Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-04

| TO De introduced tIle pItSele SSs'Sioii
of the general assembly amending sec
ton 1888 of the Iowa revenue laws to
the extent that the discriminating tax
against American branches of foreign
| insurance companies be removed.
| These foreign insurance companies
have paid their full share of the fire
| losses of Davenport, honorably ana
promptly, and we regard 1t but fair ana
| Just that their taxes should be the same
as for all other companies incorporated
outside of the state of Iowa. we would
| call Your attention to the many with
drawals during the past year Ihls,
with the reductions of lines of most of
| the companies continuing in business.
lowing to the excessive losses of the past
three years, makes it difficult now in
many instances to preserve all the in
surance required. The foreign compa-
MES have always been among the most
liberal writer's of manufacturing and
large mercantile risks.
Ex-Governor Packard, of Marshall
! county superintendent of the cattle de-
part,nent of the state fair, is here and
feels greatly encouraged at the attitude
of the members of the legislature to-
ward the proposition of the agricultural
board for erection of permanent build
ings of the best kind on the state fair
grounds. The building in which the fair
people are most interested just now
pertains to the live stock exhibits. A
/ fine coliseum is desired, and for TINS
purpose an appropriation of S33,ooo or
s3S, 900 is asked. All the members agree
that this is modest asking in view OF
the great need of the fair grounds for
more good buildings. The coliseum
proposed will be for the stock exhibits
and for sales, especially for cattle II
will afford an opportunity for the better
display and Judging of cattle. Last year
a tent was used. 1t was too small, but
proved q great Improvement over out
door Judging and exhibition. Other
| great fairs have good coliseumS and II
Iowa is to continue securing the best
cattle exhibits of the country Iowa
must have as good as other states. The
! building should be fire proof, and In
! time all the cattle and horse barns Will
be built of brick or stone. Last year
/ there were over 700 head of blooded
4 cattle on the grounds. A conservative
estimate of their value would be $1,000
each. for in the lot were several that
were among the best in the country.
| An offer was made at the grounds for
one animal of $4,000. and $4,000 would
have been refused. This three quar-
/ ters of a million dollars worth of cattle
must be cared for and protected. Iowa
now ranks second only to Texas In the
number Of cattle, and ahead of all other
/ states in their value. In view of this
! the fair people feel that the state ought
to provide some kind of building for
| the cattle shows and not have the ex-
! hibitions out doors.
Governor Cummins has received an
invitation to go to Kansas City April
and be present at great charity ball
in Convention Hall under the auspices
/ of the knights Templar. DIR. George
RI. Robinson, secretary of the executive
Ecommittee, is expected here In day
| or two to personally urge Governor
/ Cummins to attend. He went to Lin
coin and induced Governor Savage to
| consent to attend with his military
staff. Governors of Kansas, Missouri
and Iowa are to be invited and an eff
fort made to have all of them present
Governor Cummins may decide to go.
One of the most remarkable propo-
sails made before the legislature relates
to the o-called slack water canal along
the Des Moines river south of Des
Moines. ]. S. Emery, until lately in the
dry goods business here, is father OF
the scheme, and as visionary as it is
he has succeeded in securing the en-
dorsement of the Des Moines CONNER
c;al Exchange and is busy with the leg
islators and the governor to have some
thing done. He proposes to have the
Des Moines river between Des Moines
and Ottumwa put in order so that canal
boats can be run thereon. 1t is re-
vival of the Des Moines river naviga-
| ton scheme which got the state into
40 much trouble on account of the land
grants TO a company. But Emery is
persistent and compels an audience,
and several are said to be favorable to
an appropriation in his interest.
| A resolution introduced late yester-
day afternoon by Warren, of Marion
county indicates that there is going to
be hard fight against liberality for the
st. Louis exposition. 1t was as follows:
Whereas, The commissioners of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition have
fled their report asking an appropria-
ton of $25S.100 to be expended at st.
Louis, which sum is almost one-half
the amount now in the state treasury:
and
Whereas. The resources of our state
are largely agricultural and no amount
Ios labor or money expended at the eX
position could add to the proud posi-
ton we now occupy as the foremost !
agricultural state in the union; and,
Whereas. The Twenty-ninth gen.
eral assembly is not only required to
provide for the biennial appropriations
for the educational and penal institu-
tions of the state but also to rebuild
the structures that We're destroyed by
fire at the State University and the
College of Agriculture and Mechanic I
Arts. and make provision for the COM
pletion of the insane hospital at Chero-
kee: therefore. be it
Resolved. That in view of these con-
ditions, 1t is the judgment of the gem
eral assembly that in no event should |
the appropriation for the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition exceed the sum of |
s1O0,