Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-29
IOWA CATTLE ASSOCIATION
FiLEs ARTICLES or lNcoR.
PoRArIoN.
CAMPAIGN or EDUCATION
70 Dc UNDERTAKEN
Corps 81 spsalssrs viii d Put In Field
and Best Cattle Industry Will es
Represented &C Farmer Institutes
To Rival Dairy Industry Promotion
-otato Aid Voted.
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| Des Moines. Dec. 2s.-The Iowa Beef
Cattle Association became q reality to-
day and very soon will be ready to
start big state campaign for encour-
agement and advancement of the beef
cattle industry in Iowa.
Charles Fischer. Jr.. of Botna, Shelby
county. president Of the association.
aled the articles Of incorporation with
the secretary Of state today. A meet
ing will be held Jan. 8 to start the
work.
1t is recalled that the last session
Of the legislature appropriated $4,000
to be used for promotion of interest IN
dairying and beef cattle raising, equally
between the two. The dairy association
has been at work several years with
out state aid. The legislature provided
that the money for the beef cattle in
dustry should be expended under d.
rection Of state association when
| such an association should have not
less than 500 members. During the
| state fair start for organization was
made, and now the 500 members have
been secured and the organization is
| complete.
The plan Is, according to Mr.. Escher,
to put out corps Of the very best
speakers familiar with the beef cattle
! industry and to have this work repre-
sented at all farmers institutes and
| short courses. Whether there will be
special trains to arouse interest in the
subject will depend upon the interest
| aroused.
Mr.. Escher Is a former member Of
the board Of agriculture and now menu
Der Of the Iowa house. He won the
grand champion prize at the Inter1la-
tional stock show for the best carload
lot Of beef cattle. Mr.. Burge. Of Nit.
Vernon. another prominent cattle rails
er, is secretary of the newly organized
association.
The raisers Of beef cattle have long
felt that the dairy interests were be-
ing pushed ahead Of the beef interests,
and that 1t was quite as valuable the
state should take up their branch Of
stock raising. In the last session Of the
legislature there was some rivalry be-
| tween the two as to the matter Of ap-
preparation and 1t was finally decided
the money should be appropriated, 81
500 to each.
A move Of considerable political sig
nificance is reported to be under way
here. It IL stated that Joe R. Long,
manager Of the Carroll campaign for
governor. Is to move from Osceola TO
Des Moines, where he will become editor
Of good roads Journal or publication
devoted to the organization Of highway
associations. It Is stated that he will
be succeeded az editor Of the Osceola
Sentinel by Mr.. Abbott. an attache Of
the state auditors Office who formerly
lived at Creston, where he was county
1 officer.
I Mr.. Long has been one of the most
aggressive and persistent Of the stand
pat editors of southern Iowa and is
regarded as one Of the ablest Of the
editors Of the. state. His coming to
Des Moines will be Of political import
ance in the Eighth district where he
has been q leader for years.
The state tax commission intends to
announce some dates for meetings next
month when the commission will be
glad to hear from the people Of the
state who have suggestions to make as
to how to patch up our tax and revenue
system. The commission has gathered
information and has virtually COM
pleted two or three bills bearing on
the subject but before preparing the
report desires to hear from the people
as to what they believe ought to be
done. The commission which was ap-
pointed by Governor Carroll has done
q great deal Of hard work on the sub
ject and believes 1t will be able to
make a report that will be of value to
the legislature in fixing up the laws.
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Governor Clarke stopped over in Des
Moines few minutes yesterday. hav
ing occasion to visit the state law
| library.
81 have never been buster in my life
with court work." he said at the train.
"and have not had time to think Of
politics for . long time. The term Of
court In my county commences the
first Of the month and I shall give It
my attention. But the information that
comes to me voluntarily from every
part Of the state indicates that have
great many friends In Iowa and my
candidacy IL taking care Of ITSELF
Republicans in the city this week have
almost without exception reported an
increase in the favorable feeling toward
the candidacy Of Clarke for governor.
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The contract for the design Of the
figure Of a soldier to be placed on the
soldiers monument at Keokuk has
been let by the state executive council
to Mr.. Hubbard. . sculptor Of Chicago.
q former Iowa man. The figure will be
cut in fine Vermont granite.
A crusade to clean up the dance halls
OF Des Moines and to stop the increase
Of vice In the city has been started and
It promises to have good results. The
present proposal IL to have the dance
halls regulated and restricted and to
have police matrons present. An
ordinance providing for this will be
adopted by the council The dance hall
evil IL an old standing one IN this city
and has been the subject Of much COM
ment In the newspapers In the past.
Calhoun County Has Fewer Saloons.
Special 20 Times-Republican.
Denison. Dec. 20.-The decision Of
the Iowa supreme court holding the law
limiting the number Of saloons in
city to one for each one thousand
population has been felt IN this county.