Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Reported by Our Special Cores.
pOndent at the State Capitol.
CORPORATIONS DRIVEN AWAY
Peterson Law Operates Against
State. The Hunters License
Money, the State Fair and
Other Interesting
Items.

Other Interesting
- Items.
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 6.-That
Governor B. F. Carroll. will recon-
mend in his biennial message to the
legislature this winter an amend
ment or repeal of the Peterson law
has been made evident by his ad-
dress here last week before repre-
sentative of the Commercial Gibbs
of Iowa cities. Governor Carroll
said:
"The enforcement of the Peter
son law. has no doubt hurt the peo-
PIE Of this state. It has driven out
side capital from the state. it has
injured home corporations. So
believe the legislature should take
it up and change it II possible; but
/ do not favor its repeal entirely
for am strongly opposed to the
watering Of stocks. But some pro-
vision should be made so that it
will encourage and not discourage
the investment of capital in Iowa.
Our anxiety and our earnest desire
to control corporations in our state,
/ believe, in many instances has
prompted US to go beyond the limit
in choosing those powers. In de-
fining such powers we should not
cripple industries by the enactment
of unfavorable laws"
At a meeting of all the republican
candidates for congress in Iowa held
q few days ago in Des Moines a
resolution was unanimously adopt
ed favOring the elimination of fac
tional differences in the republican
party and they pledged themselves
to do all In their power to secure
the election of every candidate on
the republican ticket. One striking
paragraph of the resolutionfollows:
I'VE believe with President Taft
and Theodore Roosevelt, that the
time for republicans to fight is at
the primaries and the conventions
and not at the polls. fully believ-
ing that every nominee of our party
at the late primary and convention
was fairly nominated and is worthy
OF the honest support of every re-
publican"
According to the records of nom-
nations made by parties for the
legislature this coming winter. the
Republicans have lost four men,
bers and the Democrats have lost
eight. Chairman N. F. Reed of the
Democratic state central committee
has been making q tour of the state
to ascertain possibilities of victory
for Democrats in the matter of legis-
lators. Committeeman Henry RE
gleman Of Des Moines who has the
legislative program in charge says
no blank cartridges will be fred and
that fights will be made by the
Democrats only in those districts
where there Is hope of victory.
The legislature this winter will
probably settle the question of what
to do with the large amount of
money collected by the state from
hunters licenses. Sportsmen claim
It should be spent to improve the
stock of game in the state. Inas-
much as there are no public hunt
ing grounds and farmers have to
BY good will let hunters tramp over
their land, they feel. in many in
stances. that some of the money at
least should be used to improve
roads over which both hunter and
farmer must travel
OF the 5000 corporations in Iowa
but 1000 have 80 far paid their an
nual tax. Beginning September
penalty Of 81 is attached and these
delinquents, instead of paying 81.
viii have to pay 50. Incidentally
their negligence enriches the state
about 100000 additional.
According to advices received
during the past few days at the
state capitol q decided victory has
been won by the Iowa Board of
Railway Commissioners for the MIL
waukee road HAS consented to ac-
cept the ruling of the board with
regard to coal shipments received
at Davenport for delivery within
Iowa. The company at nrst refused |
70 comply with the ruling Of the
Railway Commissioners and the
board accordingly brought suit in |
Folk county district court TO enforce
thAle ruling. Judge Hugh Brennan |
SulS1 against the railway company.
- the Milwaukee secured N n.