Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-15
BOARD OF CONTROL TO GIVE
STATE MANUFACTURING PREF.
ERENcE WHERE POSSIBLE.
QUALITY AND PRICE EQUAL,
HOME BIDDER oETe CONTRACT
Manufacturers Association Appoints
committse to Confer with Board -
George w. Clarke Greeted % Next
Governor Of lows ~ Ninth District
Conventions Opportunity.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. May 15.-The state
board Of control will give to the Iowa
manufacturers and jobbers every as
sistance possible in corraling the bus
mess with the state and putting the
outsiders at = disadvantage.
1t has always been the policy Of the
board to give a preference to Iowa
made goods and lowe firms and con-
tractors, just as that is also the policy
of the state executive council, the state
board Of agriculture and other state
boards. In fact that is in accord with
the law. The Iowa Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION in session in Burlington last
week adopted resolutions declaring
that quality and price being equal we
deem 1t the duty Of the board Of con-
troll to give Iowa products the prefer
ence." and appointing committee Of
ten
ITO confer with the board Of con-
troll that q full understanding Of the
requirements and the wants Of the in
situations of the state may be had, and
II any further information be required
by bidders, this committee shall, after
due investigation. furnish such 1nfor-
nation thru the Office Of this assoc'a-
ton. When shown this resolution,J Judge
G. S. Robinson, the senior member of
the board, stated that they would be
very glad indeed to confer with any
committee and to assist In any way in
enabling bidders from Iowa to fur
nish any and all supplies for the state.
Institutions. ut has been the policy Of
the board from the first" he said, Ito
give the preference to Iowa nianufac-
turers and firms. 1t is contemplated
in the Law and we will continue to do
30. Wherever price and quality are
equal the Iowa man gets the contract,
and where there is q plain discretion
we try to favor the home bidder where
It can be done without an injustice to
tho state.
I'VE have had this matter up be-
fore. - continued. Judge Robinson, zone
case 'that.r recallwa In relation to the
contract for the cooperage work at
.Anamosa. The coopers protested
ags1nst letting. ~ contract TO nrm
butsidesthe state. wa held the matter:
open ana asked them to get toEether
ana make = bid that would get the
business. We told them frankly we
wousd,prefer to have them get the COM
tract. They held q conference and fig-
ured on the matter and them sent US
word that; 4asy did not care to bid as
they fpuid notsmeet tho price we were
gettfnn But Ne afe always glad to
confer with IN business men and to
assist them m making the. best possible
OFFER on anZwork or,for any supplies
when Prof. G. N. Kinney, Of Drake
'Untversity. Introduced 20 an. audience
OF 500 members OF the Christian
brotherhood OF DessGodnes, George w
Clarke. Of DALLAS county. as "the next
governor Of Iowa. there was . unani-
NOUS demonstration Of approval. as
'demonstratve.a at least as.would be per
missable ins q church. Mayor Hanna
was present and spoke as also did
President Hill NJ Bell The brother
hood Is composed.o OF 'thesvery best bust
ness and professional men Of Des
Moines and their quick and hearty re-
Spouse to the suggestion OF the lieu
tenant governor for leadership In state
afafrs was an event which set the
whole town to talking. Governor
Clarke made slime impression in the
discussion OF q purely moral and ethi-
|ca1'sub1ect.
w. r. Brady, special agent Of the
[sRock Istand.ais eivan1 his entire time
to he.opentng OF. the new Rock Island
Eroute south to connection with the
Kansas City branch. and promises that
T the line viii be built in record time
and be the most nearly perfect entire
new line ever constructed In the state.
The route has all been definitely To-
Gated and surveyed. It runs thru the
great undeveloped coal fields Of south
western Marion county: and thru Chari-
ton and .Corydon. Much Of the right OF
way has been secured, some contracts
have alreadys been LET and the work OF
grading Is already In progress.
I, IA new. ana somewhat unexpected
phase Of publicity has grown out Of the
|new.Iowa law IN regard to the taxation
|of bank stock. The law, in Its results,
bares to- tho public more fully than
ever before. the ownsrship and con-
troll OF. banks, both state and national
rT,ha. . foclesnf BANKS n aSse6Sed to the