Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

lVHA fhESS CUMMENl.
The Spirit Lake Beacon expresses this
opinion: Governor Shaw and other
leading men of the state are of the opin-
ion the supreme court will have to save
the people what they thought they had
secured by their votes for the Titus
amendment. This is a wholly reasons
bic view of an important question
There is no shadow of doubt in the mind
of any man what the legislature and the
tended to pass from the annual to the
biennial election system that it is idle
TO assume any other intent. Having 50
ordered ii is utterly ridiculous to as
sumo they did not mean To adjust mat
tiers so as to omit the election next year
without confusion or injustice. With
these points established beyond any
possibility Of doubt it will be strange,
indeed, il the supreme court decides
against public policy as we'll as popular
and legislative intent in passing upon
this question.
The Davenport Democrat believes
there is no state in the union having
a larger practical interest in the subject
Of good roads than Iowa.
According to the Sioux City Tribune,
"the fact is that since the last census
report on Iowa towns was given out
Sioux City isn't in such lonesome class
/ anyhow. The towns without kicks are
| the exceptions"
The Boone Republican is not able to
!. work up an enthusiasm for the PROPOSE
/ ton for local census, declaring it is
1 too much like locking the door after the
/ horse has been stolen. A local census
would only verify what every one knows
\ now that the work OF the enumerators
was very carelessly done and that
Boone has a population of between ten
and eleven thousand The census gave
Boone $3.50.
A southern paper says the needs Of
| the democratic party are live leaders
and live issues The same is true of g
!: graveyard, suggests the Keokuk Gate
J City.
Speaking OF independence, who car
be more independent than the retired
farmer with an income sufficient to las
him the remainder of his days." ask:
1.-The Iowa Falls Citizen.
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THAT NOVEMBER CORN CORNER
4 LChicago Record.l
4 The existing corner in November corr
on the Chicago board Of trade is more
4 spectacular than most ventures Of thai
sort Much interest is lent to the situa
4 ton because the man who is engineer.
ling the corner is young and PRACTICAL,
unknown.
s 1t seems that at the time Phillips go
i hold Of the market there were abou
u 100000 bushels of corn in sight, quoted
at Sc cents bushel. Phillips got contro
4 of this corn. Other persons operating
!. lin corn, not knowing OF Phillips move
4 ments, had been selling-that Is, agree
I ling to deliver No. 2 November corn
These persons sold corn which they dit
. not have. The fact that Phillips has all
or nearly all, Of that grade Of corn ii
y Chicago prevents them delivering an.
of the Chicago stock. Therefore, the!
: are bringing in all the corn that vii
grade up to No. 2 from the country an,
delivering it in liquidation OF their obi
cations. There is very little of the re
|quired grade OF corn in the country
! and it is charged that it is being oh
tained by drying corn in an artificial
manner. The corn thus made to grad
up to No. 2 is being delivered to Phillip
and those on the bull side Of the mar
|, ket. ...t q.
= OF course, it is possible at any tim
] for those who have sold November cor
: to come forward and settle by payin
! the difference between the price tina
I they sold at and the present price, whic
: yesterday ranged between u and
: cents bushel, but they hope to do bet
! ter than that by delivering the actua
1corn. Meanwhile however. the price i