Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-19
Iowa and Standard oil.

Iowa and Standard Oil.
Des Moines.-Iowa people contrib.
uted about $5,00O,000 to the volume Of
business done by John D. Rookfell9
and his associates last year, by the
/, purchase of kerosene oil and gasoline
| alone.
The amount which the people OF
Iowa added to the business done BY
Mr.. Rockefeller and his companies IN
railroading, sperm candles, axle
grease, electric lights, electrical ma
chinery and steel is not disclosed by
the reports Of the oil inspectors to the
secretary of state. compiled in that
office for the last year. But that 304.-
S4l barrels of kerosene Oil and 22x,T38
barrels of gasoline were shipped into
Iowa and only 25,590 barrels were
shipped out, was disclosed by the re-
ports. Under the Iowa law 1t takes
| f1fty-five gallons to make barrel Of
| any liquid, from whiskey to water.
Therefore, nearly 17000,0O0 gallons Of
Kerosene and nearly 100000 gallons
! OF gasoline were consumed by the
people of this state during the year.
The Rockefeller companies supply
practically all of It,
| 1t is estimated that the average
price of kerosene to the customer was
10 cents and that the price Of gasoline
was 10 cents. The prices change.
This is due to some inscrutable rule
locked up in No. 26 Broadway.
The inspection netted the state
SZ4 OH The rr1rn Of cS0 O0n MOS ooJ-
lected in fees, but the pay Of the
inspectors, amounting to $18,782, and
their expenses, amounting to $4,79S,
and the fees of deputies and branders
amounting to s6,572, came out Of the
| total collected from the Standard Oil
| and other oil companies for the In
spection service.
OF all the 100000 barrels of oil and
gasoline which came into Iowa, only
329 barrels were rejected under IN
spection. The reports do not show in
the summary whether these belonged
to the Standard or some other oil
concern.
Under the law the oil companies
which ship oil into the state and then
out get rebate of the cost of inspec-
ton. This amounted to sl,O23 last
year.
Y. w. c. A. Work. /;
AT an important meeting Of tho of.
fetal board OF the Y. w. G. A. the
local association changed its anita,
lion with the American board to that
Of the Y. w. Q. A of the United Staten
Of America.
BY movement which has been
started the two national associations
nave consolidated and are now under
one board The action of the local
association was part of the great
movement which is taking place
throughout the country. BY this ao>
lion the consolidated association will
become over twice as large as either
Of the former ones.
AT the meeting, Miss Clara J. An
lerson. local secretary, was elected
delegate to attend the national con-
vention which will be held in New
York City Dec. and 6. At this meet.
ing the details of the consolidation
will be completed.
The association is known as the Y.
W. G. A. and Women'a Christian as
ISOLATION. This association was anil,
lated with the International board,
The latter had total of seventy as.
sociattons under it's control, the other
association having York City,
A quiet campaign Is now going on.
In charge of prominent business men
to complete the sum desired for the
new Y, w. G. A. building. The move
ment started some time ago to erect
new building has by no means been
abandoned. and it is expected that
some large amounts will be raised be-
fore the first of the year. Active work
In raising the money by the associa-
ton will not begin again until the
first Of the year.
Will Consider Divorce Question.
The divorce question will be given
some consideration by the Mothers
Congress of Iowa which will meet In
Des Moines Oct. 1925. Judge w. Il
McHenry has been invited to speak on
the divorce problem and its relation
to the family and has accepted. The
juvenile court problem will be dis
cussed at considerable length by tho
congress. Judge Julian Mack, the juv~
SA11AS SSoAS Jou6S VI SulCdSO, udS aC.
cepted an invitation to attend the con-
gress and will make an address on
this subject. The Judges of the dis
trict court of this county will be asked
to discuss the problem and needed
legislation.
Doomed for Warden.
Friends of County Jailer Capt. P.
W. Madden have launched a boom
for that gentleman as new warden at
Anamosa penitentiary to succeed
Warden Hunter. County officials will
write to the board of control recon.
mending Captain Madden for the posi-,
ton. The new candidate held down
the position for three terms of two
years each, serving under Governors
Drake, Boise and Jackson. He was
retired because at that time three
year custom prevailed. Captain Mad.
den is being recommended because
Of the splendid administration that
he gave while at the head Of the insti.
tuition.
Dickinson Wants Cb,p-a of Na