Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
Standard Fee $4,000.

A check for 100000 was taken In
by the Office of Secretary of State
Hayward few days ago from the
Prairie Oil & Gas company of indie
pendence, Kas., for fees required by
the incorporation law.
This Is understood to be the COM
pany which owns the pipe line for
transporting petroleum from Kansas
to Whiting Ind, and which follows
the Santa Fe railroad line through
Lee county, in Iowa.
1t Is supposed to be owned by the
Standard Oil company, which has re-
fineries at Whiting and transports all
of the Kansas crude oil not refined
by independent producers on the spot
to the Whiting establishments.
This company has paid the state OF
Iowa to exceed $40 900 In fees In the
last three years. Originally its CAPT
tai was $19,000,000 1t cost it to ex-
coed $4,000 to file the original arti-
cles, which were filed about three
years ago. They are not recorded in
this state, so that there were no re-
cording fees. The fees just collect
ed by the secretary of state was
for the increase in capital stock from
$40 1000, 600 to $40, 100000.
]. e. O'Neil is given as vice presi-
dent and e. T. Patterson as secretary
OF the company. The articles disclose
the fact that it cost the company
5000 in fees to the public to have
the amendment to its articles filed in
Kansas.
1t is not likely that the state execu-
tive council will give some attention
this year to the assessment and taxa
ton of the Standards pipe line across
Iowa. IL is understood that 1t Is now
taxed, as 1t has been doubted IL there
was law which would cover proper
ty of that kind. Nevertheless, 1t Is
used as common carrier, and prob
ably will be listed and assessed II
is not likely that Lee county assessed
1t.
Governors for Waterway.
A determined effort to secure the
improvement of the Missouri river will
be launched at Sioux City, Jan. %
and %, when friends of the move
ment will gather and organize a Mis-.
souri, river navigation congress. The
movement is attracting wide interest
throughout the surrounding states and
the friends OF river navigation are
enthusiastic over the plan to have the
Missouri made navigable. Among the
speakers at the Sioux City meeting
will be Governors Cummins of Iowa,
Crawford Of South Dakota, Johnson
of Minnesota, Sheldon Of Nebraska
Burke of North Dakota and Deneen
of Illinois. Congressman Joseph f.
Ransdall of Louisiana, president or
the National Rivers and Harbors CON
gress, and Congressman Edgar g.
Ellis, member of the rivers and har-
bors body. are also expected to be
present. Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota, North Dakota and several
other states will be represented by
delegates of persons interested.
Crockett Gets Good Appointment.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that John Crockett, now clerk
of the Iowa supreme court, has been
chosen for reading clerk of the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Crockett was one of over sixty
candidates who took the test, ten OF
those who participated in the prelimi-
nary tests were required to take a
second test before the senate COM
| mittee, consisting Of Senators Lodge,
Carter, Burrows, Bacon and Tillman.
The contest finally narrowed down to
three men, one from Rhode Island.
one from California and Mr.. Crockett
| The latter was declared a winner By
the committee and Secretary Bennett
selected him. Senators Allison and
Dolliver backed Mr.. Crockett, who will
enter on his duties shortly and Is ex-
pected to resign from his position az
clerk of the supreme court
Must List Pass Holders.
An almost forgotten provision OF
the anti-pass law provides that the
railroad companies must file with the
state executive council annually a
| list of the persons 10 whom they have
issued passes.
Their first annual report is now
due, covering the period from July
when the law took effect, to the end
of the year, 1907.
Blanks for the lists of names have
been prepared by the secretary of the
executive coNncil and will be sent to
the general Offices of the companies
within a few days. Provision is made
on the blanks for On affidavit by the
officer in charge of the matter sub
stimulating the list furnished as cor,
rect and complete.
Saloons File Bonds.
Assistant Attorney General Lyon
has just returned from Davenport.
where he went to investigate the mat
ter of bonds filed by the local saloon.
keepers. When he appeared at the
Office of the county auditor, it was
found that but fifteen bonds were on
file. While examining these the sa-
loonmen got wind of his presence in
the city and bonds began to come in,
When he got ready to leave, more
than hundred saloonkeepers had
complied with the law.
To Test Pure Food Law.
A friendly lawsuit is on before
Judge Zell Roe to test the pure food
law on can of stuff labeled "Boar's
Head Brand Compound" supposed to
be lard, purchased by State Dairy
Commissioner II. L. Wright OF E. c.
Chase of Chase Bros. grocery. The
charges of violation OF the pure food
law were filed by Assistant County At
torney T. j. Guthrie by instructions
of County Attorney DeGraff
II is said to be the intention of the,
parties concerned to carry the case
through to the supreme court
To Enlarge Army Post.
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Representative Hull t. pur-
chase 1000 additional acres OF land
for the military reservation at FIT Des
Moines An appropriation of s125,00o