Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13
NATION PAY[S WAY
FOR WORK IN IOWA.
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FEDERAL AID. FOR AGRICULTURE.
Al EXTENSION ENCOURAGES
STATE LEGISLATION
START ALREADY MADE IN
SEVERAL IOWA COUNTIES
Four Counties Now Have Agricultural
Agents Employed, Three Others
Have Funds Raised and Ten coun.
ties Have Campaign Started-Presi.
dental Primary 6ill Favored.
Special, to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Feb. 13.-Encourage
ment has been given for the advocates
Of the bill in the Iowa legislature to
authorize counties to raise funds by
special tax levy to carry on educational
work in development Of agriculture
by the passage in congress of the bill
to increase the federal aid for the sa anne
work. twill make possible very great
extension of the work in Iowa. pro-
vided the Iowa legislature opens the
door of possibility for just such ef-
forts locally as are contemplated in the
federal bill. Members Of the legislature
We're interested in showing made be-
fore congress as to what has hcan and
is being, done in Iowa in the matter Of
organization for this county ayri-
cultural work. The showing made at
Washington was:
Counties in which county agents are
now actually employed under the
farm management bureau-Blackh
Clinton, Montgomery, Scott.
Counties where funds have been al
lotted already and county agents will
be employed-Muscatin Clay. Polk.
Counties which will probably have
local funds raised soon-Audubon,
Cass, Cerro GorGo. Marion Monona,
Page, Pottawattamie, Wapello, Wood
bury, Van Buren.
The department of agriculture re-
ported that in all there are now seven
ty-eight counties in the United States
where the county agents have actually
been employed. and more than 100
others where there is movement to
start the work. No state has done more
than Iowa in this line.
The plan as worked out by the better
schools commission for change in the
manner OF selecting or electins county
superintendents of schools, is being
largely commended. A county school
convention is provided for, consisting
of each school corporation with one
vote, either the president Of the schoo!
board or some other member desig-
mated to act. In this convention q
school superintendent is chosen. 1t is
provided that a committee may be
named 10 inquire into the qualifications
tendent may be selected from any
place. 1t is a plan to take the Whole
matter out of politics and to place II
on a basis much like that of the selec-
ton Of city superintendents OF schoois'
1t is embodied in the Arney bill.
In the senate, where the finishing
work is done on legislation, plans are
laid for a presidential preference pr1-
mary that will be effective and salts
factory to all concerned. 1t Will pro-
vide for:
a special primary in April or earlier
Submission of names of all candl-
dates for president on all party tickets
to the voters Of the respective parties.
Election Of delegates to the national
cony tons, by districts.
Election Of members Of the national
party committees.
It is pointed out that if preference IS
to be expressed as to president IN the
regular June primary. it Will De long
after delegates have been selected by
district conventions and instructed, ana
it could have no influence whatever on
the situation
It is also pointed out that the COM
plant about there being too much SUB
mitted to the voters on the regular
primary ballot would only be accentu-
ated by having a preference primary at
the same time.
Conventions have generally been held
in May, June or July; but a convention
might be called earlier. The Iowa law
should be made as flexible as possible
arr:, To, ~
tingency. The bill as reported to the