Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-26
RAINS DELAY WORK
ON STATE HOSPITAL
Failure OF Material to Arrive
Promptly Also Retarls
Building
MANY CONTRACTS ARE LET
State Teaching Penitentiary Prison
ers Trades-Lewis May be Candidate
For Treasurer of Polk County -
"Jim" DeLand Talked Of For Rep
resentative From Buena Vista.
;neclal 10 Times Republican.

Des Moines. July 26.--The con-
tractor who is erecting the tubercu-
losis hospital building near Iowa City
is having some misfortunes, as are all
contractors this year. Not only has 1t
rained so that 1t was difficult to get
any time to do outside work, but 1t is
hard to get carpenters to take outside
work where they are in danger of los
ing half their time by rainy days. Stir
further the lumber for the tuberculosis
sanitarium buildings has all arrived
last end first
The first lumber to reach there was
carload of shingles. Then came some
siding and studding A little later a
ear or two of ath. Then some interior
finishing lumber The josts were
about next and the last thing to ar
rive was a car of heavy beams for the
foundation. AS result workmen
have been kept busy unloading lum-
Der that could not be used and the
work was delayed in starting. because
1t was Impossible to get the lumber
necessary to begin the building.
The work of raising the frame of the
building is now under way. From now
on it is expected that the work will
be rushed and crowded so that it will
be ready for occupancy by fall.
The foundation of concrete for the
t,,E, ST la win
completed and the work of raising the
walls will start at once. AT Glenwood
the roof is in place on the custodial
cottage for boys. and work is pro-
crossing on many of the other build
ings of the state.
The work of letting contracts has
progressed so that two-thirds of the
work for which appropriations have
been made by the legislature has been
prepared and contracts let or bids ad-
vertised for, so that the work will be
started shortly. The work of letting
bids is somewhat handicapped by the
necessities of the case. The legisla
ture makes the state appropriations
the last thing in the session in April
Not till that time does the board Of
control know what it is to get and
what it will not get Consequently
nothing can be done towards prepar-
ing plans for the building till the leg
isiature is adjourn From that time
on it is rush for the state architest
and the bids are advertised for as rap
idly as the plans and specifications are
prepared.
The state board of control has pur-
chased a Meihle press for use at the
state reformatory at Anamosa Under
the indeterminate sentence law the
prisoners al the reformatory are to be
taught trades and professions and cam
not be released till they are competent
workmen in some line of trade. Press
men command good wages and many
boys have been discharged from the
Industrial school at Eldora who have
at once found employment as press
feeders in various printing offices. The
Anamosa printing office has had the
reputation of turning out some very
creditable work In the printing line and
with the Meihle press will probably
be able to do still better. AS soon as
possible it is the intention of the
board to purchase a linotype machine
on which the prisoners can learn to
operate. since linotype operators COM
mans good wages. The work of pre-
pairing the Anamosa penitentiary for
teaching trades is not difficult task
as it was already partly fitted The
work Of transferring the prisoners be-
tween Anamosa and Fort Madison has
been nearly completed and only few
ramaip fo ho npa6
William M. Lewis, security clerk in
the office of the state auditor. may be
candidate for county treasurer in
Polk county next year. Mr.. Lewis has
long been prominent in Des Moines and
Polk county politics and will make a
strong race for the position if he finally
decides to be candidate. He has
been suggested for the position in the
past and is being urged by his friends
now to be candidate.
Attorney "Jin" DeLand OF Storm
Lake is being suggested for the posi-
tion of representative in Buena Vista
county on the republican ticket. Buena
Vista county went democratic on rep
resentative last time and Pierce OF
Linn Grove was elected. The cam
paign on that office in Buena Vista
county last year was all separate and
apart from the usual contest over the
state and Pierce. who was elected. Is
quite q progressive. The contest was
all on the Kill the Incura bles' bill
that Representative Buckingham, of
Ruena Vista county, introduced in the
legislature in 1905. Buckingham was
renominated by the republicans and
was killed off
Information comes from that county
that Buckingham will not be again
nominated but that some good strong
republican will he nominated 10 the
position There are lot of strong