Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-05
SPECULATION RIFE AS TO CAR
ROLLS ATTITUDE TOWARD
DAIRY COMMISSIONER.
DEPARTMENT. BUILT UP
BY PRESENT INCUMBENT
Probable That Wright Will Be Reap
pointed-kepford in Demand for Lee
lures on Tuberculosis in Other States
Second Number Of "Greater Iowa.
Issued.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 5.-Whether Gov
ernor B. F. Carroll will appoint sue
cessor to H. r. Wright, state food and
considerable Importance this summer.
Mr.. Wright's term as commissioner
expires soon. AS yet there has been
practically no discussion as to a change
in the officeand if there be aspirants for
the place they are known only to the
governor.
Mr.. Wright was the first appointee
as commissioner after the establish
ment of the department and his serv-
ices have been faithful and efficient
Not only has he fought for the enforce
ment of the pure food law but he has
urged a campaign all the time looking
for better things. He worked hard with
the last Legislature to get further re-
forms with respect TO pure food. The
general assembly did not do all that
could have heen done in this respect
1t is expected the campaign will be
further urged two years hence. Then
Mr. Wright has built up the depart
ment SO that today it is one of the
most efficient. The chemical depart
ment is doing some of the best work
in the country. Professor Chittick is
acknowledged to be one of the best
chemists in the west.
Indications now seem to be that Mr..
Wright will be reappointed as COM
missioner of the pure food and dairy
department.
A. f. kepford, state lecturer on tu-
berculosis. has been asked to deliver
lectures in several other states on the
successful fight in Iowa against the
white plague, and it is possible he will
be able during his vacation or during
/ a leave of absence to carry the gos-
pei of success in Iowa to other COM
mmwealths Iowa was the first state
ITO pay a lecturer a salary to devote all
his time to travelling over the state
giving out information as to the raw
ages of consumption and how to pre-
vent the spreading of the disease. Mr..
Kepford in his tour of the state has
gained a great deal of interesting in
y
conditions and how consumption
spreads. He has told thousands in
Iowa of the simple means to prevent
contracting the disease and how TIC
treat it in it's incipient stages. His
work has attracted attention abroad
and now other states wish to know
about the iowa way"
The second number of "Greatel
Iowa" has been sent out to the public
This is the little publicity journal es-
Established by Secretary John Simpson
of the department of agriculture, pri-
marily to be a medium for reaching
the public directly and indirectly WITH
matters which pertain to the work Of
this important state department. 1r
some quarters it has been confused
with the organization of club in Des
Moines, but in fact there is no connec-
ton whatever, for the idea of the pub
Ilication of Greater Iowa" to conform
to the general plan of the department
in the matter IF expanding Iowa in
dustries is one long in contemplation
The Guernsey cattle breeders of thu
country are going to pay more atten-
ton to Iowa and the midland countr.
this year than ever before The Guern
sey Cattle Club has a fund for genera
publicity purposes and is engaged il
placing Advertising in the magazines
1t offers some additional prizes for tn
show animals al the state fair thi
year, and 1t is learned that a larg
number of exhibitors and others inter
ested will practically tour the countr.
this year going to Seattle. thence bacl
across the country, showing at the bi
fairs. The renewed interest in dairyin
{ in Iowa is in part due to the activi
ties of the Guernsey breeders.