The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

3 HIS Is Tie oldlClltDl NHtCl 10 NCIf
fed by Herbert y. Harwood, publicity
director of the University of Iowa i'll
his illustrated lecture on What Iowa,
Has to Advertise" delivered Tuesday
before the Iowa State Retail Clothiers.
Startling statements were made by
the speaker. He said that Iowa con
tributed enough new wealth in its
crops, flocks and herds in 1912 to cover
the national debt, or to build a hun
bred battleships. or to pay the gov
eminent pension roll for five years.
Iowas sheep last year were worth
twice over the entire Oregon apple
crop o. 1910.
The value of Iowa land increased at
the rate of almost half million dol
lars'a day from 1900 to 1910. The to-
tai increase as given In the govern
ment report was $l,500, 100000.
Iowa is first In tillable sol area, first
in the value of implements on the
farms, first in the number of hogs, first
in total products from the soil, first
in the lowest per centage of illiteracy,
first in the number of horses, first in
oat crop. first in number of banks and
almost first in potatoes, dairy cows.
of the Mississippi river.
In 1912 Iowa had the greatest motor
est power plant in the world, the great
est power plant in the world the great
est calendar factory in the world, the
greatest cereal mill in the world the
greatest furnace plant in the world,
the greatest macaroni plant in the
world, the greatest stump puller fac
tory in the world, and the greatest
brick and tile center in the United
States, and the greatest locomotive
works west of the Mississippi river.
To illustrate this wealth the lectur-
er used siXty-five views of the HawR
eye states agricultural and industrial
resources. The first thirty slides COW
cred the agricultural development of
Iowa while the remainder touched OH
the Industrial and educational advan.
tages of the commonwealth which is
the center of the greatest wealth pro-
duCing section in the world.
The speaker treated of each sub-di-
vision of the wealth production sep
arately. AS an example here are the
remarks made while picture of sew
eral little pigs and their mother was
thrown on the screen: The humble
hog is the real bank account booster
of the corn belt. He is the original
mortgage-lifting machine.
in 1912 the value of hogs on Iowa
farms was 1914, 900 which was great
er by $54,00O,00O than any other state
in the union.
THE total number of hogs in the
tn l.
mate of the Department of Agricul-
ture, January l, 1912, was 65,410,000.
OF this number Iowa claimed 1853, 900.
Missouri did not have half as many,
and Minnesota could not reach the Is
mark. Kansas has slightly one-fourth
the Iowa total" ,. r..
The lecture shows that even Texas
cannot overtake Iowa in the number of
horses as the Lone Star state is only
about 100000 behind. Iowa easily
surpasses Illinois and Nebraska, ii
more than doubles either South Dako-
ia or Oklahoma, while Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Kansas are about two-thirds
behind.
Live stock, poultry, corn, wheat,
oats, popcorn, and other products
were dealt with in like manner.
Plenty of comparisons were made. For
instance, the speaker said that Iowa's
hens and eggs in 1912 were worth
more than the lumber laths and shin.
giles turned out of all Oregon mills in
that year
An interesting feature was a series
of four maps shown on the screen,
The first touched on the value of farm
land. 1t presented graphic and vivid
representation of the fact that the
value of the farm land in Iowa equal
led the value of farm land in 10 other
states-over one-third the total mum
Der in the union. Iowa's total was
$2,S01 ,973,729 as against the combined
81. 1852, 794,794 of the states of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachus'
etts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Viz
ginia, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New
Mexico, Montana and Wyoming. Sim
liar comparative maps were displayed
for live stock, for farm buildings and
for farm implements.
A chart showing that rain fell in
Iowa during the months when most
needed by the crops was thrown on
the screen. Views of the Iowa State
Fair were also reproduced.
Iowa's advantages as a manufacture
ing state were set forth in manner
which convinced the hearers that the
state had developed vast Industries
within recent years. IL was evident
that only fraction of the possibilities
had been touched and that endless op'
portunities awaited legitimate enter
prises in Iowa.
Pictures OF the states manufacture
ing plants which turn out annually
educated young men and young wo'
men at Iowa, Ames, and Cedar Falls
were shown. The plants" at the state
university and at the college of agri.
culture and mechanical arts represent
practically three million dollars each
while at the state teachers college the
total valuation is approximately one
million dollars. The annual up-keep
at the three institutions is million
and half in round numbers Each
graduate is worth $4,000 more during
his life time as a result of college
education SO the total yearly returns
on the seven million dollar Investment
maintained at an annual cost of a mil
lion and a half Is approximately So
millions OF dollars. The dividends on
higher education are good.
In conclusion Mr.. Harwood said.