Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-19

sion seems now certain. Several things
are happening which indicate what is
coming.
| The corporations have dscreed that
the Peterson anti-stock watering law
shall be repealed SO that stock water
! ing can go on under the old system and
without any restraint by the state Of
fcials.
a determined effort is to be made to
prevent the election to the raiiroa
commission of Clifford Thorne. the
progressive candidate. and falling in
{ this the demand will be made that the
commission be made appointive.
! The withdrawal of special rates from
Iowa because of the 2-cent fare law
and other legislation said to be I'M
friendly 10 the railroads will force an
issue on the rate question which is
sure 10 become conspicuous in poll
! tics
/ The demand of the railroads for no
/ further Increase of assessments 10 keep
pace wiki the enormous increase in
taxable valuation Of other forms of
property will again raise a question as
TO railroad influence in state politics.
Franchise troubles in Des Moines
viii force the legislature to act in the
matter of giving city governr ents
greater power of investigation into the
business of all public service corpora
tons.
T Demand for a change In the manner
Of taxing railroads so that the terminal
property shall De taxed locally will
bring up a new and interesting phase
! Of that subject.
! Troubles over passenger rates IN
Iowa may lead TO the legislature giving
the railroad commission specific power
to reduce passenger rates where SIM
liar reductions are granted elsewhere.
The fact that foreign corpora tons
doing business in Iowa are not taxed
/ or an equality with state corporations
/ is becoming known TO so many persons
that the demand may be made for a
very radical law in regard TO such
matters.
A very large program relating 70
corporation questions has been laid out
for the legislature, The public service
corporations will again make an effort
for a law that will relieve them from
much of the trouble they have had
with the local authorities.
The railroads Of Iowa increased their
earnings last year by 100000 be-
cause of which they will pay an in
crease os about $4,000 in taxes the
next year.
Their taxes as actually paid last
wear. amounted to So sos 900 This will
be increased 10 s2,5l5.0o0 for the next
year.
The Increase In valuation as made by
the council was stated by Governor
Carroll, at the conclusion OF the work,
20 be ss46, 600 in round numbers. This
is the actual value, the assessed value
or table value, being one-fourth of that
or s236,500. The average tax paid is
about - mills, which would mean an
increase in the railroad taxes Of So
$50
There We're, in fact. no increases in
assessments 10 the railroads, but rath-
Ar a slight readjustrnent and equaliZins
Of the assessments. The increases made
were where new branches had never
yet been brought UP to the average, as
! in the case of branches of the Milwau-
kee. Illinois Central and the Des
Moineg and Fort Dodge roads.
The Abba and Centerville line was
( reduced Oh the plea that 1t IS in fact
being operated at a loss and ought
really not to pay any taxes.
! There We're no surprises in the as
sessment as it had been known for
some time that no material changes
would be made.
| The council is onw up against a few
simple matters before deciding on the
| tax levy. The real estate and personal
! property assessment shows an increase
/ in valuation Of about $4,000. 900, which
will have some effect on the tax levy
A progressive state official YESTERDAY
called attention TO the brand Of har.
n1ony which is being proposed by The
! factional papers Of the state. He ex-
| hibited a copy of the leading repubIi-
can paper of Pag county which con.
tains what is palnled off on the voters
Of that county as .fthe republican tick.
ct and which includes the following:
For railroad commissioners-Jam H
Wilson David J. Palmer" The alleg
ed ticket" is also silent as to any can
didate for clerk of the supreme cour
or reporter Of the supreme court
-Messrs- Thorne. Garrett and Cornwall
are all progressives. They support thu
republican platform and republica,
principles. They have never bolted tn
ticket. Their friends are not now pre-
pairing to bolt the ticket.
The story is being printed that tn
graduates of the Des Moines higl
school cannot spell and that of 1877 wt'
took the examination for certificates
only SO will be able to teach school be
cause OF failure to spell words correctly
State Superintendent Riggs, who hal
charge Of the examinations, states tina
there We're just fifty graduates of tn,
Des Moines high school who were ex
amined. None OF them have taken f1na
examinations. None OF these were eli
gible to first grade certificates. Ate
, the final examinations he will make
computation to show how many faile
but this cannot be done now becaus
all have chance for a second exami
nation in studies where they failed i
June.
The matter OF reducing rates for tn
Iowa state fair has not been dispose
OF by the railroads, contrary to a
rumors about the same The fair man