Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-30
| persons representing tho old share
holders and they will proceed to re-
organize and operate the road.

Mr. Hansen mas maze q SOOO Oedl VI d
study Of the question and says he Is
fully convinced that 1t would be a mat
ter Of great economy to the state to
| make start in small way at this
! time for such colony. Unless 1t ts
| done there will be greater demand
for engagements at the various hospi-
| tails Of the state, while an epileptlc
| colony would SO relieve these hospitals
| that enlargement would not be needed
for many years. The colony should be
on an extensive farm. as it has been
demonstrated that epileptics thus COL
onized where they can engage in out
door work suffer much less than other
wise and besides are able to almost or
quite earn support for their colony.
Committees Of the legislature are
seeking to reconcile conflict in the bills
before that body relating to the hog
cholera serum business The Doran
bill locates the laboratory at Ame@ in
connection with the state college. while
the Brady bill contemplates having the
la baratory remain in Des Molnes on
the land now under lease. for that pur-
pose and enlargement Of the same. In
the Brady bill there is a provision for
sale of the serum at cost but fixing
maximum price. which is said to be
somewhat less than the price at when
the serum is no Wsold and less than 1t
can be made for. The members do not
want a deficit in the operation of the
plant. But both bills embody strict
regulation Of the importation Of serum
into the state It is claimed that the
greatest losses have occurred Where
farmers have purchased from OUTSIDE
the state serum that was either no good
at all, or that has actually increased
the danger from the hog cholera. Sen
ator Kenyon has in hand at Washing
ton a bill to regulate the interstate
traffic in serum: but in the meantime
it is intended that Iowa shall forbid any
importation except from factories that
have been certified as good.
Members of the legislature who have
looked over the Arney bill in regard to
the regulation of foreign corporations
operating or owning public service
plants in Iowa say that 1t is hard TO
conceive of any real objection TO a
law Of this kind, but declare that in j
large measure 1t would be almost rev.
dictionary. and certainly that it would
so far toward solving some Of the seri-
Gus problems cities Of Iowa have had
in connection with such corporations.
The bill provides in substance that
the laws Of Iowa in regard to the in
corporation of all these companies
shall apply to them especially as to
their filing articles and making annual
reports and placing themselves in po-
sition to be sued in the courts and ac-
ceptance of service. 1t applies to all
companies owning or operating gas
plants, street car lines, interurbans,
power plants, etc. 1t also applies to
any foreign corporation owning stock
in any company engaged in the oper-
alton of such plants in Iowa. It speci-
! sfically refers to the holding companies
as well as the operating companies.
! If any corporation doing business in
Iowa is owned by any foreign corpora
ton failing to comply with the Iowa
law it is at once outlawed. The courts
are empowered to proceed to close UP
any business operated in violation Of
the law.
For one thing. 1t is pointed out, this
| arrangement would put stop to the
EN- Embarrassment which Iowa munich
palities have in getting al the books
of the public service corporations in
this state.
A material change in the school tut
ton law is proposed in bill by SEN
ator Crist, which contemplates that
where school district has to pay tut
ton for student in another district
for high school facilities such high
school must be one with normal
courses This limits the operation of
the high school tuition law to the state
aided normal schools. At present there
is trouble over deciding what consti-
tutes a high school
| The latest proposal for site for the
new state office building. which it is
declared is sure to come, is half block
J of ground lying just south Of Walnut
street, between East Eleventh and East
| Twelfth. To place the new office build
| ing on this half block the long way
/ lying east and west, would place it fac
ing the historical building two blocks
away. The scheme contemplates ulti-
mate purchase by the state of the re-
mander of the two blocks lying just
east Of the state capitol and conversion
of this ground into park. The
ground is all cheap. The arrangement
| suggested would make a splendid set
1 ting for the state buildings. Compe-
tent landscape architects have laid out
plans for Improvements Of this kind
and sufficient grounds for other state
buildings and for the monuments and
memorials that must be located some
| where.
The house unanimously endorsed the
amendment to the United States con-
stitution permitting the election OF
senators by direct vote of the people.
The senate will ratify without ques-
ton. Iowa will get into line with other
states on the subject. 1t is the i'm
preston among a great many that this
ratification Of the constitutional
amendment, which when adopted
would render void the Oregon plan if
adopted, may serve to cause postpone
ment in adoption of the Oregon plan
for electing senators. Besides it is
pointed out that the Iowa system
works out quite as well as that OF
Oregon and there does not seem to be
any great need of new legislation, es-
pecially when it is all coming national
ly in very short time.