Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-28
STATE LETS MEAT CONTRACT
Iowa Board Of Control Has to Pay
More for Supplies.
RAISE NOT VERY EXCESSIVE
state Fair Of Hawkeye state win
open Friday aud Preparations
Are Already Made for
Mig show.

From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Aug. S.-tspecial)-
! The Board OF Control today announced
award Of contracts for meat at the state
institutions. The state did very we'll on
beef as to price. the rise not being great.
| hut in buying pork products the rise in
prices was considerable About $4,000
! worth Of beef is bought each year and
corresponding large amount Of pork prod
ucts Sample OF the prices paid as com
pared with six months ago, at Cherokee,
are Bacon, now 1915 per 100 pounds. for
MGR price SIZE; pork sausage. now Sl24s
! formerly tll.3O: ham. now $3.50. formerly
Sl6i2. beef. now sl2.Ss. formerly so 8.
Suit on Insurance Matters.
Suit against the state auditor as insur-
snce commissioner TO compel him 70 can
eel the permit to do business OF the En-
ployers' Mutual Casualty compeny OF this
/ city will be removed from Mahaska
county court 10 Polk county soon. OH
application OF the state. because OF the
! fact that # is suit against state off,
Ger and should therefore be ct the seat
of government. The suit is one which
will decide whether or not n company
organized under the laws of the state in
regard TO mutual insurance may engage
in casualty insurance under the Iowa
workmen's compensation law The mu-
tuals are permitted to prorate losses but
nothing Of this sort Is possible under the
workmen'H compensation Law. state Az
ditor Bleallv recognized the right Of the
company to 10 business after Il had NO
vided form OF policy which guarantees
full payment Of the losses and provides
for assessments 90 cover the same. The
old line companies attacked the scheme
and want the new company debarred.
state Fair soon TO he Ready.
The state fair opens on Friday morn
ing The preparations are practically
complete and officials and all others in
terested anticipate that II will be one Of
the best fairs ever held in the country
All the entries indicate that the depart
monts will he completely filled There
are the usual large numbers of cattle,
horses and poultry and a larger than
usual exhibit OF swine and sheep. The
machinery and implement department is
declared to be more completely filled than
usual, very large number OF small ex-
hibtors appearing for tho first time.
There has been great increase in the
space given over to automobiles and this
lie appreciated by owners and manufac-
turers The women's and childrens
building is the new feature attraction for
this yesr-one OF the finest buildings Of
the kind ever erected.
Prepare to Take Census.
Preparations are under way by tho state
executive council for having an enumera-
ton Of the people OF the state next year
along with the regular assessment of all
property. Blanks will be prepared at once
to he used for this purpose. and it is ex-
pected that very complete census will
be taken When the returns come in
next spring a special accountant VII be
placed in charge to compile the data and
get 1t ready for publication.
Interior Iowa Case.
The commerce counsel has just finished
preparation and forwarding OF the petit
tion in the matter of application of Iowa
shippers for reopening the interior Iowa
rate cases. This was decided upon at
conference held some time ago. The In
terstate Commerce commission decided
the case and ordered the elimination Of
all determinations according to certain
general principles laid down. The rail
roads filed new schedules of rates, which
IL was supposed had eliminated the dis.
ordinations. But 1t was found that by
reason OF other changes made in the
rates the carriers had in fact increas I'd
the determinations against interior Iowa
cities especially IN favor of the Missls-
sippi river business points There is also
discrimination as compared with the
rates 20 the far western points. Tho
Iowa shippers therefore ask a reopening
OF the case that the commission may re-
quire rates which completely remove the
discrimination. There is also an asking
for reduction of rates because of the
fact that the interstate rates in many
cases exceed the sum OF the locals.
Desire Money Very Soon.
Officers Of the newly formed currency
association of Iowa assert that they de-
sire some of the emergency currency be-
ing doled out at Washington and want Il
right away. As soon as notice had been
sent out for the meeting of the banker
members 60 be held next Wednesday the
president Homer Miller, sent to Wash
ington a request for currency at once.
/ Hut for the very great desire 20 have
/ what little NJ the money is to come here
and have II right away IL is probable
! that tho demands of Secretary McAdoo
/ for change In the articles OF lncor-
poration would not have been acceded
! TO, as the Iowa bankers feel that il is
unjust to them to form an association
which may be enlarged at any time on