Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-20
"BABY FARMS" in IOWA
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personal regard for one OF the director
of the company. Major Mackenzie ais
brought suit against the National Lif
and Trust on behalf of n Dubuque trav
cling man. and that company PAID baci
the money rather than stand suit IL
court.
The legislature at its last session
passed a bill requiring the railroa;
lcompanies to file with county auditors
complete plats of their right of way il
1.-THE several counties of the state sc
that each and every county audito:
would be able to definitely apportior
1.-The railroad tax between the severa
taxing districts. 1t had been touno
that in many counties there We're nc
plats and surveys of the railroads ana
this was especially true of the older
railroads of the state, for no plats mad
| been furnished in many cases Whlle III
Iothers they had been furnished put
were lost now. The railroad assess
iments have been certified out to the
counties by the state officials, giving
the aggregate by counties only, and ii is
| Learned that within the present year
| most of the county auditors nave Sc
cured the plats from the railroad com
panies. This will simplify the matter
of placing the tax on the county books.
The second meeting of the associa :
ton of Municipal Park managers and
| commissioners is to be held in Des
| Moines next week. AT the meeting
held last winter at the time of the
meeting of the State Park and Forestry
commission it was decided that the an
lnual meeting should be held here at the
time of the state fair. 1t has been
| found by correspondence that the park
movement is growing rapidly in Iowa
under the highly favorable laws now
on the statute books and that in near,y
every city there are park commission
ers actively at work on city parks.
At this meeting here 1t is regarded rs
probable that there will be something
done looking toward the appointment
of a committee to prepare and urge leg
islation providing for a state park or
series of state parks to be supported
by the state OF Iowa. The sugges-
ton for this is as yet indefinite ana
ii is regarded as something that VIII
take some time TO bring about. but the
officers of this association and of the
state park and forestry association
will work together in urging it upon the
legislature.
The colored people of Iowa are pre-
pairing to recognize the state council
of the Afro American league, and
meeting is to be held here next Thurs
day for organization under the nation
al council. George H. Woodson, OF
Muchakinock, the we'll known lawyer
and orator. is president of the old state
league which has been dormant for sew
eral wears and he has signed the CAL
for the meeting next week. 1t is ex-
pected that an organization will be eff
fected that Will have material infiu-
ence in the political affairs of the state
and will be able TO exert some in
huence in dsposing of the race prob
lem as it is presented in other states.
The leading colored men say there are
concerted efforts being made in near
ly all the states to recognize In ma
tional way and TO form league that
will make itself felt in all the states
and in national affairs.
1t was Bryan and Hobson who saved
the day for the Des Moines Chautauqua
association and placed the balance on
the right side of the ledger. When
the regular Chautauqua season closed
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ing there had been good attendance
and fine weather. But the Chautauqua
association had dates for Bryan and
Hobson ten days later and the Chau
tauqua grounds We're opened again on
two days for these features. Bryan
was advertised literally to repeat here
the speech he delivered at park In
Chicago only few days before-which
he OF course would not do-and his
friends locked 10 the grounds to hear
him Hobson also drew well. AS Il
result the association has money in its
treasury.
The state fair visitors to Des Moines
this year will be disappointed in one
thing. II they go to the dome of the
state house they will have to climp
steps all the way. This week the sec
ond OF the elevators was shut down
and it will remain closed until the new
elevator is placed. The new elevator |
is not yet in position in the longe, |
shaft and will not be for many weeks |
yet Usually hundreds of the people |
who come to Des Moines to the state
fairs go to the dome Of the capitol. II |
they have to walk all the way instead |
IF taking an elevator half way most /