The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06

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manufacturers. but upon every en-
ployer in the state and a blight on ;
manufacturing from which this state
would doubtless never have recovered.
THE most important bill before the
last general assembly was the work
mems compensation and employers
liability bill am not going to bur
den you with the history of this
measure at it is all taken care of in
the secretary's report, but am gong
to say that we have been largely in
strumental in obtaining measure
that is as good bill as the model
bill of the National Manufacturers AS,
ISOLATION, Or in fact any other bill
put out by the manufacturers them
selves, and we ought to feel grateful I
that we have a measure in our statute
books that is not greater hardship
than industry itself was willing to
bear in other states
THE Iowa State Manufacturers AS
sociation saved the state of Iowa from
the iniquities of the original Clarkson
bill which would have put Iowa under
an insurance scheme that would have
resulted disastrously for the state.
I'VE have succeeded in defeating or
modifying a large number of bills
which would have imposed hardships
on the manufacturers. that were need
| less and seem to have originated from
wanton desire to destroy rather
than build up. ] refer to the bill
sweeping away the defense Of con-
tributory negligence, the anti-discrim.
i nation bill, the net weights bill, the
I tax on stock remedies, notification
Of the Blanchard law, the eight hour
law for stationary engineers and fire.
! men, the bill prohibiting the sale OF
: goods by canyassers, the antitrust
measure, and few other measures OF
J, like character, all of which we're eth
er modified or defeated through the
j, efforts put forth by ourselves. And IL
], has been source of great gratifica-
ton to know that the members of the
], legislature, excepting those few who
were not DESTROYS OF passing legisla-
ton for the building up of the state,
were men who were in touch with In
dustrial conditions and stood shoul-
der to shoulder with us in every act
and assisted US in the defeat of bills
that would hamper Iowa's develop
ment
"The results of the efforts put forth
during the last general assembly JUS
tilted the need of the Iowa State Man,
ufacturers Association and of the
need of retaining our present efficient
service departments. Without the
assistance of this association, legisla'
ton would have been hampered for
lack of information, and 1t would
have been impossible for them to
have combatted the evils that were
prevalent in the bills introduced. Sc
we have every reason to congratulate
ourselves, first upon our organization
second, upon our committees and oul
secretary, and his efficient co-worker:
who labored for the benefit of thu
state and without whose efforts thu
Injury would have been farther reach
ing than we could hazard a guess a
this time"
Mr.. Gum praised the work of Sec
:, rotary Wrightman, showing that
.e gain in membership for the orgaiizs
-e ton had been made during the pas
IS year from 521 to s51. He urged tina
10 all manufacturers should Join in tn
s. work of the organization. He ais
,e advised that the present executiv
re committee be increased to twent
lie members and that the dues Of the a.
ISOLATION be increased SO that tn
"a present service departments might b
Ell maintained.
IN He declared the traffic departmer
30 has no equal in the traffic depar
I'd ments in America, securing bette
ID rates both through rulings of the Il
hi terstate commerce commission an
rs concessions from the railroads then
rs selves. "The people of Iowa, b
,g said, regardless of the character {
it. shipments owe debt Of gratitud
no that can never be compensated in til
he smoothing out of these problems an
tie creating for the benefit of the shi
ve pers of this state conditions that tbs
as have never before enjoyed
an
OF Fire Insurance.
IN. 1--WE are now enjoying in this sta
lst at this time condition covering fl
he insurance that is ideal he continue
We @Those who are responsible for Il
tie. law, as it stands today upon the sta
va ute books, builded better than thu
he knew, or at least better than the pc
We pie of the state of Iowa really kne
as. at the time the bill became Law. 4
We attempt was made during the ia