Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-01
A SPECIAL BOARD
FOR TIE COLLEGES
Minnesota l1rorp d the Reald
OF Control Idea Under All
Institution System
SMALL HIGH saLARlEo BOARD
Not Unlikely That An Effort viii be
Made to Establish Small PAID eoard
Instead of tho Large Number Favor
ed by the commit,ee-Who is joan
r. Ra.hon,g

pec,al to Time. Republican,.
Des Moines. Nov 1,-Those in favor
of a small. high salariei board Of con-
troll for the state educational institu-
tons have disco erred that the reason
Minnesota dropped he board of control
Idea was because the educational in
situations were uR1er the same board
that had control Of the penal ana char
liable institutions. Now II is learned
the educators of that state are advo-
eating the idea of board especially
for the educational institutions aud
will have bin before the next legisla-
ture in that state on the idea Some
time ago the fact that Minnesota had
abandoned the board of control idea
was brought forward as an argument
against adopting 1t in this state. There
will be a bill before the legislature in
this state at the coming session Great
ing small board OF high salariei men
TO devote all their time to the work on
the same or a similar plan TO that OF
the present board OF control for char
table Institutions in this state. This
bin will be brought forward IN oppose
tion to the bill Of the legislative com-
,nittee creating q large unsalariei
board. 1t Is proposed by those favor
ing the small board to place in its
charge the State Normal, State Uni-
versity, State Agricultural College.
School for the Blind at Vinton and
School for the Deaf ut Glenwooi, the
latter two OF which are now under the
charge OF the present board of control
OF charitable institutions. II is pros
posed to give them offices In the state
house the same as the present board
and give them an Office force OF assis-
tants The board will be appointed by
the governor. the Same AS the present
board OF charitable institutions, and to
serve for q similar length Of time. six
years. The details OF the bill remain
to be worked out.
It is now learned just who John r.
Rathom is. He addressed the Pow
eshiek County Agricultural Society Aug.
%, 1905. on THE Farmer and His
Friends" BY inference at least he
made it appear that the life long
friend OF the farmer was the railroad
and that the debt was SO great that the
farmer need never expect to pay 1t.
Then In the closing statement OF his
Idress he said that the extent to
itch the political bee-chaser will 60
was illustrated by an incident of the
reciprocity conference IN Chicago,
and then related the incident when
Governor Cummins referred to Shaw's
speech In this city on the French
treaty matter. Then he said that Cum
Minis did that simply because be be-
lieves Secretary Shaw. who comes from
his own state to be formidable po-
litical rival That was Mr.. Cummins'
sole reason for attending the confer
ence. And Mr.. LaFoilette's sole reas-
on for staying away was because he
knew that Mr. Cummins would be in
the middle of the stage" He also
claimed that the whole agitation
against the railroads was kept alive
by Cummins, LaEollette and Bacon.
There was considerable speculation for
a time to know who Rathom was. Sat
urday's press dispatches telling of the
Chicago Interstate Commerce Law
convention and the Parry rump con-
yention. SAYS: ID. NJ Parry, OF In
dianapolis, wanted 1t distinctly under
stood that his convention was not in
f1uenced by the railroads, and he gave
out a number of interviews yesterday
to this effect. They were promptly cir
eu,ated by John r. Rathom. chief of
the western branch OF the railroad
press agency" Mr.. Rathom's interest
In attacking Governor Cunmins, Gov
ernor IaFollette and Mr.. Bacon is now
well understood.
John r. Sage, director of the weather
and crop service will soon be- ready to
issue his estimate of the corn crop of
the state. Mr.. Sage declares that he
is s.Ill of the opinion that the Iowa
corn crop will be fully as large as last
wear and says that his criticism OF Mr.
Cownie's estimate has been misunder-
stood. He says as a matter OF fact he
did not criticise Mr.. Cownie's estimate
but criticised the estimate of other
states, Il maintained that the esti-
mates OF other states is too high when
Cownie's estimate was the same as
mine for last year, SO bu. to the acre.
bu, the estimates of other states are
way UP which gives lowe a bad ap-
pesarance on the face, of things. ! know
that the corn In surrounding states is
not as good as 1t is III Iowa have
access to the weather reports which
show that at times when Iowa was en-
loying the best OF weather In other
states they were having droaghts or vs.
wea ther and the corn WAS reported
My Interview was 'nisunder-
stood. did not cr!ticise Mr.. Cownie's
es. mate but did criticise that of other
states 4 comparison OF the weather
and all crop conditions in this and the
states does not warrant
the estimates that the other states
place on their corn CROP Mr.. Sage
was careful to say ,iothing that would
indicate what his corn estimate would
be. but 4 was gathered by inference