Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-18
IN TIE EAST
Will Look After Many Things
While on so-Called Pleas
ure Trip
SURE TO VISIT WASHINGTON
Those Familiar With the Situation
Hold as Improbable the Story That
cummins is Likely to Change His
Tariff views-Representative Temple
Defends Himself.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Nloines, Feb. 1S.-Governor "A. q.
Cummins and wife have gone east
| starting from here Sunday evening.
The governor gave it out that he was
going purely for pleasure. One of the
first pleasures. if the Chicago reporters
are to be credited, was to sit down 10
lunch with Secretary Shaw. From all
that is known of the governor it is
believed that this was entirely unex-
pected. Governor Cunimins probably
arrived in New York today. 1t is GER
tain that he will go to Washington be-
fore his return and hold q conference
with some of the Iowa members of con-
gress and others. 1t is also regarded as
certain that he will have a conference
with President Roosevelt before his re-
turn from the east. The story has been
freely circulated that the governor is
likely to change his views on the tariff
before his return. but those who are
familiar with the situation and Win
his views agree that this is neither
necessary nor probable at this time:
Others insist that whatever of confer
ence there may be will be in relation to
the trust question rather than with
reference to the tariff and the repub-
lican platform of Iowa. Among other
things it is expected that the governor
will obtain information as to the atti-
tude OF republicans in the east toward
mergers and combinations and similar
matters. The governor himself gave
out no hint of what was in the air when
he left for the east, but it is not
doubted that he will combine business
with pleasure on the trip.
Another thing the governor will con-
sider In the east will be hat of select
ing president for the Iowa State Col
lege. Governor Cummins is on the
committee to select president. There
has ,san good deal of politics mixed
up in the affair already, and thus far
the committee has accomplished moth
ing tangible. Many names have been
canvassed by the members and persons
have been considered. There have been
ing the place. But members of the
committee have inclined rather to look
eastward for college president than
to take some one with the freshness of
the prairie breeZes and the training in
western methods. Eminent educators
In the east have already been consulted
both by letter and personally. In the
early fall it was said that the presi-
dency would be disposed of If possible
before Christmas. so that the inevita-
BILE disarrangement somewhere else
would be bridged over in good time.
But the committee has not been able to
make any report on anything. 1t is
believed something will be done soon
after the governor returns.
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The year book of the Iowa depart
ment of agriculture has just gone to the
printer and 1t will be printed and bound
as soon as possible. The book will
contain much that is new and especial
iy interesting. A great deal of space
will be devoted to the work for agri-
culture which is being done at the
State College at Ames. especially in the
matter of dairying. corn breeding and
with live stock. Full and complete re
ports of all this special work will be
given. There will be special articles,
also, on many topics. For instance. an
article will be prepared on ginseng
|culture, which is just now attracting
attention thruout the country. The
profits from raising ginseng are re-
ported to be immense, and all the facts
will be given as far as they are re-
garded as trustworthy.
The inmates of Iowa state institu-
tions are able to save some money,
even tho some of them are in a posi-
ton where money making is not very
easy The reports show that at the
beginning of the year there was to the
credit of the inmates of the various in
stitutions in banks or in the hands of
officials the following sums:
Soldiers Home, Marshalltown.$ S,920.19
State hospital, Cherokee. 4,3O9.7S
Penitentiary. Anamosa. ..... 4,3O9.44
Penitentiary, Ft. Madison. 3,968.O9
State hospital, Clarinda ..... 2,S36.66
State hospital, Independence. 2,45O.47
State hospital. Mt. Pleasant. 2.549.03
Industrial school, Eldora ..... 262.46
Soldiers Orphans Home.
Davport ............. .. 1850
Feeble minded institute. Glen
wood 2o7.ss
Blind College, Vinton. ....... 171.99
Industrial school for girls.
Mitchellvilbe .............. $3.50
ss0,254.03
The net increase during the quarter
ended on Jan. 1. 1903, was reported to
be S947460 Prosperit,s prevails all