Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-22
NANI A FAIR SHIRE
Manufacturing Interests De-
mand Better Representation
at st. Louis Exposition
CLAIM OF FORMER NEGLECT
When Preparing for Other Expositions,
the Largest Expenditures Have Been
for Agricultural Exhibts-lowa Man
ufacturers, Especially Those of Des
Moines, Propose to Change This.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Meines, Dec. 22.-It is the deter
Imined purpose of the men engaged in
Industrial business in Iowa and espe-
lcially of the manufacturers of Des
Moines to insist upon a fair share of the
expenditures of the Iowa commission on
1 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition be-
ling applied to the encouragement of an
exhibit of Iowa industries and manu-
factures. The complaint is made that
| in other years, in preparation for other
Propositions, the largest expenditure has
lbeen for agricultural industries and an
| agricultural exhibit. As soon as the
lcon1mission was named for the exposi-
tion at st. Louis the Des Moines Com
lmercial Exchange set about to make
certain that the manufacturing and
lsimilar industries of the state shall not
be overlooked. A campaign is being
systematically carried on by the mem
bers of the exchange and others asso-
lciated with them to compel the Iowa
| &C mnission to give, for the first time,
due Importance to the manufacturing
| Industries and possibilities of the state.
State Labor Commissioner Brigham
has been making some inquiries among
manufacturers as he goes about the
state on factory inspection business,
and the result of his observations has
been given the commission in a formal
manner. Mr.. Brigham says there is
great interest among the manufacturers
in regard to the exposition and all they
ask is the same treatment as that given
agriculture. While the manufacturing
industries of the state have been Won
Gerfully developed they have not been
developed to the full limit and many
times as many persons can be given
employment in trades in Iowa IL capital
Is encouraged to come to the state. The
Des Moines Commercial Exchange rep
resents the largest body of manufacture
err aud jobbers in the state and ii is
expected that If proper encouragement
is given the most progressive men of
this city, by and thru this exchange,
will be induced to make an exhibit at
st. Louis that will astonish the people
who visit the exposition. The work has
been well started and there is much
of the commission toward Des Moines
men and industries.
There is something Of an effort being
made at this time to stir up trouble be-
cause of the fact that it has been de-
terminsd that the state house carpen-
ter is to be replaced by another. George
F.. Updyke has been the carpenter there
for many years. In fact he has been
connected with the state house since
long before the old commission ceased
Its work. He is most skillful artisan,
not merely a carpenter but a cabinet
maker, a carver, an artistic wood
worker, and one capable of the finest
work on the state mouse. The wood
work in the supreme court rooms, the
handsomest piece of building in the
state, was done by MIN. There is al
ways plenty of work for the state house
carpenter to do, for the repairs are con-
slant and as indicated by the work of
the new capitol commission, one man
has never been able TO keep pace with
the repairs. But as to the competency
of Updyke there can be no question.
But Updyke Is not politician and his
friends say that so far as they know he
may be democrat, since he never in
trudes politics into his work of keeping
the state capitol in constant repair. So |
1t will be seen that the job of finding a |
successor to Carpenter Updyke is not |
going to be an easy one. That an arti-
san of equal skill and competency can
be found is probable and as soon as this
Is done there will be a change. The I
place pays $1,000 year. A Des Moines
man will get the place There has been
almost complete change in the work.
ing force about the state capitol within
the past ten months and very few of the i
I'D timers are to be found. The capitol |,
had become place where men got jobs
md held to them without doing much +,
work. The changes have had a good
affect on the appearance of the state
house.
The remaining guard regiments of
Iowa, as made recently by the adjutant
general by order of the governor has
proved the most popular thing for the
oetterrnent of the militia service de-
fised in recent years. The four regi
nents instead of being the 49th to SD
are now the SD to 56th In
,lusive. Originally the guard regiments
we're 1st to 4th, but after the reorgani- !,
.ation because of the service in the Gu
pan war, the regiments We're given the
same numbering as the regiments in the
ng that many of the men who We're in
ng that hany of the men who were in
he United States volunteer service
would stay with the regiments in the
guard. This proved to be the most un-
ortunate thing that could have been Z
lone for those companies in which the
reteran volunteers dominated proved
o be most troublesome, as all the men
Who had seen service wanted commits )
ions and crowded out the younger and
fewer members. The abandonment of G
he numbering which has been used now ]
bout three years has been well receiv-
d. Adjutant General Byers has re-
eived letters of congratulation from
many of the officers of the guard and
lot one complaint either by letter or 5
rally. Under the new arrangement
here will be no danger of confusion of 8
he present guard companies with the j
owa volunteer companies and regi- | 9