Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-08

The eighth annual convention of the
Iowa State Manufacturers Association
opened this morning with an attend
ance of about fifty members. The con-
vention will continue thruout tomorrow
and it is expected that the attendance
will be greatly increased before the
session adjourns.
The officers of the association are:
President-Dillon Turney, Fairfield.
Vice PRESIDENT. Nj. Downey, Cedar
Rapids.
Treasurer-S. w. Mercer. Iowa City.
Secretary-G. A. Wrightman, Des
Moines.
The sessions are being held in the
west court room, and the program this
morning opened with the annual adj
dress of the president The principal
discussion of the opening session was
that of insurance, both fire and labil-
ity. This topic was of great lntereS
owing to the fact that the association
will make recommendations TO the
Thirty fourth general assembly or
Iowa in an effort to get such legisla-
ture thru that will place both the en-
ployers and the employees ON a surer
and safer footing as regards protec-
tion of each in the matter Of liability
risks.
| The National Association of Manu-
facturers has taken up the matter OF
| liability insurance and it is hoped that
such laws will soon be enacted as to
make it possible for both heads Of
manufacturing plants and the men
they employ to adjust matters and at
the same time get Justice.
The discussion was general and
many of the members expressed them
| selves. The discussion was made in
teresting with an outline of the liabil-
| ity laws now in effect in Germany and
| England and a, detailed description of
the methods employed by insurance
companies in taking liability risks.
| Several members, who participated
in the discussion, are carrying liability
insurance and find the plan very salts
factory, both to the manufacturers and
the men employed. The rate of insur-
ance varies as the nature of the risks
assumed vary, but in most cases it was
believed that the premiums were not
excessive.
In some Iowa plants the employees
their own, which have so far proven
satisfactory.
Both in the liability companies and
the mutual organizations there is q
tendency to do away with litigation,
which it is argued, works to the dis
advantage of the head of the plant and
the men in practically all cases.
The association will prepare for the
bills to come before the next legisla-
'ture in regard to employers liability
and it is the purpose of the meeting
today to adopt measures to meet the
arguments advanced by the friends of
the bill. The enactment of such laws
may be expected, not alone in Iowa,
but turnout the country. These laws
may be of such a drastic nature that
they will work a great hardship on the
manufacturers of the country and this
is the matter they desire most to guard
against.
In the minds of many some sort of
provision can be made to insure both
manufacturers and employees. either by
taking liability insurance or by some
sort of mutual organization, which Will
give better result than will drastic
measure enacted by the legislature.
Among the recommendations which
| will probably be made to the legisla-
|ture ar a bulk sales bill; the reorgan-
| ization of the board of railroad COM
| missioners, the board to consist OF
three non-partisan commissioners. one
with a general knowledge of the traffic
| law the members to be elected FOR
| term of six years at salary OF S5,-
900; a bill providing that railroads and
express companies be ordered to ADJUST
| and pay claims on business wholly
| within the state within sixty days, and
! on Interstate business within ninety
days, the bill to be modelled upon the
law of South Carolina, recently con-
| firmed by the supreme court of the
United States; regulation of the car
supply and movement; the appoint
ment of a state fire marshal by the
governor, for term of two years, and
at salary of $4,000 per year; the APP
| pointment of a tax commission, two
] members to be from the house of rep
resentatives appointed by the speaker.
| one from the senate appointed by the
! president of the senate and two ap-
| pointed by the governor; reform of
judicial procedure; a good roads bill;
a bill enabling any state or savings
| bank or loan and trust company, hav-
ing a paid up capital Of not less than
$4,000, to act as guardian, admins
traitor, executor, trustee. assignee. re-
ceiver, custodian, agent, or conservatoS
of any money or property, with author
ity to make investment of trust funds.
for the purpose of getting Iowa capital
into Iowa industries, and a plan for the
incorporation of industrial training into
| the public schools OF the state.
This afternoon the discussion was
devoted to transportation and indus
| trial education.