Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
GEORGE w. CLARKE STANDS
FOR GREATER IOWA AND NATIONl
Tells What Ais State and What Should Be Done Promote
In Speech Before Grant Club Des Mo;nes.

these new Eldorados. It seems to me
that these things may account in a
large measure for the decrease in our
population.
Iowa Land Better Than Any othsr.
1t is gratifying to know now. also.
that no lands have been found any
where to excel in proouctiveness Iowa
soil, none more intelligently and scien-
tifically cultivated: and after all, no
productions of fruits that will equal in
quality and flavor that produced by
the fruit growers of Iowa. / saw few
days ago at Ames an exhibition of Iowa
apples excelling anything l ever saw
anywhere else. The fruit growers OF
this state have demonstrated that with
the same care as is given in the noun
tain valleys, Iowa will produce as great
and II will be a better product.
There is really nothing the matter
with Iowa, altho she may have lost
some in population in the way suS-
gested.
But a greater Iowa" is called for
thru some needed legislation, and very
properly. 1t seems, however, to be
thought that nothing has been done in
recent years looking toward a greater
Iowa."
Things Done For the Greater Iowa.
But what about these men who have
been in the legislature, and how great
is Iowa and what, if anything, has been
done for greater Iowa in the last
ten or twelve years? I went into the
Twenty eighth general assembly in
1900. 1 was also in the twenty ninth.
the Thirtieth, the Thirty-first, being the
speaker in the last two named and was
the president of the senate in the
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth. I have
had some opportunity Of knowing the
men of these sessions and the course
Of legislation since that time.
1t was the Twentyse seventh general
assembly that created our board OF
control law. There was something
great for Iowa. The Twenty eighth
general assembly created department
of agriculture, the law reciting that 1t
was for the promotion OF agriculture.
horticulture, forestry, animal industry.
manufa ctures and domestic arts and
it was made the duty of the board to
look after and promote the interests OF
agriculture and agricultural education,
to investigate ali subjects relating to
the improvement of methods and di-
versification of crops and products.
Certainly here again was something
great for Iowa and along the lines
where 1T is yet said so much is needed
and nothing done.
And just here let US ask, what has
been done by the legislature for the
state fair? What is the state fair
today as compared with what it was in
1900? Why, since that time there has
been built out of the general state
revenues the stock pavilion, S37 900:
the agricultural, horticultural and dairy
building, $4,000; the swine barn, s75.-
900: the new amphitheater. 100000,
besides appropriations for lands of
over $4,000. and an appropriation OF
Se5,0o0 has just been expended for a
building for exhibit Of farm imple-
ments, machinery. and vehicles, besides
over $4,000 paid for salaries and in
surance. I am told told by exhibitors
OF stock at the fairs Of surrounding
states, that for equipment there is
nothing to be compared with Iowa.
Here then is something for a greater
Iowa and in which she is greater than
any of her sister states.
Other Things Done For Agriculture.
What else agriculturally? There was
the drainage and ditch legislation, pro-
viding method for bringing the wet
lands of Iowa under cultivation and
which has already resulted in bring
ing thousands OF additional acres un-
der the law. Then there is the provis-
ion for support of farmers institutes
where forty or more organize. The
Thirtythird general assembly passed
an act, which was rewritten and i'm
proved by the Thirty fourth for en-
couraging the dairy industry, provid-
ing for the furnishing Of instruction
and general assistance by institutes
and otherwise as might be deemed
would best advance the dairy interests
Of the state, and the Thirty-fourth
passed an act in aid Of the Iowa Beef
Cattle Breeders Association providing
for practical and scientific instruction
for the breeding and raising OF beef
cattle and for inspection OF herds.
premises, appliances. methods and
food stuffs and appropriating literally
for both these purposes. In addition
the T.,iry-fourth created commits
sion to be known as commission OF
animal health. 1t provided, also, for
the training Of teachers for rural
(Contfnued on Seventh Pa1e1