Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-10
DISAGREE ON CROP FIGURES
Assertion is Made Elevator Men Place
Corn Yield Toe High.
CHARGED WITH TRYING TO BEAR PRICES
FraternaI Insurance. Men to Meet This
Week and Insurance Commission
Work VIII Come Up for
Review.
(..,rom a STAR CORRESPONDENCE

DIES MONIES. Ia, Sept. 9.-(Special.)-
Farm implement men and farmers are
charging that the Grain Dealers associa-
tion is trying to boost the corn crop and
thus run the price of corn down. Since the
statement of George A. Wells, secretary of
the Iowa Grain Dealers association, in
which he made the estimate of Ss1 100000.
an increase of 100000 bushels over last
year, farm implement agents here have
asserted that the actual conditions will not
warrant any such prediction. A number
of them say that In the southern part of
the state especially the corn is dry and
especially there has been scarcity of rain
Two travelling men for the International
Harvester company said today that in the
southern part of the state the corn crop
will not be up to that of last year On the
other hand in the northern part OF the state
they are asserting that the rains have been
abundant but have kept the corn green,
and in that section corn in many places
must have nearly the whole of October
free from frost before II is safe. NJ p.
sprou general agent here for the Inter-
national said today, however, that Wells
estimate was not extravagant, but was
about the right figure according to the re-
ports he has received from all sections
of the state There is thus disagreement
between implement men themselves.
FraternaI Men Next Week.
TIL Iowa fraternal insurance men will be
in session the coming week in this city
and 1t is expected that something of con-
siderable interest will develope because of
! the suspected intention of the insurance
commission to recommend higher rates for
I the fraternal insurance companies. Fra
I kx.IN,
ing will result in the appointment of leg
! islative commission to watch legislation at
the next session of the general assembly.
At that time there is sure to be intro
duced a number of measures vitally affect
| ing the fraternals. This question of leg
| isation is to be the overshadowing question
at the coming session of the fraternal in
surance companies.
Has solved Tramp Question.
Dandelion digging as solution OF the
| tramp problem I'm summer is the remedy
| that will be presented at the meeting of the
League of Iowa Municipalities by Mayor
o. l.. Ingledue of Marshalltown. The con-
vention of the league will be held in this
city the coming week September u, 1S and
IA The solution to the problem was given
a severe test curing the past several months
! In Marshalltown by Mayor Ingedue with
the result that tramps shun Marshalltown
EARLY last spring several were captured
and were set TO work digging dandelions
along the streets in the residence section
and in the public parks. The word was
quickly carried to all the tramp fraternity
Mayor Ingledue will discuss exhaustively
the tramp question in paper. Aside from
this question and that of the Galveston
plan OF city government the most important
questions 10 come before the league are
that of street lighting. to be presented by
Mayor ]. c. Williams of Oskaloosa, anc
garbage disposal. to be presented by DIR
~ W. Getz, secretary OF the Iowa Asso.
citation Of Health Oficers and Dr. l. A
Thomas. the secretary-ele Of the Stat,
Board Of Health.
Harmony for Jasper.
There is some evidence that harmon,
program viii be started for Jasper county
If none can be started republicans OF botl
factions believe the county will unques
tionably go democratic. In Wapello count,
the county ticket was not nominated a
the time OF the split when the state dele