Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-10-06
RATES MAY CO I!p'I
fraternal Societies Hav oe, goo
iowa
""Noo' ELECTED PRESIDENT
ia People Have Reputation Of Be
ing Most Law-Abiding and Most
prosperous-Best AIl-Around
State in the Union.

Des Moines. Sept. 24.-"The exact
nhmber of policy holders In Iowa who
are enrolled on the books OF frater-
nal societies amounts to 262,539. This
great army of men and women are a
power in the affairs of our state, a
power for the advancement or fra
ternalism, a power in whatever d.
rection their energies and efforts may
be expended"
Thus President William Koch of
the Iowa Fraternal congress defined
the extent OF fraternal insurance In
Iowa in his annual report made be-
fore the opening session.
Fifty delegates representing TWEEN
ty-five organizations were in attend
ance. .". t
High praise was given by President
Koch in his report. Already does
Iowa have the reputation as the best
educated, the most law abiding, the
most prosperous, the best all-around
state in the union" he said
The growth of the fraternal insur-
ance was shown in the following
statement: During the year 1909
there were fifty societies licensed to
do business in the state of Iowa. The
total membership of these societies
on Jan. 1, 1910. aggregated 4,442.354.
In Iowa 34,61S new policy holders
were secured during the year 1909"
Fraternal insurance societies are
the strongest financially OF any in.
surance concerns in the United
States, according to experts who talk
ed before the Iowa fraternal congress
but there was an opinion generally
expressed that the rates Of fraternal
insurance should be raised in order
to provide larger reserve fund.
1t is the belief of many of the dele
gates that members Of fraternal or
CARNATIONS are opposed to an in
crease in rates and that it will be
necessary to legislate to that end.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: William Kock
of Des Moines, president; Emma B.
Manchester of Omaha, Neb., vice
president; John w Geiger Of Cedar
Rapids, secretary. The executive
committee includes the officers and
two others who were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Ann NJ. Bair. Webster
City; V. A. Young. Waterloo.
Des Moines was selected as the
next annual meeting place for the
Iowa Fraternal congress. A resolution
to that effect was adopted unanimous
ly by the delegates Of the convention.
Ask Freight Rate Increase.
Telegraph operators and employees
OF the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railway company have filed a
long petition with the state railway
commission. asking that the freight
rates in Iowa be increased.
They declare that it is for their
interest to see that the railway com.
panies are treated justly in the mat
ter OF rates In order that the com
panies may prosper and that there
may be no reduction of wages.
In addition the telegraphers claim
that the public OF today is demand
ing better service. better accommo-
dations, better everything in the
railway line than In the past, and that
this demand makes 1t more expensive
for the railroads to operate than
formerly.
The commission in reply to the
telegraphers stated that their petit.
ton would be taken up at the same
time as the petition of the Greater
Des Moines committee for a reduc.
ton OF freight rates
Big Sum For Premiums.
More than $4,000 has been paid
out by the state agricultural associa-
ton for premiums this year. The
total amount is $51.6O0. This is an
increase of $4,000 over the payments
OF last year and more than two and
a half times the payments of 1901
when the total reached $4,000.
The sums paid in the different de.
partments were: Horses, $10,381;
cattle, $11,77S; hogs, $4.135; sheep,
s2,146; poultry. $1.O36; agriculture.
$5,074; fruit. 1892; pantry and kitch-
en-, s79s; dairy, $500; horticulture,
$S41; fine arts. $1.752; schools. SAT-:
scholarships. $1,000; speed. $1O,735.
Half Million Fees Collected.
Secretary of State Hayward has
made his biennial report on fee col
lections for the period ended June
80 last, which shows a total of fees
collected through his office and turn.
ed over to the state treasury Of $780,
927.S9. OF this amount over $84 900
was paid by owners of motor vehicles
and over $4,000 came from oil in
spection under his direction.
Colonel Cummings Sword.
The state historical department
will acquire the sword of the late
Col. H. ]. B. Cummings of Winterset,
who was colonel of the 39th Iowa
during the war. 1t will be the gift
of his daughter, Mrs. Laura ]. Miller.
Phone Companies to Pay More Taxes.
Iowa telephone companies, under
the assessment made last July, will
pay taxes on an assessment about
100000 greater than last year, or a
total of about s3,947, 900. There are
334 rural phone exchanges in Iowa.
D. A. r. Conference In Cedar Falls.
A number of Des Moines women
will attend the state conference of
the d. A. r. which meets In Cedar
Falls, October 1890. Miss Har-
riet Lake of independence is state