Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
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DeS MOineS Letter
Items of Interest from Our Correspondent
4 at the State Capital
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MiiIiners and tho Bird I-aM

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MiiIiners and the Bird Law
Des Moines-A day OF discussion
relating principally to legislation re-
garding the rulings of express. COM
panies handling wholesale millinery
goods and to the game laws affect
ing the use of bird plumage and
aigrettes marked the ocening of the
eleventh semi-annual session of the
Millinery Jobbers' association at the
Chamberlain hotel.
Action will also probably be taken
to remove the pledge of the associa-
ton taken at the last meeting to dis
courage the sale of aigrettes and
other imported feathers for millinery
trimming. The matter was thorough
ly discussed at the opening season,
and while the association concurs in
the efforts Of the Audubon societies
to prevent the destruction of song
birds In this country, It does not
wish to handicap its members by de-
claring against the sale of imported
bird plumage while such imported
goods are allowed to come into the
country. A recent New York iecis-
lon holds that a state has not the
right to prohibit the sale Of imported
aigrettes as long as they are allowed
by the United States to carry on sucn
sale, and until the federal action Is
taken against this class Of goods the
sale will not be discontinued.
The prohibition of the association
against the sale Of any domestic plu-
mage, which Is to go into effect July
i. will not be changed, and this con-
forms In most respects with the Iowa
law, 1t Is believed, however, by the
Iowa members of the association
that the iowa law is too stringent In
some respects, and that It, is faulty
in prohibiting the sale of imported
goods, and discussion of the Iowa
law may come up, although 1t is
hardly possible that any action In
this respect will be taken.
Grain Dealers Ask Legislation.
The imperative demand for some
law with which to control railroad
distribution Of cars was the topic
which received most liberal discus
sion before the Iowa Grain Dealers
association convention at the z. NJ.
c. A. auditorium.
II know of one road which operates
in Iowa." said George A. Wells, Sec
rotary, In making his annual report,
(which took hundreds of cars from
its equipment in order to transport
grain from Omaha and Kansas City
to the Atlantic coast at very low
rate in competition with the gulf
lines, and at the same time supplied
Iowa with but one-third of the cars
necessary to move the grain in its
territory
This he urged was an unjust and
injurious discrimination against Iowa
grain dealers.
Following his annual report Mr.
Wells presented a number Of rssolu-
tions for the consideration OF the
convention. These urged railroads to
use all their power to look after the
interests Of shippers at terminals to
prevent leakage and stealage. A
resolution was also drafted petition
ing railroads to use duplicate instead
OF consecutive numbering on their
seals.
County Hospitals For Tuheroulosls.
A campaign for county tuberculosis
hospitals and local tuberculosis dis
pensariss and for further dissemina-
ton Of information on tubsrculosia
was inaugurated at the meeting Of
the board Of directors of the State
Society for the Prevention and Cure
Of tuberculosis. About twenty mem
bers were present.
It was decided that more funds
are necessary to the work of the so.
ciety and committee to raise $1,000
was appointed, consisting Of DR.. 3. L
Stevens Of DEG Moinss, DR.. scrogga
Of Keokuk, DR.. j. e. Emmert of At
lantio, DR.. e. b. Dorr Of Des Moines
and DR.. Boics Of Washington.
The board decided to continue Its
campaign OF education Of the masses
Of the people. Judge g. 8. Robinson
Of the state board Of control was
elected director to succeed the late
Judge L. q. Kline. DR.. Stevens, the
secretary, reported on the work done
thus far.
It was agreed that in the future
efforts would be directed towards
the establishment of tuberculosis
hospitals for counties or groups Of
counties, as 1t Is recognized all the
patients Of the state cannot be cared
for in state hospital.
Hog Men VIII Meet.
The annual summer meeting Of
the Iowa Swine Breeders association
will take place at Des Moines on
| Tuesday. juno 8. On the day fol
| lowing the National Association OF
Expert Swine Judges will hold ite
annual meeting. The National AS.
ISOLATION Of Expert Swine Judges
will hold ts usual scoring school on
| wednesday. June s. Specimens Of
each breed Of hogs will be supplied
for scoring work, Those who attend
these meetings may obtain q special
round trip railroad rate Of one fare
| plus 80 cents, without the usual Ger
tiflcate plan. 81
Nesting Of Letter Carriers.
The Iowa state branch Of the
National Association Of Letter Car
riers held its annual meeting in Def
| MONIES on the 18th. The convention
was we'll attended and thoroughly
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