Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-19


Demand Open Shop.
The question of the open shop has
been raised in Iowa, and especially in
Des Moines. The employers of the 5000
laboring men who belong to unions in
the city of Des Moines formed an asso-
citation several months ago and, as con-
tracts with unions have expired, they
have refused to sign exclusive contracts
again, demanding the right to hire whom
they please without reference to wheth-
er they belong to unions or not, and in
sist that they will not again do bust
ness with unions as unions. The result
has been numerous strikes and lock
outs, with both sides declaring that
they will fight it to finish. This does
not include the miners strike, which
was wholly matter of disagreement on
wage scale.
An Important Measure.
The big drainage bill which a sub
committee of the joint committee OH
agriculture of the senate and house
spent all winter drafting was the most
comprehensive measure ever presented
to legislature. 1t was passed unani-
mously by both houses. There were nine
members of the subcommittee and they
spent every evening during two months
formulating the bill. They held II hear
|. ings. The bill, when manufactured, was
nearly fifty typewriter pages long. Sen
ator COPYRIGHT, of Waterloo. and Repre-
sentative Pritchard, of Wright county,
headed the two branches of the subcom-
mittee. The bill as drafted provides
that any one or more persons interested
may inaugurate the movement for the
construction of drainage ditch for the
good of the public health. The super
visors then fix date for hearing and
The board may proceed with the con-
struction if there are no claims for dam
ages. If there are, jury will award
them and then the ditch will be built,
the cost being assessed according to
benefits. 1t is estimated that the meas
ure would effectively result in draining
and making useful many thousands Of
acres of northern Iowa land.
A Cooperative Enterprise.
The farmers of the southern part of
Hamilton county have organized COM
pany whose purpose it is to build a large
elevator and handle the grain of the
members. 1t is to be cooperative. 1t Is
in pursuance of such enterprises that q
bill was offered in the legislature re-
quiring railroads to give sites for ele-
vators on their right of way where con-
venient and proper, the state railroad
commission to determine this question
The shares of the company are worth
$25. Oliver Saline is the leader or or
ganizer of the company. The organiza-
ton of the company is the outcome OF
differences which have arisen from time
to time between the farmers and coal
dealers in Stanhope. The original idea
in forming the company was to go into
the coal business, and 1t has been de.
cided to extend this to handling grain
independently of the elevator men of the
town.
Want Him for Governor.
e. W. Weeks, representative from
the next republican nomination for gov
ernor, recently, on account of his insist
ence upon liberal treatment of the state
university by the legislature. He was
member of a committee which visited
the institution and reported upon its
needs. The other members of the COM
mittee said that 100000 was all the in.
stitution really needed, and recon.
mended that the engineering department
be removed to Ames. Mr.. Weeks filed
a minority report in which he said thai
the University should have $3.50, 900, ant
protested against removing the engi
neering department. The students a
the university, when he visited the in
stitution later, gave him an ovation an,
there has been considerable talk sine,
of making him candidate for COVER
nor. There are 1000 alumni of the stat,
university in Iowa.
LEON BROWN.
High Prices for Eggs.
Especial Correspondence
While eggs are double in number thi
year, as compared with this time las
year, the prices are 21a cents higher, an,
Iowa dealers believe that the marke
will not slump until summer is well un
der way. The east is demanding tn
product, and that is what keeps the pric
up in Iowa. The total product in tn
country is 6O,0oo.0oO cases of 80 doze,
each, or 21,6o0. 900. 900 eggs. At an aver
age OF 20 cents the crop is worth $3.50, 900,
600.
offered New Place.
Especial Correspondence
DR.. F. W. Hinnitt, president Of Par
Z sons college at Fairfield, has been Of
fered the presidency of the Lane sem
mary, in Cincinnati, and may accept II
His success in rebuilding the Fairfiel.
college after the ruinous fire has dis
: tinguished him among college PRESIDENT
the country over. If he accepts the new
position he will also have charge Of tn
, chair of systematic theology He woul,
succeed Henry Goodwin Smith in thi
capacity.
AThoughtful Man.
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