Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-30
Congressman Dawson Expresses
His Opinion In Strong
Terms at Reunion
WILSON DOING A GOOD WORK
Some Facts ard Figure. on What Has
Beer Done Under the Fostering Care
Of the Department in tn. Matter Of
Increasing Yields Of Various Pro-
ducts.

McCausland, Aug. S0.-T:etween s.
900 and 5000 people from Scott and
Clinton counties attended tie telephone
picnic here yesterday. The feature of
the day was an address b., Congress-
man A. f. Dawson.
Hon NJ " Cannon and C. p. Muir
ply of Davenport also spoke. Mr..
Cannon, prominent den ocratic at
torney and formerly prosec uting attor-
ney in this district, paid a glowing
tribute to President ROOSEVELT as his
ideal of American craftsmanship.
TT prevents the Importation of adul-
terated foods" he said; "it Is spreading
the gospel Of better wagon roads and
emphasizing the needs OF reforestra-
ton; it is doing important work in ex-
tending our agricultural export trade;
it is diffusing informant on in all
branches Of advanced farm methods
He pointed out that thru the fos-
tering care Of the department we pro-
duced last year 242.000 ton.i of beet SUI
gar, ten times as much as we produc-
ed ten years ago; and changed our
country from a buyer to seller OIL
rice, the crop last year being more
than the 21,O0O,0OO bushes consumed
at home, with some left for export.
He predicted that present expert
mentation and education would eventu-
ally result in the Ameri san produce
ton of tea and silk, thus keeping at
home the $1e,000,o00 which we now
send abroad for tea and the $46,00O,OO0
for silk annually, while the $20O,ooo,-
900 which we pay annually to foreign
countries for tropical pr oducts Will
eventually go to our island possessions.
He closed with the following tribute
to Secretary Wilson:
The people Of Iowa take especial
pride in the fact that the man who for
the past eight years has been the d.
recting head of this depar :ment, which
has brought such great ard far reach
ing benefits to all parts OF the country,
is Hon James Wilson, formerly OF Ia
ma county, later of Iowa, and now OF
the whole United States.
We have lately Witnessed the ridi-
culous spectacle Of littl. band of his
detractors seeking to on weigh this
record with the single fact that the
rascality OF one CRATER mas been de-
tected in the department. In the face
Of these splendid results % agriculture
and to the nation, a handful OF cotton
SPECTATORS sought to drive him from
the cabinet because one ct the officers
Of the department proved to be a
scoundrel, and was pro nptly kicked
out of the service. Is II any wonder
that their Representations. fell on deaf
ears at the White House? President
Roosevelt shares with he people Of
Iowa their unwayering flith In the
ability and the single-mi aded devotion
Of Secretary Wilson to the cause OF
American agriculture
The man who has so increased the
productivity Of the LAM, who has
made millions Of plants grow where
none grew before, who h as enabled the
people to so swell the national
wealth, will be set down as one of the
public benefactors Of his age, and
James Wilson will occupy place in
history as such.
Camp Meeting at Center Point.
Special to Times-Repu,lican
Center Point, Iowa, Aug. 80. = The
camp meeting Of the Urlited Evangeli-
cal church, which is now in progress
at Centerlinn park, was attended Sun
day by large conoourse of people. At
the morning and after noon services
sermons were delivered by Bishop w.
f. He'll, Of Highland Park, Ill. In the
evening Rev. II. Fl. Tn oren, Phi. D.,
president of Western Union College,
LeMars, Iowa, preached a powerful
sermon on 1.-THE Hardening Of Judass'
Heart" Following the sermon an al
tar service was held, resulting in a
number Of conversions. The camp
meeting will continue till Thursday OF
the present week.