Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
WARFARE ON NOXlOUSWEEDS
Iowa Agriculturists Demand Legisla-
ton to Eradicate Them.
OWNERS OF LAND TO BE LIABLE
Money said TO Have Been Raised for
an Interurbnn Line TO Run from
Des Moines to Free
mont, Neb.
tFrom a staff cOrrespondent.l

DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. u.-(Special)-
Legislation creating a state feed commits
sion with extraordinary powers is de-
manded of the coming general assembly
by the State Board OF Agriculture, now
in session here.
Two years ago a committee was APP
pointed by the board to devise a scheme
for fighting obnoxious weeds. That COM
mittee today reported In favor of creating
a state weed commission. Member OF the
committee making this report are, @
ernor Packard of Marshalltown, State
Dairy Commissioner H. r. Wright and
Prof. Slammed of Ames.
Under the plan proposed the new com
mission would have the extraordinary
powers Of defining obnoxious weeds and
OF ordering the property owner on whose
land they are found to cut and destroy
them. In case the property owner would
fail to comply with the order the new
proposed law would give the commission
the right to cut and destroy the weeds
and tax the cost with other taxes against
the property. The plan carries with It
the appointment Of a weed COMMISSIONS
in every township OF the state.
Carroll Names Secretary.
B. F. Carroll, governor-elect Of Iowa,
today made the announcement Of his APP
pointment Of c.. C. Nye, a Des Moines
newspaper man, as his private secretary.
Fair Officers Elected.
AT a meeting of the State Agricultural
board this morning Charles f. Cameron
was reelected president, John Simpson
secretary. and Gilbert N. Gilbertson was
named treasurer.
IoUa-N ebrasLa nterurban
Work on a new interurban railway from
Des Moines to Fremont. Neb.. will begin
in a short time. The line is estimated to
| cost 81. 100000. London capitalists nave sent
local capitalists $4,000 to invest In the
~proiect. The interurban will pass through
winterset, Greenfield. Louisa, Cumberland,
Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Would Tax Mortgages.
The low Tax Revision society in CLOSING
its annual session here passed a resolution
favoring the enactment of a law whereby
a fee of so cents per 500 on all real estate
mortgages shall be charged at the time Of
filing the mortgage for record.
Meat Want Laws.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers In CLOSING
their annual convention here passed resolu,
lions favoring many, new laws. Included
in the nupmber is legislation f~evoring tn,
appointment of a transportation bureau o
rate experts; the enactment of such law
as are necessary to stamp out tuberculosis
laws for the establishment OF a statewid,
good roads SYSTEM; a reciprocal demurrag,
bill, and bills for statewide promotion o
waterways.
A. Sykes Of Ida Grove was reelected
PRESIDENT; c.. w. Maher of Fort Dodge, vic,
PRESIDENT; H. c. Wallace of Des Moines
secretary; Charles Goodenow of Wall Lake
treasurer. Hamilton Wilcox of Griswol,
was elected director from the Ninth dis
trict.
Labor COMMISSIONER Named.
2. w. Van Duyn of'Des Moines has beef
named by Governor-elect Carroll as the new
Iowa labor commissioner to succeed Edwar'
Brigham. Mr.. Van Duyn is a carpenter b!
trade and considerable Of a politician.