Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
DEMOCRAT CLAIM
IS DISPUTED
Railroad Reports Show That
Taxes Paid Are Higher
Than Ever Before
SOME or THEM ARE INCOMPLETE
Correct Assessment Levy Cannot be
Made Unless Complete Reports Are
Submitted - Fourteen Companies
Show Actual Increase in Taxes Of
Over $500 in Two Years.

OVer VoV,CVV IN lWO y cars
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 26.-The reports
OF the railroad companies nrade to the
state of Iowa for assessment purposes
are not all complete and perfect. Not
all of the companies reporting state
how much taxes were paid by them in
Iowa, but majority OF then, furnish
this informa ton, The reports thus far
received dispute. the claim made by
the democrats In their campaign of last
year that the republican state admin
istration had shown especial favor to
the railroads and had reduced their
taxes to be paid in Iowa. This claim
was started immediately after the as
sessment was made in July lergely for
the purpose of ,iiscrediting the repub-
Mcan administration OF statt, affairs
and was continued on thru the year.
But the reports show that in nearly
every case the taxes on the railroads
as actually paid were much higher than
ever before. The following companies
reported the exact amount OF taxes
paid in Iowa last year and the COM
par.ison is with the taxes paid in
1892:
1902. 1908.
Gread Northern -. .$1l.531.73 $23.513.63
Union Terminal Ry 9.995.94 10,1s9.13
Atchisnn. Topeka &
Santa Fe 49,. j. 9.47s50 10.430.61
Union Pacific ..... 4,138.0S 15,493.67
Davenport r. ]. &
Western 6,467.33 6,ll6.O7
Des Moines Union. 14,961.66 1S,936.6S
Wabash -. ...... 26.200.00 35,SO0.00
Minneapolis 80. 29,871.00 31,236. Is
! Crooked Greek -. 1,615.54 172S.43
Abba & Centerville 2,126.s0 3,e19.1S
Omaha Bridge s.
Terminal 3,622.69 5,lo0.f2
Illinois Central -. .12O,ssS.03 1873. .42o.41
Rock Island (B. G.
r. & NJ :. =. 1876, ,225.40 149, 1861
Rock Island >. i. .247, ,334.63 267, 7,22S.13
These fourteen companies report an
actual increase in taxes paid between
the two years ef over $S0,500, or about
| 13 per cent decrease in taxes. The
roads yet to report will show very
| much more.
The Hearst and anti H earst situation
among the democrats continues inter-
esting. Gen. Weaver Is now very con-
fident that the Hearst people nave 1t all
their own way and Will control the con-
lvention. But George Huffman and 9TH
ers who are opposing Hearst say that
they are still doing business. A pointer
as to the situation Is found in the fact
| that this weeks overtures were made
to the antis that If they would permit
Weaver to go on the delegation as
one Of the delegates -at-lacge no fight
would be made for instructions. This
was taken to indicate that the Hearst
people are not as confident az they say
they are. If the, Hearst campaign wins
the Hearst delegation will be headed
by Gen. Weaver. 1t is regarded as
certain that Charles a. Walsh and A.
f. Jackson Will be on the delegation
also II the antis win then Congress-
man Wade, ex-Candidate Sullivan and
Wilbur Marsh Of Waterloo will be on
the delegation-ilt-l Large. But no matter
who controls it is certain tht re viii be
some lively scrlpping done at the state
convention. A great many OF the dele
gates will be OIL both the lists and no.
body will know until the roll is called
just how the vote will stand.
go
The novelty is threatened in Des Moi
mes of cooperation among the builders
to secure contracts direct without in-
tervention Of the contractors. The car
penterS and nlaSons and iron workers
are contemplating plan for doing some
work outside of the contractors. Tbs
state agricultural association is making
efforts, to secure bids for the construc-
ton of the new main building on the
state fair grounds. Thus far the con-
tractors have refused to make bids bas-
ling their refusal on the ground that
thew cannot be sure of securing labor
Now movement is started for the
workingmen to get together and make
a bid on the work and construct the
building by cooperative effort. each
person doing work to share in the pro-
ceeds. All that they need. so they say.
lis sufficient backing so they can put
up the necessary bonds and make good
the work.
The Des Moines Ministerial Associa-
ton is preparing to make II crusade
against vice, o.. rather to get together
the elements that favor cleanliness and
back a crusade. The matter was start
ed by the disclosures of two young girls
who came from Lamont ostensfbly TO
secure work in respectable home ana
found they had been lured to a den ot
vice for their ruin. They had the cour-
age and the strength to make; good
their escape and to file Information
against persons engaged in the nefar-
ious business. But enough has been
developed to show that the two persons
arrested are not alone concerned in the
encouragement of vice. but others who
have given them encouragement ard
helped them since the arrest are back
of a general movement to compei VIC,
Just how far this extends is not known,