Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-13
1Cownie Deries That State Build
ings Are Being Delayed to
Preserve Treasury Funds
FOLLOWING Its USUAL PLAN
As Much Constructive Work Being
Done as There Would Be If State
Had s1o,oooooo in the Treasury
Some Appropriations Not Yet Avail
able.
to Times-Republican.

Des Moines May 13.-The charge
has been made from standpat sources
that the state board Of control is hold
ing up building operations for some
of the biggest buildings for which the
legislature has made appropriations in
order not to deplete the state treasury.
Hon. John Cownie of the state board
of control was today asked if this was
true.
ct is not true" said Mr.. Cownie.
1.-THE fact is we are building and doing
as we always have done. We would do
no different if there was ten million
dollar balance in the state treasury.
1t has been the custom of the board
of control to do about the same
amount of work each year as far as
this is possible so that there would
not be a rush one season with Moth
ing to look after the next. The appro
priations of $125000 for an infirmary
at Cherokee and like sum for an in
Urinary at Independence will not be
used till the next biennial period and
cannot be used till then because the
appropriation was made in that way.
1.-The legislature made the appropria-
ton so that $4,000 in each case could
be used for the foundations in this hi
ennial period. 1t will be more advisable
to let the entire contract at one time
xxyi1J 1x, mr. 40 i'm.
will be built next year, but
the bulk Of the appropriation could not
be used in this period anyway. When
the legislature meets it rarely makes
the appropriations till the last thing
in the session. 1t is then too late in the
GEAR to let big contracts with advan-
tage. So the board has always let these
~ over till the year following. Other
appropriations made available for the
next biennial period are used the next
year and in the meantime the legisla-
ture meets again and provides for the
future, SO that the contracts are let
TO the best advantage of the state and
the work is kept moving steadily in
stead of by rush periods"
In figuring up the condition Of the
= w
IDLY contain at the close of this BIZ
cnnial period the standpatter mathe-
naticians have not failed to include
n the estimates of expenditures the
10000 appropriated by the last leg
s,lature that will not be spent till the
se3t biennial period.
Senator w. Fl. Berry, Of Indianola,
poke at Creston last night and speaks
It Shenandoah tonight LATE Young, of
Dss ,Moines, speaks in Creston tomor-
s9w night and in Shenandoah Friday
night, Senator Berry, who precedes Mr..
Young, is reading to his audiences
one of the editorials written by Mr..
Ioung some years ago and entitled
Wrecks by the Right of-Way." In the
fubiect matter of these editorials Mr..
i Dung told of the young men who had
and ditched by Blythe of the Burling-
IN railroad because they refused to
bow to. the political yoke Of the 20"
Mr.. Young is now out
speaking for the Blythe political ma
chine. Since writing the editorials in
question he has journeyed to Burling-
ton and "seen Blythe" and is now do
cile and calm and as Judge Prouty says
will stand without hitching and will
lick salt from the hands Of the cor
porations."
Assistant Attorney General c. w. Ly-
ons went to Mason City to appear on
behalf Of the state as intervenor in the
Clear Lake case. Farmers living by the
lake desire that 1t be drained or low
cred, as 1t will thus add to their lands.
Other citizens and the state believe
the lake should be preserved.
who Is George Timeins? Why is he
soliciting confidential political inform
alton from county officials? Why
does he use an unoccupied hotel room
as his address?
These are some Of the questions
which politicians are asking concern
Ing circular letters signed in typewrit-
Ing with the name George Timeins,"
which have been received by county
officials turnout the state.
Particularly are the Cummins man
ayers concerned in identifying Mr.. I'll \
mems and finding out what his game
Is.
For the letter which he sends out
is sent IN the interest of the