Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-19
|LAN |O AID The
IOWA UNEMPLOYED
Bill Modelled After English Law
to Be introduced In Iowa
Legislature
1T WOULD CREATE A BUREAU
The idea Is to Help Unemployed Per-
sons to Find Work-Labor Commits
sioner Brigham Much Interested
inducements to State Fair Visitors
to Camp on the Grounds.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, May 19.-State Labor
Commissioner r. ID. Brigham has re-
| ceived from Albert w. Swain, the
American consul to England, clippings
from the London Times Of April 19.
concerning an unemployed workmen's
| bill and an aliens bill that have been
| introduced in parliament The clip
pings give the details of the bills and
| Mr.. Brigham has taken q deep interest
be recommended to the next general
assembly a bill along the lines of the
unemployed workmen's bill. Practic-
| ally every state surrounding Iowa has
a law creating bureau for the assis-
tance of unemployed workmen in find
| ing employment. The law is found else
where to be very successful and to
have accomplished much good. Out
Of 1t has grown an association Of
states for the furtherance of the same
idea on a little broader scope and this
l dSSOCldllOIi lldS dSSOIiIPIlohSu q ShSetS
| deal. The bureau as created is usually
associated with the labor commission
| er and the association that has been
formed is one of the labor commission
| ers of the western states. This asso-
citation has secured from the railroads
| a lower rate for the transportation OF
workmen in large quantities when
| they are wanted at one particular place
| in large numbers The association also
makes it possible for the states to work
| in union along the same lines. II one
| state Is overburdened with work and
| short of men the other states are call
led upon and thus matters evened.
| Thru Commissioner Brigham Iowa be-
| longs to this association and consid-
erable has been accomplished but not
so much as would be If the state had
such bureau. Since the last session
of the general assembly Commissioners
Brigham as we'll as Governor Cum
minis has received letters urging that
such bill will be suggested to the
next legislature either in bill or a
recommendation for one.
| At the state fair this year very much
more attention is to be given to induc-
| ing campers to take tents and remain
on the grounds. This feature has been
quite an attraction in former years,
but it is to be enlarged upon this year.
The hills back of, the buildings at the
ground make an excellent place for
tenters Special literature is being
prepared for this purpose and will be
circulated. It is believed that a great
many people will be attracted to the
grounds in this way as the desire for a
little outing in the country can thus
be combined with seeing the state
fair. Special tickets are provided and
the rates for admission and the rental
of tents will be placed at such a figure
that the pleasure will be within reach
of everyone.
There has been such demand for
copies of the full hearing of the COVER
rate question that there is a movement
on foot to get the full hearing printed
and generally circulated over the
state. The government prints only a
limited number of copies and but few
have reached the state 1t necessi-
tates a special application to the sena-
tor or to the committee to get a copy.
About ten or dozen copies were re-
! ceived at the state house and these
have all been given away and requests
received for fully two hundred more.
1t is quite likely that the Iowa State
Manufac cturers' Association which is
so deeply interested in the matter will
take it up in the hope of giving the
governors testimony a wide circula-
tion. 1t is possible that there may be
other organizations take the matter UP
also and thus the people quite gener-
ally may get an opportunity to read
carefully the entire testimony.
The work of the repairs at the state
house, while progressing quite rapidly,
L has been delayed in the house chamber
to some extent through the efforts to
secure the exact tint and shade OF
color for the scagliola on the columns
of the house chamber. This was to be
a slate color of particular tint so as
harmonic with the decorations on the
walls. The delay in this respect will
not be much longer and the decora-
tors will then begin the work in that
quarter. Mr.. Garrsay and the mem
bers of the capitol commission have
been in the city for the past few days.
Miss Alice Tyler left yesterday for
Cleveland, Ohio, to deliver series OF
lectures before the Carnegie Library
School which is part of the Western
Reserve University. Her subject is the
individuality of library work, a new
subject In that connection. Miss Tyler
is the secretary of the Iowa Library
Commission.
According to a recent order of the
war department Captain Charles
Saltzman of the Signal Corps, q. S. A..
has been ordered to report to Omaha
and will probably visit his parents in
this city soon with his wife and fam
lily before taking up his new duties,
He Is to be the chief signal officer Of