Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-21
DELEGATES TO LAkES-To.GuiF
ASSOCIATION MEETING TO DO
SOME TALKING.
WANT pEs MONIES RIVER
GIVEN SOME ATTENTION
State Also Interested in eetterments
to Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Hawkeye State Delegates to Go to
New Orleans by Boat-stock Food
Case in Federal Court.
Especial Correspondence


Des Moines, Oct. 21.-Iowa represent
atives at the convention of the Lakes
totheG Gulf Deep Waterways Associa-
ton in New Orleans will endeavor to
get in several words for the improve
nent of the Des Moines river. The
proposition that is being pushed by the
association is TO improve the Missis-
sippi and Missouri rivers and make
them the outlets for the grain
shipments OF the north and west
as the Ohio is now for much of
the east Iowa will of course be bene-
fitted by the Improvement of the Mis-
siissippi and the Missouri. which form
its borders on two sides. but ii is claim
ed that the Improvement of the Des
Moines river, which reaches Up thru
the central part of the state, would be
OF even greater Importance
In the office OF Governor B. F. Car
roll. there is an old map Of the Des
Moines river and drawings to illustrate
methods of making it navigable. The
old map has been but recently uncov-
cred and il is found that the plan is
very similar TO plans that are being
discussed at this time. The proposition
when first preached few years ago
after hoving lain dormant for many
Years was somewhat laughed at but is
now being considered as quite possible.
1t is thought that the Iowa people at
the New Orleans meeting will not be
n no,
the attention OF the authorities al this
time, but 1t is proposed by the conserva-
non commission 10 keep the matter up
IN the hopes that something will ulti-
mate!y be done for the river.
Iowa delegates to the convention will
make the trip down the river on the
steamer Columbia and will remain on
the boat at New Orleans instead OF
going 70 a hotel and will make the re-
turn trip on il also Governor Carol,
and The thic-y--hrse or more other gov
ernors Will make the trip on the
steamer s.. Paul. The presidents boat
WlN be the Oleander. There will be
numerous stops along The way when
he president will deliver addresses
The star; VIII be made from 81. Louis
next Monday. and New Orleans will be
reached the following Saturday.
Those who have been watching the
litigation have considerable confidence
mat he state viii win out in the in.
junction proceedings brought to sto,
me enforcement OF the pure stock feot
Jaw The suit was brought in fedora
court before Judge Smith Mcpherson
on application Of the Standard STOCK
f9od Company of Omaha The hear.
ing vas had Tuesday in keolsuk wller
the state was represented by Senate,
George Cosson who Is special counsa
IN the Office Of the attorney general.
The stock food people attack the law
claiming that il is unconstitutional
Many grounds for claiming it uncon.
stitutionai are laid out but the two
points on which the plaintiffs seemed
10 rely for proving the law unconsti.
tu,lonal we're that the law requires
printing on the package the contents
Of the food which it was claimed WOULD
necessitate the disclosure Of valuable
secret formulas worth many thousand:
q dollars and the other that the fee
Of 500 year charged is not in realit,
an inspection fee but is a tax anC
hence unconstitutional and in restraint
Of interstate commerce.
Judge Smith Mcpherson in the trta
OF the case declared that the public ha:
a right to know what it is buying ana
this seemed to settle the first point ir
favor Of the state. He questioned the
attorneys on the second point and al
the conclusion Of the hearing took the
matter under advisement As to the in.
spection it was claimed on the part Of
the stock food people that the dair,
commissioner never enters the estab.
iishment Of the company in Omaha t.
make the inspection. Senator Cossor
admitted this and pointed out to the
court that while the language of the
bill was not in the form that INSPECTION
laws are usually drawn it was never.
theless an inspection; that the inspec.
tors for the department took sample:
OF the foods purchased in retail store.
| in various parts Of the state and hat
them analysed by the chemist in tn,
employ of the department. and that tn,
results of these examinations as re
CURED by law are published in bulle
tins and distributed about the stat
and made public. On this ground it il
claimed that there is an actual inspec
ton made and that the fee of 500 1
really an inspection fee.