Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-02
WILL, SAVE FACTORIES
LOCATED IN INTERIOR CITIES
Development Of Manufacturing Ham.
.psrsd for Years Because Of piscrimi.
mating Freight Taritfs-Prepsrty As
ssssmsnts and the Polk County Court
-ons Permit Under Blue Sky Law.
Special to Times Republican.

ant thing for Iowa business that has
occurred since the Iowa rate law was
adopted.
For a number of years the effort
has been made to hold the Iowa rate
law, and it's mileage basis as RESPONSE
BILE for the fact that Iowa factories
leave Iowa and seek locations mort
favorable as to freight rates. Now the
interstate commission recognizes this
fact that Iowa shippers have been la
boring under a handicap which the
railroads have deliberately placed on
the cities Of the state. In the argu-
ment filed on behalf Of the shippers in
the Mississippi river rate case it was
shown that the discrimination against
Iowa in freight rates was far more
than the advantage would be at Keo-
kuk, for instance, if the power from
manufacturers.
The cases were brought in the name
OF. the Iowa railroad commission and
the rate department Of that commits
sion was largely responsible for the
preparation of the exhibits and evil
dence on which all the cases were
based. The decision will favorable af-
feet every Iowa manufacturing point.
Will the work of the state executive
council in the matter of eQualizing
property assessments in Iowa satisfy
the demands Of the district court OF
Polk county, which issued the decree in
the Frank Pierce case ordering the
council to adjust the valuation of prop
erty strictly in the manner prescribed
by law and to bring the same to Its
actual market value in the ordinary
course of trader"
The peremptory order of mandamus
was marked returnable to the court
yesterday, Aug. /. The defendants.
however, appealed the case. which
makes it unnecessary to answer the
writ until the appeal is decided. 1t
may never be necessary for the state
to answer.
The writ and decree appeared to be
contradictory so that the council could
not obey 1t in every part. The direction
to follow the law strictly is in conflict
with some other features. The higher
law of the state, the constitution. lays
down the principle Of equality in the
assessment above all else. To under
take to make an arbitrary change that
would bring the average value Of all
property up to the actual market value
would not result in equality.
1t is not at all likely that the league
of municipalities will make any COM
plant Of the work done this year.
The biggest kick is expected from
the railroad companies which have had
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The changes ordered will be certified
at once to the various counties by the
secretary, and the work of effecting
the changes will be commenced at
once.
Only one permit for broker to deal
in approved securities has as yet been
issued by Henry Saverson. of the sec
rotary of states office. under the blue
sky law. ). Twelve permits have been
issued to corporations to put their
stock on the market. About fifty agents
have been licensed. The fees for the
first month amounted to 1919. Thus
the Iowa blue sky law has been lnaug-
urated.
Administration of this law is not
an easy matter. One promoter APP
peared the other day who wanted APP
prevail of his plan to capitalize pat
ent he has for fifteen or twenty million
dollars. 1t was sure thing. mo-
nopoly, immense fortunes to be made,
and all that But the manager of the
blue sky department will have to be
shown before any such capitalization
is authorized.
A number of mining companies nave
tried to secure permits. They all own
rich mines somewhere out west and
want to sell stock to Iowa people at g.
bargain. None of them have been able
&c make showing Of the real ore
that will warrant approval by the au-
thorities of state.
w. j. Dixon of the board of contro!
returned from a trip to Cherokee and
the northern part Of the state. He
state farm at Cherokee is looking fine,
sistent cultivation.
They are going to have the biggest
bean crop ever" he said. thirty five
acres of beans in one smooth and even
field all covered with beans and they
expect an immense crop, even larger
than the one they had last year."
The good effect of cultivation is also
seen at the fruit farm in connection
with the Clarinda institution. The last
two years they have been cultivatins
the orchard and making use of spray
ers, and this year they will have per-
haps 1000 bushels Of apples.
The fate OF the Iowa bawdy house in
junction law Is In the hands Of Judge
Brennan. The attacks on the law were
made in behalf Of the case against Mrs
Lynch, but il the law is declared in
valid and the supreme court agrees that
it was never rightfully passed it viii
affect many cities Of the state. The
law has proved effective in putting 9
stop to the rental OF property for i'm
moral purposes.
Lawyers differ as to the merits Of the
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