Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-14
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Sent. IL. 1aor

Des Moines, Sept. IL, 1000.
In order to attend the national
meeting of the United States insur-
,nce commissioners at Brentwood, N.
D., State Auditor B. f. Carroll will
cave Des Moines about Sept. rs. It
$ the intention Of western insurance
commissioners to make close ex-
animation of the larger eastern COM
,anies, including the Equitable, the
New York Life. and the Mutual.
Twenty of the county seat towns
and cities of the state suffered fall
Ing off in population this year as COM
barred with 1900. The cities of the
state as a rule have shown increases
IN population this year, but the cities
are not always identical with the
county seats. All OF the counties
lave been compiled except Winneshiek
and Woodbury.. Both DEBORAH and
Sioux City are said to show increases
90 that twenty OF the ninety-nine
county seats show losses.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
during visit in Des Moines, announ.
| ced his intention to assign a live stock
expert to do duty in the west so that
stock growers and stock shippers In
| that section may not be compel al,
ordinarily, to suffer the delay incident
to presenting complaints or requests
| Tor consideration relative to their In.
| dustry, at Washington.
1T has occurred to me-" said Secre-
| tary Wilson I'm substance, that it
would be wise TO establish at Denver
| or some other center of the great
stock growing section of the west, a
| competent live stock expert who may
| represent the department so far as
possible which arise in the live stock
Industry. This service he could per-
form to the advantage Of those in
| terested In the industry itself, to the
business interests involved and to the
| department or course the agent
would be able to refer such matters
as he did not wish to pass upon, final
| ~, to the department at Washington;
but, generally speaking, certainly the
| live stock interests would be saved a
large amount of time and trouble were
they not compelled to go to Washing
ton every time question arose. In
stead, they could take II up with the
accredited representative OF the de-
partment located in their own terri
tory and fully familiar with every de-
tail Of the business; and, therefore.
specifically fitted to pass upon the
questions which might arise"
The secretary did not say that he
| had determined to establish this agent
In the west but II was fairly assumed
| from the remarks that II Is his pres
ent intention to do Il.
The state board OF control saved
about $4,000 on the -four supply OF
the state institutions for the ensuing
year by the contracts which were
awarded a few days ago. Flour aver
aged $l,25 n barrel cheaper than 1t
| did last September when the board
made the purchase for the year Just
| closing. At the institution at Mitch
allville Il was quoted $2.10 under tho
| price made last year The institutions
will take 1880 barrels. as follows:
| Anamosa, 6l5, Cherokee 1850, Clar-
india 1900, Council Bluffs 275, Daven-
port 500, Eldora 500, Fort Madison
| $50, Glenwood 1900, Independence l.
$50, Knoxville 150, Marshalltown 500.
Mitchellville 800, Mount Pleasant L.
400, Vinton 140.
The new Inter.urban line will be
built to Perry following the original
survey. Several weeks ago change
| OF route TO Boone was suggested. This
| Idea has been abandoned. Right OF
| way has been secured along the old
survey except In one or two instances
| and condemnation proceedings have
been begun against these. A new
town six miles north Of the city liz
to be called Moran.
With but three OF the counties OF
the state yet to be heard from, and
the figures of these three corrected
at the census bureau. the population
OF the state of Iowa figures up 2,210,.
1874, or 1913 less than the figures
for five years ago. OfIicial announce
ment will be made within a few days.
The loss Is general throughout the
agricultural counties of the state,
most OF the cities being able to show
slight gain.
The Inter-Urban Railway company
is negotiating to extend its Colfax line
to Newton by building three miles
from its present terminus to Goddard
a new station on the Newton e.
Northwestern. and thence into New
ton on the Newton e. Northwestern
line. II is very probable that this
plan will be carried out and electric
cars be in operation between Des
Moines and Newton by Jan. /. over
head trolley wires would be strung
from Goddard into Newton above
the steam road tracks. Since but
three miles of road bed will be neces-
sary through section OF easy grade,
the expense of building will not be
heavy and the work can be carried
out within few months on the New
ton & Northwestern. The informa-
ton regarding the extension OF the
line comes from parties interested In
Newton and is regarded as authentic.