Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-15
Ned TWICE 1HE MONEY
G. A. R. Visiting Committee
Would Double Appropria-
tion For Soldiers Home
BOARD OF CONTROL TOO Low
BOARD OF CONTROL TOO Low
Veterans Recommend Purchase of
Moro Land, ouartermasters Resi-
dence and Insist on Enlargement Of
the Old Peoples euldins-would
Increase Appropriation to $4,000.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des NDoines, Feb. 15.-While the
state board of control has been sub
jected to some criticism for pointing
out so many ways in which the state
of Iowa can make good use of money
in completing the various state tnstitu-
tons. the experience OF the visiting
committee of the G. A. r. indicates
that the asklngs Of the board have
not been extravagant- The visiting
committee of the department of Iowa
designated to go to the state soldiers
home. including veterans like Phil
Schaler, l.. b. Raymond and George
Metzgar, returned to Des Moines one
day last week from a trip TO the sold
iers' home and Immediately appeared
before the appropriations committee OF
the legislature to make q statement.
Instead of cutting down the estimates
which had been presented by the board
OF control the committee stated plain
ly TO the members of the committee
that the board had been entirely too
modest and that the estimate ought to
be more than doubled. The board of
control had estimated for new kitch-
en- and an addition to the dining room
for the hospital new barn, granary
and implement house. new green
house. new floors and furnishings, a
coal house. Improvement in the water
supply. Improvement of grounds, an
operating room and equipment, and for
addition to land, the total estimate be-
to- rv1,. r,v,SVx, NJ al
Horton, had asked also for $4,000 for a
auartermaster's building; but the
board had asked for this two years ago
and was turned down. and this was not
included in the boards recommended
lions. Now comes the visiting COM
ntttee OF the G. A. r.. department of
Iowa, and states to the appropriations
committees that about $4,000 more
should have been asked by the board,
to include more land. quartermas-
ter's building, Improvement of the
grounds ani a, offensive enlargement
of the old peoples cottage. The mem
ibers of the committee declared that
the Quartermaster's residence is im-
peratiyely needed and should be pro-
vided. They stated that a great mis-
take had been made by the original
commission in not acquiring more land
for the Home. The board recon-
mended the purchase of a tract lying
next to the hospital, so that there
would never be any danger OF houses
crowding the hospitals; but the COM
mittee stated that not only should this
be purchased, but other and larger
tracts TO make the ground complete,
and also small tract occupied by a
residence and surrounded on three
sides by state property. Then as to the
old peoples building. the committee
found that an addition should be made
because 1t is already crowded and
many are waiting for chance to get
into II. The old peoples building Is
where those who are accompanied By
their wives are living. Members OF the
board OF control state that to accom-
modate all who would like to enter this
building II would be necessary to build
an addition to accommodate hun
dred or more. for there would be that
many applications before II Is COM
pleted. This is becoming the most
popular department OF the home for
soldiers, for without 1t many OF the
veterans OF the state, who really need
a home. would be unable 10 avail
themselves of the states provision for
mere justice without at the same time
permitting their wives to go to the
poor house. The committee OF the g..
A. r. was therefore insistent that the
legislature make this provision a. the
state home. The committee sugges-
tions would increase the appropriation
for Marshalltown to upwards $4,000.
Visiting committees OF the legisla-
ture will return tomorrow from all the
state institutions. 1t Is not believed
they will be able to report that In any
material instance have the recon-
mendations of the board OF control and
the boards OF regents and trustees been
extravagant or beyond the immediate
and pressing needs OF the state insu-
tutions.