Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-09-04
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NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Sept. 1, 1909.
The heating and plumbing contract
for the agricultural buildings at the
state agricultural college has been let
to the Iowa Manufacturing company Of
Oskaloosa. The figure was $12,500.
Country schools along the line Of the
interurban line to Colfax will suffer In
their attendance this year. from pres
emit Indications. Many farmers are ex-
pressing their intention Of taking ad-
vantage Of the interurban line to send
their children to towns and cities
where they can secure better educa-
tional advantages. 1t is probable that
Des Moines' schools will receive their
share Of this influx Of material from
the rural districts.
"The talk which was freely INDUCED
In when thesinterurban line was first
started, to the effect that the smaller
towns along the route would be In.
iured on account of the rush Of trades
to the cities, has been proven ground
less" said Morton Mccartney, train.
master for the interurban company.
ANY of the merchants in the towns
along the line will say that rather the
reverse has been true. Not only do q
large number of people from Des
Moines come out to the smaller towns,
to the profit of the home merchants,
but the reduction Of freight rates made
by the interurban makes no small saw.
ing for the merchants outside of Des
Moines.
"The interurban is likely to be util-
lied as a means of coal distribution
this fall and winter. The farmers are
enabled to bring cars Of coal to points
and as result, many of them are com.
bining and placing orders for cars.
thus securing their coal more readily
than they would be able to do In any
other way"
Mr.. Mccartney stated that the inter.
urban company would not be likely to
make any plans for extension before
next summer, as their attention Is at
present fully occupied with getting
their present line In good condition,
and making necessary improvements
to the track.
A telegram from Gen. James B..
Weaver of Colfax, announces that he
has struck oil. He has started for his
home in Iowa and will arrive within
few days, for rest from the arduous
labor which he has been performing,
being personally in charge of the drill.
ing Of the wells. The oil well is locat-
ed on the land secured by General
Weaver and his associates in the Big
Mound Oil company of Des Moines,
about five miles southeast of Welsh, q
tract known as the Unkel tract. The
first oil bed struck by the generals
drills was 1913 feet beneath the sur
face and was forty feet in thickness.
The drilling was continued for 272 feet
more, when bed ninety feet in thick
ness was found. The two make bed
of 100 feet of oil sand, which Is the
largest oil discovery in either Texas or
Louisiana. Both stfatas contain oil
in abundance.
President Wakefield of the Iowa
State Bar association has named the
committee to confer with the judges
of the supreme court with reference to
the new rules Of that body which go in
to effect January 1. when the new law
relating to the supreme court goes In
to effect. This law requires practic-
ally continuous session of the court and
the submission Of no more causes to
the court at any one time than can be
decided before the sitting the next
month, To carry out the provision of
the law new set of rules is required
and the court-requested the State Bar
association to name a committee OF
lawyers to consider the matter and
confer with them as to these rules.
Judge Wakefield has named: FF.
Dawley of Cedar Rapids, Charles NJ.
Harl Of Council Bluffs, J. H. McCon.
logue Of Mason City, j. H. Henderson
of 1ndianola, and George H. Carr of
Des Moines.
The organization of the republican
state campaign headquarters was ef-
fected at Des Moines by the election of
A. F. Dawson, of Preston, as man
ager of the speaking bureau, and A..
M. Piper, of Des Moines, to be man
ager of the literary bureau. At con.
ference at which Senator Dolliver,
Governor Cummins, the congressman
and other leaders were present, it was
decided to have the campaign opened
about October /. Other conclusions OF
the conference, in substance, were as
follows: That the main campaign
shall be based on the principle of pro-
lection, as opposed to free trade; that
differences which have arisen In the
party shall be submerged; that the
state administrations of recent years
shall be extolled; that the currency
problem shall be discussed frankly,
but without useless elaboration.
While the railroad property In Polk
county is worth more than that of any
other in the state the greatest miles
age is in Webster county. The mile
age in Webster is 1908, and the
assessed value is less than million
dollars. The mileage in Polk county
Is this year 1885, and the value
$1,26O 900, while Pottawattamie has
1904 miles assessed at $1,683,0OO.
Eve expect that the receipts of this
years fair, when entirely collected,
will be from $500 to $1,000 greater
than those of the fair in 1902" was the
statement given out by G. D. Ellyson,