The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-01-20
GOV. CARROLL
FOR GOOD ROADS
One Thousand Enthusiasts Expected
at State Meeting.
THE TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS
State Library Gets Copy of Billy Pat.
terson's Book = State Officials
VIII Not Comply With
Bank Requests.
Bureau Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines, Ia. Jan. 10.

DeS MONIES, Ia, Jan. 10.
The sentiment for good roads, SO
ably promulgated by Governor Car
roll, is growing wonderfully in all sec.
lions of the state, If one may Judge
by the numerous letters which the
governor is every day receiving. From
the time mention was made of his in
tention to call good roads conven-
ton down to the present date, prom
inent men in all walks of life and
from all sections of the state have
told him that they are with him in
this movement. 1t means that the
March convention will be the greatest
gathering of its kind in the history of
Ine state. The Des Moines CONNER
cial Club and the Greater Des Moines
have undertaken to provide the meet
ing place and look after hotel accom-
modations. 1t is expected that fully
1000 good roads enthusiasts will be
in attendance. Chief interest cen
tiers in the county supervisors. 1t is
generally realized that they win have
to play the most important part in the
convention, for the reason that much
of the work of improving the high
ways will fall on the shoulders Of
county supervisors. From the letters
which these officials are sending to
Governor Carroll there seems no
question but that the supervisors of
the various counties stand ready to
back movement for good roads. They
have indicated that they are ready to
do all in their power and some of them
will probobly present defnate plans.
s.
Upon his return from a lecture tour
before the various farmers institutes
of the state, DIR. A. E. Kepford, state
tuberculosis expert, announced that
there is widespread movement
among the various counties of the
state for the erection of county hos
pitfalls as provided for by the last
legislature. The counties that are
agitating this movement have In mind
the tuberculosis retreat which such a
hospital will furnish. DR.. Kepford
believes and so stated today, that be-
fore another year is passed nearly
half of the counties of the state will
have taken definite action towards
the erection of those county hospi-
tails, where special attention can be
given, by each county to the care of
the tubercular patients of the county.
AT every institute which | visited
/ found that the farmers were strong
ly in favor of such an institution"
said DR.. Kepford in discussing the
proposition today. While the hospi.
tails are designed to care for persons
suffering with with all manner of dis
ease, the tubercular retreat phase of
the proposition is the one big factor
which is giving the movement
strength and winning for it many
friends"
IS
Through the efforts of Johnson
Brigham, state librarian, the state H.
brary has secured one of the first
printed copies of Billy Patterson's
book describing the attempt which
was made in the early part of the
sixteenth century to COLOMBO Pana-
ma. The story tells of the adven-
turers of that famous character of
that period. The adventure proved a
dismal failure and the book was writ
ten in its defense, charges involving
the English throne having been made
at the time. Patterson afterwards set
tied down and became the founder
of what Is now known as the Bank of
England. 1t has been one of
the surprises of history that an ad-
venturer as wild as Billy Patterson
is reported to have been, should have
become the founder of so stable and
conservative an institution as the
Bank of England.
Librarian Brigham believes that the
book is one of the mast valuable ad-
ditions which has ever been made to
the state library in many months. The
print is perfect, showing that the ink
and paper Of that time were even
more durable than the present ma
terials.
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Several state officials have discoy- |
cred what they think may be an at
tempt on the Part of an eastern bank
ing house to obtain the mailing Of
state reports to them at a rate cheap
er than that provided by the national
post Office department. In letters
which these officials are receiving the
banking house tells them that II they
will place the words Entered at the
Des Moines Post Office as Second
Glass Matter" that they can send
these reports at the rate of cent for
four ounces while II they do not put
these words on the packages they will
be compelled to send them at a
higher rate. The banking concern
pays the postage in order to get the
various annual reports and hence
their object is to reduce the postage
bill as much as possible. AS a mat.