Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-12
Iowa Cholera Serum Plant.

Iowa Cholera Serum Plant.
During the first eight months OF its
existence, the new state serum labor
atory at Iowa State college shipped
out to the farmers OF the state total
OF 3,212,340 cubic centimeters of hog
cholera serum.
DIR. C. H. STANCE, director, presents
these figures in complete report on
the work OF the laboratory from May
IL, 1913, to Jan. 8, 1914.
The number OF herds treated with
this amount OF serum aggregated L.
214. The number of 100 pound hogs
that could be vaccinated with the
amount sent out was $1,000. The ser.
um was shipped into eighty-two OF the
ninety-nine counties OF the state.
At the present time the state labor
atory has approximately 100000 Gu
bic centimeters Of serum in storage.
Most OF II is the property of the
state, held for later distribution: the
remainder is the property of Iowa
farmers who have ordered and paid
for serum now for future delivery.
Just now no more important action
can be taken by farmers In the diff
ferent sections OF the state than to
place advance orders for serum. The
state plant at Ames is operating on
limited capital and that Is now about
all tied up in serum that Is in stor-
age for future use. Paid In advance
orders will enable It to keep going at
full capacity and that would mean a
great supply OF many millions OF Gu
bic centimeters OF serum for the COM
ing seasons cholera fight. No charge
is made for storage of such serum
and it is shipped to the purchaser on
the day he orders It sent.
Ignore Blue Sky Decision.
The Judge McHenry has declared
unconstitutional the blue sky law.
State officials have been informed that
in Washington county there are three
Davenport men indicted for alleged
fraudulent stock transactions and that
the authorities intend to try them re-
CARELESS OF the fact that another dis
trict fudge held the law void.
There was some difficulty at the
state house getting certification OF
the law for the reason that an injunc-
tion had been issued forbidding the
state to expend any more money In
enforcing the law.
Some OF the state officials have ex-
pressed the opinion that the bars are
absolutely down in Iowa and that any
one may sell anything he wishes. just
so someone else is willing to buy It.
State Officers Are Basy.
A number OF state officials have
been called away to protect the inter-
ests, OF the state.
Judge j. II. Henderson, commerce
counsel. and Clifford Thorne. railroad
commissioner, left for Washington.
where they will appear before the m
terstate commerce commission in the
interests OF the Iowa shippers.
Attorney General Cosson also lert
for Washington, where he will argue
the Iowa railroad casa in which the
state demands that railroads accept
freight shipments at the Mississippi.
The attorney general won when
the case was before the railroad COM
mission, as well as in the fight in the
district and supreme court.
C. A. Robbins, assistant attorney
general and w. B. Barney, food and
dairy commissioner, went to Carroll,
where q personal damage suit against
a dairy inspector for alleged discrfm-
ination and illegal prosecution, will be
tried. Upon this case depends the
power which inspectors will have In
the future in prosecuting persons who
violate the food laws.