Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-12
LECTURER IN FIELD
TO SPEAK AT INSTITUTES
Professor Van Pelt to Devote Large
Part of Time to Educational Work =
Effor. to Make State Association
Real Dairy Organization - Railway
Assessments.
Special TO Times-Republican.
Assessments


whom the legislature appropriated
$4,000 for the work of encouraging the
dairy business in Iowa and fourth has
been taken up by others than the boad
bur with the encouragement Of the
board. Agricuituris,s look upon This
work as one OF the most important in
the state for the reason that It will
lend toward more intensive farming
and at the same time will assist in
maintaining the soil fertility.
As already announced Professor Van
Fel,. OF the state agricultural college
will have charge Of the aeld work Of
TIE board and has resigned his posi-
lion with che college. The board at lis
meeting il this city Saturday out
lined the work for The mrs. zine and
directed Professor Var Pel1 10 devote
The greater part Of his time TO appear
ing before farmers institutes. farmers
clubs and wherever he can get an audi
ence NJ farmers and that he preach
dairying He Will speak in every corner
= ne state and when there is not :
farmers institute or similar place meet
ngs Will be arranged in The sch ii
houses. Professor Van Pelt's work
constitutes one 81 the lines Of work.
The second line % work will be done
by TWO inspectors, the employment u
which tfa board decided upon. w:o
shall visit the creglneries and diaries
and farm houses TOO for that mater
with the view to inspecting the butter
making processes ana for giving AZ
per, advice on the making o. butter
and Inc handling IF me milk and cream,
preparatory u making butter.
The third possible line of work is
dairy special 20 be run during the
winter en all the principal lines ot rail-
roads tho this is not definitely decided
upon as yet
The fourth feature q -he work in Be-
half Of The Iowa COW Is % turn me
State Dairy, Association into q real
dairy association. Al p-esen. the Iowa
state Dairy Association Is composed
entirely OF creamery men Now j. IS
proposed TO make every effort to induce
the men VINO own and milk the cows TO
join the association and attend me
meetings and thus gain informant n
and further spread the doctrine OF good
butter making.
Railroad men believe that the assess
ment Of railroad property should be re-
duced- When the executive council
met today 70 consider the assessnleu.
Of railroads and other property gtav
appeared and gave expression to their
ifIE3C TING fI.afses IN 81. ,,t1
have 4 reduction is largely based IN
the fac- that land Values are shown 20
have gone UP nearly forty per cent in
the last six years
Governor Cunm.ns used to always
arrive a. The assessment % the rail-
roads by capitalizing their net earn
iags.' said j C. Davis attorney for the
Northwestern today He claimed to
consider everything but in fact that Is
the way ne got a. IL He used 70 claim
that the average actual value Of farm
land N Iowa was about $50 an acre
when any one knows thar il would he
good business 70 buy i at -hat and sell
II .or what il will bring But ASSESSING
the roads by capitalizing thei., earn
iags would mean a reduction OF the as
sessmenr This year and that ought TO
be done"
II property were TO be assessed on a
capitalization Of its net earnings the
fact that land values have gone up
forty per cen: in the last six years will
not argue for reduction Of the rail-
road assessment or for an increase in
farm assessment. For while farm lands
have jumped in value the farmers are
not making apprsciably more than thew
did six years ago and where farms are
rented in very few instances have the
rents been raised. It is claimed therc-
+ fore that the price at which farms sell
I simply indicates their scarcity and
/ their desirability as perfectly safe in
vestments.
The increases in the gross earnings
4 and the taxes paid by the FIVE larges.
railroads Of the state is shown by the
4 following for q period of nine years
i the figures being for the calendar years
given
Gross earnings for the year 1900 and
taxes paid that year:
Cross Faruio pS TayaS Paid