Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-24
NATIVES OF SOUTHERN AND CEN.
TRIAL EUROPE FLockiNG TO
pES MONIES.
ITALIAN, GREEK, RUSSIAN
AND POLE COLONIES FOUNDED
Dee Moinss Extensive Advertising
Campaign Held Responsible For
Great influx Of Foreign Labor-Gov-
erner Plants Industrial Plant at the
State Prison.
Special to Times Republican


lively alarming. The great number of
people from central and southern Eu-
ropean countries coming to Des
Moines is attracting attention. The
italian colony is growing rapidly and
the Greek group is nearly as large
Now come a large number Of Russians
And poles and others.
Laboring men are reaching the con-
clusion that this IS the first fruits Of
the extensive advertising campaign
conducted by Des Moires in the east
ern magazines
Nearly all these immigrants are d.
rected from New York to western
points by immigration bureaus or labor
agencies, and these agencies have been
quick to accept the suggestions of the
Des Moines advertising as TO the de-
STABILITY Of Des Moines as a residence
place 1t is believed that the coming of
so many Of the foreigners Will soon
have a serious effect on the wage
scale. especially for unskilled labor, in
central Iowa.
The coal mines Of this district are
YANG 3oP1AiS 4lIIt1 DS persons VINO can
not speak the English language Where
they come from or why they drift into
this field is unknown. but they are
constantly coming. 1t is said the same
is true OF many other districts OF the
state. The cheap labor of the railroads
IS now done almost entirely by Italians
and Greeks. Much Of the street work
being done i'll Des Moines is by these
name people.
Governor Carroll is going 70 urge
that the next legislature establish an
industrial plant at the state prison.
probably Irvine making plant like
those il Minnesota and in Kansas and
North Dakota. Making binding Irvine
1s one Of the few things that might be
done by convict labor in Iowa without
meeting the opposition Of iaboring
men. The union labor men have been
protesting for some years against con-
tinuation OF the contract labor system
in Iowa and have appeared before the
legislative committees to register their
protests, but without avail, because
they received no encourasem from
the administration A few years ago
Senator Powers, of Floyd county, an
extensive farmer and user Of binding
twine, worked thru two sessions of the
legislature to secure the establishme tent
of Irvine making plant a, -Anamosa.
Governor Cummins and leading sena-
tors were in favor of some such project
and did all they could for il but the
legislature was not then in control of
the progressives and nothing was ac-
complished. 1t is believed that now,
however the legislature would be more
disposed TO take UP the plan and es-
tablish twine making plant for use
Of the Iowa convict labor
Prof P. G Holden. superintendent Of
agricultural extension work at the
state college. while in the city last
week, stated that he is very busy with
the work for this season and that in
terest In the cause Of popular educa-
ton on farm matters continues to in
crease far beyond the capacity of the
department TO supply the demands. In
the short course work the experiment
work and similar lines, the department
IS overwhelmed with demands. Profess
sor Holden has gone on about his work
paying TO attention to the attacks
upon his department..
Fred Mahannah, state inspector Of
high schools has been out the pas-
week making personal investigation Of
typical high schools and finding out
from the school officials and others just
what Is possible in the way OF estab-
fishing normal departments in these
schools. The preliminary statement Of
requirements has not yet been COM
pleted. School officials have been in
vited TO make statements as to what
they think should be done and when
these statements are compiled and re-
ports come from the personal investi-
cation plan will be devised for start
ing the normal york in the high schools
of the state with state aid.
A close personal friend of Senator o.
2. COPYRIGHT. of Blackhawk county,
stated Saturday while in the city that
it was absolutely certain that Court
right would be a candidate for governor
next year and will oppose Clarke and
Keuhnle He also volunteered the in
formation that he would be a candidate
not as standpatter nor a progressive,
but as "a regular republican" what
ever that may mean next year. Sem
ator COPYRIGHT when he entered the
senate was reckoned a progressive, but
he was largely instrumental in prevent
ing the passage of the primary bill as
long as he was in the senate and he
opposed other reform legislation. lie is
q great speaker and will make an ag-
Sressive campaign of the state.
Carl Skinner, of Clinton county, long
connected with the office of secretary
Of state, Is likely to be the secretary
OF the commission to devise a law for
employers liability and workmen's
compensation. It is planned that the
secretary will carry on an extensive in
vestigation Of the subject and have a
great deal to do with the preparation
Of the report.
There has not been a time for many
years that the coal industry Of Iowa has
Asap at such low ebb." says State Mine
Inspector Sweeney. THE operators dc
not know what is the matter but they
know that nothing is doing in the coal
business and the mines are practically
idle
The state Of affairs is largely respon-
sible for the fact that there is such a
flood Of idle men in Des Moines.
LATE Young, editor of the Capital, has
tcepted an invitation to speak in AL