Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-26
INCREASE IN VALUES
Land In Iowa Will Be More Valu-
able Each Year, Says Curtis
IS BEST SIGN OF PROSPERITY
The Fact That This States Farm
Land Has Reached the Present
Prices Is Evidence II 10 the
Best Investment.

Prices is Evidence II 10 the
Best Investment.
Des Moines.-"If Iowa people will
Invest all of their money in Iowa fol
the next ten years, the farm lands Of
the state will be worth from $500 tc
$500 an acre and the population Of
the state will double"
The foregoing statement was made
by Prof. c. F. Curtiss of the Iowa
State college at Ames, in an address
before the agricultural convention
held in the house chamber at the
state house.
Professor Curtiss spoke enthusiast
tically of the outlook for Iowa under
the intensified farming idea. He
quoted statistics to show the rapid
advance made by the farmers of the
state in the last ten years and added
that the limit of productiveness OF
the soil has not been reached.
In commenting upon the rapid ad-
vance in the price of Iowa farm lands,
Prof. Curtiss said the advance was
inevitable, and good talking point
for residents Of Iowa. Prof. Curtiss
warned the farmers to stay away
from state whose land values are
not increasing. He said the increase
In value Of land is the best sign of
prosperity and a good place to make
an investment.
The speaker took to task the great
number Of people who have left Iowa
for cheap lands in other commune
ties. and added that most of them
wish now they had remained in
Iowa, or could get back for what it
cost them to get out
Ames Won Limit in Stock Awards.
Seven scholarships came to Ames
as result of its winnings at the In
ternational Live Stock show recently
held in Chicago" said Prof. W.. ].
Kennedy of the State Agricultural
college. Each scholarship is worth
$3.50. Seven is the most that any
one college could capture We are
mighty proud of our showing at the
big live stock show. j. Ogden Armour
gives $4,000 each year for scholar.
ships. We won six grand champion
ship ribbons, one reserve champion
ship ribbon, seventeen championship
ribbons, two reserve champion rib
bons. thirty first prizes, eighteen Sec
ond prizes. sixteen third prizes aud
one fifth prize. This gives us nine
ty-one prizes worth $2,7OS."
The short course season started
last week. There were short course
schools at Abel and Washington. This
week they are in session at Shenan-
doah and Ft. Madison. The work will
continue through the winter until the
middle of March. After that intensive
farming will be taught by special
trains, and the first one is likely to
be soils special through northern
Iowa."
law-makins Lawyers.
What this country needs is more
business men and less lawyers in
our public offices and particularly in
congress and in the state legisla-
lures" said a prominent visitor. I'VE
have had SO many lawyers in con-
gress and in our state legislatures
that the courts can no longer be sure
how to interpret the laws which
these lawyers make. l wish that we
could get rid OF about ninety per cent.
of the lawyer-legislators and put some
good solid business men in their
places. We would have more sensi-
BILE laws and certainly we would have
laws affecting the business life of
the states and the nation which would
be blessing instead of creating fear
and disturbance until the higher
courts had had an opportunity to pass
on them. Let US have more business
men and fewer lawyers and profess
sional politicians in our legislative
halls and we will haze more bust.
ness and less politics in the nation"
Rule In Favor Of Banks.
Government bonds held by state
and savings banks must be deducted
from the value of the property
sought to be assessed. This is the
ruling of the supreme court in the
case Of the Des Moines National
bank against the city of Des Moines.
Citing the Home Savings bank case
the court says: From whatever point
the subject be viewed, the govern.
ment bonds held by state and savings
banks must be deducted from the
value of the property to be assessed.
The power to tax share of stock in
banks can only be done pro-
vided that such taxation shall not be
at greater rate than is assessed up.
on other monied capital in the hands
Of individual citizens of such states"
More Short Courses This year.
There will be thirty-three short
held in Iowa this year as COM
pared with twenty-three last year."
said Prof. P. G. Holden of Ames. lead.
er Of the short course movement.
I'VE have no more money to spend
this year than last, in spite of the In
creased appropriation. Last year the
was $4,000. We had
a surplus from the preceding year of |
about $4,000. This year the appro. |
priatioE is $4,000, but We are allow.
I'd to use o-'y three-fourths Of It