Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-03-26
.DES MONIES
WILL BUY PLANT
Iowa Metropolis Preparing to
Take Over Water Works.
BUTTER TRADE IS OEMORAlIzEO

DepIore Production OF Inferior
Grades by the Larger creameries.
Plan Ames Greenhouse.
| Des Moines. March 23.-There
seems now to be little doubt that the
voters of the city of Des Moines will
the latter. part of the month, vote to
have the city assume ownership Of the
city waterworks. That is an issue that
is all-important in the pending city
campaign. The very large vote cast
for Mayor Hanna at the primary, with
the knowledge that he has been most
active as the advocate of city owner
ship Of the waterworks, would indicate
great favor for the plan. There was
good deal of opposition, due to the
fact that in the past the city councils
have not been such as to inspire con
| fidence in the ability to manage the
plant. but now the city is, for the first
time since the commission form was
adopted sure to be in control of the
business element of the city. This re-
moves one objection which has been
| much urged against municipal owner
ship here. The only other objection is
that the price to be paid is confessedly
| eXtravagant. The price was fixed by
jury of district judges, but is known
to be high. The plant is very much in
need of repair and the company which
owns it is speculative concern and
| not an operating company. 1t &C
quired the plant by taking over the
bonds and hoping to unload it at a
| high price. But despite this fact a
strong body of active men has been
formed to push city ownership of the
| waterworks, confident that in a few
years the people will be better pleased
with their bargain.
Iowa Butter Trade Not the Best.
The fact was developed at district
meeting OF buttermakers, held in New
| Hampton last week, that the Iowa
trade in butter is in rather bad condi-
ton because of low prices for low
grade stuff The centralizers are Civ.
en- blame for the low grade of the but
ter put on the market In this state
The small creameries are doing ex
cellent work and making a vast
amount of butter that scores high in
eastern markets, but great deal OF
the Iowa butter shipped is made in
| the centralizers. where there is less
care in the handling of the butter
confessor Brings Another Into Case.
The confession of Fred Blackburn,
member of the petit jury in the dis
trict court, that he had been offered a
bride, and that he himself had solic-
| tied bride, contains statement i'm
plicating another venireman, accord
| ing to Thomas j. Guthrie. county attor
ney The name of the man who
Blackburn asserts offered him $50 to
use his influence to prevent verdict
against the defendants in a $280,000
damage action is withheld, as the con-
| fesson is not a matter OF record. No
arrests have been made.
Board Still Has Rainsbarger Case.
Although the board of parole sent to
Governor Clarke several recommends
tions for clemency, the decision on The
Rainsbarger case was not among them
/ 1t will be delivered this week. The
board announced that it had reached
decision, but that it would not be CIV
en- out until ii was submitted to the
| governor There is a feeling that the
board will rule against the Rainsbar-
gers.
Plan Ames Greenhouse.
Leading greenhouse specialists Of
| Iowa conferred with President R. A.
Pearson of Iowa State college and
mem bers Of the agricultural faculty
10 aid in drawing up plans for the new
$4,000 plant propagation building pro
vided by the last legislature.
Asks Conference With State Board.
The Omaha Grain exchange has re-
quested a conference with the railroad
commission tomorrow with regard to
Terminal charges at Council Bluffs 1t
| is said the grain men feel they are not