Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-08
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF
srArE,.To De PUBLISHED
M BROADCAST.
LEc,sLATuRE TO BE ASKED
TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS
Decrease in Rural Census Brings Con-
ditions 70 Attention Of Lawmakers
G. A. r. Wants Appropriation for
Addition to Soldiers Home-coal
Rate Decrease Expected Soon.
to Times-Republlcan.

Des Moines. Dec. S.-The work which
years, under the leadership of the state
department. OF agriculture, TO system
atica,ly organize for spreading to the
world the agricultural resources of the
state. bids fair to come to head at
the coming session Of the legislature.
Secretary John Simpson, and others in
touch with his department, have mad.
before the legislature in other years
bills to provide a fund for enabling the
people who know to compile and publsn
the information and fact; regarding
Iowa a agriculture and resources which.
if published broadcast, would check the,
tendency to decrease in the population
But legislators have secuted the plans
as unnecessary and have refused 10
consider any scheme for advertising
the state Now. by reason Of the census
revelations. great many people nave
become interested in the subject ana
are ready to join in asking the lsgls-
lature to take up the matter seriously.
Clubs, ASSOCIATIONS, and various organl-
cations have become converted to the
advertising idea, and the result VIII
probably be the making of start in
the right direction.
Phil Schaller. chairman of the visit
ing committee of the Ct. A. r.. DEPART
rnent of Iowa. in company With MIS-.
Weldon. state president of the w. n.
c.. called upon the board OF contfoi ID
urge help in securing a larger appro-
Dria ton for the soldiers home. What
we want is simply that which is need
ed" said Mr.. Schaller. There is great
need of more room for the old couples.
The building we have is filled anu III -
very popular. There should be an APP
preparation for new wing and we 1eel
sure that the legislature will grant the
appropriation.
A decision from the railroad COM
mission is expected in the Iowa coal
likely to be a decision that will attract
great deal of attention. The prob
lem ahead of the commission is almost
the identical problem before the inter-
state commerce commission. that or
deciding whether a rate is reast naole
and fixing a basis for the establishments
| of a reasonable freight rate. The Iowa
! commission has had before it many
times questions touching certain sch,' l.
Jules which might be adjusted in refer
ence to other schedules; but in this coal
Tease the question involved is that OF q
rate which shall be remuneratve and
therefore will stand the test sure TO pe
applied by the corrts. The attorneys
| in arguing the case covered the Whols
ground Of the basis of rate making ana
the commission will be called upon TO
Law down some general principles that
will prove of interest to the railroads
and the general public
(, 1T is possible that the court decision
here sustaining w. B. Barney, state
food and dairy commissioner. III the
matter of the proper labelling OF mixed
oil sold as "linseed oil" will not END the
matter in the courts. The controversy
was really over what the supreme
court meant in q recent decision up
holding the law An Omaha company
was selling as "linseed oil' a mixture
of linseed oil and petroleum, claiming
exemption because it was not labeled
! .p,1re Iinseed oil" and because OF
some qualifying phrases. Now Com
missioner Barney will proceed to pros
ecute a score or more of dealers VINO
have handled the mixture. But the
fight had become very bitter and the
Omaha house had in fact sent out CIR
culars to dealers in Iowa making d
bitter and malicious attack upon the
commissioner and his inspectors, ac-,
cusing them of unfairness, faVorltlsiil'
and protection of other makes OF OIL.
1t is a question whether or not the
attack was not libelous and SUBJECTS
the senders TO various state and fed;
eral penalties. Commissioner Barney!
had really proceeded as measure Oh
necessity for the protection OF many
purchasers of oil in Iowa who had
made complaint. The court decisions
now make the way for. enforcement OF
the law plain.
The Des Moines press club has in
vited DR. Cook to speak in Des
Moines. 1t is believed he would draw
a big crowd if he would present
diagram of his methods OF getting
away with both sides of a remarkable
game of taking.
The smallpox epidemic at BraddE-
willie on the Missouri state line is
practically surrounded. but the town