Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-25
STATE CONTRACTS Ll|
Board Of Control Gets Big Value for
the Money Provided BY the
Legislature.
Cherokee Hospital Contract Not Let
Yet-Bids to be Submitted
this Winter.
Arrangements for State Fair-Labor
Bureau Gets Good Reports
Indicate Prosperity.

Indicate Prosperity.
Special to Times- Republican.
Des Moines, July 25.-The state board
of control has completed contracts for
all the improvements and new build
|ings provided for in the various state
institutions by the last legislature ex-
|cept for new boiler and engine house
lat the Mitchellville industrial school for
girls and for the completion Of the
Cherokee hospital for the insane. First
class buildings have been secured in all
cases The board has managed to get
big. value for the money spent by the
state. In the first place the appropria-
ltions asked for were not in excess Of the
lamounts needed. The legislature al
|lowed whatever the board asked for.
After the appropriations We're made
Estate Architect Liebbe went to work to
make plans and specifications in ac-l
Icordance With the appropriations. In
nearly every case the architects esti-
mates were too low and the bids were
tdOONC IIlc dVpIOpIidtlOuS.4 S(pOA
| finding this to be the case the board
would select about three Of the lowest
bidders and invite them to make new
bids aftsr the specifications had been
somewhat modified by cutting out few
Features. The new bids have invariabl
been much lower in proportion than the
/ first bids, and would of course come
within the limt. The result has been
Ito secure very superior buildings.
No attempt will be made to complete
4 the Cherokee hospital this year. Only
1.-THE deep well and sewer system will be
5Icompleted this summer Plans and spe-
4 cifications for the completion Of the
A building, including plumbing. steam
4 fitting, electric wiring, etc, will be pre-
sl3pared and submitted to bidders during
1.-the winter. In this way much lower
I, bids can be secured Contractors will
s|.haye more time to get their materials.
land make their plans for doing the
work Better prices can always be se-s
aIcured on large job if contractors can
have an opportunity to bid some months
y in advance. This arrangement will allow
4 all the contractors to go to work next
spring at the same time. and the BUILD
:! ing Will be ready for occupancy in
Il about year from that time. The board
4 has discontinued the leases OF the land
a at Cherokee for farming purposes and
has had the ground seeded down. So it
Will be in first-class condition by the
\ time the institution opens.
a Both the republican and democratic
y Estate committees have agreed 10 furnish
speakers on the political days at the
j, state fair, which Will be "Wednesday
!. and Thursday. Republican day will be
fNNedn esdaS and democratic day Will be
l lThursday. The speeches will be in the
morning and Will be delivered from q
I platform in front of the amphitheater.
which il provided with seats having
t backs. so that the people can be 4om-
Portable.
ii The fireworks arrangements provide
!. for an elaborate program Of fifty num-
i lIbers each night for four nights. The
y fireworks program lasts an hour and a
half and Includes more than vas given
; ion fireworks night at the Omaha expo
sition.
: The system of waterworks on the
grounds has been enlarged and three
= Inch pipes substituted for two-inch
=. pipes Drinking fountains and water
e ing trough will be provided an over ttls
\ grounds for the free accommodation oi
s8j the public. This is new feature. The
d water comes from a deep well on the
d hill at;the east end of the fair grounds
e land the supply is abundant.
:
: Show people always know a good op
portunity when they see ii, and the,
r furnish a good index to the prosperity
e OF the people. This being the case the,
e foresee the large attendance at the fat
= this year and eleven different sideshow!
Z of more or less Importance have en-
8 gagged space on the grounds. This in
cludes a reproduction of the famous
i, Midway Plaisance, which was one o
= tthe chief features of the Worlds Fair
n The concern that puts this on has 20
n performers and travels in its own train
d carrying twelve cars. This show viii
e include the streets in Carlo and othe
y foreign novelties which have made TIL
: Midway everywhere strong attrac
tion.
n Secretary Van Houten says that he I
l. receiving more correspondence concern
te ling entries this year than he did las
n year, NOTWITHSTANDING Tile 1dCI ttlalheH
II hbitors have been advised this year t
ID correspond with the heads of depart
If |ments instead of addressing the score
l. tary directly. This indicates that tn
or number Of entries will be very muc
r greater than ever before. All the avail
able space in the machinery department
l. was assigned long ago. Many exhibit
lg ors have been compelled to procur
is tents in which to make their display.
t. Applications for space in this depart
Of ment continue to pour in and an add
m ton will probably be made to the build
Id Ing.
sg Labor Commissioner Wenneretrum
m receiving good responses to HE circu
ID lars asking for information from en-
!it ployers. The replies have been receive
with more than usual promptness and
r greater proportion have answered. TIL
a is doubtless due to the increased pro.
perity, which leads to a greater willing
ke ness to answer questions concerning ii
t. details of the business and its relati0
A. to labor. It Is explained by Deput
G. Commissioner Holder that In mar
e. cases where there have been ypluntal
"A increases In wageS this fact IL due I