Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-19
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same line. The chart on the relation
of the assessment to the gross and the
net earnings is completed and is es-
pecially interesting, and shows among
other things that the assessment and
the gross earnings are more nearly the
same now than at any time in the his
tory of the state. The assessments are
taken from the first and figured out in
percentages and chart is then made.
One line on the same plan of similar
charts for other matters, shows the
fluctuations in the gross earnings of
the roads which at one period during
the hard times was less than the as
sessment. Another line represents the
fluctuations in the assessment and
third the fluctuations in the net earn
ings Of the roads.
The outcome of the difficulty at Ce-
dar Rapids over the city assessor fall
ing to turn his books over to the coun-
ty auditor, is again being watched
with interest by the officials of the
state house as in former years. The
report from Cedar Rapids is that the
auditor has threatened suit unless the
books are turned over by today and the
assessor pleads that he is unable to do
the work in the limit Of time because
of the lack Of an appropriation for ade-
quate help to do the work. Last year.
it will be remembered, there was some
talk by the newspapers of calling out
the militia or taking some other such
drastic remedy to force the city as
SCISSOR there to hurry the work. This
year the county auditor wrote sor-
rowful note to the executive council
stating that his report contained all
the information except that Tor the
city Of Cedar Rapids, and that this
delay was due to the city assessor
there The executive council there
upon went ahead with the work re-
CARELESS of the Cedar Rapids t1gures.
Cedar Rapids is the only city IN the
state that fails to get its report in on
time with the exception of Des Moines.
Des Moines always asks for a short
extension but always gets the figures
in by the time they are needed by the
executive council, never delaying more
than a week or two. Thre is a feeling
that Cedar Rapids could get it's re-
port in on time if the proper effort
was made.
Hon. M. F. Healy of Fort Dodge, who
was in the city yesterday returning
home from Davenport in very infor-
NAL way discussed politics to a limited
extent Mr.. Healy is democrat tho
his brother Senator Thomas Healy. Is
a republican. 81 became a democrat
when Carlisle came to Harvard, where
1 was studying and made a speech on
the tariff question" said Mr. Healy: Il
am still a democrat, but q qualified
one. I support Roosevelt and Cum
minis. / believe that Cummins lost the
support of great many democrats by
his action in compromising in the last
campaign. But I am an optimist and
/ believe that there is relief ahead for
many of the present day political
evils. This Equitable trouble is going
to be a wholesome stimulant for the
country l have a premium in the
Equitable coming due in a month. and
1 expect to pay it. / believe the Equit-
able is solvent and believe there are
going to be Improvements in insurance
management
1--WE have chautauqua up at Fort
Dodge every year. This year we had
LaFollette there and he told some very
good things One of the most interest
ing incidents was the back handed slap
he took at Senator Dolliver. We tried
hard at the opening of the chau-
tauqua to get Dolliver to take a place
on the program, but couldn't. LaFol-
lette came there and in his address
said: My friend Bacon of the inter-
state commerce convention tells me
that Dolliver is all right on the rail-
road question: The fact that he had
to get his information from some other
source than Dolliver was too much.
Dolliver wanted to reply to it the next
day. If he had taken a place on the
program he would have appeared the
next day anyway, but when he wanted
to take the platform merely to reply
to LaFollette we wouldn't let him.
Dolliver should appear more on the
platform and let his position be known,
but he seems to be stunning the respon-
sibility The best thing that could hap
pen to Dolliver would be for him to
be left some time high and dry. If
some political calamity strikes him
some time he will wake up and do good
public service