Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-03

IL the state should advance loans to the
counties from state funds.
What Other states Did.
He advocated q state levy Of mill
for the state aid fund. as Minnesota
has done, but he would discontinue the
levy II the state bonds were voted be-
cause, on q twenty-year bond plan, the
auto tax alone II enough to pay the
states one-third Of the cost Of COM
plete system Of permanent roads from
county to county turnout the state.
Bond issues Of 3100.000,Oo In New
York, S1S,0o0.000 In California, }4.500.-,
900 in Connecticut, 100000 in Mary
land, 32,50o,0O0 in Massac husetts, S.
300,o0 in New Jersey. $l.2OO,O0 in
Rhode Island. $s.ooo.oo0 in Los Angeles
county alone, and 100000 In Wayne
county, Michigan. were cited az evil
dences that the great state Of Iowa
need not be afraid Of bond issues. linn
tied to state aid to the counties hold
ing the veto power on expenditures.
Resolution Urges Legislation.
The resolution adopted urges per-
manent road legislation In the follow
ing words: Resolved. that the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association Of
Marshall County urges upon the legis-
lature OF the state the enactment Of
such legislation as has proved sue
cessful in other states for the building
OF permanent roads, but shall leave
with the taxpayers Of the counties the
right to vote on the largest part OF
the necessary tax levies, and to enjoy
the benefits Of the roads built with
their money. We believe a reasonable
and conservative state aid fund, and a
state highway commission, with power.
to be wise legislation. bu, we are op-
posed to state road building except as
aid to the counties which will vote to
have the roads,
Sykes Urges Co operation.
Urging cooperation, and particular
~ organization for the meat producers.
President Sykes spoke for short time
on what the meat producers associa-
ton had accomplished for the feeders
and breeders of livestock in Iowa and
the farmers Of the state in general. He
pointed out specific instances where
the association had taken up the pro-
ducers' and farmers fights and con-
tests against the railroads, and other
interests, and had carried them thru
successfully. This, he said, was pos
sible only because Of organization. Mr..
Sykes was suffering with bad cold
and spoke with difficulty
His candidacy for the possible va
cancy on the commission was endorsed
in the following words: Be it re-
solved, by the members of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association. Of
Marshall county, assembled in annual
Int \
dorse A. Sykes, president of the State
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association.
for place on the interstate commerce
commission, should the reappointment
Of the present incumbent from Iowa, not
be confirmed by the United States sen
ate. believing that Mr.. Sykes fully rep
resents the agriculturaaaand livestock
interests Of this country. and that said
interests are oeyuffiolDht Importance
ITO entitle theHss MEMBER on this
commission. Therefora,we do earnest
ly petition the Honorable Woodrow
Wilson, president-elect. to appoint Mr..
Sykes to fill such vacaney
Short Talks, On siIos.-a
Herbert Eckles. Carl Lewis, and
George II. Goecke each talkedsfor few
minutes on the economic value nf silos
and silage. The value Of this method
Of saving the roughaR Of the farm was
distinctly pointed out
N. F. Miller took the place Of the
Taylor township quartet and sang a
song on the theme Of the silo. H. Wes-
ley Ash, a municipal engineer, who Is
in the city. was invited to speak. and
he told briefly Of permanent highway
building the British government; has
done in India. About seventy five
farmers attended the meeting.