Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-10
DEMAND FOR GASOLINE IN IOWA
INCREASED WITH COMING OF
JOY WAGONS.
STATE MAKES BIG PROFIT
IN OIL INSPECTION FEES
Gossip Connects Name Of Dr.. Shelton
as Successor Of Or. Storms When
Ames President Retires-State COL
Ieses May Be Put on Carnegie PEN
sion List in Near Future.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Feb. 10.-The automobile
industry has occasioned an enormous
increase in the sale of gasoline in Iowa
in the past ten years. There has been
an increase in the sale of kerosne at
the same time, but nothing as COM
sales
During the year 1909 the state of
Iowa had profit of s34,447.45 in the
matter OF inspection of oils. The total
of fees collected was s61,a13s0 The
cost of the work is therefore about half
what the consumers of oil pay for the
same
During the year there was inspected
ana approved as suitable for illunlinat-
ing purposes a total of S44, 37e barrels of
kerosene. There was also reported to
the department as received for sale
264.569 barrels of oil suitable for gas
olene. Some OF this comes in as gas
olene and some OF it is rejected kero-
sere
But ten years ago the number of bar
rels OF kerosene approved was 2s3.3e7
showing an increase of $1,000 barrels.
Ter years ago there was brought into
the state S1o9. $50 barrels of ga solene. OF
$4,000 barrels less than last year
Secretary Moore Of The state phar-
macy hoard is Of the opinion that the
movement on the part OF the state
bo2-i q health 70 have The distribution
Of 6t1htaeria an-itoxi!. made thru that
baly ir- - by the druggists of the
state is IL the wrong direction. Ee
states that there i . wrong impression
abroad thai the druggists make big
rro.tt on the sale of the antitoxtn. The
fact Is that all Of it is sold at fixed
rrfec am that a druggist must keep on
hand q supply that is very costly. ana
that at states periods 1t must be re-
turned 70 the factory and rev stuff be
supplied The druggists OF the state
rzu resist the proposed plan of having
the state board of health control tie
entire matter for the further reason
that. as they say. it is a substance that
IS wanted for immediate use and
+ delay OF twelve or twenty-four hours in
getting the antitoxin may be fatal.
Their plan of having the state control
the antitoxin was consi eos By the
board of health at the last meeting.
but it is believed no serious effort Will
ner OF distribution.
$50
Despite denials that have been mad
ere Is a belief prevalent in circles
7ugl7, n know. that President
.s7rrls, of the Iowa State College, ha $
. mind q resignation 70 take effect at
ne close of the present year. For one
-;7iag which started the suggestion it
has been intimated that .Aera was
meaning in the statement which cane
from Indianola at the time Of the res
ignation of President Shelton, Of
Simpson College. to the effect that he
Shelton) was to take another very
prominent educational position. II is
Il recalled that following the death of
President Beardshear. DR.. Shelton was
q very active candidate for the presi-
dency at Ames, and was strongly
urged by his friends for that place.
Now Il is announced that Shelton IS
10 take a trip to Europe: but it is
known that ne expects 10 again re-en-
ter educational work. The friends Of