Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-29
REPORT OF BOARD OF ENolN.
EERs ON DIES MONIES RIVER
TO BE OUT SOON.
GORE SAYS HE'LL VISIT
STATE CAPITAL ON RATTLESHiP
Pressure Brought to Bear on Ensin-
GERS to Present Report Favorable to
Making Stream Naviaabie - Power
Company Company Plans to Utilize
Water For Commercial Purposes.
Special to mes-Republican.

Des Moines, March Ex-senator Gore
in his funny speech in Des Moines the
other night complimented Des Moines
and facetiously assured his hearers he
had made all angements so that
when the United States fleet of battle
ships starts on its next tour of the
orld it will come up the Des Moines
river as far as the state capital. He
said he had it all fixed up.
Nc preparations will be made for
scme time, however, for the festivities
on such occasion; but it is anticipated
/! that within thirty days congress viii
have laid before it a report OF. the river
engineering department, approved by
| the board of review, declaring the en-
| tire feasibility of making the Des
Moines river navigable and also APP
proving the plans of a private corpora
ton for developing water power at a
dozen or more places along the lower
river. It will then be up to congress
( to decide whether or not money is to
lie appropriated for commencing the
work.
uG report OIL tticile on lllP
Des Moines river project has now bean
in the hands of the board of review
for about three months. This board is
i sometimes referred to as the bon:d of
in ranticida. because it was crol'cI
| especially to kill off infantile projects,
ard it is believed by all who have had
t } do with the Des Moines river project
that the board has planned to bury this
project and never disclose the "eoort
OF the engineers. But there has been
strong pressure brought to bear IN the
BOARD to get the report out and there
is no couht whatever that when it dos,
come out it will approve the plans
made, which are known to be favor
able.
he engineers report on the plans Of
the pes Moines river power company
is row also in the hands of the board
! OF review. This company proposes to
erect number Of dams to develop
water power along the river, and they
VIII be so constructed as not to inter-
fere with the steamboats, that are to
come up the river. 1t is planned TO
eNpend about $3,5C0.00O in this work.
iowa republicans are smiling at the
pcedlcament of Colonel Roosevelt as
they realize that he1isEslffering from q
deal at the hands of Chicago newsnaD-
| ers exactly on an tours with that wifi III
they gsee Senator Cunni9srhiiins two wears
ago. They have spread to the corners
of the earth a deliberate falsehood cor
corning the Roosevelt speech. The
hearst paper, which is supporting
Taft. had headlines:
Roosevelt says Taft won in New
YORK by fraud: he threatens to bolt
The Record-Ferald gave the same
impression. in these headlines:
Roosevelt hints bolt; lays fraud to
Taft" tf.
This necessitated Colonel Roosevelt
making denial at st. Louis that he had
said he would bolt the convention or
party 1t is recalled that these same
Chicago papers. when Cummins spoke
| there. reported him as saving that he
would prefer the worst republican to
the best democrat, and a lot of similar
stuff, which he never said. nor any
thing Ike it, and despite his frequent
deniais and publication OF verba tim
report of what he did say. the false
hood is still doing service wherever it
Now Colonel Roosevelt has learned
how mendacious the Chicago newspap-
ers can he on occasion.
The committee on rural schools of
the commission recently appointed by
state superintendent Deyoe to investi-
gate school conditions, will meet today
at Waterloo at the sessions of the
Northeastern Iowa Teachers .Associa
ticn Senator Newberry is president of
the committee. The committees of this
educational commission have all gone
to work on the inquiry to be made and
during the spring and summer will
carry on an extensive correspondence
with a view to getting at all possible
information.
George D. Newcomb. of Creston. yes
| terday was appointed a member of the
state board Of pharmacy commission
ers by Governor B. F. Carroll.
Mr. Newcomb succeeds Harry f.
Eaton of Shenandoah. whose term Of
office expires April %. Mr.. Eaton has
been member of the board for the
last six years and was not a candi-
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