfall in all his reg Il
is to sa We this rainfall that the iowa
congressman are to volt for tbs pa i'iS
1t IS expected that the acton OF the
Des Mosnes Commercial tsxcnanges Will
be followed by similar ACT on BY al thfss
leading sconnie bodies of Iowa. y ne
support Of the solid Iowa del safion IS
regarded by the Minnesotans as all
inust essential to SUCCESS of their
lplans aud they Will urge il strongly
The proposed park will contain 6l1,o92
acres of land and 2lS AZ acres of water.
1t Will include Winibigpshtsh lake.
I-eecil lake and Cass lake. large bodies
lsof water, and many smaller ol.es. 1t is
expected that the stopping taf the TIM
| Der waste in that part al the county
Will also materially help the tiow OF
water in the MISSISSIPPI river
!, The report of the Polk county grand
ljury on the state inssustris,l school for
/ ;isjs All Alitchellviiie is highly flatter-
lSing 10 the sent mana cement and In
striking contrast 10 the report which
| was made on thesirves tigation after the
l riots oflast year. Ttle grand jury could
/ hardly have said more il, regard 70 the
! school that is flattering Superiil eiidsn
4 Iritzgerald and all his assistants. The
| doctors and the teachers are a IGN Z
4 IL comm ended. The old system Of hass b
punishment for he naughty ones has
/ all bsS m done away with. There are 10
1 sfacisles Or chains and no punishment
1 by solitary confinement on bread and
4 water. The girls are treated humanity
and CONSIDERABLY. The pun hgnsnt is
given BY the superintendent himself
lard it is given in such a Way that the
Il girls understand that il Is only what
Il they deserve. Each girl receives hei
full Snare of what the state allesws nd
it is not taken from her on any account.
Thsy re not subjected to any of the
bsbrutaiizing methods in vogue formerly.
nor are they fnadss TO feel that ths;
Il pills is followed as closely as possible
with the limited Facilities The larger
4 girls are KEEP s. para e from the smaller
ones. They have separate play grounds
j Medical attendance is good and ths
s educational Work OF the institution Is
reported excellent. Cleanliness is
taught and enforced. Superintendent
Fitzgerald is declared TO BE- 9 man who
commands the respect of the girls, whe
has reduced everything to system
!, VINO comes in cose contact with evera
a line of the work every day and Who has
{, made himself thoroughly conversalll
with the dispcsition, character ane
(, habits Of all the girls The grand jury
a, how yer. recommends that the state
(. Inappropriate money for more building.
TO the end that the girls of uhe schoo
may be separated more generally int
smaller groups or families Better re
n suits will be obtained where a family
manager has from twenty TO twenty
i five instead of from forty 70 fifty undei
!. her charge. The grand jury also recon
). Inends that the pay Of officers, teacher
and employees should be Increased 81
. that competent persons will be re
tanned.
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The travelling men of central lowe
! are to be invited to meet with the Com
i nercial Exchange of Dies Moines. at TIL
81 time Of the regular meeting during tn
s holidays. The intention of the com
Inercial exchange people is to get tn
2 travelling men more Interested in Ds
: Moines ard Des Moines affairs, to tn
4 end that they viii be better able to tel
wherever they may be. Heretofore blu
5 little attention has been paid TO tray
: telling men making headquarters in De
> Moines. but now they are looked upo
!, as important factors in the growth Q
: the city. The holding Of the annua
9 meeting of the Iowa State Travelin
a Mems Association in Des. Moines ha
q attracted more attention to the work q
+ the travelling men than any other on
o thing More travelling men live in De