Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-02-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
sJ,es Moines. Febr,,.

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The executive council has settled
the much-discussed question: Of the
publication Of the year book Of agri-
culture by ordering an edition Of 1000
copies. The last general assembly
provided for year book Of agsicui-
ture to be printed in such numbers
as ordered by the executive council.
the work to be done by the lowest
bidder. But no appropriation was
made for the purpose, ana as the de-
parunent of agriculture was unwill-
ing to use its funds for the purpose.
it seemed for time as IL there would
be no year book. Attorney General
Mullan held recently that the work
should be done by the state printer in
the absence of an appropriations and
the council took action accordingly.
1t, will be several months before the
work can he published, but it is ex-
pected to be replete with valuable in
formation on agriculture topics.
The department of public instruc-
ton has just issued manual for spe-
cal day exercises for the use of the
public schools. In the introduction
SupetlD tcnCSnl iluTiVtb says ~ Is Il
legitimate part Of school work to eel
citrate the birthdays of the nations
great men, and by so doing to inspire
the children to high ideals of life and
instill into their minds the spirit OF
true patriotism. Many exercises,
songs and poems are given in the
manual, all having trenn ia the di.
rection of patriotic TEACHINGS. Every
child in the public schools says Mr..
Barrett, "should know something OF
the life. history and noble deeds OF
the nations great heroes, Washing
ton and Lincoln
The rivers of Iowa will be stocked
with fish this year to a greater ex,
tent than ever before. announces
George f. Delavan, fish and game war.
den. For the past two or three years
Mr.. Delavan has been SEEMING the Mis-.
sissippi river bayOus and saving the
fish that have been cast in these false
streams in time of high water. Thou,
sands upon thousands of game fish
have been put in Iowa rivers by the
game warden since the state furnished
him with his fish car.
Tt is rumored that Swift & Company
OF Chicago have written to parties in
Des Moines in regard to securing land
on which to locate a packing plant.
A letter has been written to real
estate firm here with reference to Sc
curing a locat ton. and land has been
offered lying southeast of the city, as
well as tract near Valley junction.
Plans are being made for the en-
largement of the Des Moines plant
of the National Starch Works, to
make this the biggest plant owned by
the company and the chief producing
center in the country. Paul L. Grimm,
chief engineer for the trust company,
has just paid visit to Des Moines.
While here he exhibited to Manager
Il. w. jones' of the Des Moines plant.
plans for the proposed additions,
which will make Des Moines the
greatest starch producing center in
the world. 1t is planned to double
the plant, spending 100000 here. The
, starch works is already one of the
greatest industries in Des Mpines. It
employs $50 men, boys anq girls.
Within year the company Nm7g be
employing twice that number of petrgs
pie. The company buys practically
all the corn that comes to Des Moines
and is ready to take all that may
come. The waste matter from the
starch works furnishes food for hum
dreds of cattle. Probably 700 people
are dependent upon the starch works
for their livelihood.
Attorney General Mullan has trans
mitted an opinion to Auditor of State
Merriam, in which he holds that mu-
tual insurance companies organized
under chapter 4 of the code must
make no concealment of the charac-
ter of their concerns, in their policies
and renewal receipts. It is held that
these companies must print in large
type on the first page of their. policies
in connection with their names the
word mutual" Auditor of State
whether the companies could be pre-
vented from concealing their mutual
character in their advertising litera-
ture. This question the attorney gen.
eral does not go into, limiting himself
10 Il CONSTRUCTION OI inc SCdIutc as II
stands. -
During the past few days the Agars,
who recently leased the Des Moines
and Liverpool plant from the owners,
Il. NJ. Hubbell, Sons &, Company, have
ascertained that they will be unable
to secure further ground lease Of
the property upon which their Chi
cago house is located, and therefore
have determined to concentrate their
entire business in Des Moines. The
company had planned to operate the
Chicago plant as in the past and to
operate the plant located in this city
as branch. In that event the Chi
cago house would have supplied the
Chicago trade and the eastern mar
ket, the Des Moines concern handling
the local business here and the vest
ern country. Now that the Agars
have determined to operate but one
plant the Indications are that the 10.
cal house will be almost doubled in
size and be of twice the benefit to
the city that the house would have
been if the original plans of the COM
pany had been carried out. g +
MRS. NATION IN JAIL