Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
INCREASED CO}?''z #
LIVING IS I1,IARKED
Higher Prices Force State
Board to Buy Poorer Quail
tiles Of Goods .
COMPARISONS OF THE MARKETS
Fabrics, Canned Fruits and Vegetables,
All Kinds of Clothing and Fuel Have
Advanced Rapidly - Portrait of Nc
Call for Historical Building Lieu
tenant Mcclaskey for Inspector.

tenant MccIaskey for Inspector.
Special to Times Republican
the cost of living is shown partly by
the records of the board of control OF
flee Only partly because from the
fact that the support fund has re-
manned about the same, the board has
been forced to reduce the quality OF
goods or change the nature of the
goods purchased entirely. The increase
has been on actically everything
that Is purchased by the board for use
in the state institutions. BY the COM
pletion of big chimneys at many Of the
institutions the state Is able now to
makes a saving. On practically every
thing else that the state buys 1t Is
paying more money than formerly.
Here are some of the comparisons of
ber of years:
For Lockwood, unbleached sheeting.
Ia yard and three quarters wide the
board this year awarded contract at
20 cents a yard Last year the award
was at 15A cents yard. the year be-
fore 14A and the year before that
14a This year the firm getting the
contract would not guarantee to fur
nish Lockwood sheeting but does guar
antee to furnish something just as
good.
For canned corn the board has paid
these prices: 1902 per dozen cans,
S2h cents; 19o2-03. 62 cents; 10000.
73 cents to rs cents: 19o4-05, rs cents:
1905-O6 55 cents to 81 cents: 1906-07,
521s cents to 54 cents; 1907-0s, SO
cents to so cents.
For canned peaches the board has
paid per dozen gallons cans in 1901-02
for the Clarinda institution. s525 the
following year S. the next, $50; the
next, s5.O7h: the next, s5.25; the next.
s565: and this year for the 1907-0S
stock the contract is awarded at $5.05.
but the quality of the crop this year
is not nearly so good.
For canned tomatoes the board paid
s26S in 1901 and the price has gone
steadily up till this year the contract
price is 1925.
The prices paid for -four varies. as
does many other things that the board
buys for the various institutions. The
maximum and minimum prices paid
for flour by the board yer a period of
years Is as follows:
19o1-o1, price per Darrell, 1888 to
s3S5
10000, price per barrel, s3.35 to
1910.
1sO2-Os, price per barrel, $3.1Sh to
$3.50.
10000, price per barrel. $500 to
1920.
19o4-o5, price per barrel, $500 to
s595
1so5-os, price per barrel, $3.50 to
$41O
1soe-o7, price per barrel, ss.12K to
1854
The contracts for 19o7-6s soon to be
made will likely be higher.
The price of dry goods of various
kinds marks the highest jump of any
thing perhaps that the board purchas-
es. For instance the prices for canton
flannel drawers for men, delivered at
the soldiers home at Marshalltown,
per dozen, for the past few years dur
ing which exactly the same quality and
make Of goods has gotten the contract,
is as follows: 1903, s4S8; 1904, $5.75;
1905, s5.75; 1906, s4.621a; 1907, s6.75.
In mems clothing the prices on suits
have jumped from 81 paid in 1905 to
$3.50 in 1906. ,and $3.50 in 1907. The
prices on mems overcoats was $7.25 in
1905, $3.50 in 1906 and So in 1907.
The figures on coal consumed at the
various institutions do not tell the
story Mr. Cownie Of the board esti-
mates that the prices for coal have
gone UP about an even 81 a ton dur
ing the past few years. The figures
show more or less of an irregular in
crease for lump coal but the board
has now changed to steam coal for
most Of the institutions whenever
steam coal is to be had.N A little lump
coal is bought for each institution be-
cause lump coal is the only kind that
can be stored and supply for i'm
mergency use must be kept at each
institution to avoid danger of strikes
and the like Steam or slack coal cam
not be stored because of its liability
to catch on fire by spontaneous COM
bustion. Not because of the kind OF
coal purchased not being always the
same the figures do not tell the story
of the increase in price The amount
that the board is actually paying for
coal may be a little less in the total
sum at some institutions because steam
coal is used instead of lump.
Curator Charles Aldrich has secured
from the relatives of the late Thomas
c.. Mccall an oil painting by Prof. Q.
A. Cummings. of this city, which has
been hung in the portrait gallery at
the historical building, Mr.. Mccall
resided i'm Story county. at Nevada.
and his son. John A. Mccall. Is now an
attorney in this icitv. The late Thomas
Mccall was in the legislature. first in
the house, and later for time in the