Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-29
SAVE OUR LAKES.
fort Dodge chronicle.J

Iowa has no lakes that can be spared,
and instead of draining what few we
have the effort instead should be to
make them all habitable for fish aud
then literally stock them.
There is a practical side as we'll.
Down In Kansas they are making lakes
TO provide water supply in times OK
drouth such as that state has expert
enced this year. Iowa has not yet ex-
perienced shortage Of moisture for
her growing crops, but that is not
saying that such thing may not come
TO pass in the future IL all our small
lakes are sacrificed to the greed of
land grabbers and men who are look
ing for ditching contracts.
The time to prevent the draining of
the lakes has arrived. and whether or
not success crowns the effort Will de-
pend upon the energy and effort put
forth without further delay. The OUT
doors sports have had their say and
nave set to work. Let all who object
to draining the lakes get behind and
push.
CAN'T BOND BY INDIRECTION
(Des Moines Register and Leader-l
If the Cosson Interpretation of the
Apologize decision with respect to the
extension of the capitol grounds is
correct, the tax which the Hunter de-
cision enjoined was constitutionally
authorized and lawfully levied and
may be collected.
But under the decision the state can
not anticipate more OF the revenue
to be raised by the tax than will be
collected during the biennial period.
In other words, the state can not
now contract to buy more land than
can be paid for by the tax levy OF
the current period; but year after year
may repeat the process till the eX-
tension is achieved.
In this respect the executive cOun-
Gil is authorized to proceed exactly
as the state board of education pro-
ceeds to erect buildings at Iowa City.
Ames and Cedar Falls out of the pro-
ceeds of the millage tax authorized by
the legislature.
There is this difference. however.
In the matter of building there is no
prospect of any considerable advance
in the cost Of construction from one
year to another; but if the purchase
VI iSdl cSldtc ID cApduOc0 ONCA q eSA
year period, the natural presumption
would be that the final purchases
could not be as easily made as those
at the beginning. One of the advan-
tages of the capitol extension plan
as made by General Dodge. of Coun-
Gil Bluffs; E. r. Harlan, of Van Buren,
county; and Governor Clarke, Of Dali
las county, was to secure the property
for the expansion at 1913 prices. How
ever, this is a matter OF no moment,
for, undoubtedly, it will be easily ar
ranged to secure continuing options on
the property at the present figures.
Whatever technicalities of the law
as II Is practiced by lawyers may be
developed before the Apologize and
Hunter decisions are reconciled with
the constitution by the supreme
court. it long appeared to laymen that
to distinguish between the purchase of
and and the erection of buildings in
volved distinction without differ
ence.
In both cases the legislature au-
thorizes tax levy covering series
Of years; in the erection of buildings
their construction is spread over the
period during which the tax may be
levied; in the purchase OF ground,
manifestly it would be advantageous
to the state to buy it all at cnce and
pay for 1t as the tax is collected.