Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
StiFest Kind Of Competition in This
Breed This Year.
HAS A STRONG HOLD IN IOWA
pse Moines wants Change IN Law Re-
RardinE City Contracts which It
IL Hoped VIII Curb h
Contractors.
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ana Zine EerdS OF angus Catlle except tnose
in Iowa. There are some herds over in
Illinois and some in other states, but Iowa's
herds lead them all.
In Angus cattle in Iowa in years past,
Otto ". Battles Of Maauoketa. Ia, has had
somewhat the best Of 1t. w. A. McHenry
Of Denison, Ia. is quite an extensive
breeder of Angus cattle, but Battles has
seemed to lead the race in the Iowa State
fair, as we'll as In others. Lately the Rosen-
gift Stock farm Of Kelley. Ia, has been
organized with an avowed purpose OF going
after the laurels Of the Maquoketa man.
In the Rosengift Stock farm is Prof. Ken
nedy, professor Of animal industry at the
Iowa State Agricultural college who Is
counted one Of the best judges of live stock
In America.
This year the Rosengift Stock farm has
a lot of entries in the Angus breed. Otto
v. Battles is fully aware OF the intentions
OF the Rosensift people and he has brought
the best he has which he thinks is the
best that there is. Angus lovers are there
fore looking with considerable interest this
year. Furthermore, the Angus entries are
more numerous this year than in previous
years. There are many more breeders en-
tered than the three named and some Of
them have imported animals which are
likely to put up stiff competition for the
big prizes.
Angus cattle are Scottish cattle. but in
this country they are more favored in
Iowa than in other states and the best
Of them are raised in this state.
One OF the interesting things about the
cattle exhibits this year is that while the
fair Is keeping its place in number Of en-
tries and quality of the Shorthorns the
$500
all others. Heretofore the Kansas City
show has surpassed the Iowa show at least
in the number OF entries in the Hereford
ciass. Iris year Iowa has passed them.
The Hereford exhibit is something i'm
mense.
Governor Packard, superintendent OF the
cattle department. said today that In Here
fords the Iowa State fair this year out
| classes anything in both quality and guam
/ tity and that the same is true both OF
%shorthorns and Angus.
Four Girls for Scholarship.
Only four girls competed this year for
the Ames scholarship. Three of them will
get prizes. One Will get a 800 scholarship
at the State Agricultural college. another
$50 and another $25. The money will be
paid to them when they enter the college.
Undoubtedly there will be many more girls
enter the cooking contests another year.
! The chance of a scholarship at Amos Is
too valuabl a prize. A prize of f10o will
go a long way toward sending a girl
through one year of college.
In the boys contests the entries were
more numerous. The boys of Iowa seem
to realize the value of an education at
Ames and they turned out in numbers.
There were a total of thirty-three entered.
They were given two rings Of horses, two
rings of cattle and two of swine, with
three animals in each ring, and were re-
quired also to Judge corn.
The boys who entered the contest we're:
Tom Thornburg. jr., of Linden. John b.
Slocum, jr., of Linden, Edmund p. Han
son Of Dean, Henry Hasbrouck of Humes-
ton, Morton o. Cooper of Knierin, Carlos
v. Hill Of Montezuma, Ray Gatewood of
Packwood. Wallace r. Conrad of Rock
we'll City, Frank Sanders of Hartley, liar
ley Walker of Swan. Floyd G.. Hodsdon
of Clarksville, I. c. Klnzer of Bangor,
George c. Manss of Belmond IIarral A.
Longsworth of Polk City, Bloyc Eveland
of Jamaica, Floyd Schriver OF Rockwell
City, Harry w. Hall of West Liberty,
Charles Connolly of West Liberty, Harold
Nichols Of West Liberty, Harvey Beedle
of Ames, Lee Hays of Hamlin, Ryburn
| ~. hullCuSG VI EOII DO0BCg AlDNl NDGhC-
house of Sigourney. George e. Storm of
Rockwell City. Orville Ufford of Ames,
Albert Ruess of West Liberty, Herman
Steen of West Liberty. William II. Arnold
of Strawberry Point, Carl e. Phillips OF
Centerville, Ryle S. Mckee of ~Indianola
Harry Wilson of Malvern.
Want Municipal Laws.
It is thought likely that the Iowa League
% Observation-Disclosures mill A1AAr.A aA--.N
In the attempt to amend the state law as
to cities so that a city can enter a bid
along with that of contractors for ia
work. In that way 1t will be impossible
for the contractors to combine and agret
on the price. Furthermore, when con.
tractors get In a huff because a city makes
them live up to their contract and refus,
to bid at all the city can then go ahead
with the work anyway.
The city OF Des Moines especially has had
trouble in this regard during the last yeai
which is the first year under the commits.
sion plan of government, Under the ole
order Of things contractors were allowed
extension of time on every pretext and
could finish a job of work whenever they
saw fit. Superintendent MacVicar Of the
department OF streets and Improvement.
began by requiring the contractors to FIN.
ish their work on time. Then when he
advertised for bids on new work no one
bid on the work. The contractors were
determined to punish the city.
Furthermore there is always a suspicion
that In bidding on city work there is moro
or less OF agreement among the contrac.
tors as TO the price that is TO be bid and q
proper division Of the work among tho
contractors on their own account.
Mr.. MacVicar's remedy Is to allow the
engineering department of the city to bic
against the contractors. Plans and speci
f~ications will be furnished the contractors
When the bids are all In IL the city's bic
Is the lowest it will do the work. II II
makes money out OF doins the work IN
paving Jobs and the like where the prop.
erty owners pay for the improvement the
profits so into the general fund and II the
city loses It takes the deficit out Of the
general fund.
II is furthermore proposed to amend the
law so that the various kinds of pavins
will come into competition. II is claimed
for instance. that there is a combination
on brick so that the price Is held up. but
on asphalt and creosote blocks there il
competition. At present the city must de-
eide the kind of paving to so on a street
and then ask for bids. II = now proposed
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