Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-26
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

The Western Union Telegraph com.
| pany has served notice on State Aud
| itor b. f. Carroll to restrain him from
certifying either at present on the as.
sessments on the property Of the com.
pany from Burlington across the state
of Iowa, to Council Bluffs, or from Ger.
tifying to any assessments which may
be made in the future. The suit is
the result Of an old trouble in which
the Western Union has figured more
or less prominently for the purpose
Of keeping the auu,Ior from making
| the certificate. . ..-. ...
| The state board of health has about
decided to undertake campaign
against the pollution of the streams
and rivers of Iowa. At the recent
meeting of the board, the subject
was discussed at some length, and a
resolution introduced covering some
OF the initiatory reforms for which
the board is inclined to enlist its
energies to begin with. This resolu,
ton was considered and referred to
the civil engineer of the board, Col
onel Francis, Of Davenport, with a
request that he take it under consid.
Grafton and report back to the board
at its earliest meeting, with recon.
mendation as to- what action on the
part Of the board along the line OF
the resolution he may regard as
feasible, practicable and advisable.
Citizens of Valley Junction are indig-
nant over the circulation of a report
that the Rock Island is going to move
its shops from Inat place. In giving
it's reasons for feeling that there can
be no foundation of truth for the story
the Valley junction Express says:
'The facts in the matter are simply
these: The Rock Island management
is in an extremely unsettled condition
and two factions among the stock
holders have been engaged in bitter
warfare for four years past, and the
end is not yet. This internal fight
has become so bitter that at least one
faction and possibly both will be will
ing to wreck the road to triumph over
their opponents. The Cable people
will be less willing to do this than
the Moore-Aeeds interests. but the
contest is to the bitter end, and a
receivershlp IS not an unlocked for
event.
THE management are not devoting
time nor attention to changes in any
departments excepting general pol
icy of retrenchment in matter of
operating expenses. The Cable peo.
pie are DESTROYS of investigating the
books, which right is denied them by
the other fellows who have them in
hand. The charge is banded about
in Chicago that the Moores have TAX
en- something like s29O00,000 from the
revenues and resources of the road
and thrown 1t unon "the rocks" Re.
trenchment comes as natural conse-
quence 10th of this condition of the
management and the further condi-
tions occasioned by dull business up
on the road both in freight and pa
senger departments
| Auditor Carroll gave out few days
ago the report Of John M. Emery, in
spector for the Iowa insurance de-
partment, of the condition of the
Northwestern National Life Insurance
company of Minneapolis, which alb
sorbed the Northwestern Life & Saw.
.ngs company of Des Moines last
August. Mr.. Emery says he finds the
company solvent, but that he feels
called upon to say that the future
welfare Of the company demands rad
ical reforms. especially in the matter
of the readjustment Of its policy con
tracts on scientific basis and the re,
luction of its expenses of manage
ment." Mr.. Emery finds that the COM
pany has a surplus of approximately
100000, as against over $366000 as
given in the companys own state
ment of it's condition. Mr. Emery
makes this difference because of
charging to liabilities certain funds
which the company did MOI. These
items are savings fund liability, equa.
ton and liability, premiums paid In
advance, liability of former officers
contracts, due Blair & Reynolds for
reinsurance, salaries, rents, etc. Mr..
Emery's report comedies at practic
ally all points with that of S. H. Wolf
Of Philadelphia, who was hired to
make a very thorough examination of
the company, and who is one of the
best known actuaries of the country
Mr.. VOLTS report is understood t.
have been filed in Minnesota. 1t was
because of the delay in filing the
publication of this report that many
policy holders were becoming uneasy
and asking receiver for the COM
pany, as Wolf was hired by the com
pany to make the examination.
Delegates of the peoples party
gathered at the Iowa hotel and select
ed the following ticket:
Secretary-John G. Ferris, Hamp
ton.
Auditor-Richard A. Feist, Iowa
Falls.
Treasurer-N. j.. Harris, Des
Moines.
Attorney General. A. Lowen-
berg, Ottumwa. .
Railroad Commissioning. D. Pat
terson, Lewis.
Judge Supreme Court-H. NJ.
Brown Des Moines.
Electors at-Large-L. H. Weller of
Nashua, Leonard H. Brown Of Des
( Moines. ~ "a
The delegates chosen we're: First
district. Thomas H. Mclean Wash
,ngton; Second, A. P. Hull, Let's;
Third; E. H. Smith, Dubuque; Fourth
r. J. Prudholm, Nashua; Fifth, Irl
Dean, Marion; Sixth. J. r. Norman
Abba; Seventh, w. D. Olney: Eighth,
| D. G. Cowles, Davis City; Ninth. Rev
John Wilson, Lewis; Tenth, George
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