Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
Iowa
DEAL IN TRACTION LINES
Mckinley Syndicate Acquires Des
Moines System and Other Roads.
MANY EXTENSIONS FLANNEL
Syndicate Is Already Interested In
Properties at Council Bluff,
Ottumwa and Jefferson
Lighting Plant Bought.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

(From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, July 17.-Cspecial
Telegram )-Congressman Mckinley OF
Champaign, Ill, who bought the Des
Moines Electric company a few days ago,
has bought the Des Moines street rail-
way system and the interurban lines to
ColfaX and Perry. Report OF the sale
was confirmed by McKinley's attorney in
Peoria today. The sale embraces seventy
eight miles OF street railroad, with 1875
cars and seventy-seven miles of interur-
ban lines, with twenty-five cars. The
price IL not given out, but It Is rumored
to be n.oOoooO. Congressman Mckinley
told the newspapers here, before receipt
of confirmation of sale, that he was dick
ering for both the stock and bonds of
the Dies Moines roads. Mr.. Mckinley has
in yeara past been interested in prop
critics in Council Bluffs, Ottumwa and
jefferson. His companies are now build
ing q bridge across the Mississippi river
at St. Louis. which will permit of the
connection OF their 500 miles Of road in
Illinois with their property in Iowa II Is
his policy 20 acquire lighting plants and
street railways and develop them for
permanent Investments. Nothing has
been 80 propitious for the development
OF the intsrurban field in Iowa as the
deal closed today, for the purchasers have
unlimited wealth and are disposed to ex-
tend the present interurban lines and
build many other new lines, which will
be projected at once.
City Financial Statement.
The first financial statement by the city
OF Des Moines under the commission plan
was made public today. 1t shows that 1t
cost about $4,000 less to run the city
during the first year of the commission
plan than the last year under the alder
manic plan The city is really over 1924. 900
better off, but the last aldermanic council
paid off a bonded debt of t5o, 900 which
had been handed down from another. 1t
cost exactly $3.50 for each of the 100, 900 in
habitants Of the city to run the city for
the last year. This Is considerably lower
than most any other city in the United
States Of the size of Des Moines. As much
OF more improvements were made during
the last year as any during the history of
the city.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Deal.
Local officers Of the Milwaukee and
Wabash railroads have been advised that
an agreement has been reported in New
York for interchange of freight between
the two lines in Des Molnes, giving the
Wabash access to the northwest over the
Milwaukee and giving the Milwaukee &C
cess to st. Louis over the Wabash.
Funeral of DR.. mmer
Fifteen state officials leave in the morn
ing to attend the funeral IN Atlantic of
DR.. ]. M. Emmert, late q member of the
State Board of Parole. They are Governor
Carroll. Secretary OF State Hayward,
Treasurer Morrow, Auditor Bleakly, the
remaining members Of the board of parole,
Senator Berry and p. A. Smith, and Sec
rotary Garrett, the three members of the
board Of control, Messrs. Hamilton, Cownie,
and Robinson, Attorney General H.. w.
Byers, Colonel Bosquet clerk Of the SUI
preme court, DR.. Newman adjutant of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, Colonel
Palmer Of the railroad commission, and
Labor Commissioner Van Duyn.
State Saves Money.
State Treasurer Morrow saved the state
OF Iowa over 81, 400 In fixing the elevators
In the state house, At the last session of
the legislature a bill was introduced for
an appropriation Of $40. 900 for new eleya-
tors. This was killed off and an investi-
CATION made by experts who said they
could repair the elevators readily. The
legislature appropriated 1900 for the re-
pairs and the executive council turned the
matter over to Treasurer Morrow. The
elevators were finished today and the re-
pairs cost the state less than 500.
State Files Abstract.
The abstraction Of the case Of the Clear
Lake litigation was filed by the attorney
generals office today. The state ordered
that the lake be not drained as some of
the property owners adjoining wanted. The
supervisors put In a flume that would
maintain the level OF the lake at a certain
status. Someone dynamited the flume so
that the lake could drain out much lower.
The litigation followed.
Believes IL VIII Pass,
without committing himself on the mer-
its OF an income tax, Governor Carroll
today said he believed the amendment
when submitted TO the Iowa legislature
In 1911, Will pass, Members of the legis-
lature who are in the city also expressed
the belief that the amendment win mass.
1t will be submitted to the legislature
by Governor Carroll at the regular ses-
sion Of the legislature. No special SEES
sion will be called for that purpose.
Against international Marriages.
Mrs. Al Swain. wife of Consul Swain
of southampton, England. arrived in Des
Moines today. preceding her husband,
who accompanied the body OF Lawrence
Byers. who died In London recently. Mrs.
Swain told the reporters today that she
is opposed to international marriages.,
that American girls who marry titles get
legal possession Of the titles, but are
never received on terms OF equality by
the family OF the man they marry, and
are in many ways made unhappy, Mrs,
Swain said "Oh! yes" when asked II she
favored equal suffrage. but said II half
heartedly, and then criticised quite un-
sparingly the action OF the suffragettes
in England. She believes they will win,
however, because the titled women OF the
nation have taken the matter up. She