Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-25


close to Mckinley as president. I,
| Is possible that on his trip to Iowa this
vice president will say more than he
has ever said before In regard to ths
questions which are yet to be solved
II, national affairs.
4 Fairbanks is to stop at Ames on his
way to Des Moines and on Saturday
morning address the chapel at the
G liege. Hs will not, OF course, talk
politics on that occasion. but It will
aEardS him q fine opportunity to speak
of end Tor the farmers OF the country
and to indicate whether he Is distinct
4 ~ with the progressive tendencies OF
1 the times or wishes to be classed as q
1reactionary.
| At the Grant club banquet Saturday
night Fairbanks will deliver an address
that will be virtually an announcement
OF his program for the presidential
campaign.
1t has not escaped attention that the
Foraker movement has been started
Ion just ahead Of the coming Of Fair
banks and that in his letter which is
Ito form the basis Of an attempt to get
the Iowa vote the Ohio senator comes
out for tariff revision that does not re-
wise and for q reciprocity that fails to
reciprocate. But the fact that he has
taken the trouble to Indicate that he
knows Iowa sentiment on these sub
jects is regarded as somewhat signifl-
cant. The Foraker movement is look
ed upon here as formidable. The
Ohio senator has long been very popu-
lar among q large number OF persons
In Iowa. The hight In Ohio may COM
plicate matters somewhat, but aside
from this the Foraker movement will
have much force here.
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! There is to be tar commission.
Since the legislature would not author
lie commission that would be off,
cial the commission is to be unofficial.
Since members OF the legislature are
to make up the commission perhaps
1t could better be called semi fficial.
Senator Jackson of woodbury. in
troduced a bill providing for q COM
mission to study the entire problem
OF taxation. McEirath offered It In the
house. The house passed 1t but the
senate defeated It. Senator jackson
Representative Grier and some other
members Of the legislature who have
been interested held meeting follow
Ing the session of the legislature and
organized by the selection of chair
man and other officers. Senator Jack
son will lead the movement and 1t Is
proposed before another session Of the
Legislature to make q careful investiga-
ton into the question OF taxation.
Sioux City people have not been
paying taxes upon their monies and
credits. The first idea was to get their
action legalized. It Is the Sioux City
idea that monies and credits should
not be taxed. In effect If not in name
1t is understood that the Sioux City
people are pretty much single takers
When 1t was pointed out that legal
izing act could not be given them for
obvious reasons the tax commission
bill was written and introduced with
the Idea OF having a commission en-
tirely overhaul the taxation laws and
provide a system that will meet just
what Sioux City is now doing. The
committee of legislators will draw on
the state library for material and rec
ords for information In preparing the
report The legislature defeated the
Cottrell bill providing for q legislative
agent to be connected with the state
library and to furnish information to
Legislators and public officials but did
put In the report of the committee on
retrehchment and reform provision
for $1,000 year for an assistant in
the library to be detailed to that work
A competent woman has been found
who will do as much Of the work as
possible under the direction OF Curator
A. ]. Small Of the law library de-
partment.
Wesley Greene, secretary Of the
State horticultural society. began yes
terday careful examination. Of the
condition Of the fruit Of the state and
by the first Of next week expects to IS.
sue bulletin telling the condition Of
fruit at this time. That the fruit was
hurt WAS known when the cold spell
continued for several days but no in-
vestigation was begun until this week
when the cold spell was ended, as an
investigation would have been Of little
value until the damage had ceased.
From an examination Of one or
chard In this city Secretary Greene
discovered that the cherries have suf-
Tered the greatest injury from the frost
and unless the conditions are better in
other parts of the state there will be
little or no cherries this year. Plums
pears. peaches and other fruit In this
Des Moines orchard showed some in
jury but not to the extent Of the in
jury to the cherries. In nearly every
case the plstil was found dead. AS a
result there will be plenty of blossoms
but no fruit.
The investigation Of the condition of
the fruit over the rest of the state will
De made as soon as possible SO as to
ascertain the condition of the trees
and the prospects for a crop. Mr.
Greene anticipates that the apple crop
will not be seriously damaged.
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The state board Of control is hav-
Ing some difficulty in finding man to
succeed Col Drake as superintendent
of the Industrial School for Boys at
Eldora though it Is not wanting in APP
plicants for the position. Members Of
the board complain that applicants
thus far have pretty generally been
looking for soft position and expect
ed to get it by political influence. With
no idea Of the duties Of the position
and seeing only that 1t paid $1,000 a
year and living expenses to the extent
Of house rent and groceries they have
come to the board for the position
Thus far the board has not resorted to
the want ads to secure applications
but 1t can be said that members of the
board are anxious to have the state at
large know just what kind OF man is
wanted and just what will be expected
of him. Furthermore that no others
need apply.
The board has laid down three re-
QUtr6mentS and the apDficant who can