The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-02-09

Vice-Pres.-B. G. Brown, CoifaX.
Secy-Treas.--W o. Ride, Media
polls.
Mr.. McGrary was not present at
| the afternoon meeting, having re-
turned TO his home, and Mr.. Brown,
vice-president, took up the new work
that was 20 come before the associa-
ton. He was escorted to the chair
by the chairman of the nominating
committee, C. M. Porter, of Oskaioo-
sa. $50
Cost of Doing Business.
John w. Barry. of Cedar Rapids,
was the first on he afternoon pro-
gram. He had charge of a round
table, the subject being THE Cost OF
Doing Business" About one hun.
dred lumbermen were present 10
hear this address.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Barry
made a few remarks about the sta e
of Iowa. He emphasized the fact
that we had a good state, but we do
have laws that are detriment and
hindrance To honest business. Mr..
Barry classed our business with that
of gambling and other games OF
chance" He stated that the laws
as they stand today are driving fac
tories away from Iowa; are driving
money out of .he state, and likewise
driving the people out OF the state.
He advised each lumber dealer to go
home and get busy to see what in
fiuence they could have with the SEN
ator and representative from their
district. He suggested that the rem.
edy for the Iowa laws is to have
them changed on the basis Of other
states.
Resail lumbermen have no basis
on which TO do business. On this
subject the speech was directed and
many Iumbermen got many good
pointers. Pr in geometry is 3.l4l6.
When multiplied by the diameter of
the circle, il gives the circumference.
Thus a 2 inch circle is 6.2S32 inches
around it, Lumber ri multiplied by
delivered price gives the full circle
Of 80 costs and makes pantry pie pos.
sible What il your PO?" Mr.. Bar
ry told every man to deduct a GER
\ tain salary, figure interest on the
money invested and to figure the de-
| pTecia ion on the buildings in order
to get full costs. Mr. Barry stated
that in his Investigations that no
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cent, and from that on 20 80 per Get.
Alex Miller in Action.
Alex X. Miller, editor of the Wash.
| ington Uowa) Democrat, followed
Mr. Barry on the program with a
speech on What is the Matter With
Iowa." He started out by saying
that he would not be humorous, as
he believed the lumbermen needed
the grace OF God more than they did
humor, so h would talk on theology.
After mentioning many OF the good
men of the Bible and many OF the
bad ones in this Good Book, he told
OF some Of the good democrats and
many OF the good republicans, name.
| ly, Jackson, Lincoln and others, the
point he was after was made clear 10
| all. He said that if one-half the
things that are :old on each other by
the Progressiyes and Standpat:ers
were true. then they all ought TO be
| in Jail Then he said that he was
ashamed to think that Iowa had lost
| in population, while every other
state had increased its inhabitants.
II Is not because Iowa does not have
the men, for she has men today that
are filling the best positions in every
walk Of life. He mentioned few OF
these grea. men, and complimented
oskaloosa for being the residence OF
John p. White. The majority OF
these great men come from humble
parentage, so ancestry don't always
count, and in fact, hardly ever counts.
! One Of the faults OF Iowa Is too
much politics. Mr. Miller Is tired Of
the mukraking and saws that there
Is 100 much OF It. Too much politics
Is causing the people TO leave the
Estate, His speech was heard with In
terest throughout. and was greeted
with applause al every cciDma, semi
colon and period. " am
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