Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-02
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Especial Correspondencsl
Dee Moines, Ia, April 20. - The
state railroad commission recently
granted reduction of 20 per cent. in
-tAe railroad freight rate on road max
tR& material. This includes gravel.
GrAshed atone. burntclay. cinders, etcs
pAed In the making of roads. The As
ISOLATION OF Supervisors OF Iowa APP
pointed committee at its last ses~
Aion to ask the railroad commission
tor this concession. Mr.. II. j. Wulff
Of Dixon, appeared before the com.
nissioners and declared the reduction
asked for would mean the commence
ment at once Of hundreds of miles OF
roadway in this state. He said that
an Scott county, where rock is handy,
about so miles had been completed
The railroad commission decided to
give the county authorities chance to
commence the work of building the
good roads for which the state has
been praying for several years, and
granted the reduction asked for. It
means that road making material will
he, hauled hereafter for the rate
charged for hauling slack coal, where
rs, heretofore, the rate for hauling
lump coal has been charged. 1t means
a reduction, practically, of 20 per cent.
II is provided, however, that the ma
terial must be delivered to an official
in charge of road making, and that
it must be so used, in good faith.
pnlfffcs nacomfnn I.tve1v
State politics is taking on lively
complexion. The republican state CEN
trial committee will probably meet in
a.few weeks to fix the date and place
for the state convention. 1t Is CON
cqded that it will be held in Des
Moines this year. The date is problem
atical. The democrats have not con-
sidered the time or place of their
convention. The prohibition party will
hold state convention late this year.
In former years this party has held its
state convention in May. For the first
time in its history, moreover the pro-
hibition party will be able to get its
ticket on the official ballot without
6ing petition therefor; this is be-
cause it cast to exceed two per cent.
OF the total vote cast last fall. That
entities the ticket to q place in the
third column Of the official ballot.
Republican candidates for the differ
ent nominal tons to be made this year
have been announced rs follows:
Secretary OF state-W. B. Martin, Adair
county, Ninth district.
Treasurer of State-G. q Gubertson,
Nryt. m lt-<,
Attorney General-Charles W. Mullan
Blackhawk county, Third district
Supreme Judge-Scott NJ 1.add. OBren
county. Eleventh district
Auditor OF State-Amos w. Brandt, Polk
county. Eleventh. district: B. F. Carroll
Davis county. Sixth district; Joseph Wall
Ringgold county, Eighth district.
Clerk of the Supreme Court-C. T. Jones
Washington county, First district: J. @
Seward, Lucas county. Eighth district:
John Crockett. Hardin county. Third dis
tdct; ]. E. Whelan. Montgomery county,
county, Seventh district; c. 6. 6transhan,
Ringgold county. Eighth district; Nd. A
Buchan, Grundy county, Fifth district.
Railroad CommiEsionerNE. A. Dawson
Bremen county. Third district; N. 3. Ketch-
um. Marshall county. Fifth district; Albert
r. Smith, Lee county. First district.
Reporter OF Supreme Court-H. I. Gal
niger. Carroll county. Tenth district; W. w
GornNall. Clay eounty. Eleventh district
AIessrs. Martin, Gilberteon, Muliar
and Ladd are conceded nomination
without opposition, each being a can
didate for second term.
Controversy Settled.
There has been somewhat Of con
troversy for several years as to VIII
originated the idea of board of con
troll for the state institutions. Friend!
of Cows. Gear, Boies and Carpente
have claimed the honor for them
Frank /. Herriott, in series of pub
lications for the state historical de
partment, has discovered evidence IL
show that the idea was originated by
the then representative from HAmfl
ton county, John d. Hunter, in the leg
islative session of 1870. On March q
of that year he introduced a bill
known as II. +. 302, and which was in,
troduced so late in the session that
it did not come out of the hands OF the
ways and means committee. This hill
appears to have provided for the ere.
alton of board which could be called
legitimately, the father of the pres
ent board of control idea. 1t was de
signed by Mr.. Hunter, however, NOR
to stop the legislative junketing in TIL
gnise of visiting the state institu
tions than as plan for the financia
management of the states property
which Is the prime interest and dut
of the present board.
Increase I'm Numbers,
There was net increase of 3S
inmates In the state institutions o
Iowa during the year ending April
These are the figures compiled b,
the board of control The only in
situations showing decrease wer'
the penitentiaries. where the de
crease was 35, net. The following
table gives the number of increas
of inmates in each institution d,rin'
fine year:
Hospitals for insane. ,............... 10
College for the blind. Z
sol ddiiers o m9 hom
Industrial school for boys. :
Industrial school for girls ................ j
Institution for feeble minded. .............
Penitentiaries decrease OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The total population of the insti
buttons on April was 1896. TIL
new insane hospital at Cherokee vii
be able to accommodate several hun
dred insane persons, but the increas
In the number is SO great that til,
board of control fears THAT It ma,
have to abandon it's long cherished