Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-24
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Decorah recently put $40, 600 in a
dam which was destroyed this spring.
The dam was to furnish power to run
big electric plant which will fur
nish power to Decorah and other near.
by cities for manufacturing purposes.
1t will be rebuilt at once. That shows
the faith the people of Decorah have
in the scheme. Mt. Vernon could do
the same thing, and make this a great
manufacturing district. The Cedar
at the Palisades furnishes a natural
foundation for a dam that would run
manufacturing plants furnishing en-
ployment to thousands of men. Why
cannot local capital be interested in
the project. There are millions in it
for someone Mt Vernon Record
What is true at Decorah and Mt
Vernon. is true at Cedar Rapids, and
scores of other Iowa towns and cities.
There ought to be power plants estab-
lished here and there, furnishing
power for the turning of thousands of
wheels. There is millions in it, OF
course the first cost will be large, but
what of that? The contemplated and
assured improvement at Keokuk will
cost a vast sum. But vast as will be
the cost. it will be nothing compared
to the benefits derived therefcOm. 1t
means millions invested in industries,
the employment of large number of
working men, and the return to the
investors of many times the amount
invested. Not all cities are so for
tunately situated as is Keokuk for
the building of a great water power
plant. but many other cities have
great opportunities of which they
ought to take advantage. Decorah is
taking advantage of her opportunities.
Other cities ought to do likewise. =
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
An interesting experiment is to be
made by the state board of control at
the state tuberculosis farm in Johnson
comfy 1t has been deemed desirable
that the drains from the place should
not flow into any stream where there
was danger of carrying the germs to
others, and so sewage system will
be devised to care for all the sewage
on the farm. 1t will be so arranged
that the drain will not be into a
septic tank as in some cases, but into
series of tile pipes laid about three
feet beneath the ground, so that the
sewage will be distributed evenly over
or under the fields. The soil is light
and porous and not such as would be
selected as the best for farming. 1t
is believed that this soil will absorb
the sewage and the state will have the
benefit of cheap disposal of the sewage
and an added value to the land.
This method of sub irrigation has
never been tried in Iowa. hut all who
have investigated agree that il will
be success on this farm, which is
admirably adapted to trying the eS-
pertinent. The land will be farmed
this year by n renter AMI next year
the sewage system will be put in
operation.
They will force President Roosevelt
TO be candidate. if | am correctly
informed as TO the actions of Hartman
and his associates. Abusing the presi-
denC will not help the cause of the
railroads with the people, as. after all
public sentiment rules this nation
and antagonizing him and questioning
his motives will result in Theodore
Roosevelt renouncing his declaration
not to run again, and make the race
by way of vindication. 1t could hard
ly be called third term, since dur
ing the first three years of his adj
ministration he was in sense carry.
ing out the pblicies of his lamentt d
predecessor, and it was only during
his present term that le promulgated
and carried out his own plans. Mr.
Roosevelt is entitled TO another term,
and the people are entitled to Roose-
velt. Needed reforms he has inau-
gurated must be carried out, and he
is tho one man to do it. We must
have Roosevelt again. Robert La
Toilette.
Chipping in on II gallon of booze
does not go in federal court. Charles
Holman, Grinnel boy. secured a
gallon of whisky from a wholesale
house. A crowd of young men chip
ped in their share and the liquor was
drunk up. Holman was arrested by
the federal authorities for selling
liquor without license. He plead
ignorance of the fact that such an act
was contrary to law, but Judge Smith
Mcpherson handed the usual $l0C
and four months in Jail "--Ex.
Gambling of every nature will be a
scarce article in the great empire OF
Texas hereafter. A new law has beer
passed making gambling within the
state felony. The measure provides
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