Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-05
Only Two of the Iowa Delega-
tion Present at keokuk
Last Tuesday
NOT BOOSTING WATERWAY PLAN
Delegation Seems to Be Steering Clear
of Movement, in Contrast With Gov
ernor Cummns and Chief Executives
of Western states-contro Board
After Pure Blood Stock.
pecial to Ttmes-Republican.

DeS MoineS, Oct. 5.-There was just
two congressman at keokuk the other
day when the project to give the deep
waterways boost was being launched
by the president of the United States
and a regiment of governors. One con-
the proposition that means so much to
the farmers of Iowa and western states
in the way of cheap transportation for
grain was Congressman Kennedy, in
whose district the meeting took place,
and the other was Colonel Hepburn,
who opposes the project.
In the light of this fact the address
of Governor Cummins at Memphis,
Tenn, last night, in which he stated
that in the past there had been made
1.-The fatal mistake of giving too much
attention TO congress and TOO Httie 10
the voters is more easily understood.
The governor in his address in relation
to deepening the Mississippi so that 1t
would be an outlet for the agricul-
tural products of the west, said: The
undertaking is so great that it will not
be adequately entered upon or intel
ligently carried out until the people
are aroused, their judgments convinced
and their desires recorded. When the
majestic voice of the voters is heard,
then. and not till then. will there be
a deep waterway from the lakes to the
gulf, from st. Paul to New Orleans
In closing his address Governor
Cummins mentioned the fact that the
undertaking is of staggering inmensity
but said: Il have imagined and leave
it with you to reflect upon, how eager
ly capital would embrace the opportun-
ity if the government could and would
say to the masters of finance, Deepen
the channel from st. Paul to New Or
leans, and from Chicago to the mouth
of the Illinois river, and you shall have
the exclusive privilege of using these
waters for commerce. l put it to you
and to the country: What would be
the reSponse?"
The state board of control has now
under consideration the problem OF
water for the school for the feeble
minded at Glenwood. In a short time
contract will be let for putting in a
water works system that will carry
the water three miles from the river to
the institution. For many years the
state has been laboring in an endeavor
to get a good water supply for the
state institutions. The institutions
were located originally with the idea
of satisfying the old idea of political
pulls that prevailed under the days Of
railroad domination and with little
idea or thought of the more votal and
necessary adjunct of a good supply of
drinking water Now the state has
been having considerable trouble for
years at a lot of the institutions to
get good water and the bungle of 10
eating the institutions has cost the
state thousands of dollars.
At Glenwood and at some of the 9TH
er institutions the state first tried deep
wells but failed miserably. Now it is
the proposition to put down galleries
under the river three miles from the
Glenwood institution and pipe and
pump the water to the institution. The
board of control is now discussing the
matter with competent persons and
will shortly let the contract for lay
ing the three miles of water mains.
The state board of control Is going
in for pure blood stock for the state
institutions. The state has nearly g.
dozen big farms at the various insti
tutions. At some of these 1t has had
Shorthorns and at some others Here
fords At some it has had mixtures
and in fact at most 1t has had mix
lures or grade stock largely Shorthorn.
Since the purpose of the cows at the
state institutions is almost entirely for
the purpose of securing milk and but
ter it is now proposed to have Hol-
stems. The change will not be made
all at once. 1t will be made gradually
but it is the determination of the mem
bers of the board of control ultimately
to keep nothing but Holsteins and ev-
cry COW that is purchased from this on
will be a Holstein. 1t is the expecta-
ton and intention In time to develop
herds of Holsteins at the institutions.
Since the state farms now have total
of about 1000 head of milk cows there
is an abundant field for a skillful
breeder to exercise his judgment and
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