Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL:
Des Moines. Lnlx al. 1eo3.

will be the display made by the manu-
featuring interests of Waterloo,
backed by the Commercial Exchange
and the Board of Trade of that city.
It will be the first exhibit of the kind
ever attempted at the State Fair. The
purpose of II is to call attention to
Waterloo as a leading center for the
location OF manufactures. 1t Is pro-
posed to exhibit in one large tent all
the articles manufactured in Water
loo AS there are a number of manu-
featuring establishments there, the
variety of articles displayed will be
great, and will include not only
wide number of farm implements
but other manufactured products
ranging from overalls to automobiles.
A committee of leading business men
of Waterloo recently waited on Sec
rotary Simpson at Des Moines and
perfected arrangements for the ex.
hibit. 1t was at first thought that n
permanent building would be erected,
Owing to the fact that the time for the
Fair is near at hand, 1t was conclud.
ed to wait until next year before pur-
ting up building. A large tent will
be located a short distance west OF
the entrance to the amphitheatar 1t
will be 30x250 feet and will be finely
decorated Among the attractions of
the tent will be one of the finest
bands of the country Correspond
ence has been entered into with
leading musical organizations of Chi
cago and other cities. A whole train
load Of manufactured goods will be
brought to the fair grounds from Wat
erloo and the train will be handsome
ly decorated with flags and banners.
Automobile races will be arranged for
on the race track by the Waterloo del
egation. 1t is the theory of the Water
loo business men that a good exhibit
of their manufacturing interests will
attract new manufactures to that city.
One of the implements displayed will
be the Twentieth Century manure
spreader, the factory for which has re-
Gently been bought by Waterloo. capt.
tai and moved to that city. II is not
improbable that in another year. the
example of Waterloo, which the fair
management believes to be good one,
will be followed by other cities.
The annual report of the United
States pension office for the Iowa-Ne-
braska district, located in this city, has
Just been completed and signed by
Pension Agent r. p Clarkson. 1t COW
srs the fiscal year ending June 30, and
shows that there has been expended
for old soldiers pensions from the
Des Moines office s7.504.21s.4s. OF
this amount $5,052, 120.43 went to
Iowa, $2,100.236.27 to Nebraska, and
the remainder to pensioners scattered
throughout other states in the union.
Recently there has been a great emf.
grafton of Iowa soldiers to California,
Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma.
Oregon and South Dakota. To most of
these states they have fiocked to take
up land claims on their rights. Hun
dreds of old soldiers are continually
moving about, and accordingly con-
tinue to keep their names on the PEN
sion books In this city. At the pres
ent time, however, there are more
leaving than are coming to the state.
This is because of the movement
north and west to take up land. Some
have even gone into Canada. When in
Canada, the pensioner has to be class
flied in the Washington agency and re-
ceive his pay direct from there.
!"
Ihere Is talk IN some quarters tnat
an effort will be made in the legisla-
ture next winter to have committee
selected to visit and inspect the insti-
buttons under the board of control In
support of this idea it Is urged there
has been no legislative visitation since
the board OF control law went into Ell
feet, that large appropriations are
being required FOR the institutions and
that the legislature should not be con-
tent with letting the board OF control
bear the entire responsibility for the
institutions.
Judge G. s. Robinson OF the board,
N discussing the quesuon OF vista
ton, said; I am sure the board would
welcome the appointment OF any fair-
minded committee OF Vlsltation Dy tne
ing to conceal In regard TO the man
agement OF the institutlols ana inc
poa,u .Ua Tha nn,, raarat : wo,,is
.t.o, - that LA o,,id
49, a. ,,,o,,ld hara,y he noss;h,a -
oo W .ha nond,tion IF the inst,tr.
t,nna no,, w;,h tha,r conaition hesors
tha boarS ~ nontroI tool charge ana
thns tha nosmhars of cou,m;ttee
would not be in position to know with
entire accuracy what improvements
had been made"
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At meeting of the republican state
central committee at the Slavery it was
decided to call conference Of the
Iowa delegation and the candidates on
the state ticket about the first of Sep
TENDER. The exact date of the confer
ence will be left to State Chairman
Spence. At the conference the issues