Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
John Cownie, of Board of Con-
troll, disputes Grain, Mans
Crop Figures
CORN CROP GOOD BUT NOT BIG
cownie Says Grain Dealers Boom Re
ports in Order to Keep Prices From
soarins-Byers Orders Carroll sa-
looms to Quit Rusine.s-county At.
torney Instructed.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 20.-John Cownie.
the we'll known farmer Scotchman,
and member of the state board of con-
troll, does not agree with George Wells.
grain dealer, elevator man, crop sta
tistician and prognosticator of future
yields, as to the prospects of this years
Iowa corn crop. Mr.. Cownie is in
clined to be suspicious of Brother
Wells expressed judgment. He does
not make the charge, but is inclined to
the opinion that Wells uses goggles of
large size and that the lenses Of
these goggles are decidedly convex in
shape, particularly SO when Mr.. Wells
looks at the waving fields of corn. Mr.
Cownie does not make the statement,
but would not be surprised but that
Mr.. Wells counts the tassels for ears
Of corn and that il every tassel was an
ear and each spray Of pollen kernel,
the crop would be equal to the rosy
figures gwen by Mr.. Wells
II am a great believer in facts. I am
a sticker for the truth, and | do not
believe that the newspapers should
make an effort to lower the price of
grain" said Mr.. Cownie. Iowa today
has shipped in more corn than 1t
raised. We have shipped in corn at
Mt. Pleasant from Missouri and have
paid 80 cents a bushel for 1t. Corn to-
day is very high priced article and
lis the best pointer as to the outlook
for the future that we have. Iowa this
year lost 10 per cent Of its crop in
acreage alone, owing to the flooded
condition in the lowlands. That's a
great deal Of land and represents a
good many bushels ofcorn My own
opinion is that we are going to have
good crop of corn, and by the word
good mean satisfactory. 1t will not
be a huge crop or prodigious one.
The weather Of the past two weeks has
done a heap of good The most sat
isfactory feature In connection with
the whole affair Is this: that we will
have an average crop and the price
will be high. I do not think we will
have any better crop than we had last
year. Iowa farmers have yet to learn
how to plant their corn, pick their seed
and get the best results. If we could
only have in Iowa corn Pentecost
we would get along much better. We
need more converts to the theory Of
pure corn seed. When the day comes
that the Iowa farmer will work harder
in selecting his corn seed than he does
in the corn field Iowa will begin to
have bumper crops Of corn"
Attorney General Byers is in CORE
spondence with County Attorney e. A.
Wissler, of Carroll county with respect
to the enforcement of the laws in that
Jurisdiction. and has directed injumc-
tion proceedings to close the saloons.
< Mr.. Wissler says that he is prepared
to do his duty if proper complaints are
filed and has put two saloons out of
business in the past year.
The first letter of the series was
written by General Byers under date
of July Z. In 1t he called Mr.. Wissler's
attention to the fact that several COM
plants had been filed with the attorney
general about the manner in which
the saloons of Carroll county and the
city Of Carroll are being operated
One Of these was embodied in letter
in which 1t was said: Some saloons
run open on Sunday, some are running
with two doors, on Decoration day
every saloon was running open with
the exception of two.' In addition on
July 6 persons visited the office of the
attorney general claiming that the sa-
looms ran open In Carroll on July 4.
IF these things are true" said Gen
eral Byers to County Attorney WHISTLER.
Il am sure that you have not had your
attention called to them and am writ
Ing 80 that you may look into the mat
fer at once and take such steps as are
necessary to see that the muct law is
enforced in your city and county"
Governor Cummins has sent to Dav-
.enport for first hand information re-
pecting the assault recently made on
that city who had aided'ter 'g-dPm
witnesses for the Civic federation in
loon prosecutions. II information war
fanting executive action Is received,
Governor Cummins will offer reward
Cor the arrest and conviction of the
men responsible for and guilty of the
assault on the witnesses