Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10
STATE IS HIGHWAY OF LARGE
PART OF rRANscoNrlNENrAL
TRAVEL. 80
sANITARIANs BECOMING
ALARMED OVER SITUATION
Many "choIsra Carriers" Who Do Not
Have Diseass-Most Valuable Horses
IL Iowa in Marion county-cookins
School for Girls at MitehsIIviIle Re.
formatory.
Special to Times-Republican.

Les Moines, Aug. lois the state
of Iowa in special danger from an at
tack of the Asiatic cholera because of
the fact that more than any other
state it is traversed by the great high
ways of the transportation lines from
seaboard to seaboard?
There is probably as much trans
continental travel crossing Iowa regu-
larly as over both Of the states that
border it north and south, is this Of it
self an element Of danger?
According to Secretary Sumner this
may be SO; and conclusions reached by
eminent eastern specialists confirm the
view. In fact the sanitariums all along
the line are becoming somewhat
alarmed over the menace Of bad sani-
tary conditions on the railroad trains.
For instance, it was found in New
York that an emigrant from cholera
infected port, after a proper quaran-
tine, was permitted to go his way. He
went to brother at Auburn and few
days later cholera developed from
which he died. 1t was found that he
was what is called a cholera
carrier The germs remained within
him but did not develop as is custom
airy. He might have gone on for weeks
/, or months spreading the germs among
others and causing their deaths without
being himself victim. 1t is found, in
fact. that there are many persons who
become cholera carriers and while
rvix
cholera to others.
Eminent Psychologists have worked
out the theory that these people are
themselves immune but become breed
ing places for the germs: hence they
are the most dangerous possible. With
the large immigra ton from cholera in
fected countries it is almost certain
that many cholera carriers pass the
quarantine station If many of them
should start across the country 1t is
matter OF common knowledge that with
the utter lack of sanitary regulations
on the trains the cholera germs would
be scattered everywhere.
If it should appear that there is
acute danger from this neglected spot
| in sanitation there would come about
an immediate demand for reform
which would mean revolution in some
regards in car construction. Secretary
| Sumner Of the Iowa board is working
with eminent bacteriologists elsewhere
to have the matter fully investigated.
The fact that there are no less than
seven railroad lines crossing Iowa on
which transcontinental trains pass
makes Iowa peculiarly liable to danger
from this newly discovered source OF
bad sanitation.
According to the official reports the
most valuable horses in Iowa are in
Marion county. The average value of
horses years old or over in that
county. as indicated by the assessors
books, is now s11243. Horses of same
age and condition in Chickasaw coun-
ty are worth for taxation purposes
only S49e. The discrepancy this year
is not great. however. as last year, as
Chickasaw horses increased In value
90 cents each and those in Marion lost
S2.5S each.
The returns OF assessors in the office
of the state auditor shows many other
similar striking contrasts. Horses
years old in Butler county are worth
s1O734 each and in Buchanan s100S9;
but in Cerro Gordo they are worth
$3.50 EACH In Polk county they are
listed as worth 500; in Linn county
s9o.55: in Woodbury., s4S.ss: in Mar
shall, 1929; in Dubuque, ss4.s2.
| There is not such diversity in the
assessor estimate on the value OF
cows. In Delaware. famed for diaries,
the cows are listed at s2O.O7 each: in
Blackhawk. s24.42; in Buchanan, $685.
But in Johnson, Cedar ar Warren. all
they are reckoned as worth over S29
each.
The valuation placed on Iowa swine
runs from 81 to SO head.
| The last automobile number issued
by the state Of Iowa under the old law
was 2S,53S This was issued in June
At present the secretary Of state is
sending out plates In the 1900 mum
bers. AS the first 1000 were reserved
| for motorcycles, it means that about
half of the numbers for this year have
now been sent out. and that half OF
| the automobiles in use in the state arc
still with the old numbers
Mrs. Lucy n. Sickles superintendent
of the state industrial school for girls
at iMitchellville. is preparing to open
in that institution on a larger scale
than ever before cooking school and
to give prompt instruction in domestic
science to practically every girl at the
school, A competent instructor will
begin work Sept in this department
and extensive KITCHENS with the best
of appliances are being fitted up. While
there is no intention to abandon any
of the other useful things that have
long been taught there yet 1t is ex-
pected that special emphasis will be
placed on cooking for there is one
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