Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-18
STATE Will TRY
SUB. IRRIGATION
Experiment On An Extensive
Scale to Be Undertaken at
Iowa City
SEWAGE TO ENRICH LANDS
Plans to be Adopted at State Tuber-
culosis Hospital, Where Sewage
Would Poilute River-New Insurance
Companies Forming in Iowa-smoke
Law Gives Governor Trouble.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, April 1S.-The state OF
Iowa will make All experiment on q
quite extensive scale in farming oper-
ations little different from anything
to be at the new institution for the
treatment of tuberculosis.
Sub irrigation will be tried, for the
joint purpose of affording improve
ment to the land and for disposal of
sewage The suggestion has been
made that the drains from the tuber-
culosis farm ought not to get into the
Iowa river The board of control will
establish drainage system on the
septic tapk plan, but with the ultimate
drain inH series of tiles running be-
meath the ground at depth Of about
three feet covering a large part of the
farm. The sewage will be distributed
into these tiles properly diluted, and it
is expected that the waste will be alb
sorbed by the light sandy loam. The
enrichment Of the land will amply COM
pensate for the cost of maintenance.
The soil of the farm which the state
bought is porous. All who advised
us in regard to the matter said John
Cownie of the board OF control, men
toned that we should get porous and
light soil that would always be per-
fectly dry and where there would be
no rank vegetation to decay. We be-
lieve that we have secured the ideal
place in Johnson county, and its near
ness to the medical schools of the state
university and the state ARCHAEOLOGICAL
laboratory will also be an advantage.
There is also beautiful oak grove
on high rdge-just the place for
those who will go to the institution.
We have arranged for the moving OF
the barn which is on the farm, for we
want the principal buildings to be
right where the barn is. Contracts
will be let very soon and work be car
ried on as fast as possible. In the
meantime the land has been rented out
so that we will get a crop to be stored
for our use when the institution is op-
ened."
In addition to what the legislature
appropriated at the last session for
this institution, the state has available
large part of the previous appro-
priation, all of which will be needed to
get the institution under way.
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1t is anticipated that there will be
several insurance companies organ
lied in the state before the first of next
July. A movement is on foot to or
ganize big stock insurance company
here. The advantage in organizing
now is that organization can be effected
under the present law and a stock
company can be organized without
having the stock paid up in full, while
after July 1 it will be necessary to
have at least 100000 in capital and
have it all paid up.
1t has been made evident to Governor
Cummins that the people of Des
Moines, or rather those who generally
regard themselves as the people, do not
want any abatement of the smoke nuis-
ance. At the hearing before the gov
ernor on the smoke bill few days
ago. some of the leading citizens of
the city referred to the smoke which
hovers over the city as the best pos
sible evidence of the city's prosper
ity, as proof of itself that the city is
doing we'll. and one said that he took
great pride in living in, city where
it was necessary to wipe the SCOT from
his nose on frequent occasions. They
declAred solemnly that any interfer-
ence with their right to burn Des
NMoines coal in the same old wasteful
way, would be a great detriment to
the growth of the city. The governor
will ask the views of commission OF
experts and also get information as
to the working of the law in other
state