Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-04
ACTION OF IMPLEMENT DEAL.
Frs IN FAVOR OF MAcHlN-
cry HALL IMPORTANT.
MANUFACTURERS ARE ASKED
NOT TO SELL AT FAIRS
Implement Dealers Take No Formal
Action Regarding Proposed 20 Per
Cent Increase in Prices-Money Not
as Much in Demand as Bankers De-
sire-Warnins Cards to Be Put Up.

Special to Times-Republican.
/ Des Moines, Dec. 4.-The action OF
the Iowa Implement Dealers Associa-
ton in resolving in favor of united sup
port for machinery or manufacturers
building on the state fair grounds,
gives direction to the improvement
work of the state for the next year. If
the implement dealers and manufac-
turer get solidly behind the movement
it means that there will bfno letting
up in the work of Improvement for
the fairs. The action of the dealers in
deciding also that the manufacturers
should not make sales. at the fairs, is
in line with 'betterment of conditions.
1t is known, however, that most of the
manufacturers. who take orders while
at the fairs deliver thru local dealers
or give the dealers the profit which Is
theirs by right. The suggestion of a
representative of the pillow manufac-
turers that there be made an immedi-
ate increase of 20 per cent in the SELL
ing price of implements, will not be
acted upon in any formal way, so the
dealers say, but an effort will be made
to keep retail prices so that a profit
can be made The meeting of the Iowa
association just closed is said by the
officers to be the best they have ever
held. The association is rapidly grow
ing in membership and Importance.
Some Of the items in the official
statement of Auditor Bleakley on the
condition Of Iowa banks as of Nov. 8,
are not as encouraging as the bank
ers would like, so they say. For in
stance there was an increase of $741,-
057 in the actual money in the vaults
of the banks, which would indicate that
money is not as much in demand as
they would like. But the decrease of
nearly six million dollars in the credits
subject to sight draft shows that the
money which the Iowa banks hold in
the eastern banks is being used in
trade and the drawing Of drafts has
been large. The fact that the banks
hold is per cent reserve is regarded as
a fine tribute to their good manage
meat and safety. 1t is believed there is
not bank in the state but that is in
excellent condition now.
Secretary Thomas, Of the state
board of health, has had printed and
they will soon be conspicuously dis
played, the warning cards for public
buildings and trains in regard to the
dangers of making use Of public drink
ing cups. The railroads have agreed to
display these in stations and on cars,
and they will go into all public places.
In this work of making war on con-
tagious diseases, Secretary Thomas
has been very active and successful the
past year, and 1t is believed great good
will come from educating the people
to the use of private drinking cups in
all public places.
The controversy the state Of Iowa
is having with the Standard Oil Com
pany over the payment of inspection
fees on naptha is a reminder of the
old days of easy evasion of the inspec-
ton which has been perfected the past
eight years. Formerly the law required
inspection of Illuminating oils, but it
was found that kerosene was shipped in
as gasoline, and as at that time, gaso-
lene was not used for illumi-
mailing purposes Iuoie was iio lAisoP0S0
ton. Then the law was changed des-
ignating "Benzine, gasolene and nap
tina" as included in the inspection.
Benzine has disappeared. Gasoline is
now used for lights. But the oil people
say that naptha can not be used for i'll
Illumination. AS a matter of fact neither
gasolene or naptha is inspected; both
are classtd as rejected kerosene aad
the fee is paid without inspection. Blu.
it is also claimed and with some reason
that the national pure food law safe