Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
pes Moines, Sept. bel. 1!

The cash balance on hand in tho
treasury of the state of Iowa, belongs
| ing to the general revenue, on Janu-'
airy 1, 1904. will reach in the neighhor-
hood of s1.000,000, according to tnss
estimate of State Treasurer G. S. Gil.
oertson, whose biennial report is now
almost ready for presentation to Gov
srnor Cummins. Large receipts from
unexpected sources, it is stated, have
raised the estimate to this amount
from 100000 to 100000, at which 1t
was placed by the estimates by the
several state departments and the
committee on ways and means of the
Twenty-ninth general assembly.
THE volume of business transacted
by this department" says Treasurer
Gilbertson in his report, Continues
the steady increase of former years.
From all sources Of revenue greater
receipts are noted and the number Of
transactions multiplied. The system
affixed records permit prompt DISPOSE
ton OF the business Of the depart
ment"
The balance on hand at the close
of June 80. 1908, was $1,570. 47SSS.
Many appropriations made by the
Twenty-ninth general assembly have
either not been drawn or are yet to
become available, and therefore this
present balance will be much reduced
later.
"The work of covering the counties
of Iowa with geological reports has
been fairly well completed" said
Professor s. Calvin of Iowa City,
state geologist. who was on a visit in
the city. Professor Calvin was on his
way to Iowa City to resume his work
in the State university, after having
spent some time in field work in Win
neshiek county.
1.-THE work which has been done this
summer" said Prof Calvin, adds ma
terially to the list of counties covered
by the geological survey. Work was
done this season in Benton, Clayton,
Clinton, Winneshiek, Emmett, Palo
Alto and Pocahontas counties, and a
survey was also started in Jasper
county by Professor Williams, which
will be finished next year.
Very few of the counties which
remain to be covered are in the coal
country. Lucas and Jasper are the
most important coal producing coun-
ties left. Coal is also produced to
some extent in Taylor, Adams and
Union counties. in the southwest part
of the state. These will be covered in
the near future, and after that the
work of securing a complete geolog-
ical survey of Iowa will be quickly
finished.
THE department will then be in a
position to take up the subject OF coal
as applied to the entire state, instead
of treating it by counties, and mono
graph on that subject will be issued.
Another monograph will be gotten out
on the subject of building stones,
lime burning rock and cement making.
Next years report will contain a
monograph by DR.. Boyer of Ames on
the general subject of the clays Of
Iowa, and other minerals have been
handled in the reports from counties
in which deposits are found"
Robert Fullerton, of Des Moines.
has been appointed by Secretary Of
the Treasury Shaw to disburse the
100000 appropriated by congress in
aid of the worlds fair. Mr.. Fullerton
is vice-president and large stock
holder in the Chicago Lumber and
Coal company, which has it's headquar-
tiers in st. Louis. He has charge Of
one of the largest branches of the
company. which is located in Des
Moines.
The Empire Loan and Trust COM
pany of Sheldon, which was investi-
gated by the state auditors office, on
complaint that 1t was doing banking
business without being properly incor-
porated, has been found to have been
Incorporated for pecuniary profit The
officers of the company have declared
their readiness to submit to inspection
from bank inspectors according to the
provisions of section 1889 Of the bank
ing law. The company needs no
further incorporation.
Property valued at 100000 is
owned and maintained by the city OF
Des Moines as parks for the pleasure
and recreation of its citizens, according
to the annual report of the park com.
mission, which will soon be made for
the year ending with April, 1908. This
will show that the GA acres owned
cost s267. 900, which is now valued by
the county auditor at 100000. The
acreage Of the property now owned
by the city for park purposes is as
follows: Union, 1876; Greenwood. 81:
Waveland. 1870; Grand View. 1872:
South Park. 81; River Front. 6: Car
penter Square. 2: Franklin square.
22h Bates Park. 8; East Park, 1;
Nash Place. ~. Total, s14.
SEVENTEEN MORE TRUE BILLS
Governments Attorneys Have Heavy
Business Ahead.
New York. Sept. 10.-Seyenteen ad.
ditional indictments against persons
said to be implicated in the postoffice
frauds have been turned over to
Charles j. Bonaparte of Baltimore.
who has been retained by the govern
ment to aid in the prosecution Of
nearly two score of its employees. Mr..