Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-20

To Improve Passenger Service.
According to the opinion Of Gels
Botsford, secretary of the Des Moines
Commercial club, the Chicago &
Northwestern railway will extend bet
ter passenger service to its patrons
north from Eagle Grove, through AL
coma to Elmore on the Fox Lake
branch Mr.. Botsford has returned
with Judge j. H. Henderson, COM
merce, counsel, from Algona, where
they attended hearing on a petition
for increased service before the state
railway commission.
The case was continued for further
testimony, and another hearing will
be held in Des Moines, Dec. IL. Actual
freight and passenger rates, salaries
and the actual cost OF maintenance
specified by towns will be introduced
at the adjourned hearing. These
matters will be taken into considera-
ton when they consider the cost Of
extra service. The railway represen-
tatives admitted the allegations of
the plaintiffs concerning the inconven-
fence and character of the present
service. Their only defense was the
increased expense. Many of the cities
Of the northern part of the state we're
represented at the hearing. Travelling
men who have to make that territory
were present with testimony. The
towns of Algona, Burt, Bancroft, Led
yard, Germania, Swea City, Lone
Rock, Gridley, bolivar, Ringsted, Fen
ton, Halfa AM Luverne were repre-
scented.
Favors More Careful Grading.
Il am greatly in favor of having spe.
cial classes in the grades for excep-
tionally bright pupils" said Superin-
tendent z. c. Thornburg of Des
Moines. II have always thought an
injustice is worked upon the children
who are brighter than the average by
keeping them from advancement until
the entire class is ready to go for
ward. One solution, believe, would
be to have several grades in one room,
instead Of just one grade. Now, for
example, instead of thirty pupils of
the sixth grade, we should have ten
fifth graders, ten sixth graders and
ten seventh graders. In that way we
would be able to advance pupils as
their work merited advancement. I
am not, however, in favor OF shorten
ing the grade school course from eight
years to seven or six. I've heard
some superintendent express them
selves as in favor of such an idea, but
think the average child requires
eight years to complete the grade
work."
Iowa Waste Land.
A comparison of the land and farm
ing systems OF America and Europe
as the result of his observations
while abroad with ex-Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson last summer was the
feature of an address delivered by
Henry Wallace before the brotherhood
Of Grace M. E. church in Des Moines.
There is more waste land between
here and Davenport" he said, than
in the whole of England. And there
is more waste land in Polk County
alone than in the whole of Scotland
The English use every bit of their
land and get the most possible out OF
1t. And yet was surprised to find
that in spite of that fact land is cheap
err there than 1t is here" Mr.. Wal
lace also spoke Of the more econom-
ical government of Scottish cities and
their splendid systems of municipality
owned public utilities.
VIII Use Auto Tax.
The State Highway commission, ac-
cording to H. C. Beard of Mt. Ayr,
will use up most of the 100000 which
It will receive this year from the
state auto tax. Mr.. Beard said the
commission has spent large sums on
bridge and highway engineering. Plans
for s1,250,00O worth of bridges have
been prepared for various counties.
This is not contemplated by the law
but there were counties where the en-
gineers could not do the work and the
commission did 1t gratis.
Mr.. Beard says the campaign Of
educating the people on the new road
law is progressing, though he admits
that he still finds great opposition to
the law. A conference between Attor.
ney General George Cosson, and
Messrs. Beard and Mcdonald Of the
commission was held at the state
house.
Band Not Mustered Out.
It is likely that the Fifty-sixth Regi.
mental band, located at Des Moines,
will not be mustered out as has been
contemplated. According to Adj. Gen.
Guy K. Logan way has been found
by which difficulties which have stood
in the way OF the bands continuance
here will be adjusted. Colonel Hyatt
OF Webster City has recalled his rec
ommendation that the band be mus.
tered out. 1t will be inspected within
the next week.
Delegates Are Named.
Gov. George W. Clarke appointed
delegates to the Upper Missouri I'm
provement association conference to
be held in Siodx City November 22d
and Esd The delegates are C. +.
Kimball of Council Bluffs, senator
from Pottawattamie county; w. L.
Harding and w. E. Holmes Of Sioux
City, w. II. Johnson Of Logan and B.
f. Roe OF Castana.
Planning Trade Schools.
Trade schools for the benefit OF
youths who have not had a high
school education are to be establish
ed II the plans of the Iowa State Fed
Grafton OF Labor are carried out.
At meeting OF the executive board
a movement was started along this
line which 1t is hoped will be bene.
fetal to both employers as well as
employees. Statistics show that there
are but 25 per cent OF the young
men working at trades today that
have had high school education.