Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-23
ABANDON IH[ ATTACK
MEN WHO FAVOR STOCK WATER
ling QUIT FIGHT ON IOWA \
LAW.
WILL RENEW REPEAL EFFORTS
If LEGISLATURE is FRIGHT"
State Food and Dairy Commissioners
Wright Closing Up Business Prepar-
atory to Retiring Has Record of
Law Enforcement = chautauqua
Squad Not in Big Demand.
Special to Times-Republican.

/ Special to Times Republican.
Des AIoines. March es.-The fight
J which was started by certain brokers
and spectators here some time ago to
+ secure repeal of the Iowa law forbid
ding stock watering and the fraud of
! capitalization. has been tempo
rarily laid aside but it is certain that
( if the right interests secure control of
( the legislature the repeal will be I'M
/ dertaken and in this they expect to
| have the sympathy of those in high
power in the state. James 6. Berry
! hill of this city started the movement
i for repeal and it was taken up by at
| torneys for several of the larger corpo-
rations which are not legally doing
business in the state. The claim is
| made that corporations are being ham
pered by inability to issue stock which
represents Intangible values; but as
matter of fact the state executive
council which has authority to decide
such matters has passed upon the mer-
| its of over 500 cases since the law went
into effect In no meritorious case has
I
There was much complaining at che
outset on the part of interurban pro-
rnoters but this seems to have been
only transient in nature as now the
promoters of interurbans say they have
no trouble.
H R. Wright, state dairy and food
commissioner, is engaged in closing up
his business preparatory to quitting the
office. He has practically built up the
office from nothing. and both in the
matter of protecting the cream cries
and in protecting the public from food
frauds he has established the depart
ment on a firm basis. He has an ex-
cellent force organized in every depart
ment and working tremendously. 1t is
stated that while at first the merchants
of the state felt that the enforcement
of the law in regard 10 labels and pure
food was a hardship on them and they
were inclined to blame Commissioner
Wright. theySare now well pleased with
his administration of the office ana
many of them sincerely regret that ne
is to leave the service Of the state.
The chautauqua squad being organ
lied for the standpatters in Iowa is
said by the ciautauqua managers to
be not very large nor very much in de-
mand. Thus far Sidney Foster, sec
rotary of a big life insurance COM
pany. is the only one known to be on
a chautauqua speech. There was e1-
pectation that Shirley Gillilland would
be a feature Of the new squad but ne
is tied up with an agreement for joint
debates with Miss Won Petzold.
Charles erik, of Davenport, who is
to address the Grant Club here on
THURSDAY evening. is one of the prom
Using lawyers of the younger genera
ton in eastern Iowa a German OF fns
education, thorough republican in full
sym patily with the principles Of the
party and helper in the good work
done in Iowa. Some surprise was ex-
pressed that he should consent to speak
in Des Moines when it is now practi-
cally assured that he will have clear
sailing in the race for congress. There
was some talk of trying TO induce
Dawson TO reconsider but this is said
now 10 be out Of the question.
The organization of the Farmers Co
operative company of Jacobs, Powe-
sniek county, is reminder that the CO.
operative movement is shifting south
ward and that in time the farmers of
the southern part of the state will join
in organizing for mutual help. At the
recent state convention of the Co
opera tives it was pointed out that they
are nearly all among the farmers OF
northern Iowa. The men in the move
n.ent say that it has been very difficult
20 interest the farmers of the southern
part of the state in this method Of
| marketing their stuff.
| Attorney General Byers Is being at
F.. tackled for alleged failure TO secure an
amendment to the Iowa antitrust law
| 50 az 10 make it possible to enforce the
/ same. Mr.. Byers in fact wrote bill
/ for house members at the last session
! which would have cured the defect and
! il was turned down.
| Secretary John Simpson OF the state
| board of agriculture has started the
work of advertising Iowa little earlier
/ this year than ever before and one is
1 sue of Greater Iowa" has been sent
/ thru the mails Mr.. Simpson has long
! believed that immense good could come
| to the state thru systematic advertis-
| ing of the state and that the state fair
| is one of the best helps in advertising
/ the state.
1 Judge Prouty has returned from the
! south and entered the political fight
/ with renewed zeal He believes that
| the events of the past week in Wash
| ington have but emphasized the neces-
sity for the people of Iowa standing
! firm for the right of the representatives
| to participation in the government, and
that the desperate struggle over the is
sue of Cannouisn has merely awaken
| ed the voters to the situation. Judge
Prouty has several dates this week out
in the back townships where the farm
ers are eager to hear the truth In re-