Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-07
IOWA CORN CROP ESTIMATE
Secretary Of Grain Dealers Association
Places Il at 5Sl, 100000 Bushels
OTHERS PUtn TWENTY MILLIONS HIGHER
Director sase Of weather Buresu win
Not Give Out Hts Figures Untii
After Danger from Frost
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OFrom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Sept. e.--(specisl) -George
A. Wells. secretary &C the iowa Grain
Dealers association today made an esti-
mate OF SSi.oO0,O0O bushels as the Iowa corn
crop for 1906. Last years crop was 3fS0oo.-
600. or 60, 900 less than Wells estimate for
this year. This estimate of Secretary Wells
is based on per cent increase In
acreage and an increase Of 81 per cent In
the growing condition Of the crop, as shown
by the reports OF correspondents, as COM
pared with last year. The estimate does
not take into consideration any betterthent
in the stand OF corn and for this reason
Secretary Wells declares that the estimate
Is under rather than above what the crop.
will actually he. His estimate puts the
average yield at ss,5 bushels per acre ,Ele-
vator men and grain men generally have
been putting the igure at 4O0.O00.Ooo bushels
and still maintain that that figure will he
reached when the fact is considered that
the stand It much better this year than
last. The best growing condition Is re-
ported from the southeastern part Of the
state. The estimate OF Secretary Wells is
the first estimate by anyone pretending to
keep posted by actually getting reports
from over the state. The reports TO secre-
tsry Wells come from the grain elevator
men ONtT. the SNAte. Ene culCldl state eStl-
mate made by Director Sage will not be
made until after the FIRST frost. probably
not till October. 1t will be based on re-
ports that arc received from farmers In
each county OF the state,
State Fair Visitor Lost.
The Des Moines police are hunting for
Otto Dravely, who Is supposed 20 have
| come to this city to attend the state fair.
and has not been heard from since. He
came from Grundy Center, Ia, and the
information OF his disappearance has been
furnished by Henry Springer of Grundy
Center.
More District Conferences
Chairman Woods Of the republican state
central committee today set September II
as the date for the Fourth congressional
district conference or committeeman and
editors at New Hampton, and September
IL will likely be selected as the date for
the Third district conference. The Sixth
congressional district conference will be
held at Oskaloosa September TO- Dates
for each OF the districts will be arranged
as rapidly as possible.
Meets Horrible Death.
| William kobi. a farmer living at Ankeny.
| near here, was almost instantly killed by
the bursting of a corn shredder the
farm of William Menesse today Kohl
was not working the machine. but was
| standing a short distance away. William
Menesse was also injured ,..-. .,
Injunction Against Collecting.
in federal court today Judge Smith
Mcpherson issued a temporary, injunction
against Lenore Rowantree, her attorneys
| McLennen Bremen, and Wilbur Nc
| Cleary restraining them from collecting a
judgment of $3.50 from Henry Shank. The
judgment was given Miss Rowantree In q
breach of promise suit some years ago.
Prise Awaits Somebody.
| The state food and dairy commissioner
has a prize of s. that belongs to one Of
the winners in the butter exhibit at the
state fair. A tub of butter was sent in
and the owner failed to notify the com
missioner. who Is superintendent of that
department at the fair. The express COM
pany that brought the package lost trace
of II and the IS awaits a claimant.
Commission Hears Complaints.
Stone men. stirred by the investiga lions
and advice Of State Railroad Commits
sioner N. 8. Ketchum, appeared before the
railroad commission and asked for a re-
duction in the freight rates on stone in
Iowa The stone men, principally Bur
roughs of Marshalltown, appeared before
the commission and showed that the inter-
state rates are such that the Indiana stone
quarries can furnish stone. to Iowa cheaper
Indiana quarries are 30 mIIes away The
stone men assert that the quarry business
in Iowa is nearly dead because OF the
excessive rates that are charged for
freight They argued that whereas a
few years ago stone was. used extensively
! " railroads for ha llakt and FOR btildin1
purposes It is used very little now aud
cheaper articles are used because OF the
big freight rates. - The commission will
probably act favorabiy on the complaint
as the railroad representatives present
eeemed to consent that. the rates are now
high. ','t tst