Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-02

placing printing and binding done. tor
the state upon the competitive con-
tract system, also within the peniten-
tiaries and other state institutions,
therefore, be it
Resolved, by Des Moines Typograph-
ical Union, No. 118, that we protest
against such action as being against
public policy and the best interests of
the state, as 1t would have a tendency
to reduce wages because OF incompe-
tent bidders, and would place stain
upon the hitherto fair name Of Iowa
by pitting convict labor against Amer
lean citizenship"
The state anti-saloon league has been
doing some new missionary work In
connection with the effort to restrict
the number of Illicit dealers in liquor
In the state. Some time ago, DR.. Me-
Cash, secretary OF the league, address
ed letter to all county attorneys In
the state with copy of the new feder-
al law which requires the collectors OF
internal revenue to furnish county Of
fcials with certified copies of all lists
Of holders of government liquor licen-
ses called for, upon payment OF a
small fee. The secretary has already
heard from a good many of the county
attorneys thanking him for this infor.
nation, as but few Of them knew of It,
and others had not availed themselves
of the opportunity to secure lists OF
license holders AS result of this ac-
ttvity, there is quite shaking up
among the bootleggers In the strong
prohibition counties. as the officials
are securing their names and assess
ing taxes to the property or Furnishing
with fines. The federal law Is one OF
a few years ago.
The stock food and pure seed bill
will be taken up in the senate again
next Wednesday. There is no doubt
Of its passage, but the friends of the
measure fear some adverse amend
ments that will do 1t great injury SEN
ator Newberry started the bill but
found 1t would hardly do to press it to
a vote at this time.
o.
The legislature has had before it
quite a number of bills relating to n
crease. Of compensation of this or that
public servant, nearly all of real merit,
for everyone knows that the cost of
living has been increased and that at
present Iowa gives niggardly treatment
to many of Its servants. The bill,
which as yet has been but little dis.
cussed, oontemplates fixing the pay
of the deputy treasurer of state, audit
or Of state, secretary of state and gov
ernor's secretary at $4,000 each and
deputy superintendent of public In.
struction at $1,000. They now receive
compensation about the same as the
dry goods and grocery clerks. In this
connection it has been brought out
that the secretary Of the executive
council receives $1,000, the secretary
of the board of control $4,000. the chief
accountant of the board of control
800, the secretary of the library
commission $1,000, and four bank ex
aminers receive $1,000 each. The pay
of the examiner of insurance compan
les has just been raised to $4,000 a
year, yet he works under q deputy
who gets less than half that sum- In
number of the departments there are
clerks, with no responsibility what
ever, receiving as much as the deput
les, and In some cases there are clerks
receiving more than the men they are
under. In other states the pay is gen
orally better than in Iowa. In Illinois
deputies get $2,700 each and the gov
ernor's secretary $4,000 In Missouri
they all get $4,000 each. In Minnesota
1t is practically the same, save that II
the auditors office 1T is $500. Wis
consin does even better Nebraska ant
North Dakota are practically the same
and South Dakota is the only neal
state where these officials get as Low
as in Iowa. The bill contemplate!
placing these officials on par will
those in Minnesota and Missouri ant
it is not expected that Iowa will come
up as yet to the Wisconsin and Illinois
standard