Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, May II. 100
DIES MONIES,

IT, r. Wright, deputy state dairy
commissioners, has returned from q
trip to Manchester, in Delaware
county, where he went for the pur-
pose OF inspecting milk that was be-
ing disposed of by the farmers LOT
creamery purposes. de found az
least one instance where there was
adulteration of milk, the person sell
ing it diluting heavily with water and
ali but threatening to lick the dep
uty commissioner when accused of it.
The test. however, clearly showed
there had been heavy adulteration.
Mr.. Wright did not prosecute the OF
fender and will not unless there are
further offenses.
IF plans now under consideration
for the organization of a gigantic
company to take over the incubator
concerns of the country are mater
ialized, it is the intention to estab-
Iish in Des Moines the largest incuba-
tor factory in the world. The new
plant will be built to take care of
the business of the Des Moines Incu-
bator company throughout the
United States and Canada and to ham
die the entire business OF the Com
bination west of the Mississippi
river. 1t will probably be one of the
three big factories in the United
States in which it is the intention
to ccntralize the business. The other
two plants will be located at Brook
line, n. j., and Quincy, Ill. The secur-
ing of options on the half dozen
large plants of the country has been
in progress for the past three weeks.
Options have been secured on all but
: couple of the large properties it is
desired to include in the combination,
and the probabilities are that some
ching will be done in the course OF a
week or ten days looking to the in
corpora ton of the company and es-
tablishmen: of its business. The
work of organization started in New
York, but for the past ten days the
promoters have been in Chicago,
from which point it was found the
work could be carried on to better
advantage. The probabilities are the
corporate headquarters will be in
Chicago and that the general offices
Of the concern will be established
there.
valuation OF property in the city of
Des Moines. according TO the new as
sessment which is now practically
completed, will be something over
81 100000. and may go over 49,
100000. This means that, in the Judg-
meent of the assessors, the real and
personal property i'll the city listed
by them is worth over $60,OOO,0O0.
AT a meeting at the Savery house
forty agents of Union insurance
companies and special agents and Of
ficers of state companies discussed
the plan of organizing Iowa for edu-
cational and political purposes. The
plan adopted contemplates a division
of the state into districts and the
assignment Of a special agent to each
district. The propositions were dis
.cussed in all their phases and unan-
imous support was assured from
every man present. 1t was an
,nounced that the platform should
be one broad enough for American
underwriters to stand upon, and that
the legisla ton sought should be to
end that equal rights to all and spe-
cial privileges to none would be
set as the day when district chair
men should go to their fields and be-
gin active operation. The G,lccess of
the plan seems assured.
The May report issued by the
board of control contains a census
OF the various institutions as COM
pared with that of a year ago. III
the two penitentiaries there has
been a decrease of So. of which 80
are at Anamusa and the balance at
Fort Madison. In all other institu-
tions business has been exceptional
~ good, especially in the insane asy-
lums. where there has been a total
increase in patients of 1O2. These
are divided as follows: Clarinda,
81: Independence, y, and Mt. Pleas
ant. 40. The natural increase in in
sane patients in the state for period
of one year is in excess of 200. This
number includes those al county and
private institutions in addition to
those at the state hospitals. In the
Industrial institutions there has been
a growth of population of 26 boys at
the reform school at Eidora and GO
girls at Mitchellville.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Iowa Agricultural So
ciety it was decided to engage T.
NJ. Barnes of Chicago to furnish the
amusement features at the state fair
this fail. His entertainment will be
of the nature Of a vaudeville per-
Torrance and will be given on u stage
to be erected directly in front OF the
amphitheater. Different attractions
will be put on between races. There
will be no Midway this year and the
performance will be free to all those
in the anphitheater. ...
Mrs. Botha to See Kruger.
Durham, May 14.-Mrs. Louis Botha,
who has obtained consent to inter-
view Mr.. Kruger and urge him to adj
vocate peace, sailed for Europe on the
steamer Dulvegan Castle.
Turks SHOW Great brutality.