Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-31

future, in place of that found u =
unreasonable or unjustly discrimina-
tory and the order of the commission
shall of it's own force, take effect and
become operative sixty days after no.
ttce has been given to the common car
rier or carriers affected thereby; but
any common carrier affected by the
order of the commission, and deeming
it to be contrary to law, may institute
proceedings in the court of commerce
of the United States, sitting as a court
of equity, to have such order reviewed,
and it's reasonableness and lawfulness
inquired into and determined.
Pending such review, If the court
shall be of the opinion that the order
or requirements Of the commission is
unreasonable or unlawful, it may sus-
pend the same until the further order
of the court, in which event the court
shall require a bond Of good and suffi-
cient security. conditioned that the
carrier or carriers petitioning for re-
view shall answer all damages caused
by the delay in the enforcement of
the order of the commission, which
shall include compensation for what
ever sums for transportation service
any person or corporation shall be
compelled to pay pending the review
proceedings in excess Of the sums
such person or corporation would have
been compelled to pay If the order Of
the commission had not been suspend
ed.
There is not cement factory in the
state of Iowa tho there is an abund-
ance of good material in the way of
rock from which to manufacture cem-
ent according to the information OBJ
tanned by the state geological survey
The rock is not confined to any par
ticular district, but Is widely scattered
| and is found in abundance. The de-
partment is at this time preparing a
report on the subject which will be
printed soon. 1t is believed there is
big money in it for the first factory
OF the kind In the field, because Of the
wide use to which cement is put now
adays in the making of concrete which
is used for purposes until recently not
thought Of.
The department is also gathering
some information on coke coal, which
VIII OO VI N1lAC " l1C MISUNDERSTANDING
interests of the state. In the north
ern part of the state there are some
lake beds which T. E. Savage, assist
ant state geologist, believes can be
worked into excellent fuel. The lake
beds are covered with a vegetable mat
ter which can be compressed and dried
and will then make good fuel. In
that section Of the state there is little
timber and it is outside of the coal
belt. Some of the lake beds are small,
but some are very extensive and would
make an enormous amount of fuel.
A report on school consolidation in
Indiana has been received by Super
intendent Riggs. OF the entire state dur
ing the past year there were 7S3 schools
abandoned and 37S wagons were re-
quired to transport the 1896 pupils to
school at a cost of 1903 for the year.
The state is quite far advanced along
the consolidation lines. There are "A
schools having five children or less,
243 with less than ten and more than
five, 1,085 with less than fifteen and
more than ten, and zoos with less than
twenty and more than fifteen. The
SO schools were abandoned, thirty-one
teachers discharged and seven addit-
ional hired in the other schools. The
saving in teachers salaries is $1O,661.60
and the saving in fuel and repairs at
the other schools $2,260. The cost of
transporting 42S pupils in 20 hacks was
$6,178.S6, making the total net saving
s6,734.74.
Governor Cummins has appointed
the two aides to General Chaffee who
is grand marshal for the inaugural GER
emonies at Washington. Each state
was authorized and invited to ap-
point two, which might either be men
in military or civil life. Governor
Cummins divided the honors and ap-
pointed Colonel I. B. Santee, of Dan
bury, as the military man and Mr.. H.
H. Polk, of Des Moines, as the man in
civil life. Mr.. Polk is the president of
the interurban railway here.
Dairy Commissioner II. r. Wright is
man who listens td many troubles,
and he has come to- the conclusion that
in some instances at least the milk
business does not carry out the ideas
of meekness and purity for which milk
is held to be symbol. Whenever a
new creamery is started there is sure
to be more or less trouble. The new
men will fall into the error of testing
cream too high, as is invariably the
custom Then the old creamery man
will find that the new people are pay
ing for more butter fat and will send
for the commissioner. Milk is easily
tested but cream, unless it is stirred
thoroughly, will have more butter fat
on top than farther down. Tubes are
provided for the tests. quantity is
sucked up into the tube and usually
the top of the cream is taken. An old
experienced hand will stir the cream
and get it about right. Or. if he wants
to give the farmer the worst Of it, he
doesn't stir the cream, but takes his
sample from far down in the can where
the per cent of butter fat is small The
commissioner in a number of instances
e,,sDr $1 h,yHs