Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-08
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. June


Des Moines. June s. 1905
Adiutant General Thrift has sold the
states property at the old rifle range
at Cedar Rapids and the institution
has been closed up for goods. The rife
practice of the National guard of
Iowa will hereafter be. at Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids, of course, is much
chagrined on account of the removal
of the range to Des Moines But this
city is so much more centrally located,
is the natural rendezvous OF the whole
guard and affords so many superior
advantages as compared with the me-
tropolis Of Linn county that the mem
bers of the state military organiza-
ton will be pleased to know that the
adjutant general has abandoned the
lease on the range and disposed OF
the property owned by the state This
property included lumber, principally,
which has been used by the guard in
buildings of one kind and another on
the range The adjutant general adj
vertised this for sale and the farmers
around Cedar Rapids bought it. The
lease expired and has been permanent
ly relinquished by the adjutant gener-
al
All of the chief railroads of the
state, except one. have made their
anr nal reports to the executive coun-
Gil in preliminary of the assessment
which the council soon will make
The co.. and the Illinois Central roads
1oI al H. ~.
ing the last of the important lines
except the Great Western, whose re-
port is awaited pending the business
of the roads during the past year.
The two reports like those of the
other big roads, indicate less earnings
during the past year than the year
prior thereto.
Interest in beet sugar factories for
Des Moines and Iowa is being revived
through the visit of NJ NJ Miller of
Michigan, formerly of Des Moines,
who is gathering statistics and distri-
buting seed to ascertain the posi-
bilities for growing sugar beets in
the state. Both the East and West
Des Moines commercial organizations
have taken an interest in the PROPOSE
ton and may offer encouragement to
company to locate factory here
AS result of the efforts thus far
made by the beet sugar people in this
section Of the country new beet sugar
factories are assured for Muscatine
Ia, Columbus Junction, Ia, and for
Geneseo. III. A laboratory is to be es-
tablished in Davenport for the testing
of beets raised in the state
More than 500 farmers in Iowa in
all sections of the state were sent
sugar beet seed this spring by Mr..
Miller and a small amount of the
beets grown will be shipped to Daven-
port, where they will be tested with a
view to ascertaining the amount of
sugar and the purity of the beets
grown. From these it is expected def
mite data may be secured which will
be used by company of capitalists
in forming ideas for investments in
sugar beet plants.
An amendment to the articles of in.
corporation of the Mason City & Fort
Dodge railroad was filed in the Office
of the secretary of state few days
ago, increasing the capital of the rail-
road company S14,000,000. The trans
action netted the state treasury
through Secretary Martin a little over
$4,000. This was the fee for the
increase in the capital, at the rate
of 81 per 81 900 of capital. 1t is the
largest fee of the year. The capital
stock of the road now is S34,000,000,
the former stock issue having been
$40 100000 A. B. Stickney, president
of the Great Western road, is tho
president of the Mason City & Fort
Dodge, which is Fart of the Great
Western system. The amendment as
filed with the secretary of state did
not reveal the purpose of the increase
in capital stock 1t is understood,
however, that it is proposed now to
extend the Mason City G. Clear Lake
Traction company lines to Waterloo
and Cedar Falls, to consolidate the
two traction companies, which now
have about 65 miles of line, and to
make them a portion of the Great
Western system.
Governor Cummins has appointed
10 aIC9nQ the convention or
charities and corrections and the
good roads convention at Portland,
Ore. this summer Both meetings are
held during the Portland exposition.
The charities and corrections con-
vention will be held July 1922. Fol-
lowing are the Iowa delegates: John
Cownie, Des Moines; l.. D. Drake FL
dora; F. J. Sessions, Davenport Ex-
Governor William Iarrabee; Mrs
William Larrabee; Isaac l.. Loos
Elmer Park, Keokuk; Mrs. Alice G.
Fletcher, Marshalltown; Mrs. L. G.
Everst, Sioux City; Rev. Ralph P.
Smith, Sioux City; Miss Flora DuR.
lap, Des Moines; Professor B. f.
~lepperd, Des Moines; w. N. Jordan,
Des Moines; Mrs. James c. Hume,
Des Moines: Mrs Isaac L. Hills, Dies
Moines. The fifth annual national
good roads convention will also be
held at Portland, Ore, in July. Fol-
lowing are the Iowa delegates: w. d.
Lichty, Iowa City; James A. Duncan,
Thomas G. Harper, Bur
ington; Henry Wallace, Des Moines;
NJ E. Hunter Dixie. T r Jenkins