Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-05
RENTAL! PAYING I5|IIE..
PROPERTY OPTIONS Occurred
| FOR CAPITOL ExrENsloN
NETS 8 PER CENT.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ABLE
TO DRIVE GOOD eARoAlNs
Dishonest Attempt to smireh the Rec.
ords Of State Officials Of Tried Bust
ness Experience - limitations Of
Graft Insult to Men Chosen to High
Office by Votes Of People. A
,ecial to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. June Sunless there Is
unnecessary delay and jockeying such
as that contemplated in the standpat
injunction suit to be heard July Is.
the state Of Iowa will be able to make
purchase Of the property needed for
proper enlargement Of the state house
grounds at extremely moderate prices.
Mr.. Jester. agent for the executive
council, reports that the rentals on the
property already under contract OF pur-
chase for the state. which aggregates
many thousands Of dollars in value.
will pay per cent on the investment.
Pretty good for a starter.
Every tract Of land under contract
has been secured at price as low or
lower than the same has been at any
time offered on the market.
The assumption. which has been in
dulged in by some persons, that there
is question OF graft involved. or that
1t is an open question whether or NOS
the state officers will do their duty and
protect the taxpayers of the state, is
declared by persons on the inside to be
a deliberate insult to the duly elected
officials Of the state. z
Governor Clarke has never been a
real estate dealer, but he is a farm
owner and manager, and an extensive
property owner. and no man ever sat
in the governors chair that would be
harder to get past with questionable
deal than the present governor.
John L. B1eakly, state auditor. has
had abundant experience in business.
and no more honest and square man
ever sat on the state executive council.
William C. Brown, state treasurer.
is notorious for the hard bargains he
has been driving on behalf Of the state
in connection with the state fair for
years.
William s. Allen, secretary Of state.
is known as shrewd and we'll bal
anced business man perfectly familiar
with investments and land values ana
well drilled in business methods.
Any sort of a supposition that II
is worth while to wait and see wheth.
er these four elective state officials are
going to protect the people OF the state
or let a few mythical real estate sharps
get away with big graft, is taken at
the state house to be a dishonest at
tempt to besmirch most excellent STATE
officials without cause.
The present work Of the state exec
utive council in the matter OF securing
land for the capitol extension Is done
thru an agent and contracts are taken
In the name of third party to be
turned over to the state when the state
is In position to make the deal prop
erlv. It was deemed essential to 90
this in advance of the going into erect
OF the law, for the reason that no time
should be given for any jockeying as TO
prices and better contracts could De
secured now than next fall or year
from now. For one thing, II nothing
else. the important improvements OF
the Rock Island railroad in the terri
tory lust to the southeast OF the capitol
grounds will have the effect OF causing
an advance in value Of all the property
il there is delay for few months un-
til that work is well under way.
The wisdom Of the council in having
the work started at once for getting
the sale contracts has already been
abundantly justified In the fact that
prices are being secured that are rea-
sonable and that would represent an
investment. II that is what Is conten-
plated. netting at least per cent on
the money expended.
Warden Sanders reports that he has
ION acres of corn planted on the prison
farm at Fort Madison.
"The farm work for the men is the
thing" he said. ''Thee like 1t and the
outdoor life does them good. We have
better discipline because Of it and
things are running along very smooth
~ at the prison"
There is the usual grumbling around
the edges, at the prison, because 'he
outsiders are not permitted to run
things as they would like. but the
warden reported no more Of this than
is customary.
Reports are coming to the state Of
Sc;a!s now from the $500 telephone
companies of the state as to their bus
mess and the physical property, to be
used as the basis for the annual as
sessment which Is to be made by the
state tax commission. or assessing
board, In July. The reports show very
few changes in the companies and only
few new ones.
The state law examining board ana
the secretary of the state board OF
medical examiners went to Iowa City
today to comence examination OF the
students in the medical and law de-
partments Of the state university. They
have just finished classes examined
here.
J. A. Tracey, at present special
agent with the state fire marshal, VII!
nrohably 70 with the attorney general
as a special agent after July when
there IS provision for the employment
Of . special agent to look after trust
matters. On
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