Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-01
.DNA As A FRUIT STATE
Leading Growing Region Again
Shifting to Southeastern
Portion
IS RECOVERING FROM SETBACK
Advance Being Made in Other Sections
--Tama's Liquor Case in Supreme
court-Tempie Urged for speakership
Of Housc-eossip from Iowa's capi
tai City. !.

tai City. .
Des Moines, Aug. 1.-Wesley Greene.
secretary OF the state horticultural So
ciety, Is convinced that in time the
leading fruit growing region will again
be shifted back from the southwestern
part of the state OF Iowa to the south
eastern portion OF the state.
II cannot exactly understand" he
said, why 1t is that the best fruit
region of the state is now in the south
west. 1t may be on account of the soil,
and the fact of the good markets to
the west for fruit, may have something
to do with 1t. But as for climate the
| ideal place is in eastern and south
eastern Iowa. feel that some time the
supremacy will shift back again. But
suffered much from the freezing win
ters from 'S4 to 'SS, and most of the
orchards We're ruined. In the south
west but little had then been done and
they did not feel the effects. Iowa
dropped back In those days from four
million apples trees to two million.
Now we have got back again to six
r,illion trees and are gaining all the
time. We will probably have reverses
again, but do not believe that we will
ever drop back so far again. Fruit
growing IS gaining in the east and
southeast again, while 1t is not quite
as popular in the southwest as 1t was
a few years ago. In the north and in
the northwest there is great advance
being made. believe that great deal
OF fine fruit will be grown in certain
portions of the northwest where there
Is protection and suitable SOIL But I
am disappointed that there has not
been still greater development in the
saniheast ~ :, Mhsre si al a the ths andiiiaas
ing
Pear growing Is making great gains
in the state in recent years, but the
great majority of all the pears are
grown in Lee county alone. There are
chards around Des Moines. Peach
trees are being planted in many parts
of the state and results are good But
in small fruit there have been steady
gains made in recent years and straw
berries and blackberries are big ele-
ment now in Iowa's crons.
The American Express Company
case, appealed to the United States su-
preme court from Tama county, Iowa,
is now ready for submission, and the
court will hear 1t some time next win
ter Judge Willett. of Tama, prepared
the papers in the case, but 1t is prob
able that the argument before the
supreme court Will be by the company's
head counsel in New York City The
question involved is constitutional
one, and involves where sale is made
on C. O. D. order for liquors sent out
Of the state. The Iowa court, following
precedent set long ago, holds that
the sale is made and completed at the
same time the money Is paid over and
the goods delivered. The express COM
pany will contend that 1t is made at the
place of shipment, and the company is
the agent in fact of the consignee. If
the latter is the correct theory, the
Iowa principle will not hold as against
the interstate commerce provision of
the United States constitution. A re-
versal of the case will create a revolu-
ton in affairs In Iowa.
"Of course believe the case will be
reversed" said Judge Willett, in
speaking of the case, "and If it is. then
t. T@, No n II
county, and the provisions of the Iowa
law will be applied everywhere for
protection. l am a firm believer in the
mulct saloons. They are infinitely pre-
ferable to holes In -the-wall' or any
form of irregular drinking places. The
provisions of the Iowa law are just
and fair and they are enforced reason
ably well. If the express case is re-
versed it will mean great change IN
Iowa and believe for the better.
A second case has been appealed, an
Adams express case case, Involving the
same points; but the attorneys believe
they have some suggestions In their
briefs that will strengthen the whole
case. They all claim that the Iowa rul-
ing is utterly without precedent outside
of the one Iowa case, which was con-
fessedly without any special precedent
at that time, and the whole principle
is contrary to that which has prevailed
in the higher court.
Considerable interest has peen
aroused here over the publication the
past week in newspapers known to be
unfriendly to the republican state ticket
and platform of suggestions as to the
candidacy of M. l.. Temple, of Clarke
county, for speaker of the next mousse.
1t has been conceded for long time
that in case the friends and supporters
of Governor Cummins control the leg
islature George w. Clarke. of Dallas
will be the speaker. While Mr.. Clarke
is good friend of the governor ne has
never been in any sense factional man
and in the Legislature kept himself on
most excellent terms with all the mem
bers. MIR. Clarke and Mr. Temple were
closely associated In the last general
assembly. They were both on the
leading committees and worked togeth-
er in perfect harmony, though on many
occasions they joined issue in debate
on the floor, and on political questions
they stood opposed. But Mr. Temple
has repeatedly declared he would notl